Lobby Loyde
Lobby Loyde (born John Baslington Lyde, 18 May 1941 – 21 April 2007), also known as John Barrie Lyde or Barry Lyde, was an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer.
He was a member of 1960s groups, Purple Hearts which had a Top 40 hit with "Early in the Morning" in 1966 and Wild Cherries with their hit "That's Life" in 1967. He became a leading figure in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs on their No. 8 album, The Hoax Is Over (1971) and Coloured Balls for a Top 20 album Ball Power (1973). He was briefly a member of Rose Tattoo during 1979 to 1980. His solo work includes the psychedelic album, Plays with George Guitar (1971) and the space opera, Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths of Klimster (2007).
Known for his plectrum guitar technique, Loyde inspired a legion of Australian musicians, and was also cited as an influence by international musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Henry Rollins. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006 where his Rose Tattoo band mate, Angry Anderson acknowledged his prowess, "More than anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound, long before Angus [Young] or Billy Thorpe or The Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby inspired Australian bands to step forward and play as loud and aggressively as they could. People are still trying to copy it today". Loyde died of lung cancer in April 2007 and was survived by his children, Shane, Frances, Rebecca, Vyvyan and Lucinda, and his second wife Debbie Nankervis.
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Le Ballet
by: Celine Dionca t'arrive sans crier gare
Au milieu d'une heure incolore
It happens to you without a warning
In the middle on a colourless hour
Un geste, une odeur, un regard
Qui comme dechire ton decor
A gesture, a smell, a look
Which like tear off your decor
Tout a coup ce coeur qui t'avait presque oublie
Se pointe a ta porte et se remet a cogner
Suddenly your heart who almost forgot you
Is showing itself at your door and restart to knock
Attention, le ballet va commencer
Attention, the ballet is about to begin
Tu comprends pas trop c'qui
t'arrive
Tu crois d'abord a une erreur
You don't know what's happening to you
You first thing to an error
Tu l'evites et lui te devine
Entre le desir et la peur
You avoid her and she guesses you
Between pleasure and pain
Tu t'entends lui dire des phrases sans aucun sens
Qu'importe les mots n'ont plus d'importance
You hear yourself tell her empty phrases
Whatever the words have no more importance
Car le ballet a commence
Because the ballet has begun
Il met ses plus beaux atours et du miel sur sa voix
Toi tu te fais velours et tes bijoux brillent sur toi
Il te dit poemes et reves de lointains voyages
Tu reponds Florence, peinture, impeccables images
She's at her best and put honey on her voice
You you make yourself velvet and your jewelry is shining on you
She tells you poetry and dreams of far away trips
You answer Florence, painting, perfect images
Dames et cavaliers, avancez
Ladies and knights, step ahead
Un coup d'oeil a son dos, ses hanches, quand s'efface le galantin
Un regard quand elle se penche et laisse deviner un sein
Elle sait deja ses mains, les contours de sa bouche
Le cambre de ses reins, qu'elle a note en douce
One look at her back, her hips when the galant go away
A look when she bends over and let show a breast
She already knows his hands, the outline of his lips
The curve of his back that she noted gently
Car le ballet va s'animer
Because the ballet will animate itself
Il a su les codes et donne les bons mots de passe
Encore un peu d'alcool et que tombent les cuirasses
Livrees les cles des corps enfin les peaux s'embrassent
Et le temps s'arrete tant que dure la grace
He known the codes and gave the right passwords
A little more alcohol and cuirasses to fall
Body keys delivered finally the skins kiss
And the time stops while grace last
Car le ballet, est bientot termine
Et la vraie vie, va commencer
Et oui - la vraie vie -
Because the ballet is almost over
And the real live will begin