Nick Beggs
Nick Beggs (born Nicholas Leighton Beggs, 15 December 1961,Winslow, Buckinghamshire) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of Kajagoogoo and formerly Iona and Ellis, Beggs, & Howard.
Personal life
His parents were Herby and Joan Beggs, and he has a younger sister, Jacqueline. Nick's father left when he was young but came back into his life at a later age. In November 1979, Beggs' mother died of cancer, leaving him to care for his sister, who was then 15. He took a job as a dustman upon leaving school.
Nick's daughter Lula was born 29 May 1991, and his first marriage ended in 1994 with Eleni Gagoushi. He had another daughter, Willow Beggs, in 2002 by his girlfriend Ann Staniford, whom he married in 2003. He is now also stepfather to Ann's children Olivia, Jake and Callum Keenan. Nick currently lives in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Career
Beggs' first band Johnny and the Martians (formed when he was 10) consisted of two friends on trumpet and acoustic guitar and Beggs on drums. He went to Linslade Secondary School. After attending art school, in 1978 Beggs formed the band Art Nouveau, with Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode. Chris Hamill (Limahl) joined the band in 1981 and at Beggs' suggestion it was renamed Kajagoogoo. The release of the first single, "Too Shy", in January 1983 saw the band on a promotional tour as the record reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
Look at Us
Look at Us is the debut album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1965 by Atco Records. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold for the sales of 500,000 copies.
The album has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.
Album information
Shortly after their single "I Got You Babe" had reached number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic, Sonny Bono quickly put together an album for himself and Cher to release in late 1965 to capitalize on its success. Much like the single, this album was also a hit, peaking at the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 for 8 weeks. It also went top ten in the UK, reaching #7. Other than "I Got You Babe", the album contains the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit single "Just You" and the minor hit single "The Letter", which peaked at #75.
Track listing
Side A
Look at Us (song)
"Look at Us" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in September 1991 as the third single from the album Pocket Full of Gold. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Gill and Max D. Barnes.
"Look at Us" features a pedal steel guitar intro from John Hughey, who was known for his "crying steel" method of playing by using the higher ranges of the instrument. Of this solo, Gill said that it "makes that song recognizable by what happens before any words even get sung."
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1991.
Chart performance
References
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Nick Beggs
ALBUMS
- Stick Insect released: 2000
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by Sarina Paris
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by Serena Paris
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by John Pizzarelli
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by Craig Morgan
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by Vince Gill
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by Paatos
Look At Us
by: Sarina ParisFor all the times I really ever wouldn't be
Look at us baby, look at us now
For every day that I should have you by my side
We'll make it baby, look at us now
For every night I pray, I know that you would say
Look at us baby, look at us now
Remembering the time our love was not so fine
We made it, baby, look at us now, baby look at us
Everybody believed we would never be
Look at us up above, we are so in love
Every day in you arms, baby can't go wrong
We are strong, look at us now
For all the times I meet, we ever were to be
Look at us baby, look at us now
For everyday that I, should have you by my side
We'll make it baby, look at us now
For every night I pray, I know that you would say
Look at us baby, look at us now
Remembering the time, our love was not so fine
We made it, baby, look at us now, baby, look at us
Baby, look at us, baby, look at us
Baby, look at us, baby, look at us
Everybody believed, we would never be
Look at us up above, we are so in love
Every day in you arms, baby can't go wrong
We are strong, look at us now
For every night I dream, together you and me
Look at us baby, look at us now
You're like the flower bloom, the glowing of the moon
We'll make it baby, look at us now
For every one believe that we could never be
Look at us baby, look at us now
Now all the hurt is gone, I knew it all along
We make it, baby, look at us now
Baby, look at us, baby, look at us
Baby, look at us, baby, look at us, baby, look at us
For every night I dream, baby, look at us
For every night I dream, baby, look at us
For every night I dream, baby, look at us
For every night I dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
For every night, I dream, the more I do believe
Look at us, baby, look at us now
All cleared up in the sky, our love will meant tonight
We'll make it, baby, look at us now
And all you ever do, I know you would be true
Look at us, baby, look at us now
A story of a guy is one to never die
We'll make it, baby, look at us now, baby, look at us
For all the times I really ever would to be
Look at us, baby, look at us now
For everyday that I should have you by my side
We'll make it, baby, look at us now
For every night I pray, I know that you would say
Look at us, baby, look at us now
Remembering the time, our love was not so fine
We made it, baby, look at us now
Baby, look at us, baby, look at us