Boogie Motel – PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture

I thought it was time for another 1970s arena rock track. This one is more of a ballad which you didn’t get much from Foghat. This was one of their biggest singles.

Their lead singer during this time was David “Lonesome Dave” Peverett. Dave Peverett was a good singer, guitar player, and songwriter. Other Foghat alumni who made their mark elsewhere in music include replacement lead vocalist Charlie Huhn, who was also in Humble Pie and in Ted Nugent’s band before that. Also, Foghat guitarist Bryan Bassett is better known as the lead strings on “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry.

I always liked their name…Foghat…it just sounds like a cool rock and roll name. Foghat was born out of the blues band Savoy Brown. Dave Peverett, the drummer Roger Earl, and the bassist Tony Stevens quit that band and decided to form their own band in 1970. The band wanted to take the sound of Savoy Brown a step further and add a rock edge to its basic boogie blues. The name Foghat was taken from a word that Peverett and his brother, John, had invented in a Scrabble game. I also looked up the name and it said… Foghat: A euphemism for getting high on marijuana.

Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool) peaked at #23 on the Billboard 100 and #33 in Canada in 1979. This was their second-highest charting single…right behind the #20 Slow Ride. This song is from the album Boogie Motel. The album peaked at #35 on the Billboard Album Charts.

This album was a little different from their earlier ones. They sounded a bit more radio-friendly on this album. Another song that charted on the album was Somebody’s Been Sleepin’ in My Bed. The band is still out there playing and releasing albums. Unfortunately, Lonesome Dave passed away in 2000 from kidney cancer. For me…he was the band.

Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)

It’s all behind meThere’s good luck up aheadCan’t break what’s left of my heartOnce bitten twice shyI hate to see it all fall apartFirst love I had I was seventeen and I was youngerLove to us was some kind of gameAnd all my letters said I would never forget herNow I can’t recall her name

The first time I was a foolnever knew that love could be so cruelIt happened againThird time luckyOh Yeah

I was in love one timeI thought it was the real thingBut I kept the feelings to myselfAfraid to show themExpecting her to knowIt’s the reason she found someone else

It’s all behind meThere’s good luck up aheadCan’t break what’s left of my heartOnce bitten twice shyI hate to see it all fall apart

The first time I was a foolnever knew that love could be so cruelIt happened againThird time luckyOh Yeah

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Tag: Boogie Motel

Foghat – Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)