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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

497-Stephen Bishop-On and On.

1976-Has never charted in the UK.

Best Bit-At 0.56. Although the song’s subject is fictional, Bishop has stated ,’ I write much better when I’m heartbroken, and sad, or melancholy.’

Earl Stephen Bishop was born on November 14th, 1951, in San Diego, California, United States. His first venture in the music business occurred in 1967, when he was part of a ‘British Invasion’ styled group called the ‘Weeds.’ After many years of struggling as a singer/songwriter he got his big break when Art Garfunkel chose to record two of his compositions for his 1975 second solo studio Album ‘Breakaway,’ which went onto become the best selling solo Album of Garfunkel’s career.With that success behind him Bishop signed with ABC Records’ in 1976, and has since released 19 Albums, and five compilations, between 1976-2019. Bishop’s songs have appeared in many movies over the years, with perhaps the most notable being ‘Separate Lives’ sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin in the 1985 film ‘White Nights.’ Bishop has also had small parts in several movies, including an appearance in ‘The Blues Brothers’ in 1980.

‘On and On’ is taken from Stephen Bishop’s debut studio Album ‘Careless’ from 1976, and is one of three songs he has recorded to have reached the Billboard top 40. The song finished the year as the 30th best selling song of 1976 in America even so it only reached Number 11, this was due to it’s longevity of spending nearly six months on the chart. ‘On and On’ features Andrew Gold (1951-2011) on electric guitar, and it’s parent Album features contributions from artists such as Chaka Khan, and Eric Clapton. In Clapton’s autobiography he mentions Bishop as one of his favourite singer/songwriters.

‘On and On’ is a tale of how cruel love can be. The narrator tells us of two unrelated couples, where in both cases one of the partners ends up heartbroken, and then in the final verse he gets personal and tells of his own heartbreak, brought on by his partners infidelity. In the end he says that no matter how tough things get we must soldier on.The song has been covered like many of Bishop’s songs by other artists. I would highly recommend the 1989 Number 25 UK hit,12 inch version by British Reggae band Aswad, who work the song into a medley, with the Temptations song ‘My Girl,'(see also best songs 1031.)

‘Poor ol’ Jimmy sits alone in the moonlight, saw his woman kiss another man. So he takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky, puts on Sinatra and starts to cry.’