Centerfold

by J. Geils Band

Top hit from: 31.01 to 13.03.1982

The J. Geils Band /ˌdʒeɪ ˈɡaɪlz/ is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are best known for their 1981 single, "Centerfold" which charted #1 in the U.S. in early 1982. The band played R blues-rock in the 1970s before moving towards a more pop-influenced sound in the 1980s. Since its initial break-up in 1985, the band has reunited several times.
The band started as an acoustic blues trio in the mid 1960s, with singer and guitarist John Geils, bassist Danny Klein (Dr. Funk) and harmonica player Richard Salwitz (stage name Magic Dick).
The band formed under the name 'Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels', while Geils was attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a couple of semesters. In 1967, the band switched focus, starting to play electric guitar and bass and recruiting drummer Stephen Jo Bladd and fast-talking ex-disc jockey singer Peter Wolf, born Peter Blankenfeld, both from Boston. They became the J. Geils Blues Band, later dropping the word "Blues" from the band name. The following year, former fan Seth Justman joined as an organist. The group signed to Atlantic Records in 1970.
Although living in Boston, the band had always

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Lyrics

Does she walk? does she talk? does she come complete?
My homeroom angel always pulled me -]
I see her in that neglige is really just too much
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold, Angel is a centerfold [x2]
Now listen... its okay, I understand
this ain't no never-never land
I hope that when this fish is gone
I'll see you when your clothes on
take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it
Take it to a motel, and take'em off in private
a part of me has just been wrecked
the pages from my mind are stripped,
oh no! I can't deny it. oh yeah I got to buy it
Alright! alright! 1 2 3 4...
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold, Angel is a centerfold [x2]