Steve Forbert
American singer-songwriter
Steve Forbert (born December 13, 1954) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. His song "Romeo's Tune" reached No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart. His other singles have all charted on Billboard. Forbert's first four albums all charted on Billboard Top 200 albums chart, with Jack Rabbit Slim certified gold. In 2003, his Any Old Time, album was nominated Grammy in the Best Traditional Folk category. All told, Forbert has released nineteen studio and three live albums.
Quotes edit
Jackrabbit Slim (1979) edit
- Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say, "Everything's okay"
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say, "Everything's alright"
Let me smell the moon in your perfume
... Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
Lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before...- Romeo's Tune
- There's a light
There's a fire shining
Day and night
It came burning through
Shine on me
Shine on down you keep me
High and dry
I'm in love with you- I'm in Love With You
- Wait till the sidewalk shivers the beggars
Robbed in their blankets they try to hang on
Light from the street lane seems to shine better
After the autumn has been here and gone
... God help the lost and lonely, God help the poor
Cold days and ice nights only
Hard times for sure, hard times for sure- Wait
- You know you make your own decisions and you live the life you choose
I watch it from the sidelines and it sure gives me the blues
You know you're sure to find me waiting, should you ever come around- Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera
- Waking up and trying to think, what went down, what'd we do?
I rub my eyes and I shake my head and feel the sun
Plane takes off on the old runway, snow fell light on the ground today
Lost an hour that I gained before, headed back to my New York door.
Fare thee well, adios, adieu and best of luck to all of you
I ain't no saint and I don't pretend to be, but I hope you all found a friend in me
City lights blink and shine, down below, let it change
It's often said that life is strange, oh yes, but compared to what?- January 23-30, 1978
Little Stevie Orbit (1980) edit
- You sure looked good, bound for Shilburn Town
Tryin' to drive that car while the rain came down
And you sure looked fine
Oh yeah, readin' highway signs
And you sure looked good up on Crystal Beach
Reelin' in them fish, with your hair all bleached
And you sure looked fine
Hey, yeah, with your hooks and lines
La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yes and you blow my mind- Song for Katrina
- It ain’t no big secret the trouble you're in
You wear a thin mask and it smiles and it grins
..., it’s heard at the parties yes and over the phones
Because it's cellophane city and everyone knows
There's no secret, nothing, and that's how it goes
Cellophane city, you try as you may
There's no secret, nothing, it's all on display- Cellophane city
- My problems are few
If I don't stop to think
The red golden leaves
Scream the song of the sun
The high rolling hills
Give it all in the fall
The hot days are gone... now - I'm traveling alone
Up the highway of sight
The blue shadows fall
On the graveyard of stone
The mild afternoon
Puts the coffee cup down
My eyes see the moon... rise
And all I am is energy
And now I'm in this form
I came shooting down the universe at birth- A Visitor
