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The Charlatans — The Only One I Know
Album: Some Friendly
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Released: 1990
Length: 3:54
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The only one I know, has come to take me away
The only one I know, is mine when she stitches me
The only one I see, has found an aching in me
The only one I see, has turned her tongue into me

Everyone has been burned before, everybody knows the pain

The only one I know, never cries, never open her eyes
The only one I know, wide awake and then she's away
The only one I see, is mine when she walks down our street
The only one I see, has carved her way in to me

Everyone has been burned before, everybody knows the pain
Everyone has been burned before, everybody knows the pain

Everyone has been burned before, everybody knows the pain
Everyone has been burned before, everybody knows the pain
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A total classic. This was a game changer when it was first released; it sounded so fresh and new.
Posted 2 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Wisconsinrob wrote:


nice organ.


Thanks.
Posted 10 months ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
I remember back in the day KROQ Pasadena played this quite a bit..
Posted 1 year ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 bdwhitepm wrote:

Is there another band called The Charlatans?  I have a couple CD's that list the name as Charlatans UK.  Some sort of infringement?



Had to be known as The Charlatans UK in America - legal stuff. Proper name is simply The Charlatans (in UK; from the UK)
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:

"Hush, Hush thought I heard you callin' my name".... Deep Purple 



Hey, we all need more Deep Purple in our lives! : )
Posted 1 year ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
YEEESSSSSSS!!!  (head-thrasher emoji!!!)
Posted 1 year ago by jwolf8609    [ Reply ]
 jasko wrote:

Deep  kula shaker stone purple roses



Nicely commented! I laughed out loud!
Posted 1 year ago by rheckel    [ Reply ]
I had this on tape back then. My walkman ran it every day . Good mood sound and ever since I love the Charlatans. Have every single album and even some EPs. Seen 'em live twice. Good performance and nice tunes. 
Posted 2 years ago by Steffl    [ Reply ]
 bdwhitepm wrote:

Is there another band called The Charlatans?  I have a couple CD's that list the name as Charlatans UK.  Some sort of infringement?




They had to add 'UK' to that band's name. No infringement. 
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
The pensive guitar riff! Gotta love it! 
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by Capeliano    [ Reply ]
THAT guitar, and that Hammond Mastery, is, like, JAM OF THE CENTURY!  I loved this mind-blower when it came out, and love it still... The vocals, the bass, the drumming, too -- just...frickin' incredible, man... Sure, strains of Deep Purple run through every teenage rocker's veins, but THIS -- and when you consider the vast oevre of this amazing band -- is really, in my opinion, anyway, of a broader, more symphonic kind of artistry.

Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Dav3thedog wrote:

Love that 60s sound!



nice organ.
Posted 3 years ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
... and Lust For Life! 
Posted 3 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
Far too many real world charlatans these days...but these guys can stay...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Is there another band called The Charlatans?  I have a couple CD's that list the name as Charlatans UK.  Some sort of infringement?
Posted 3 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
"Hush, Hush thought I heard you callin' my name".... Deep Purple 
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Deep  kula shaker stone purple roses
Posted 5 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
I'm definitely hearing Stone Roses.

 
Not bad, but it's really  Stone Roses Lite  or Rock [insert another flower here]



Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Tayoooooon!!!
Posted 7 years ago by windymiller47    [ Reply ]
 aristoteles wrote:
Hush, hush....

 
yep
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
excellent      :* )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

If I had a TARDIS that is a time and place I would very much like to visit.

 
Yeah, I thought that until I went there.  
Posted 10 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
Hush, hush....
Posted 10 years ago by aristoteles    [ Reply ]
Love the merge into Hush
Posted 10 years ago by Dav3thedog    [ Reply ]
Love that 60s sound!
Posted 10 years ago by Dav3thedog    [ Reply ]

yep - very! {#Angel}
 jmkate wrote:
Still cool.

 


Posted 11 years ago by alwaysoffline    [ Reply ]
yeah, but still worth the search... cool song! haven't heard this cover in a long time!

 kcar wrote:

I couldn't track this song down for years because I thought the same thing. 

I wouldn't agree with Cynaera that the Charlatans are a Deep Purple clone, but Bill just made a great segue from this song to DP's "Hush." 

 


Posted 11 years ago by alwaysoffline    [ Reply ]
Still cool.
Posted 11 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Loved this on their first big exposure record in the US, "Some Friendly," back in 1991 or so...still sounds really good, too!
I must say, their new record Who We Touch is a nice surprise -- some tracks on it are as cool and catchy as ever, check it out!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Until I looked, I thought this was The Stone Roses. 
 
I couldn't track this song down for years because I thought the same thing. 

I wouldn't agree with Cynaera that the Charlatans are a Deep Purple clone, but Bill just made a great segue from this song to DP's "Hush." 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
They have a new, 2012 album!
 
No kidding?! Gotta look that up. I had this great little song on one of my mix tapes when it first came out, and when my mix tapes were actually tapes.
Posted 11 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
They have a new, 2012 album!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Until I looked, I thought this was The Stone Roses. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:
Kasabian and now The Charlatans...  Theme must be bands that listened to lots of Stone Roses growing up. 
 
The Charlatans have been putting out records just about as long as The Stone Roses have.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
this songs recalls memories since i was 18 years old... 

it's great for RP that "listens" what listeners suggest...
Hush from Deep Purple is sure a great choice after this song!!!

Good song connections based either on sound or anything else (lyrics, song title, occasion etc) always add value to the producer's job. Well done RP.
Posted 12 years ago by kapetanc    [ Reply ]
 Krispian wrote:

Start also reminds me of Kula Shaker's version of "Hush."

I love the soaring melodies on this song. Goes to show that a song can be slightly derivative and excellent too.

 
Bands like this are cool.  Intermixing riffs from one song/band and another and their own is the kind of music that makes me smile wide.

That's one of the reasons I enjoyed Tesla so much, at least live.  They just ran so many into each other and made them work very well.
Posted 12 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

Madchester, baby, Madchester.

 
If I had a TARDIS that is a time and place I would very much like to visit.
Posted 12 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
I was listening to this thinking it reminded me of Deep Purple's Hush. Next up in the playlist: Hush.

Sometimes you freak me out, Bill. 
Posted 12 years ago by weirdways    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

Back in the day when I lived in Oregon, there was a little mom and pop market nestled in my neighborhood, a couple of blocks from the elementary school and flanked by houses. I used to walk to it and buy a six-pack of SS Oatmeal Stout for the weekend.  Yum. 

 
You could get Sam Smiths in Oregon?!? Wow - that's some way from Tadcaster in deepest, darkest Yorkshire. You were lucky - Sam's is increasingly hard to get hold of over here now that the sodding supermarkets have almost monopolised booze sales, putting 'off licences' and local stores out of business. There is one store near me that sells it, and as you've mentioned it I'm going to drop by and buy a couple of bottles for tonight, and raise a pint glass to you and to Oregon :*)

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:


{#Yes}
I would love to hear a mashup of this and U2's "Lady With the Spinning Head" and/or "The Fly"
 

whoa! {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 Tana wrote:
One of the most underrated bands of the 90s. Nifty song.
 

{#Yes}


I would love to hear a mashup of this and U2's "Lady With the Spinning Head" and/or "The Fly"
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
One of the most underrated bands of the 90s. Nifty song.
Posted 13 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Kasabian and now The Charlatans...  Theme must be bands that listened to lots of Stone Roses growing up. 
Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Really? Anyone who drinks Sam's is ok in my book, and Sam's Stout is the dog's bollox :*)

 
Back in the day when I lived in Oregon, there was a little mom and pop market nestled in my neighborhood, a couple of blocks from the elementary school and flanked by houses. I used to walk to it and buy a six-pack of SS Oatmeal Stout for the weekend.  Yum.  And "the dog's bollox"??  Fred, you and your expressions! {#Roflol}BTW - can't get Samuel Smith's here in my town. Ironic, in a place where gambling and prostitution is legal. *shrug*

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 old_shep wrote:
Start sounds just like "Gimme Some Lovin"  -  Spencer Davis Group with Stevie Winwood-1966

 
Start also reminds me of Kula Shaker's version of "Hush."

I love the soaring melodies on this song. Goes to show that a song can be slightly derivative and excellent too.

Posted 13 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
 old_shep wrote:
Start sounds just like "Gimme Some Lovin"  -  Spencer Davis Group with Stevie Winwood-1966

 

I hear that...
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Start sounds just like "Gimme Some Lovin"  -  Spencer Davis Group with Stevie Winwood-1966

Posted 13 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Too bad they stopped short of putting Rod Evans on vocals.
Posted 13 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Those Charlatans!!!!

Clink

 
I know NOTHING!


Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
I'm definitely hearing Stone Roses.

 
Those Charlatans!!!!

Clink

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Love it and the sound of B3, great!
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
An oldie and a goodie!
Posted 14 years ago by SlinkyJ    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

Really? Anyone who drinks Sam's is ok in my book, and Sam's Stout is the dog's bollox :*)
 
Mmmmh... Imperial Stout... Must resist....
Posted 14 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

Oh - they're the clones of Deep Purple, only they drink Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout beer before they perform.

 
Really? Anyone who drinks Sam's is ok in my book, and Sam's Stout is the dog's bollox :*)

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 KitKat wrote:
Hush! Hush!
 


After the shock of this quality flashback, I immediately thought of Hush by Deep Purple as well...
Posted 14 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
 Jeff09 wrote:

You both beat me to it!

 
Me, too!! {#High-five}


Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]

All right!! and the grooving continues after the Kasabians {#Dancingbanana_2}

                                


Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Pope loves the Charlatans thanks Bill
Posted 14 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
 audiophelia wrote:
Haha! Beat me to it!!!
 KitKat wrote:
Hush! Hush!
 
 
You both beat me to it!

Posted 14 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
Haha! Beat me to it!!!
 KitKat wrote:
Hush! Hush!
 


Posted 14 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
Love it, this one is a real good one.
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
This is one of their better tunes for sure, just don't call them Charlatans UK!{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Hush! Hush!
Posted 14 years ago by KitKat    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:


I've never heard of Deep Burple.
 
Oh - they're the clones of Deep Purple, only they drink Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout beer before they perform.

I love this song, anyway. And Billy Joe Royal did the original "Hush," which was written by Joe South ("Walk A Mile In My Shoes.")

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Very early Charlatans. Tim Burgess sounds like he is 14 years old or something!
Posted 14 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
Yep, Deep Burple Hush rip off for sure
 

I've never heard of Deep Burple.
Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
I'm definitely hearing Stone Roses.

 
Madchester, baby, Madchester.

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

Exactly. They should split any royalties with the Roses

 

 On_The_Beach wrote:

I'm definitely hearing Stone Roses.

 


Posted 14 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
An outstanding band!  Thanks Bill
Posted 14 years ago by oilydwarf    [ Reply ]
I'm definitely hearing Stone Roses.

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
... an old favorite from my days as an underground radio DJ. :0)
Posted 14 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
 Rick_V wrote:
Good dance tune. Like the keyboard riff.
 
charlatans are good for that 
Posted 14 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
Good dance tune. Like the keyboard riff.
Posted 15 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
I tend to hear this and think I want to play "Fools Gold" or "Real Real Real" next. Not sure why - maybe the voices are soft in a similar way. Still I like 'em

Posted 15 years ago by adamdbenson    [ Reply ]
 wferrier wrote:


Don't worry, there are a lot of weird synchronistic events going on in the world right now, to a lot of people, I noticed them too.
 

Dude!  So did I !!!!  What the hell is going on??  Like just the other day I was driving at night, and just when I got to a street light, it went out.  How did they know I was there?  They must fear me much more than I had realized.

Posted 15 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Yep, Deep Burple Hush rip off for sure
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]


Posted 15 years ago by spaceman    [ Reply ]
let's up my rating to a 7.7


Posted 15 years ago by paulpaar    [ Reply ]
Kickin'!

7.3
Posted 15 years ago by paulpaar    [ Reply ]
I think they sound a lot like the Stone Roses here.
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
It seems like the Dove's were heavily influenced by this
Posted 15 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
The beginning instrumental licks sound like Deep Purple's "Hush"

*edit* guess I should have backscrolled

Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
This is off Some Friendly, originally.  That is one heck of an album.  This is one of several very good songs.
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I like the Mark Ronson version of this as well - especially the horns.
Posted 15 years ago by radams005    [ Reply ]

"The Charlatans"  —  go figure....


Posted 15 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
out_to_lunch wrote:
Ok this is getting weird. I have a psycho ex who used to play this and Guster, Satellite, as "our songs", so to speak. How bizarre to see them played almost back to back today?? And he wrote me a letter just yesterday too. I don't like omens.... ....ick.....
Don't worry, there are a lot of weird synchronistic events going on in the world right now, to a lot of people, I noticed them too.
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Ok this is getting weird. I have a psycho ex who used to play this and Guster, Satellite, as "our songs", so to speak. How bizarre to see them played almost back to back today?? And he wrote me a letter just yesterday too. I don't like omens.... ....ick.....
Posted 16 years ago by out_to_lunch    [ Reply ]
Still a fun song...bridge is great.
Posted 16 years ago by Radiohead-head    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by kila    [ Reply ]
Krispian wrote:
This song is actually pretty good despite the blatant rip off.
Yup, rip-off or not, it is good. Anybody know if Deep Purple ever took them to task on this one?
Posted 16 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
coffee-eyes wrote:
Always loved this song.
me too. great song
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song.
Posted 17 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
yessmate
Posted 17 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
skidoo wrote:
Haha! Check it out. From the Wikipedia entry for the Stone Roses: Although Brown was a technically poor singer, he was a natural showman and held sway over the crowd throughout live performances. His style influenced the likes of The Charlatans' frontman Tim Burgess (who Brown later mocked during an NME interview for copying his style). My ear rulez! lol
Those 'Rave'-bands happened to sound quite similar to each other. Check out the Happy Mondays, Stone Funkers, etc. Reliable ears, though.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
imille wrote:
this song ALWAYS makes me groove! Thanks for playing it!!!!
Have loved this song from the day it's been published. This should be an 11.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
The introduction is totally taken from Hush by Deep Purple. Shame shame
Sounds to me like the opening chords to Chicago's "I'm a Man" Well my pad is very messy, got whiskers on my chin Never had no problems cause Ive always paid the rent I got no time for lovin Cause my time is all used up I stand outside creatin All the groovy kinds of love Im a man, yes I am and I cant help but love you so Im a man, yes I am and I cant help but love you so
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
this song ALWAYS makes me groove! Thanks for playing it!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by imille    [ Reply ]
phat groove
Posted 17 years ago by stevetipp    [ Reply ]
back in high school's days..... lol
Posted 17 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
Probably. They stopped raiding other countries for plunder, booty, and mayhem several hundred years ago. King_Balt wrote:
is everyone in Sweden this smart?
Posted 17 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
skidoo wrote:
Why does this sound like the Stone Roses?
Haha! Check it out. From the Wikipedia entry for the Stone Roses: Although Brown was a technically poor singer, he was a natural showman and held sway over the crowd throughout live performances. His style influenced the likes of The Charlatans' frontman Tim Burgess (who Brown later mocked during an NME interview for copying his style). My ear rulez! lol
Posted 17 years ago by skidoo    [ Reply ]
Why does this sound like the Stone Roses?
Posted 17 years ago by skidoo    [ Reply ]
Excellent use of excessive vocal echo!
Posted 18 years ago by GlassMan!    [ Reply ]
is everyone in Sweden this smart? fissmoll wrote:
sloppy in a bad way
Posted 18 years ago by King_Balt    [ Reply ]
sloppy in a bad way
Posted 18 years ago by fissmoll    [ Reply ]
most excellent, always takes me back to my youth and even my childhood with the "Zombie/Argent-like" sound. The Zombies
Posted 18 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
Kite_Flyer wrote:
Deep Purple rip off...hush, hush....
This song is actually pretty good despite the blatant rip off.
Posted 18 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
The 90's were as groovy as the mid-late 60's
Posted 18 years ago by Pablo13    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
I thought I heard her calling my name now. -mt-
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Kite_Flyer wrote:
Deep Purple rip off... hush, hush.... woops, didn't read prior comments, guess I wasn't the only one
naaaah nah nah naaaaah nah nah naaaaaaah nah nah naaaaaaaaah
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
And this song is the soundtrack to the current Nissan TV-ad!! Cool! :) Barcelona,Spain
Posted 18 years ago by tro_73    [ Reply ]
Saw these cats at the Vic in Chicago last Wednesday may 24th. Just as I remember from a show I caught some 15 years ago, they are a tight live act who sound almost as good on stage as they do in the studio. Tim Burgess' singing voice in particular is exactly the same on stage as in the studio. I also managed to score a backstage pass and got to hang with the lads for a while. Very cool, humble and mellow folks whose Mancunian accents were so thick they might as well have been speaking Middle Saxon for all I could tell. An excellent time all around and I plan to see them again the next time they're in Chicago.
Posted 18 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
Deep Purple rip off... hush, hush.... woops, didn't read prior comments, guess I wasn't the only one
Posted 18 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
Yay, Bill! Been awhile since I heard this old gem... When it broke I thought it was the next best thing to Pink Floyd -- loved the organ (too bad Rob died too young)... I can still picture rolling down Loveland Pass to work at A-Basin HA! and work included taking turns in the steep and deep...'Twas living a vacation...and this made it even moreso. I know they're still around, but -- long live the Charlatans "old" sound! This song will always kick some major butt, with that signature keyboard action and voice...
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Yee haw, Madchester rave on! Brings me right back to the second summer of love.
Posted 18 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
good to know i wasnt the only one hearing the purple
Posted 18 years ago by th3boon    [ Reply ]
Wow, these guys are underwhelming.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]