Bullet - White Lies, Blue Eyes (1971)

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14 жыл бұрын

Lead vocalist Ernie Sorrentino recorded this song with studio musicians. After "White Lies, Blue Eyes" hit the charts in the fall of 1971... an actual band was formed. Roget Pontbriand (trumpet, keyboard, backup vocals) joined Sorrentino with Joey Stann (organ, sax), George Ruiz (bass), and Mike Micara (drums). Pontbriand later went on to play with K.C. and the Sunshine band and Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music White Boy."
LINK to Bullet's follow-up: "Willpower Weak, Temptation Strong" • Bullet - Willpower Wea...
Lyrics:
[Chorus:]
White lies in her blue eyes
Goodbye is on the way
White lies in her blue eyes
Evil's the game she plays
Well, she's trying to tempt you
With her music and her line
Well, her lips look so inviting
And those sultry eyes
They get to shine
Oh, but look a little deeper
At all that come on stare
Then you might be able
To see what's lying there
It's those
[Repeat chorus]
Don't you ever
Let her get to you
The way that she got to me
Though the signs were plainly written
I just didn't want to see
But she could do most anything
If you give her time
A living testimonial
Don't make me color blind
There are
[Repeat chorus 4x to fade]

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@user-id1kq2ip3l 8 ай бұрын

I'd rather listen to the oldies than today's music

@michaelgeorge5153 8 ай бұрын

Another song that you never hear on oldies radio that should be played more often

@gregorymcgee100 6 ай бұрын

Apparently oldies stations have a very narrow playlist. You are right, this should be played as should hundreds of other great songs that are ignored.

@thomasbarashukis258 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 61 and a half years old. When I was 12 years old I used to play record over and over again. And I still love this song till today. Cool Song!!!!👍😁

@davidhowell1674 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, Much the same story with me 62, this song was on the AM WLS Chicago Radio when I fell in Love forever;

@joebeardfw 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 60 and my older brother bought this at Musicland in NE Mall in Hurst, TX.

@John-hp3ki 3 жыл бұрын

60 in Roanoke, VA. Heard them live in the early 70’s.

@philipcollins408 6 ай бұрын

⁠@@davidhowell1674 "...she could do most anything if you give her time, I'm a living testimony, her love's made me color-blind...". Divinely inspired !

@janbak2306 6 күн бұрын

I still listen to it over and over!💝

@alanlorenz9877 Жыл бұрын

The best cold entry record in history...an absolute fantastic tune

@ChuckHackney 6 ай бұрын

Another absolute fire one hit wonder song from the 70s. This song is just so damn catchy!!! A classic "car drivin" song" ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.

@user-lm6ht5wc2t 10 ай бұрын

My favorite song❤❤❤ Rare song

@sauquoit13456 9 жыл бұрын

On this day in 1971 {October 31st} "Whites Lies, Blue Eyes" by Bullet entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #98; and ten weeks later on January 9th, 1972 it peaked at #28 {for 1 week} and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100... The band had one other Top 100 record, "Willpower Weak, Temptation Strong"; it stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at #96...

@raymondhall2039 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ernie, Bullet came to our small town of Seafood De probably in 1972. I played in the warm up band for you all. We were a high school rock group that the disc jockey hired. We were in all of that night. It’s our one claim to fame! It was one of my greatest moments! And to cap it off you called me up about 10 years ago and we talked for about a half hour or so. Thank you again for your time.

@erniesorrentino1943 Жыл бұрын

It's great to view your comments again and bring back that time of my life. How are you now? Where are u living?

@raymondhall2039 Жыл бұрын

I’m still in the same town where you played that weekend. Seaford De. It was a great time for our little town. I’m 66 now and jamming at times with my grandchildren! 😎. You called me and left a voice mail and said to call. I called back and we talked for awhile! I saved the voicemail for a long time and shared with my old rock Freind’s 😆. Nice to hear from you again!

@paulwalker1443 3 жыл бұрын

One hit wonder in the US, but quite an addictive song that reached only #28 on the US charts in early '72.

@mikesullivan6603 2 жыл бұрын

I am 65 I Rember this Dec 71 I love classic song

@randy5655 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@KevinHaddock-vs5bg 2 ай бұрын

Mike from Pacificia? Yeah, me too: 65.

@cindycrowley4208 4 жыл бұрын

Ernest Sorrentino is my neighbor in South Florida as I type this. He is a great guy. I was only 11 or 12 years old when this song was a hit!

@raymondhall2039 4 ай бұрын

He is! My high school rock band warmed up for Bullet in 1972 in our small town of seaford de. He took the time to call me several years ago and talked about old times. My only claim to fame! 😎

@walterlourie3770 Жыл бұрын

Great song. I was in eighth grade 12-13 years old and living in Chicago at the time it came out. I always thought the lyrics were, “White lies bitter blue eyes”. 😅

@benjaminreece690 3 жыл бұрын

great song when I was 13 remember this song well!

@kylekerwin4993 2 күн бұрын

My older younger self brought me back to listen to this gem!

@KevinHaddock-vs5bg 2 ай бұрын

62 KGW Portland played this. AM radio, 620 KHz. Best tunes of just about any times: 1970 to 1978.

@mjh6833 Ай бұрын

KISN was good too!

@jillhoward1879 4 жыл бұрын

l broke up with my boyfriend when this song had just come out. He said it should be "our song." We were both 12! Great memories, great song. Greg J. if you're out there, sorry 'bout that...

@randy5655 Жыл бұрын

Over 50 years and I still remember it.

@daviddixon2273 9 ай бұрын

Would you believe that back in the day on a near year-round basis the Russian Navy would keep a ship or two at drop-anchor off the coast of South Carolina for the purpose of observing ship traffic at the Charleston Navy Base? And would you believe that even today we occasionally get a letter from one of their sailors telling us how they couldn't wait to get on station so that they could tune their listening devices to 1250 AM WTMA CHARLESTON radio. Apparently it was their favorite music.

@samuelgriffin9364 4 жыл бұрын

Super Hits of the 70s Vol.7 has this awesome song

@60s70sVintageRock 4 жыл бұрын

@Samuel Griffin I got this audio from 'Sounds of the Seventies (Time-Life Music): AM Pop Classics.' These compilations are getting rare!

@ksronlinemedia3798 2 жыл бұрын

My sister got a "record player" back in the 70's along with a random collection of 45's. This song was among them.

@garydykes4350 Жыл бұрын

Great singer.I've always liked it.

@randy5655 2 жыл бұрын

Over 50 years and I found it!

@lasharncampbell8698 7 ай бұрын

I,was 12yrs old when this came out and I had it. Love it. 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

@jayh7187 9 жыл бұрын

rip to an amazing drummer and teacher, michael micara,we all miss you

@DarkFlamage 4 жыл бұрын

I chased the memory of this song for many years until I finally found it. Frustrating when you don't even know for sure if you have the title right. I used to heard this on 89 WLS chicago soooooooooooooo many years ago when AM radio used to play music...and FM Stereo radio was just starting to hit it big.

@60s70sVintageRock 4 жыл бұрын

@DarkFlamage I'm in the Chicago area and this was very big on WLS! Not all the US got as much airplay, but it did hit the Billboard chart that year at #58. Thanks for commenting!

@michaelphinney9294 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up listening to WLS. Fred Winston Bob Sirrot Chris Stevens

@blendflow5752 4 жыл бұрын

WLS Yes, Larry Lujack and Tommy Edwards aka Uncle Lar' and Li'l Tommy (Animal Stories), Fred Winston, et al. Listening to 'LS at Tower Hill... the beach, the dogs, the girls! Life was good... so soooo good.

@ricktraficanti2673 4 жыл бұрын

DarkFlamage when this came out my ass was shipped off to Vietnam

@davidhowell1674 3 жыл бұрын

I live in central IL. and listened to The BIG 89 WLS Always; Met my First Love when this song played & I listened & have loved this song ever-since; Listened to Fred Winston, Larry Lujack, & Little Tommy Animal Stories and Kathleen Sullivan every day. I still have the Animal Story's vinyl LPs Vol. 1, 2 & 3 and the 45-rpm White Lies, Blue Eyes. The Best Times of my Life;

@mikesullivan6603 10 ай бұрын

I was 14 about to be 15 in Dec 1971 classic played here in seattle

@patrickpickford6635 5 жыл бұрын

SUPER SONG FROM THE SUPER '70s!

@robertmasina7388 4 ай бұрын

A neat one hit wonder of a song.

@wayneblack4077 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT UNDERATED SONG!

@joetahoe777 7 жыл бұрын

What the hell happened here?!! This song was NEVER played in the SF Bay Area! Today was the first time I heard it! It was on XM radio and if it wasn't for them I would have missed this classic forever. For one brief moment I was hoping it was a new group, but then I noticed I was on the 70's channel. It figures, all the great music came from that era. What a wonderful sound, something like Styx and Sweet mixed into one. I love it!

@exciter2506 5 жыл бұрын

I listen to a lot of streamed music from Sirius and others, and I have not heard this song ever played. It brings back such memories from my youth. It received quite a bit of airplay in the Chicago area. I lived in Indiana and it was played at the public swimming pool along with Tommy James, Edison Lighthouse, and Ides of March.

@onecake34244 5 жыл бұрын

Same in MN ..Big song

@joydunn2109 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 61 I Remember it too, 1971? They have it on the Jukebox in the Huddle House where I Live, ha ha somebody always plays it over and over too.

@puppycat58 3 жыл бұрын

A forgotten song 🎵 that was awesome

@chuntascott529 Ай бұрын

I agree with you hundred percent I love the oldies and they should play more of it right 👍 on to you

@gregmikulak7700 Жыл бұрын

Always love this song !!

@dhigg36791 10 жыл бұрын

I forgot all about this tune! Love the horns, and feel, great arrangment!

@dday07 4 жыл бұрын

Throw it in a movie or tv show.This video would blow up

@maggiew.2809 11 ай бұрын

Heard this after many years a few years ago. Couldn't remember the name and here it is. Pure gold. I think I was maybe 10.

@mirojugum1339 2 жыл бұрын

FINALLY!!! The opening chorus of this song has been going through my head for DECADES! I used to hear it on radio station KGHO from Hoquiam, Washington back in the day. I finally had to post a video of myself on Facebook a few minutes ago, humming the melody, and getting the lyrics kinda close. Within 10 minutes the mystery had been solved! I'm a happy boy!

@60s70sVintageRock 2 жыл бұрын

Miro Jugum - I love when I find "missing" songs. Glad that you found this one!

@thomasmagnum3588 2 жыл бұрын

You and me both Miro ! July 2022 in Panamá and I wake up today and sing those four words . I don’t do this every day mind you, but enough so that today I finally say to myself “I have got to look up that song, with those killer opening chorus that has been dancing in my head for DECADES!” The only thing that makes sense to me now - as I look back at my 10 year old self in 1971 - this must have been one of the first (?) radio hits to begin with such a powerful introduction . Other songs that immediately begin with vocals (think The Beatles “Hey Jude” or The Carpenters “Goodbye to Love”) did so very quietly, I think. If there was another song that BLASTS its vocal intro like this classic, I hope someone lets me know!

@chuntascott529 2 жыл бұрын

To the person leaving the nice encouragement God bless you ❤️❤️

@alicelam3334 10 жыл бұрын

Great song then and still hasn't lost it's speed ! Love it just as much now. Thanks for this gem.

@WilliamMiller-wk7qf 4 ай бұрын

I had a crush on a blonde haired, Blue eyed girl in Jr. High. Her name was Gina. This song always reminds me of her.

4 жыл бұрын

Great song, you can understand the words!

@rankingrhys9607 2 жыл бұрын

If your criteria for a song is audible lyrics, you don't get to have an opinion

@USCG.Brennan 6 жыл бұрын

Wow......I'd TOTALLY forgotten this great song. THANKS FOR POSTING!!!

@michaelarthurstevenmiller1152 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this one. Takes me back to my high school days circa 1971/72. P.S. drummer does excellent open stroke triplets roll in closing bars of this song, takes great skill.

@Charliegirl2 7 жыл бұрын

I wake up every morning listening to this. Its my alarm song. Love it.

@boblewis1227 4 жыл бұрын

Flashes me back to top 40 AM Radio. Also remember NASCAR using this song as a lead in to race coverage in early 70s. Great song! ROCK ON!

@tonycanaris2102 9 жыл бұрын

I loved this song in my Freshman Years 1972 Great Bass line !

@Frenchblue8 8 жыл бұрын

Fell in love with this song as a little kid. We were on vacation in Chicago and couldn't get enough of it on the radio. when I came home they were not playing it on the NYC stations I listened to. And as far as I know it never got airplay in NYC ever which sucked because I kept trying to sing it to my friends and they're like looking at me like I was nuts. Couldn't find the single either

@Frenchblue8 8 жыл бұрын

Paul Pasternak is that what they're saying? LOL I could never figure those words out right there

@Frenchblue8 8 жыл бұрын

Paul Pasternak yes in her blue eyes is what I always sang along with although I was never sure. Lol Thanks!

@unclezepol1931 6 ай бұрын

Listen forever. 1490 am WFLB. Larry "records" Cannon was the DJ.

@johnyetter5838 2 жыл бұрын

Great song!!!!!

@tonycanaris6521 5 жыл бұрын

Great song I remember from high school. 1972. Freshman year. December 1972 clearly.

@60s70sVintageRock 5 жыл бұрын

Tony Canaris - You probably remember it a year after the fact, because it peaked on the charts from Dec. '71 - Jan. '72. rateyourmusic.com/release/single/bullet_f1/white_lies__blue_eyes___changes_of_mind/

@josiespringfield4808 Жыл бұрын

Love this song and video.

@vickiparlier1345 4 жыл бұрын

Great memories ✌️ ☮️

@trish5294 6 жыл бұрын

Great song!! I still have the 45! Brings back lots of memories!!

@SullyPhotojunkie 4 ай бұрын

Part of the soundtrack of my life. KDWB Minneapolis, St.Paul.

@conniebauer4128 2 ай бұрын

WDGY?

@JamesLopez-wh8ri 7 күн бұрын

For me it was both stations

@geegon50 4 жыл бұрын

Great song! hadn't heard this in years. I was just a young pup stationed at my 1st base in Minot ND 1971.

@peggywarner3200 3 жыл бұрын

If you were at the bars pool that summer I probably saw you there

@geegon50 3 жыл бұрын

I got to Minot in August of 71. I did go by the pool in the summer of 72.

@otisblueswelljr 2 жыл бұрын

Just heard this on an oldies station today. Had to Google to find out the artist. Never heard of the band Bullet.

@alanlorenz9877 Жыл бұрын

A TRUE CLASSIC SOUND FROM THE EARLY 70'S THE BEST TIME FOR MUSIC EVER....

@ronaldjackson5291 4 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@randy5655 2 жыл бұрын

50 years ago and I found it again.

@kenneth.huey55 11 ай бұрын

When the local oldies station, KISN/FM in Portland, played this song, it immediately reminded me of the opening riff in David Bowie's song "Bombers," which was also recorded in 1971. I mean, the similarity is really striking! I doubt Ernie Sorrentino was aware of DB at that point in time, so is it possible that Bowie-- who was famous for his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music-- heard "WL,BE" over there in England and copped the opening phrase?

@LordAmbrosia1 11 ай бұрын

I'm also convinced that Bowie had been listening to Jonesy's Ricochet before writing 1984 (especially in the earlier, unreleased versions featuring mellotron), and he definitely stole part of the melody of Warszawa from Lord Randall by Chico Hamilton.

@solarguy1702 8 ай бұрын

Is that when KISN came back on the air? I think at 97.1 . What a great station that was!

@KevinHaddock-vs5bg 2 ай бұрын

I would listen to 62 KGW and KSLM. Later when FM started to become popular I switched to listening to KINK-FM Portland.

@badoocee1967 9 жыл бұрын

Power Pop of the 70's. NICE!

@garymigliacci2568 2 жыл бұрын

Love the oldies....Thank you for the great memories in =my life...🥰

@garygiampa4175 5 жыл бұрын

hi great song for 1971 by the pool thank you the best I love it

@Strictly60sBandJackson 9 жыл бұрын

The drummer from Bullet - Mike Micara passed away yesterday. After Bullet - Mike was a member of Gary US Bonds band when he made his comeback with the dedication LP

@dr.jamesolack8504 2 жыл бұрын

I recall driving back from Ft. Walton Beach to Illinois in 1971 and listening to ‘8…9…Oh, in Chicaaaaago’ while driving through Mobile, Alabama…..close to 1000 miles away. Seems like yesterday…..

@amyyoung2804 9 жыл бұрын

i loved this song. so glad to rediscover it

@harmonium8198 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting here flipping through the April 1972 issue of Hit Parader (as one does), and I think the lyrics printed there are more accurate than what is presented here. Some changes to consider: When she's trying hard to tempt you With her music and her wine When her lips look so inviting And those sultry eyes begin to shine Won't you look a little deeper Beyond that "come on" stare . . . . But she can do most anything If you give her time I'm living testimony Her love made me color blind

@60s70sVintageRock 2 жыл бұрын

Harmonium - There's often discrepancies between lyrics written/published and what ends up on the recording. I guess only Bobby Flax has the answer, if he's even still living. To me, everything sounds the way it's printed above, except for the last stanza you posted. (I hear 'line' with an L and not 'wine') However, it DOES sound like Ernie S. is singing, "I'm living testimony her love made me color blind." But for now I will probably keep it they way it's 'officially' posted. Also... never knew the Letterman had a version. They change up a couple more words! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9lglpN4qr7NooU.html

@solarguy1702 Жыл бұрын

Funny, I have a 1969 Hit Parader here and it says Led Zeppelin is just a bunch of noise. Be gone soon.

@samuelgriffin4167 2 жыл бұрын

Unrecognizable hit from the early 70s

@solarguy1702 6 жыл бұрын

I looked for this song for 45 years. Can't believe I found it! Thought the band was named Roubideaux as in the town near San Bernardino, CA which is where I heard it first. thank you whoever posted this! I can die content.

@Briboyification 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Remember this from high school

@boblewis1227 6 жыл бұрын

Great song! Rock On!

@pbheaven665 10 жыл бұрын

Loved this song the first time I heard it. Your video works fine for me. Thanks

@60s70sVintageRock 10 жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks! :)

@benjaminreece690 3 жыл бұрын

I was 14 when this came out!

@19Corvette57 14 жыл бұрын

I was 14 when this song was released! Great memories!

@TheCadillaccowboy 5 жыл бұрын

Truly one of if not the best pop songs from the era. As I've read from a DJ's perspective: this was a '0 count' as there was no lead-in to allow them to talk you into the song. It's beginning was "White....". Great song. talent, and performance IMHO.

@DPMillam1865 5 жыл бұрын

Station ID right into the song. Another good one is Temptation Eyes,

@KLOU1580 5 жыл бұрын

0 count. We always called them "cold open"!

@robertrobinson7607 3 жыл бұрын

Lyrical cold open. Love it. When I play it, I always repeat it at least 5 times.

@samuelgriffin4167 Жыл бұрын

If I get the best music out of the early seventies it'll be at a local record store

@michaelgeorge5153 Жыл бұрын

if you find it, let me know like a four leaf clover

@josephharris6062 6 жыл бұрын

Love the harmony and piano!!🎼🎹🎵🎵🎵

@samuelgriffin4167 2 жыл бұрын

January 1972 was a far cry memory but the music movies and television shows were definitely on point 50 years ago

@user-id1kq2ip3l 8 ай бұрын

January 1972 timeline

@benjaminhenry5762 2 жыл бұрын

Havent heard this since the year it came out! Was aired for acouple of months then disappeared.

@philgoulding2193 5 ай бұрын

It's quite a way from their usual style. but the Lettermen did a good cover of this. sounding very similar!

@60s70sVintageRock 5 ай бұрын

Phil Goulding - Just an fyi, this is the *American* one-hit wonder studio band named Bullet. Not to be confused with the British band of the same name, in approximately the same time frame. To add to the confusion, there's also a Swedish band named Bullet, but they are more recent! The Letterman's cover of this song was very good!

@philgoulding2193 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! Apparently it wasn't all 3 Lettermen. just lead singer Tony Butala who recorded it under the Lettermen name....@@60s70sVintageRock

@60s70sVintageRock 5 ай бұрын

@@philgoulding2193Thanks for that info and thanks for listening!

@joeschreiber1657 10 жыл бұрын

GREAT SONG WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL

@joeschreiber1657 9 жыл бұрын

GREAT SONG-----BIG IN CANADA

@timholt9948 3 жыл бұрын

This one popped in my head havnt heard it since it was out

@marccharboneau4463 2 жыл бұрын

All oldies... all the time!

@benjaminreece690 2 жыл бұрын

I was 14 when this cam out!

@saxon1177 2 жыл бұрын

I was 12 when this came out and I remember thinking how repetitious it sounded back then, too.

@philipmanning5148 2 ай бұрын

When i first heard this i thought it was the Hollies.

@boblewis1227 6 жыл бұрын

Damn fine song. Rock On!

@bigjoe4110 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you M r. Pontbriand, for this great song and all of your other musical contributions!!!!!!!

@46razzledazzle 13 жыл бұрын

Love those blue eyes and I can see the evil hidden behind them. I loved this song. It got little air play in the Pittsburgh area. I don't forget good songs. Thanks for posting.

@checkoutricardo4571 8 жыл бұрын

GREAT song

@samuelgriffin4167 2 жыл бұрын

Dick Bartley Classic Countdown on CBS FM 101.1 used to play music like this

@joepro1964 11 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yea. Luved this jam on WFLB 1490 AM as an 8 year old. I remember recording this on my brothers' portable cassette player. I placed the unit next to the radio speaker. Tried to time hitting the record button without getting the DJ's voice. haha. Still luv this jam today. Nice post. Thanks.