2/18/2024 0 Comments Build me up buttercup coverTony Gomez, the keyboard player, was a former clerk who had a job in County Hall in the architect's department. ![]() ![]() He was also a member of Rico's Combo, the label's house band led by Rico Rodriguez. He had also recorded under his own name for Sonny Roberts' Planetone label which issued early ska and reggae records. He had played in various jazz and rock and roll bands as well as the ensembles of Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott, the Cabin Boys (led by Tommy Steele's brother, Colin Hicks), and others. Mike Elliott came to the group after he had heard from one of the members that they were looking for a tenor sax man.He had also done some wrestling and weight lifting. Clem Curtis who was born in Trinidad had been an interior decorator and professional boxer.He played with jazz groups but due to the jobs not paying much, he joined The Foundations. A man of few words according to Bob Farmer of Disc and Music Echo who also described him as "a dormant Desmond Dekker", Burke's first love was jazz. Pat Burke had been in groups since arriving in the UK at age 15, and had studied music at the London Music Conservatorium.He was also a member of Romeo Z who recorded the title song for the 1966 film, Kaleidoscope, and an Irving Martin produced single, single "Come Back, Baby Come Back", released on CBS in 1967. He also played with Edmundo Ros and was a former member of the Terry Lightfoot and Alex Welsh bands. Eric Allandale had led his own band The New Orleans Knights in the early 1960s, releasing two singles, including " Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)".They were all highly experienced musicians who came from professional jazz and rock-and-roll backgrounds. The West Indian horn section consisted of Jamaican-born Mike Elliott and Pat Burke, both saxophonists and Dominican-born Eric Allandale on trombone. The youngest was Tim Harris, who, at 18, was barely out of school. The oldest member of the group, Mike Elliott, was 38 years old. Not only was there a diverse ethnic mix in the group, but there was also diversity in ages and musical backgrounds. The Foundations attracted much interest and intrigue due to the size and structure of the group. The Foundations signed to Pye, at the time one of only four big UK record companies (the others being EMI, which included the HMV, Columbia and Parlophone labels, Decca, and Philips, which also owned Fontana). The Foundations were one of the few British acts to successfully imitate what became known as the Motown Sound. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a number one hit in the UK in the 1960s. Their 1967 debut single " Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number eleven in the US, while their 1968 single " Build Me Up Buttercup" reached number two in the UK and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The group's background was: West Indian, White British and Sri Lankan. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.The Foundations were a British soul band who were primarily active between 19. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. “Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. I'll be home waiting beside the phone waiting for you. To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you adore, if you'd just let me knowĪlthough you're untrue I'm attracted to you all the more. I'll be home waiting beside the phone waiting for you You let me down againīaby Baby try to find a little time and I'll make you happy I went to the door and I can't take no more but it's not you. ![]() I'll be over at ten, you tell me time and again but you're late. I need you more than anyone darlin', you know that I have from the start Why do you build me up Buttercup baby just to let me down and mess me aroundĪnd then worst of all you never call baby when you say you will but I love you still
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