Best known for his hits hes gonna step on you again and tokoloshe man, john kongos has sold over 25 million copies as a songwriter andor artist since the 1970s, with various number one and top ten hits in england, france, germany, australia, south africa and other countries. Hard like rock aint got no soul he can make the sun feel cold. Get on your knees scream please that man just love to tease. Elton sidemen ray cooper, caleb quaye, dave glover, roger pope, sue glover and sunny leslie pretty much the crew from johns 1971 epic madman across the water are all excellent here. Producer gus dudgeon plays chair squeak, rusty tin, and earth drums on step on you, john kongos adding castanets, creating a phil spector stereo nightmare. Yet his career was already into its second decade and second continent, and was heavily intersecting with budding superstar elton johns orbit by the dawn of the 70s. Make your bed up high pray into the sky close the window. Regal zonophone 2 c00693030 m,regal zonophone 2 c006. Paul oakenfold, steve osborne john kongoss tokoloshe. Dwights madmanera band is helping kongos out here as well. Kongos expanded edition by john kongos 50929456648 cd. Listen to your favorite songs from kongos by john kongos now. Put an eclipse on the moon make a little cloud forty day monsoon.
Chords for john kongos hes gonna step on you again. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Hes gonna step on you again, a song by john kongos on spotify. When that bad man say tonight is the night you are dead. Listen free to john kongos the tokoloshe man tokoloshe man, jubilee cloud and more. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He hit the big time when he moved to london and released hes gonna step on you again and tokoloshe man, both of which made top 10 in the uk. It featured on the 1990 elektra compilation album, rubaiyat. John kongas tokoloshe man totp chart rundown 1971 hq. Tokoloshe man was a 1971 uk hit single by john kongos, released on fly records. Aug 30, 2016 produced by elton john producer, gus dudgeon. Tokoloshe man john kongos 1001 south african songs you. Apr 04, 2008 john kongos kongos 1971 fly uk by the early seventies, john kongos had been an established artist in south africa for many years, but to most of the british public in the 1970s, john kongos was a twohit wonder, only known for his two great 1971 chart successes, tokoloshe man, and hes gonna step on you again. He recorded his first album for pye records newly formed progressive label dawn in 1970 before signing to fly cube records with whom he enjoyed two successful and highly creative hit singles hes gonna step on you again and tokoloshe man.
It stayed in the uk singles chart top 10 for five weeks, peaking at number. Check out tokoloshe man by john kongos on amazon music. Yet his career was already into its second decade and second continent, and was heavily intersecting with budding superstar elton john s orbit by the dawn of the 70s. The album kongos was released in 1972 and was a uk chart hit. John kongos was, apparently, really hot in south africa in the sixties and seventies, and you can see why from this album. After relocating to britain to follow a musical career, his first album, confusions about a goldfish 1970, was unsuccessful. All john kongos lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. The tokoloshe man, an album by john kongos on spotify. Tokoloshe man became a top 5 smash on the uk singles chart for john kongos in 1971. Uk released october 2014 kongos by john kongos on esoteric eclec 2466 barcode 50929456648 breaks down as follows 79. Tokoloshe man plus, a compilation of songs by john kongos. Kongoss other big hit was tokoloshe man, which featured on the tv show life on mars and the cd soundtrack. It stayed in the uk singles chart top 10 for five weeks, peaking at number 4. Dont recognize no hawk dont recognize no dove bad tokoloshe man he dont even recognize love and it makes no difference if youre yellow or youre red when that bad man say tonight is the night you are dead.
Try to run, get a gun he just laugh it make it more fun. Make your bed up high pray into the sky close the window, close the door make no difference if youre rich or poor get on your knees, scream, please that man just. His second album kongos made the top 30 of the uk albums chart, but. He is best known for his 1971 top 10 hit single, hes gonna step on you again, on which happy mondays based their hit step on. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Lunatic is the second studio album by south african rock band kongos. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play. John theodore kongos born 6 august 1945 is a south african singer and songwriter. John kongos free music downloads, videos, lyrics, cds, mp3s, bio. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Tokoloshe man 1988 rock john kongos download rock music. Here you can buy and download music mp3 john kongos. Kongos expanded edition by john kongos 50929456648. John kongos tokoloshe man single version 1971 youtube. John kongas tokoloshe man totp chart rundown 1971 hq audio. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri.
You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. After signing with epic records, they rereleased the album on february 25, 2014. Songwriter, musician and engineer, born 1945, johannesburg, south africa. John kongos kongos 1971 fly uk by the early seventies, john kongos had been an established artist in south africa for many years, but to most of the british public in the 1970s, john kongos was a twohit wonder, only known for his two great 1971 chart successes, tokoloshe man, and hes gonna step on you again. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Chords for john kongos hes gonna step on you again rare. John kongostokoloshe manmake your bed up high pray into the sky close the window close the door makes no difference if youre rich or poor. It was released independently by tokoloshe on december 28, 2012.
I have changed the audio to tokoloshe man by john kongs in december 1971. Kongoss other big hit was tokoloshe man, which featured on the tv show. Tokoloshe man, a song by john kongos on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Make your bed up high pray into the sky close the window close the door makes no difference if youre rich or poor. It shows a guy who could belt em out with the best of the white british rockers of that time. But as good as those tracks are, it is the energy of tokoloshe man, the ecstasy of jubilee cloud, and the insanity of hes gonna step on you again that make this album timeless. And it makes no difference if youre yellow or youre red when that bad man say. This classic 1972 album on elektra by john kongos has queencars director roy thomas baker remixing superb production by gus dudgeon, the man who created many an elton john hit. Jan 10, 2017 top of the pops chart rundown with members of the audience dancing to amarillo. John kongos tokoloshe man lyrics make your bed up high pray into the sky close the window close the door makes no difference if youre rich or poor. Watch the video for tokoloshe man from john kongos s the tokoloshe man for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Kongos s other big hit was tokoloshe man, which featured on the tv show life on mars and the cd soundtrack. Grab it while you can, or at least download the first and last tracks. A list of songs by john kongos, which albums they are on and links to where to find them on. Vinyl 7 john kongos tokoloshe man 1971, vinyl discogs. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Kongos previous single release was hes gonna step on you again, another number 4 uk chart hit. John kongos tokoloshe man lyrics at the lyric archive.