Eric Howard Carmen nació el 11 de agosto de 1949 en Cleveland, Ohio, Estados Unidos. Desde muy joven, mostró un talento notable para la música. Se le vio siempre interesado en aprender a tocar instrumentos y en componer sus propias melodías. Criado en una familia con inclinaciones musicales, Carmen recibió una formación sólida en música clásica y rock and roll.
En los años 60, Carmen se unió a su primera banda, The Choir, una banda local que tuvo cierto éxito con su sencillo “It’s Cold Outside”. Posteriormente, en 1970, Eric cofundó The Raspberries, una banda de power pop con la que alcanzaría fama nacional. La banda se distinguió por sus melodías pegajosas y armonías vocales, influenciadas por grupos británicos como The Beatles y The Who.
Con The Raspberries, Carmen y sus compañeros lanzaron éxitos como “Go All The Way”, “Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” y “I Wanna Be With You”. Sus canciones lograron posiciones destacadas en las listas de éxitos de Estados Unidos, incrementando la popularidad de la banda en los años 70.
Después de la disolución de The Raspberries en 1975, Eric Carmen decidió lanzar su carrera como solista. En 1975, publicó su álbum de debut homónimo, Eric Carmen. En este disco se incluyen varios de sus mayores éxitos personales, como “All By Myself” y “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again”. “All By Myself” se convirtió en un gran éxito internacional, alcanzando el número 2 en las
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We was young
And still believed in a hard days night
But no one seemed to understand
That there was no relief in sight
The company man
Hes got his nose glued to the charts
He says the records doin fine
But now the group is fallin apart
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause there isnt anyone to blame
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause nothin ever stays the same
Well we was locked in image prison
Waitin for that break
We was raped, reshaped and tryin to escape
Caught in a rock and roll time warp
Just tryin to find the way to get out
Four years on
And things were really gettin too intense
Critics ravin bout our album
But were makin fifty cents
And in the end
We was facin the hard, cold truth
So tomorrow come what may
Looks like its ricky and the tooth
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause there isnt anyone to blame
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause nothin ever stays the same
Well we was locked in image prison
Waitin for that break
We was raped, reshaped and tryin to escape
Caught in a rock and roll time warp
Just tryin to find the way to get out
We gave it everything we had to give
But it was gettin so tough
Too much frustration makes it hard to live
I think enough is enough
I said enough is enough
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause there isnt anyone to blame
I hope theres no hard feelings
cause nothin ever stay the same
While we was locked in image prison
Waitin for that break
We was raped, reshaped and tryin to escape
Caught in a rock and roll time warp
Just tryin to fine the way to get out
Lemme out, lemme out
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I gotta get out
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I gotta gotta gotta get out
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I gotta get out
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Lemme out