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Knight in Shining Armor
| I want to be your knight in shining armor I want to make you rave, and be your love slave I want to be your knight in shining armor I want to drive you wild, I want to raise your child I will never cheat on you, I'll keep your secrets true I'm here to stay, I will not desert you.... no, no, no, never I want to be your knight in shining armor I know it's our fate, I am your soul mate I want to be your knight in shining armor I will not fail, I will prevail I'm gonna treat you right, let's turn off the light You deserve the best, don't settle for less.... YES! I'll come to you in the middle of the night Let's cuddle up warm, let's cuddle up tight Let's kiss and play in the middle of the day And then cuddle up tight, in the middle of the night And on into the day, and into the next day And on into the years, until death takes it all away I want to be your knight in the middle of the night I want to kiss and play in the middle of the day I want to be your knight in the middle of the night Let's kiss and play in the middle of the day I want to be your knight in the middle of the night I want to kiss and play in the middle of the day I want to be your knight in the middle of the night Let's kiss and play in the middle of the day..... OH YES! |
| Credits: Drum machine, maracas, lead vocal: Peter Cross Bass and guitars: The Totally Total Tim McDonald Recording in SF: Tim McDonald, Jay Bowman, and Lance Thomason Final Mix: Mark Needham Commentary: Knight in Shining Armor was written during the darkest, loneliest time in Peter Cross' life, and is the song he always wanted to write. It is pure rock and roll, and in the Bo Diddley groove which Peter loves like a musical orgasm. It's hard to write in that groove because Bo has filled it up almost completely and there's not much room left, but it's as sexy as rock and roll music can be because Bo put his finger on the musical G spot. Knight in Shining Armor reflects Peter's particular experience becoming an available male in the 1990's. It seems as if women have ressurected the Scarlet O'Hara teenage dream of the perfect man, one who will always love them, cherish them, protect them, bring home the paycheck, play with the kids, be forever caring, and never, never, never, ever, under any circumstances "cheat" on them. During the 60's and early 70's, this stereotype fantasy man was retired into the background for a while in favor of realism, and it became OK to break the rules and improvise new roles. It worked for the times. But now, for reasons dating back into the 80's when Aids became a real fear, the fantasy of the Knight in Shining Armor has returned in full force to plague the female population by setting them up for a long fall when they find out their ideal man is a real human with weaknesses they didn't know about. So in this song, Peter Cross steps out and says to all women everywhere "I'll be your Knight in Shining Armor". Within the world of music, this is possible, this can be true, even though in real life it's highly unlikely. Recording this song marks the first time Peter and Timmy worked together again after parting ways years earlier. Peter had lost track of Timmy, and did not know that he was actually living on Twin Peaks in San Francisco and had an 8 track studio set up in his basement. A mutual friend with mutual smoking interests named Lee Ethier reconnected Peter with Tim, and they began recording together again in the basement. Since they had no drum set-up or other players at that time, Peter played the drum machine and maracas while Timmy played bass and three tracks of guitars. That's 8 tracks all together (drums take 2). In many ways, Knight in Shining Armor represents the purest work of Peter and Timmy because it was recorded on relatively primitive equipment by just the two of them, working alone. Soon thereafter, Peter would move to Mark Needham's studio at Hyde Street, and would begin recording on ADATS with Jay and Lance. Things would never be the same. They would get better. But the purity of Peter and Timmy's rock and roll spirit shone through in this song from the beginning.
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