John Warren Geils, Jr., conocido como J. Geils, fue un guitarrista estadounidense nacido en Nueva York el 20 de Febrero de 1946. Su padre fue un gran influenciador respecto a su carrera profesional, ya que aparte de haber sido un ingeniero que laboraba para los Laboratorios Bell, era un gran fanático del jazz; el joven John escuchaba todos los álbumes de jazz que su padre tenía en casa y fue acompañado por su padre a un concierto del gran Louis Armstrong. Geils estudió Ingeniería Mecánica en el Instituto Politécnico de Worcester luego de tener una breve estancia en la Universidad del Noroeste, donde hizo parte de su banda marcial como trompetista.
En 1968, junto a otros músicos, conformó "The J. Geils Blues Band", a la cual tiempo después le quitaron el "blues" al nombre. Al principio, querían interpretar "blues rock", pero, conforme pasaron los años, se orientaron más hacia el rock puro y en algunos momentos nadie conocía cuál era su enfoque. Lo cierto, es que fueron pioneros en el uso de la armónica como instrumento principal, gracias al aporte de su vocalista, Peter Wolf. Llegó la época de los ochenta, donde lograron su mayor éxito comercial y musical, pero en 1983, empezó la disolución del grupo, con la salida de Wolf, consumada en 1985.
Desde ahí, Geils abandonó la música, dedicándose a las carreras de autos y a la restauración de autos clásicos, reuniéndose esporádicamente con sus antiguos compañeros, pero estos le jugaron una mala pasada al reunirse sin él en varias ocasiones, generando demandas judiciales por su parte y abandonándolos en futuros planes de reunión. Geils murió el 11 de Abril de este año, por causas naturales.
Su mayor éxito, es el que compartiré a continuación de estas líneas. "Centerfold" fue lanzada el 13 de Septiembre de 1981 y trata sobre un hombre que descubre que su antiguo amor de escuela aparecía en las páginas centrales de una publicación tipo Playboy. El tema fue escrito por Seth Justman y estuvo liderando las listas norteamericanas por seis semanas seguidas en 1982, hito también logrado en Australia.
¡Sírvanse escuchar y deleitarse con este tema!
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"-Come on!-"
"Does she walk? Does she talk?
Does she come complete?
My homeroom homeroom angel,
always pulled me from my seat."
"She was pure like snowflakes,
no one could ever stain,
the memory of my angel,
could never cause me pain."
"Years go by, I'm lookin' through a girly magazine,
and there's my homeroom angel on the pages in between"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold -wooh!-,
my memory has just been sold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Slipped me notes under the desk,
while I was thinkin' about her dress,
I was shy, I turned away,
before she caught my eye."
"I was shakin' in my shoes,
whenever she flashed those baby blues,
something had a hold on me,
when angel passed close by."
"Those soft, fuzzy sweaters,
too magical to touch,
to see her in that negligée,
is really just too much."
"My blood runs cold,
yeah, my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold -oh, yeah!-,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Yeah, now listen,
"Does she walk? Does she talk?
Does she come complete?
My homeroom homeroom angel,
always pulled me from my seat."
"She was pure like snowflakes,
no one could ever stain,
the memory of my angel,
could never cause me pain."
"Years go by, I'm lookin' through a girly magazine,
and there's my homeroom angel on the pages in between"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold -wooh!-,
my memory has just been sold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Slipped me notes under the desk,
while I was thinkin' about her dress,
I was shy, I turned away,
before she caught my eye."
"I was shakin' in my shoes,
whenever she flashed those baby blues,
something had a hold on me,
when angel passed close by."
"Those soft, fuzzy sweaters,
too magical to touch,
to see her in that negligée,
is really just too much."
"My blood runs cold,
yeah, my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold -oh, yeah!-,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Yeah, now listen,
it's okay, I understand,
this ain't no Never-Never Land,
I hope that when this issue's gone,
I'll see you when your clothes are on."
"Take your car, yes we will,
we'll take your car and drive it,
we'll take it to a motel room,
and take 'em off in private."
"A part of me has just been ripped,
the pages from my mind are stripped,
oh no, I can't deny it,
oh, yeah, I guess I gotta buy it."
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold -wooh!-,
my memory has just been sold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Alright, alright!
One, two, three, four!"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold, oh, yeah!,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
this ain't no Never-Never Land,
I hope that when this issue's gone,
I'll see you when your clothes are on."
"Take your car, yes we will,
we'll take your car and drive it,
we'll take it to a motel room,
and take 'em off in private."
"A part of me has just been ripped,
the pages from my mind are stripped,
oh no, I can't deny it,
oh, yeah, I guess I gotta buy it."
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold -wooh!-,
my memory has just been sold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"Alright, alright!
One, two, three, four!"
"My blood runs cold,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
"My blood runs cold, oh, yeah!,
my memory has just been sold,
my angel is the centerfold,
-Angel is the centerfold!-"
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