"Sweet Soul Music" is a single by Europop duo London Boys which also featured Soul Kitchen. The single was written and produced by Ralf René Maué, and was the first since the duo's rise to fame not to be released in the UK.
The single had a promotional music video created to support the track. This became the last promo video for the duo although there was a video for 1995 single "Gospel Train to London" which was released under the name The New London Boys, despite being the same duo.
Sweet Soul Music is the second studio album by the London Boys, a British dance pop duo . It was released in 1991 and reached number 22 in Austria. It did not chart in the UK unlike the previous album The Twelve Commandments Of Dance. Five singles were released Chapel Of Love, Freedom, Is This Love?, Sweet Soul Music, and Tonight! Tonight!.
Freedom peaked at #29 in Switzerland. The single Sweet Soul Music peaked at #11 in Austria.
Delilah (/dɪˈlaɪlə/; Hebrew:דלילהDəlilah, meaning "[She who] weakened") is a character in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew Bible, has become emblematic: "Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him, and, what is worse, she did it for money," Madlyn Kahr begins her study of the Delilah motif in European painting.
The story of Samson in Judges 13–16 portrays a man who was given great strength by God but who ultimately loses his strength when Delilah allows the Philistines to shave his hair during his slumber (Judges 16:19). Samson was born into an Israelite family, the son of Manoah and his wife who is never named. Both are visited by the Angel of the Lord and told that their child will be a Nazirite from birth.
Biblical narrative
Delilah was approached by the lords of the Philistines, to discover the secret of Samson's strength, "and we will give thee, every one of us, eleven hundred pieces of silver." Three times she asked Samson for the secret of his strength, and all three times he gave her a false answer. The first time, he told her, "If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man." Then he told her, "If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man." The third time, he told her, "If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web...." On the fourth occasion, he gave her the true reason: that he did not cut his hair in fulfillment of a vow to God; and Delilah, when Samson was asleep on her knees, called up her man to shave off the seven locks from his head, then betrayed him to his enemies: "The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house."
Delilah is a Canadian situation comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1974.
Premise
Delilah marked the CBC's first situation comedy in prime-time, having aired its previous sitcom Toby in daytime.
Delilah (Terry Tweed) moves out of the city and becomes a small community's first female barber. Her barbershop was intended to be given to her younger brother Vincent (Miles McNamara), but he must first graduate from school.
Other series characters include Delilah's Aunt Peggy (Barbara Hamilton, the town's newspaper editor T.J. (Eric House), family friend Franny Tree (Peter Mews), Frances (Kay Hawtrey), Mavis (Joyce Gordon) and Isabel (Paulle Clark).
Production
Delilah was recorded before a live studio audience. Six of the episodes were written by Bryan Barney under script editor Jean Templeton.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00p.m. (Eastern) from 4 October 1973 to 3 January 1974.
Reception
The series generally received poor reviews and negative audience reception. It was cancelled after a single 13-episode season.Delilah was one of several CBC flops during the early 1970s, including Corwin and McQueen, the product of inferior creativity. However, CBC's next sitcom, King of Kensington, fared much better and became a multi-year success.Toronto Star television critic Jim Bawden declared the series as "Worst Canadian Sitcom", declaring the scriptwriting to be "appalling" and discovered an absence of laughter from the audience when he attended a taping of an episode.
London Boys - Sweet Soul Music (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, 30.08.1991)
London Boys performing 'Sweet Soul Music' at 'Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin' in August 1991.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
#LondonBoys
published: 25 Sep 2020
London Boys Sweet soul music
published: 29 Nov 2016
LONDON BOYS: "Sweet Soul Music" (Good audio quality!)
London Boys were Edem Ephraim (lead singer) and Dennis Fuller (backing vocals, choreographer) both from Greenwich, London. Plus "third" London Boy Ralf-René Maué based in Hamburg, Germany who wrote and produced all their material. The recipe for that unique London Boys sound was a crossover style made of "High Energy" disco roots mixed with glam rock attitudes, huge anthem-like chorus melodies, rap, distorted rock guitars, contemporary dance grooves and, for the first time in pop history, Gregorian chants. Everything expertly arranged and blown up to a larger than life scale by Ralf-René Maué's superb Phil-Spector-like (solid walls of sound!) disco-drama production skills. The strong visual aspect of the London Boys, with Edem and Dennis being two good looking extremely fit guys with a pro...
published: 04 Apr 2008
London Boys - Sweet Soul Music - 12" version
12" mix titled "soul kitchen mix" taken from vinyl disc
published: 14 Apr 2018
"London Boys-Sweet Soul Music
published: 12 Dec 2014
London Boys - Sweet Soul Music (1991)
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
published: 18 Oct 2019
London Boys (Tribute) - Sweet Soul Music
Videoclip of LONDON BOYS.
Audio: "Sweet Soul Music" taken from the album "Sweet Soul Music" 1991
Video: Pictures taken from their discography. 1988-1996
Thank you for the music.
Maganona Productions 2009.
published: 21 Feb 2009
London Boys - Sweet soul music Instrumental
Hope you enjoy and lyrics are here also!
Lyrics:
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
London Boys performing 'Sweet Soul Music' at 'Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin' in August 1991.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
#L...
London Boys performing 'Sweet Soul Music' at 'Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin' in August 1991.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
#LondonBoys
London Boys performing 'Sweet Soul Music' at 'Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin' in August 1991.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
#LondonBoys
London Boys were Edem Ephraim (lead singer) and Dennis Fuller (backing vocals, choreographer) both from Greenwich, London. Plus "third" London Boy Ralf-René Mau...
London Boys were Edem Ephraim (lead singer) and Dennis Fuller (backing vocals, choreographer) both from Greenwich, London. Plus "third" London Boy Ralf-René Maué based in Hamburg, Germany who wrote and produced all their material. The recipe for that unique London Boys sound was a crossover style made of "High Energy" disco roots mixed with glam rock attitudes, huge anthem-like chorus melodies, rap, distorted rock guitars, contemporary dance grooves and, for the first time in pop history, Gregorian chants. Everything expertly arranged and blown up to a larger than life scale by Ralf-René Maué's superb Phil-Spector-like (solid walls of sound!) disco-drama production skills. The strong visual aspect of the London Boys, with Edem and Dennis being two good looking extremely fit guys with a professional dancing background was the icing on the cake. Selling millions the London Boys reached nearly double platinum status in the UK plus gold/platinum and double platinum in various countries throughout Europe and especially Asia. Sadly Dennis and Edem died in a horrible car crash. But their music will live on. London Boys 4ever. Enjoy!
London Boys were Edem Ephraim (lead singer) and Dennis Fuller (backing vocals, choreographer) both from Greenwich, London. Plus "third" London Boy Ralf-René Maué based in Hamburg, Germany who wrote and produced all their material. The recipe for that unique London Boys sound was a crossover style made of "High Energy" disco roots mixed with glam rock attitudes, huge anthem-like chorus melodies, rap, distorted rock guitars, contemporary dance grooves and, for the first time in pop history, Gregorian chants. Everything expertly arranged and blown up to a larger than life scale by Ralf-René Maué's superb Phil-Spector-like (solid walls of sound!) disco-drama production skills. The strong visual aspect of the London Boys, with Edem and Dennis being two good looking extremely fit guys with a professional dancing background was the icing on the cake. Selling millions the London Boys reached nearly double platinum status in the UK plus gold/platinum and double platinum in various countries throughout Europe and especially Asia. Sadly Dennis and Edem died in a horrible car crash. But their music will live on. London Boys 4ever. Enjoy!
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and...
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
Videoclip of LONDON BOYS.
Audio: "Sweet Soul Music" taken from the album "Sweet Soul Music" 1991
Video: Pictures taken from their discography. 1988-1996
...
Videoclip of LONDON BOYS.
Audio: "Sweet Soul Music" taken from the album "Sweet Soul Music" 1991
Video: Pictures taken from their discography. 1988-1996
Thank you for the music.
Maganona Productions 2009.
Videoclip of LONDON BOYS.
Audio: "Sweet Soul Music" taken from the album "Sweet Soul Music" 1991
Video: Pictures taken from their discography. 1988-1996
Thank you for the music.
Maganona Productions 2009.
Hope you enjoy and lyrics are here also!
Lyrics:
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the worl...
Hope you enjoy and lyrics are here also!
Lyrics:
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
Hope you enjoy and lyrics are here also!
Lyrics:
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
London Boys performing 'Sweet Soul Music' at 'Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin' in August 1991.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
#LondonBoys
London Boys were Edem Ephraim (lead singer) and Dennis Fuller (backing vocals, choreographer) both from Greenwich, London. Plus "third" London Boy Ralf-René Maué based in Hamburg, Germany who wrote and produced all their material. The recipe for that unique London Boys sound was a crossover style made of "High Energy" disco roots mixed with glam rock attitudes, huge anthem-like chorus melodies, rap, distorted rock guitars, contemporary dance grooves and, for the first time in pop history, Gregorian chants. Everything expertly arranged and blown up to a larger than life scale by Ralf-René Maué's superb Phil-Spector-like (solid walls of sound!) disco-drama production skills. The strong visual aspect of the London Boys, with Edem and Dennis being two good looking extremely fit guys with a professional dancing background was the icing on the cake. Selling millions the London Boys reached nearly double platinum status in the UK plus gold/platinum and double platinum in various countries throughout Europe and especially Asia. Sadly Dennis and Edem died in a horrible car crash. But their music will live on. London Boys 4ever. Enjoy!
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
Videoclip of LONDON BOYS.
Audio: "Sweet Soul Music" taken from the album "Sweet Soul Music" 1991
Video: Pictures taken from their discography. 1988-1996
Thank you for the music.
Maganona Productions 2009.
Hope you enjoy and lyrics are here also!
Lyrics:
Dreams will live in every new generation
We send our music right across the nation
Let everybody see the world that we're building
And all the precious love and joy it's bringing.
Hear the rhythm, feel the sound
Detroit city all around
Move your body, take a chance
Get up and dance!
Sweet soul music!
Talking 'bout
Sweet soul music!
From the valley to the hill
Ain't nobody standin' still
Everybody's jumpin'
Listenin' to the record spin
Sweet soul music!
Gimme some
Sweet soul music!
Feel the power and the love
Of the higher ground above
Songs that tell about love and emotion
And every tune is like a true devotion
Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying
Let there be love and peace for all, I'm praying
Dreams will live in every new generation We send our music right across the nation Let everybody see the world that we're building And all the precious love and joy it's bringing. Hear the rhythm, feel the sound Detroit city all around Move your body, take a chance Get up and dance! Sweet soul music! Talking 'bout Sweet soul music! From the valley to the hill Ain't nobody standin' still Everybody's jumpin’ Listenin' to the record spin Sweet soul music! Gimme some Sweet soul music! Feel the power and the love Of the higher ground above Songs that tell about love and emotion And every tune is like a true devotion Let every sister, brother hear what we're saying