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I want to be your knight in shining armor
I want to be your knight in shining armor
I'll come to you in the middle of the night |
Peter Cross is the songwriter, the singer, the arranger, and the producer.
Commentary:
Knight in Shining Armor was written during the darkest and loneliest time in my life, and it is the kind
of song I always wanted to write. It is pure rock and roll, and it's in the Bo Diddley groove which I love like a musical
orgasm. It's hard to write in that groove because Bo has filled it up almost completely and there's not much room left, but
it's as sexy as rock and roll music can be because Bo put his finger on the musical G spot. Knight in Shining Armor reflects
my particular experience becoming an available male in the 1990's. It seems as if women have resurrected the Scarlet O'Hara
teenage dream of the perfect man, one who will always love them, cherish them, protect them, bring home the paycheck, play
with the kids, be forever caring, and never, never, ever, under any circumstances "cheat" on them. During the 1960's and
early 1970's, this stereotype fantasy man was retired into the background for a while in favor of realism, and it became OK
to break the rules and improvise new roles. It worked for the times. But now, for reasons dating back into the 1980's when
Aids became a real fear, the fantasy of the Knight in Shining Armor has returned in full force to plague the female
population by setting them up for a long fall when they find out their ideal man is a real human with weaknesses they
didn't know about. So in this song, I step out front and say to all women everywhere "I'll be your Knight in Shining Armor".
Within the world of music, this is possible, this can be true, even though in real life it's highly unlikely.
Music, lyrics, text, and web page design copyright 1996 © Peter Cross
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