Author: Jody Whitesides

  • Maybe I'm Amazed By Wings

    Maybe I'm Amazed By Wings

    wings-paul-mccartneyMy parents were big time fans of classic rock. What that means is that while I was wee little lad running around the house, really cool melodic oriented rock music was the sound du jour. One of the bands that got a lot of rotation was Wings. Sometimes known as Paul McCartney and Wings. One of my favorite songs he’s written is his ode to Linda his wife, Maybe I’m Amazed. I really love the music, the melody and the flow. It’s one of the most perfect love songs of all time. Period.

    One time I decided to learn the song and translate it to acoustic guitar and vocal for a live show in Hollywood, CA. It went over extremely well. In fact, thinking about it now, I need to dig that song back out and put it back under my fingers and stuff the words into my mouth. I really don’t play enough cover tunes. Mmmm. Mmmm. Good, that’s the feeling I get when it comes to this song and now I want you to feel that same feeling. Especially if you’ve never really taken the time to enjoy the song. Enjoy it now!

    Maybe I’m Amazed

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    Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time,
    And maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you.

    Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time,
    You hung me on the line.
    Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you.

    Baby, I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
    Who’s in the middle of something
    That he doesn’t really understand.

    Baby, I’m a man,
    And maybe you’re the only woman who could ever help me.
    Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.

    Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
    Oh, oh, oh,
    Oh, oh, oh, oh,
    Oh.

    Baby, I’m a man, maybe I’m a lonely man
    Who’s in the middle of something
    That he doesn’t really understand.

    Baby, I’m a man,
    And maybe you’re the only woman who could ever help me.
    Baby, won’t you help me to understand?
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.

    Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time,
    Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you.

    Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song,
    Right me when I’m wrong-
    Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you.

  • Happy When I'm With You Lyric Video

    Happy When I'm With You Lyric Video

    Back in 2011 I had a song I had cowritten with Johnny Elkins appear in a movie starring Colin Hanks. That movie is called “Lucky”. Ever since it’s release I’ve had people contacting me about the song “Happy When I’m With You” which appears in the middle of the movie as the song playing over the montage sequence. People wanting to know what the words are can now do their own karaoke of it with the video below. The only place to purchase the song is here Buy Now.

    Happy When I’m With You Lyric Video

    http://youtu.be/J1h90GO9aUE

    Transcript:

    “Welcome. Thank you for stopping by in order to watch the official lyric video for Happy When I’m With You, the song that appears in the movie Lucky starring Colin Hanks.”

    Doesn’t matter the time or the place
    Only know there’s a smile taking over my face
    Always seems to be here when you’re there
    Just feel it inside and it’s in the air

    I’m happy when I’m with you
    I’m hap-a hap-a hap-a happy when I‘m with you
 Doesn’t really matter what we do
    I’m hap-a hap-a hap-a happy when I‘m with
 Happy when I’m with you

    Jumping over the sun dancing under the rain
    Acting seriously or completely insane
    Ain’t no place on earth that I’d rather be
    Then with me next to you and you next me

    Chorus:

    When I’m with you there’s sunshine
    In my heart the whole time
    Everybody around us is catching the feelings
    We’re feeling

    Chorus Out:

    Wanna know more about the song click here.

  • I Want To Break Free By Queen

    I Want To Break Free By Queen

    i-want-to-break-freeA few years ago I was invited to dinner by one of my best friends Jeff Scott Soto. He prefaced it by saying, we’re going to dinner with Roger Taylor from Queen, don’t bring any music, don’t say you’re a musician, don’t ask about Queen. To which I asked Jeff when had I ever done something like that to anyone I’ve ever met through him [never was the answer]. I got to Koi near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles a few minutes late. They had already had some drinks and the moment I arrived we got seated.

    First thing that comes out of Roger’s mouth as we sit is: “So what do you do?” I turn and look at Jeff thinking – what the hell do I say since he’s put it out there that I can’t say I’m a musician. I pause for a second and point at Jeff saying “I do what he does.” Roger responds with “Oh fantastic. Anything I’ve heard.” From there on out it was much easier conversing. The song “I Want To Break Free” comes on over the loud system. Mind you, I’m really curious about the solo in the song and I’m holding my tongue knowing I’m not supposed to ask. That is until Roger blurts out, what the hell is this doing on the loud system? It was never a hit for us. Boom, open game. Both Jeff and I express how cool of a song it is and I got in the question “Is that Brian on guitar or is that someone mimicking Brian on a synth for the solo?” Roger chuckles and proceeds to tell Jeff and I the inner workings of how and what Queen did when recording. I’ve written a book about my musical life and the story about this dinner, the song and what Roger told us is in it. You’ll have to wait to find out what he told us.

    I Want To Break Free

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    I want to break free
    I want to break free
    I want to break free from your lies
    You’re so self satisfied I don’t need you
    I’ve got to break free
    God knows, God knows I want to break free.

    I’ve fallen in love
    I’ve fallen in love for the first time

    And this time I know it’s for real
    I’ve fallen in love, yeah
    God knows, God knows I’ve fallen in love.

    It’s strange but it’s true
    I can’t get over the way you love me like you do
    But I have to be sure
    When I walk out that door
    Oh how I want to be free, baby
    Oh how I want to be free,
    Oh how I want to break free.

    But life still goes on
    I can’t get used to, living without, living without,
    Living without you by my side
    I don’t want to live alone, hey
    God knows, got to make it on my own
    So baby can’t you see
    I’ve got to break free.

    I’ve got to break free
    I want to break free, yeah
    I want, I want, I want, I want to break free.