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The Best Of Taste - Remasters

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1. Tickle Your Fancy(TASTE) (From ‘Tickle Your Fancy’ album) With a wink of your eye it’s yours if you try Shake your hip a little harder But you know that one thing’s for sure girl I didn’t want to meet your father Give it to me Can’t you see Give it to me Set me free CHORUS: Were ace fast pace we’re ahead of the race And we tickle everybody’s fancy We ‘re neat discreet we’re made of concrete And we tickle everybody’s fancy Well I’ve got it together I’ve got it forever with you girl But you know that one thing’s for sure girl You’ll never ever tour with me C’mon give it to me set me free can’t you see CHORUS
2.
Lady of Love 03:46
She was born to take the kind of love not every man could give her Then why was I the only one who could please her She was locked in the cell of the rock and roll widow Everything she dealt seemed never to end Fame and fortune was her life All she did was listen to a tune Lady of love Lover I must move on she said to me One day you will find her destiny
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Ted’s in trouble with the law again Aggie wears boots right up to here Michael’s seen at the discotheque The latest dance becomes his career The streets are naked with cars The noise is rough and the smell is bad And you can laugh if you want But smile when I say Joey’s putting streaks thru his hair Kissed the girls and made them cry While Mick and I have gone out tonight Two stars a-raging amongst the sky The street is covered with girls And just like love they’re ours tonight So you can hype if you want But smile when I say CHORUS Boys will be boys Young girls are our toys Oh they’re blasé Always in the way So Tommy’s making it overseas While Chris still shares a room with two A tear of blood falls from his eye To make the grade, well that’s the price So you think you can tell Heaven from hell my dear Well you can lie if you like But smile when I say CHORUS The street is covered with pimps And like a leech they’ll such you dry So you can die if you want But smile when I say Boys will be boys We’re sweet, we’re cuddly toys And we’re blasé Always in the way. Boys are boys, boys are boys Boys are boys, boys are boys Boys are boys, boys are boys
4.
Love Ya Babe 03:21
5.
Bells and toys and shiny things are the only things That brings a smile onto your face Well it seems that times have changed Your smile it seems to age Like your need for me CHORUS 1: So when you see me don’t stop and tease me No second chance for us You don’t see that I don’t need you CHORUS II: I don’t need no You don’t need no We don’t need no little romance I don’t’ need you If I want to I’ll find more little romance Don’t make me stay, I’m on my way You speak only of true friends and names that never end Of loves that you’ve had Well now my name is gone I guess you’ll carry on Till the next one comes along CHORUS I CHORUS II
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Sally said “Ma can I go out tonight? I’m old enough now it’ll be alright.” Ma said, “OK but be home by ten, The night’s no place for a girl so young.” Ooh, too young Ah, have fun Sally said “Hello” to a boy with some wine His name was Jim they had a good time Sally starting drinking everything went black When she came to, she couldn’t look back. Sally sat alone and she started to cry Next day Ma noticed a tear in her eye She said, “sally won’t you go out tonight?” Sally said, “Too young, it’ll be alright.”
7.
Rebecca 03:27
Rebecca, now you’re home to stay But I’m not sure I want you anyway You made me cry and that’s a lot to say Rebecca go away. Rebecca sure you cooked for me And made my bed and changed my clothes for me But did you ever once set me free? Rebecca can’t you see? Every single day I’d hoped you’d come my way And now you’re home at last Bringing back the past Rebecca go away Rebecca go, go, go, go Rebecca now you’re going away And now I’ve said all there is to say But since you’re here well why don’t you stay Rebecca’s home again Rebecca.
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Give me whiskey cause I like my booze I wouldn’t want to be in my old mans shoes Stuff his football on a Saturday night Cause I’ve got a girl who treats me right Degenerate fool – no you’re wrong I’,=m cool Take advice- not when I’ve got my knife I hate my dad and I hate my ma Every night you find me in a different bar Some nights I sit in the dark and cry Don’t worry bout me cause Ill get by CHORUS BRIDGE Ma you hardly talked to me Pa you set me far too free Now you ever even tried Put me in the gutter, stand and watch me die My girl’s still a virgin and I don’t know why She’s always on guard to everything I try In the streets and the billiard hall In a pack I’m strong left alone I’m small
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Group E 05:33
The show is done No Time for fun tonight Don’t escape she’s out for rape tonight Don’t run all she wants is fun Listen can’t you see why picks on me Don’t alarm as she takes your arm with pride The face is new, she s out to get you from inside Don’t shake she’s as sly as a snake In fright its love a t first bite Bridge: Come and sit by me she says with a drink in hand Her hands are wandering thank god she’s a 1 night stand As she moves she sweats her makeup runs down her face As she moves she smiles she leaves without a trace of love Hard rock Hard cock Back to front don’t be so blunt lady Her mouth is dry you’ll have to get by She kisses you, you want to spew A love is won, a love is lost tonight Don’t escape cause they’re out for rape tonight Don’t run all they want is fun Listen can’t you see Why pick on me
10.
All join hands and fight for freedom and trust For numbers bring strength to use if we must They can’t ignore us if we’re outward and bold For our weapons are youth, while their answers are old CHORUS Don’t give us no old time bullshit We see thru your act Try hard but you’ll never break us Now we’ve formed a pact Does it amaze you that we’re not what you think? To follow in your footsteps would turn us to drink You always answered your questions with a simple ‘because’ That’s maybe how you were, but it’s not how it was CHORUS Don’t give us no old time bullshit We’ve heard it all before We’ll scream in the streets if we have to Can’t take it anymore We’re going out to the streets cause were fighting at home But we’re not scared now, we’re not on our own So listen to our terms and hear what we say Cause the teenage anthem is here to stay
11.
Just as the water flows, our love it flows for you Your love refreshes me a grass longs for the dew You excite me, you excite me more and more And when the snow falls down and covers near and far I long to cover you and keep you as you are You excite me, you excite me more and more.
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Witches Brew 03:54
You never talk to me You set me far too free You’re standing over me Yet when I called your name Yu know you never came You girls you’re all the same So when I look at you I think of things to do You’re just another screw Yet when I called your name You know you never came Yu boys you’re all the same CHORUS How dare you, where are you now? We could have made love if you’d shown me how How dare you, where are you? I need you know The witch is on the hill I’m told she lives there still I believe she always will Yet when I called your name You know you never came You morons you’re all the same
13.
Loose Lover 03:46
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Main Street 03:43
Walking along on that mainstreet Looking for someone who’ll sing my song Never really tried, never really cared But growing up gets a man, a man scared Living and loving has been my game Try it now and then, you’ll never feel the same Had a world ahead of my time Too much booze, too much girls with no time.
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Lone Rager 03:31
I know you’ll never do I know that you won’t be true Then I see you smiling look so sad to me You are the whole world You are my only girl I know you’ll never do I know that you won’t be true Then I see you standing look so sad to me You come from up above You give me sweet love Lone rager x 2 Whatcha gonna do? I know you’ll never do I know that you won’t be true Then I see you smiling look so sad to me You are my only girl You are my whole world chorus
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With your switched on moods and metallic clothes You’re a gimmick on legs a glittering fool So glitter on boy eat your heart away They love you still, perhaps they’ll even stay Rock and roll superstar Rock and roll superstar Rock and roll superstar Whatcha gonna do when your fans all leave Rock and roll superstar You’re getting too old for the pace Rock and roll superstar I can see it on your painted face
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JOEY: The princes are meeting tonight to decide The fate of the lives that they hold KEN: Hold me so tight till there’ll be no more night And we shall escape by the light of the moon JOEY: Never let it be said that our king will soon be dead For I’ll fight any man that so speaks KEN: Speak words of love, let them come from above Let me hear what you say with your eyes CHORUS Long may your love reign over me Long may it last for years Long may love reign over me Long may it last for years

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TASTE — the Remasters
At last, relive the incredible lost story of '70s rock


Ken Murdoch * Joey Amenta
Michael Tortoni * Virgil Donati


Listen. There may have been girls. There may have been contraband. This was rock'n'roll in the 1970s. But these four boys were young. And when their parents broke down the door of their manager's South Yarra apartment, all hell broke loose.

The year was 1977 and TASTE was over. After two Top 20 albums in two years and four hit singles including Tickle Your Fancy and their unapologetic signature tune, Boys Will Be Boys. Really. You can't make this stuff up.

"We were just about to sign with Sire Records in the USA," bassist Michael Tortoni recalls. "We had a tour lined up opening for Queen." Freddie Mercury and the boys were vocal fans of Taste. They blasted Boys Will Be Boys each night before they took the stage of their A Night at the Opera tour.

"TASTE had the makings of a long-term global success in my opinion," the bassist reflects. "Because 40 years later, we're all still playing. None of us ever stopped. We learnt our craft in the shit-holes of Melbourne. Audiences would spit at you if you couldn't do it. Until you got it right. And we did."

The evidence is here. Tickle Your Fancy and Knights of Love are two classic albums that cut a glam-rock swathe through the Countdown years that nurtured AC/DC, Suzi Quatro, Skyhooks, Sweet and other household names that knew TASTE as serious contenders on stage and record.

"As teenagers, we took ourselves very seriously as musicians," Michael says. "When I listen to these albums now my mind boggles at how we actually wrote those songs at that age, with that quality of musicianship. There's a lot of virtuosic playing. It's of the time but it's progressive. It was real. It was organic and full of integrity."
TASTE's implosion sent ripples through Australian rock and beyond for decades, with members going on to Uncanny X-Men, Southern Sons and the highest echelons of jazz and rock from Melbourne to Los Angeles.

Their story will continue in 2016 with a stunning new album, Life On Earth. But first, remastered by Angus Davidson and released to iTunes through GoSet Music, there's just time to revisit one of the great lost stories of Australian rock'n'roll.

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released October 3, 2015

Title: The Best of TASTE Remasters
Release Date: 30 October 2015
Label: GoSet Music
Contact: Lorda Omeissah E: lorda@gosetmusic.com M: 0413 044 332
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released October 30, 2015
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TASTE Melbourne, Australia

At last, relive the incredible lost story of 70s rock. Songs from Tickle Your Fancy and Knights of Love, two classic albums that cut a glam rock swathe through the 70s. These four boys were young and when their parents broken down their manager's door, all hell broke loose. It was 1977 and TASTE was over. After two top 20 albums and four top ten singles . Really. You can't make this stuff up. ... more

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