Biography:
Influenced by his association with the famous Memphis Beale Streeters, his love of gospel music and the rising tide of energetic Big Band music that would soon come to be called Rock-n-Roll, Bobby put out such seminal early pre-rock tracks as "Turn on Your Love Light", "Cry Cry Cry" and "I Pity the Fool". Considered to be one of the premier rhythm & blues vocalists, Bland continued to hit the R&B charts throughout the 60's, but never managed to match his earlier successes.
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Turn On Your Love Light:Bobby(Blue)Bland.
#2 R&B and #28 on BB Hot 100 on DUKE and
VOCALIAN Records in 1961.
INTRO: Gb B (x5) + Gb
#1.
B Gb B Gb
Without a warning you broke my heart.
B Gb B Gb
You took it darlin' and you tore it apart.
B Gb B Gb
You left me sitting in the dark, crying.
B Gb B Gb
You said your love for me was dying.
CHORUS:
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, baby, please.
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, baby, please.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb B Gb
And let it shine, shine, shine, let it shine.
INTERLUDE: Gb B Gb B (I wanna know!) Gb B Gb B
#2.
B Gb B Gb
I get a little lonely, in the middle of the night.
B Gb B Gb
I need you darlin', to make things all right.
B Gb B Gb B Gb B
Come on baby, come on, please, come on baby, baby,
Gb
please.
CHORUS:
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
A little bit higher, a little bit higher.
B Gb B Gb
Just a little bit higher, a little bit higher.
B Gb
A little bit higher.
INTERLUDE: Gb B (x10)
#3.
B Gb B Gb
Come on baby, come on, please.
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, I'm down on my knees.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
OUTRO:
B Gb B Gb
I feel alright, I feel alright.
B Gb B Gb B Gb
I feel alright, I feel alright, baby..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#2 R&B and #28 on BB Hot 100 on DUKE and
VOCALIAN Records in 1961.
INTRO: Gb B (x5) + Gb
#1.
B Gb B Gb
Without a warning you broke my heart.
B Gb B Gb
You took it darlin' and you tore it apart.
B Gb B Gb
You left me sitting in the dark, crying.
B Gb B Gb
You said your love for me was dying.
CHORUS:
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, baby, please.
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, baby, please.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb B Gb
And let it shine, shine, shine, let it shine.
INTERLUDE: Gb B Gb B (I wanna know!) Gb B Gb B
#2.
B Gb B Gb
I get a little lonely, in the middle of the night.
B Gb B Gb
I need you darlin', to make things all right.
B Gb B Gb B Gb B
Come on baby, come on, please, come on baby, baby,
Gb
please.
CHORUS:
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
A little bit higher, a little bit higher.
B Gb B Gb
Just a little bit higher, a little bit higher.
B Gb
A little bit higher.
INTERLUDE: Gb B (x10)
#3.
B Gb B Gb
Come on baby, come on, please.
B Gb B Gb
I'm begging you, baby, I'm down on my knees.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on the light, let it shine on me.
B Gb B Gb
Turn on your love light, let it shine on me.
OUTRO:
B Gb B Gb
I feel alright, I feel alright.
B Gb B Gb B Gb
I feel alright, I feel alright, baby..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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