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Track: San Francisco Bay
Artist: Smokie
Album: The Other Side of the Road

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Name: Smokie
Spotify Genres: glam rock
Followers: 688,828
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Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) from Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK; renamed from [a=Kindness] in 1974. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of line-up changes and were still actively touring in 2018. Their most popular hit single, "Living Next Door to Alice", peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other hit singles include "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", "Oh Carol", "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone", and "I'll Meet You at Midnight". Current lineup was: Mike Craft, Terry Uttley (died 16 December 2021), Mick McConnell, Martin Bullard, Steve Pinnell. Lead vocals: 1. Chris Norman. 1964–1986 2. Alan Barton. 1986–1995 (B: 16 September 1953 – D: 23 March 1995) 3. Mike Craft. 1995–2021 4. Pete Lincoln. 2021–

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Release: Smokie - San Francisco Bay
Year: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Glam

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LYRICS

Maybe I'm a loner,
Maybe I'm a man,
Maybe I'm a fool,
But tried to understand.
I've been a dreamer,
And I've been around,
And I've spent my time
In many lonesome towns.

I used to know a woman,
I used to know a child,
Sometimes she was so gentle,
Sometimes she'd be so wild.
I gave her all my lovin,
And I gave her all my youth,
So certain of the future,
So sure we found the truth.

San Francisco Bay,
Where my love and I did run away,
We were looking for another day,
But we couldn't find the words to say...
San Francisco Bay,
All the flowers that we gave away,
Didn't know our sky was turing gray,
We were so young in San Francisco Bay.

So you see my darling,
Just why I've been so strange,
I've had so many heartaches,
It's hard for me to change.
So when you talk of lovin,
And going away with me,
I still can't help remembering
The way things used to be...

San Francisco Bay,
Where my love and I did run away,
We were looking for another day,
But we couldn't find the words to say...
San Francisco Bay,
All the flowers that we gave away,
Didn't know our sky was turing gray,
We were so young in San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Bay,
Where my love and I did run away,
We were looking for another day,
But we couldn't find the words to say...
San Francisco Bay,
All the flowers that we gave away,
Didn't know our sky was turing gray,
We were so young in San Francisco Bay