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ShineMr. Big

Released: August 28, 2001

Songwriter: Richie Zito Richie Kotzen

Producer: Richie Zito

[Verse 1]
I never really feel quite right, and I don't know why
All I know is something's wrong
Every time I look at you, you seem so alive
Tell me how do you do it, walk me through it
I'll follow in every footstep

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe on your own, you take a cautious step
'til you wanna give it up, but all I want is for you to

[Chorus]
Shine
Shine down on me
Shine on this life that's burnin' out

[Verse 2]
I say a lot of things sometimes that don't come out right
And I act like I don't know why
I guess a reaction's all I was lookin' for, yeah
When you looked through me, you really knew me
Like no one else ever looked before

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe on your own, you take a cautious step
'til you wanna give it up, but all I want is for you to

[Chorus]
Shine
Shine down on me
Shine on this life that's burning out
(I know, I know, girl, you got something)

[Chorus]
Shine (Shine it on to me)
Shine down on me (I wanna feel it)
Shine on this life that's burning out

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe on your own, you take a cautious step
'til you wanna give it up, but all I want is for you to

[Chorus]
Shine
Shine down on me (Just show me somethin')
Shine on this life that's burning out
(You give me something that I never know)

[Chorus]
Shine (It's gonna get with you if you can show me your way)
Shine down on me (I wanna know what's goin' on in your life)
Shine on this life that's burning out
(Don't you know I want you to)

[Chorus]
Shine
Shine down on me
Shine on this life that's burning (out)

Mr. Big

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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