Classic performance of Show Your Hand from 'Average White Band'. Taken from their appearance on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', first broadcast in 1973. Newly restored in HD
The Average White Band (also known as AWB) were a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They were best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The bands' other notable hits include: "Cut the Cake", "Queen of My Soul", "School Boy Crush", "A Love Of Your Own", "Atlantic Avenue", "Work to Do" and "Let's Go Round Again".
AWB have influenced others, such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians, including the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, TLC, The Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Christina Milian, and Arrested Development, making them the 15th most sampled act in history.
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Lyrics:
I've been watchin' how you look at me
Tryna figure out what have I got to do to call you
But you won't give me a clue
Now, people say I'm a gambling man
That I don't give away more than I can
But this game's gettin' heavy
And I don't know if you're ready
For all the things I have in mind
I'll have to wait my time
Until you show your hand
Well, I've been advised not to mess around
Everybody said that you are a hard nut to crack
They say you don't give your love away
'Cause you might not get it back
But, this time I feel that I'm gettin' in deep
But in my heart, where my money used to be
Now the stakes are much higher
My soul is on fire
There's nothin' I can do
But see it through
Show your hand
Won't ya, show your hand?
Let me be a lovin' man, yeah
Show your hand
Well, just show your hand to me
Now, don't be afraid to lose, yeah
So even if it breaks me
You know you can make me
There is nothin' I can do
Average White Band
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