Rock Clip of the Week - Shoes, Tomorrow Night (1979)

It's been awhile since I shared a straight up power pop tune on Waved Rumor's 'Rock Clip of the Week (Green Day notwithstanding), so here goes.

Shoes, from Zion, Illinois in the 1970s, were DIY home recordists long before Sebadoh, Pavement and GBV all shared their lo-fi aethetic in the early 1990s. The band comprised Gary Klebe (guitar, vocals), Jeff Murphy (guitar, vocals) and John Murphy (bass, vocals).

Their early claim to fame was that the band recorded its first lP 'Black Vinyl Shoes' on 4-track in its living room as a demo. This song below 'Tomorrow Night' comes from the band's major label debut 'Present Tense', a fine pop record - I've always like this one. You can read a bit more on Shoes at Windy City Rock and see the band in 2009 performing a new song of theirs 'Rugged Terrain' from a recent club gig.




Here are the words - sing along!

Don't say goodbye 'cause you're the one that I need
Don't say goodbye, you know you're special to me
All the time, tell me why
All the time
I can't show what I feel, do you know what I mean
I get restless inside in the night

Why do you say wait 'til tomorrow night
How can I wait until tomorrow night

Don't let it die, just say to me that you'll try
Don't let it die, please think it over tonight
All your love is enough
All your love
It's so hard to tell, though I know you so well
If you'd show me then I'd know for sure

How do you feel about tomorrow night
It could be real, so right tomorrow night

Don't say goodbye 'cause you're the one that I need
Don't let it die, you know you're special to me
All your love is enough
All your love
I can't show what I feel, do you know what I mean
I get restless inside in the night

Where will be we this time tomorrow night
Will it be me you love tomorrow night

What will you say tomorrow night
How can I wait (tomorrow night)
Tomorrow night
Just a few more hours (tomorrow night)
Why do you say (tomorrow night)
Please think it over (tomorrow night)