The Koobas
The Koobas were an English beat group from Liverpool. Their music, and their early history, is similar in some ways to that of fellow Liverpudlians The Beatles, though they never achieved widespread popularity.
History
The group was founded in 1962 in Liverpool by members who had previously played in local outfits such as the Thunderbeats and Roy Montrose and the Midnights. They used both the spellings "Kubas" and "Koobas" at times. Late in 1963 they began playing at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, doing a three-week stint there.
Brian Epstein signed them to a contract in 1964 and brokered them a deal with Pye Records. In 1965 they were to appear in the film Ferry Cross the Mersey (a Gerry & The Pacemakers vehicle) as the losers in a battle of the bands, but this footage was cut from the film's final release. Their first single was "I Love Her" b/w "Magic Potion", which did not make the charts, but the group opened for The Beatles on their last British tour to support the single.
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The Gypsy
by: Harry Connick, Jr.Hate to think what would happen if I started to drink like you, maybe I would loosen up, so pour me another gin.
Guzzle down, My neck will burn
And as we kiss, And I'm sick in your mouth, I know you want more, Lick my open wounds, And add some ice And choke on my sick vice, Oh God, the lights are on.
Trapped in bed, As the poison slowly creeps, And stops me dead. I should have known better than to cave, Into such fantasies.
Guzzle down, My neck will burn
And as we kiss, And I'm sick in your mouth, I know you want more, Lick my open wounds, And add some ice And choke on my sick vice, Oh God, the lights are on.
I feel better, Now I've seen you
But deep inside, My bones feel like timber, And I am shaking at the tension