Edit for headphones. It was a lip synch performance on "Beat Club" of March 29, 1969. Therefore I added my edit of the stereo version of the song from the album "The Ultimate Rascals" (1986, Warner) to the video. From 1966 to 1968 The Rascals had three #1 hit singles in the US: "Good Lovin'" (1966), "Groovin'" (1967) and "People Got to Be Free" (1968). Other hit singles: "How Can I Be Sure?" (#4 1967) and "A Beautiful Morning" (#3 1968) and "A Girl Like You" (#10 1967). In 1969 "Heaven" reached #4 in Canada, #39 (#17 Cash Box) in the US, #58 in Australia.
Eddie Brigati: vocals. Felix Cavaliere: keyboard, vocals. Gene Cornish: guitar. Dino Danelli: drums. The "fifth Rascal" was Eddie Brigati's brother David, he helped arrange the vocal harmonies and sang backgrounds on many of the group's recordings.
HEAVEN
(Felix Cavaliere)
sometimes, baby, when you're really down
there just don't seem to be a ray of hope around
and everybody that you meet kind of wears a frown
it's cold and lonely in the heart of town
got to tell you all that
there's a place that's called heaven
don't you ever forget
now, once I heard about heaven, yeah
I'm gonna get there yet
some days you laugh, some days you cry
sometimes it feels like the world has passed you right by
but everybody's got to find a peaceful place to hide
if you're out looking, take a look inside
and I think you'll find that
there's a place that's called heaven
you might think that's kind of square, oh oh yeah
if you don't believe in heaven, yeah
you ain't never been there
they'll try to bring you down to their way of thinking, yeah
but don't you do it, no no, don't you let it get by (don't let it by)
a little voice inside will tell you exactly what you're gonna do
don't be a fool ooh yeah
you don't have to go looking near or far
'cause you can find happiness standing right where you are
just open up the windows that are in your heart
and let the light shine, then your life will start
please believe it that
there's a place that's called heaven
it's filled with joy and peace, whoa oh yeah
and once you get a look at heaven, yeah
you'll find the love that you seek
when all the world is falling down
you'll find a world filled with peace and love and joy
for every girl and boy
and all your troubles will cease
you know, somebody said to keep on pushing
'cause there's a change that's got to come
she said, "thank the lord"
and every day I thank you, lord
for all the stars and all the seas
and all the birds and all the bees
it's heaven, whoo, oh oh, yeah, oh oh
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