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Heatwave - Rastus Ravel (Is A Mean Old Man)
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Heatwave released 'Rastus Ravel (Is A Mean Old Man)' (PEN 738 2F) on the Larry Page Penny Farthing Records label as the B-side of a 45 RPM single. The song was written and produced by ex-pirate radio DJ John Edward for Instant Sound Productions.
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The original London 5-piece pop group by the name 'Heatwave'.
Favourite venues played were: The Pheasantry (London), California Ballroom (Dunstable), the Boston Gliderdrome and The Cavern Club (Liverpool) where a commemorative brick with the Heatwave name is proudly displayed 20 rows directly above 'John' in the Cavern Wall of Fame.
Song Info
Genre
Pop • Pop Rock
Charts
Peak #104
Peak in subgenre #30
Author
John Edward
Rights
2019 Malaika Music (ASCAP)
Uploaded
January 18, 2019
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MP3 7.8 MB • 256 kbps • 2:45
Story behind the song
Heatwave, the original group by that name ca.1969, recorded 'Rastus Ravel (Is A Mean Old Man)' in Pye Studios, London on 16th October 1970. Friday 13th November 1970, Larry Page released their single on Penny Farthing Records in England, Germany and Japan. John Fellows – Fender Jazz bass / back-up vocals Terry Shea – Fender Stratocaster rhythm guitar / back-up vocals Richard Steen – Epiphone Casino lead guitar / back-up vocals Martin H. Samuel – 1970 Ludwig drums & Paiste cymbals / percussion Peter Allatt – lead vocals / percussion Doris Troy – back-up vocals Rick Wakeman – piano
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Rastus Ravel (Is A Mean Old Man) Rastus Ravel is a mean old man Rastus Ravel is a mean old man mama had the time but she didn't have the money Rastus was a man but he wouldn't take the honey Rastus Ravel is a mean old man Rastus Ravel is a mean old man papa owned a mine but he couldn't pay the bills now Rastus kept his job ‘cause he wouldn't take his pills now Rastus Ravel is a mean old man Rastus Ravel is a mean old man nothin' on his mind but a dollar sign peepin' tellin' what to do ‘cause the family wants keepin' Rastus Ravel is a mean old man Rastus Ravel is a mean old man you take our money said you take our soul said we got no use for livin' so you might as well be told get my shotgun gonna shoot you down get my shotgun yeah down on the ground yeah I said you're so mean now yeah get out of my way mama had the time but she didn't have the money Rastus was a man but he wouldn't take the honey Rastus Ravel is a mean old man Rastus Ravel is a mean old man
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