Rainbow - "Black Sheep of the Family" (new version)

I've got nothing in my head
Got a floor for a bed
The future's at the bottom of a tea cup

I got a half a pair of shoes
And no time to lose
I'm wondering when I'm going to wise up

So, fortune shine your light on me and my clothes
Cause we need some security
You get a little bad luck
And it grows and it grows
I'm the black sheep of the family

I've got half a pound of rice
A beard full of lice
A mission called retrogression

I've got pocket full of dust
And eating is a must
If you want to make a good impression

So, fortune shine your light on me and my dog
Cause we need some security
While all the folks are living high up the hill
I'm the black sheep of the family

Don't talk to me about society
You got to pay the rules
Or pay the penalty

Because there's nothing to choose
Between a handful of blues
Double indemnity

The hour was wrong
And my shadow's getting long
My real life's a song, don't need much
But I've got an ache in my head
I wanna go to bed
Tomorrow I don't have to wake up, no

So wisdom shine your light on me and my knees
Cause it's true what they say about familiarity
There's nothing good this way
And it's true they say
I'm the black sheep of the family

Oh, my wisdom shine your light on me and my knees
It's true what they say about familiarity
There's nothing good this way
And it's true they say
I'm the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah

I'm the black sheep of the family
Just me and my dog, yeah, yeah
I'm the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm the black sheep of the family
You've got me on my knees
I'm the black sheep of the family
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Οι Quatermass ήταν ένα Βρετανικό progressive rock συγκρότημα. Τον Μάιο του 1970 κυκλοφόρησε το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο του. Δύο μήνες αργότερα "βγήκε" το single "Black Sheep of the Family", σύνθεση του Steve Hammond.

Ο δίσκος αναγνωρίστηκε πέντε χρόνια αργότερα!!! Ο λόγος; Το ντεμπούτο των Rainbow ("Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow") λόγω της διασκευής στο εν λόγω τραγούδι. Το album των Quatermass επανακυκλοφόρησε το 1975 και πούλησε περισσότερες από είκοσι χιλιάδες κόπιες.

Οι Rainbow επαναδραστηριοποιήθηκαν (με νέα σύνθεση όπως το συνηθίζει ο Ritchie) προ τριετίας, το 2015. Με το νέο line-up κυκλοφόρησαν δύο live albums ("Memories in Rock - Live in Germany" Νοέμβριος 2016, "Live in Birmingham 2016" Ιούνιος 2017) και τέσσερα singles: "I Surrender [2017 Version]", "Land of Hope and Glory", "Waiting for a Sign" και -μόλις σήμερα- την νέα εκδοχή του "Black Sheep of the Family"...

Band: Rainbow
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: London, England
Status: Active
Formed in: 1975
Genre: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Years active: 1975-1984, 1994-1997, 2015-present

Audio: "Black Sheep of the Family"
Album: "Black Sheep of the Family"
Type: Single
Release date: April 26th, 2019
Format: Digital

Band members:
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars
David Keith - Drums
Ronald Romero - Vocals
Jens Johansson - Keyboards
Bob Nouveau (a.k.a. Robert "Bob" Curiano) - Bass
Candice Night, Lady Lynn - Backing Vocals