Austin Toy Box - Pink

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Loco-Motion, I'm Your Captain, Gimme Shelter, We're an American Band, Some Kind of Wonderful, Inside-Looking Out, Feelin' Alright. Excerpt: " Feelin' Alright " also known as Feeling Alright is a song written by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic from their eponymous 1968 album, Traffic . The song was also a hit single for several artists: Joe Cocker (1969, #69, recharted in 1972, US #33), Mongo Santamaría (1969, #95) and Grand Funk Railroad (1971, US #54). It has also been covered by Three Dog Night (1969), Paul Weller , Lulu , Rare Earth , Mother's Finest (1973), Diana Ross with the Jackson 5 (1971) and The Black Crowes . It was featured in the 2000 film, Duets , and was sung by Huey Lewis . Credits Traffic version Joe Cocker version Jackson 5 version A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at "Gimme Shelter" item Audio sample item file info · help item " Gimme Shelter " is a song by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones . It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed . Although the first word was spelled "Gimmie" on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made "Gimme" the customary spelling. They first played Gimme Shelter live in 1969 at Pop Go the Sixties . The song is often used in popular culture for movies and television especially if related to the 60's or the Vietnam War. Inspiration and recording Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , "Gimme Shelter" was created from the combined efforts of the singer and the guitarist. Richards had been working on the song's signature opening in London while Jagger was working on the film Performance . The song is a churning mid-tempo rocker and begins with a rhythm guitar intro by Richards, followed by Jagger's lead vocal. On the recording of the al...