| Intro |
C F C F C F C G (2x)
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| Oh yeah,( | doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | D | A | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| Chorus |
| Bb | F |
| Sha-la-la-la- | la-la my lady |
| C |
| In the sun with your hair undone |
| Bb | Dm |
| Can you hear me now | calling your name |
| C | G | A | |
| From | across the bay |
| Bb | F |
| A summer's day | laughing and a-hidin' |
| C | A | G | F |
| Chasing love | out on | Thunder | Island |
| F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| (Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) hey, hey, hey, hey |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | D | A | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| Verse 1 |
| Bb | F |
| She was the color of the | Indian summer |
| C |
| And we shared the hours without number |
| Bb | Dm |
| Until one day when the | skies turned dark |
| C | G | A | |
| And the | winds grew wild |
| Bb | F |
| Caught by the rain and | blinded by the lightnin' |
| C | A | G | F |
| We rode the storm out | there on | Thunder | Island |
| Solo |
F C G (3x)
| Verse 2 |
| Bb(hold) | F(hold) |
| I held her close | until the storm passed |
| C(hold) |
| And we fell down laughing in the wet grass |
| Bb(hold) | Dm(hold) | C(hold) | G | A |
| Both our bodies | drying in the sun | shine, sweet sunshine |
| Chorus |
| Bb | F | |
| So, | sha-la-la-la- | la-la my lady |
| C |
| In the sun with your dress undone |
| Bb | Dm |
| Now, every mile a | way and every day |
| C | G | A | |
| Cuts a | little bit deeper |
| Bb | F |
| I'll remember the | nights in the cool sand |
| C | A | G | F |
| Making love | out on | Thunder | Island |
| F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| (Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) hey, hey, hey, hey |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) goodbye Thunder Island |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
| C | F | C | F | C | F | C | G(hold) | |
| ( | Doo | doo doo doo | Doo | doo doo | Doo | doo | doo doo | doo) |
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| "Thunder Island" | ||||
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| Single by Jay Ferguson | ||||
| from the album Thunder Island | ||||
| B-side | "Magic Moment" | |||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 (album version) 3:19 (single version) | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jay Ferguson | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Szymczyk | |||
| Jay Ferguson singles chronology | ||||
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"Thunder Island" is a song by American musician Jay Ferguson. It is the title track and lead single from the 1977 album of the same name. The song peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of April 1, 1978.[1] The recording features Joe Walsh on guitar. In Canada, it reached No. 8.[2]
As "Thunder Island" was Ferguson's highest-ranking song on the charts, he is sometimes tagged a one-hit wonder. However, he achieved an additional hit with the song "Shakedown Cruise" which reached No. 31 on the Hot 100 the week of June 23, 1979.[1] Ferguson had also scored hits with his two previous bands: "I Got a Line on You" by Spirit and "Run Run Run" by Jo Jo Gunne reached the top 40 in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
Chart performance
| Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 8 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 9 |
Use in popular culture
- The 2013 film Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
- Episode 13 of Season 5 of the TV show Breaking Bad
- The 2004 film Miracle
- In "Island Adventure", a Season 17 episode of the TV show Family Guy
- Episode 4 of Season 4[4] of the TV series Good Girls[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Jay Ferguson - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. 1979-04-08. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-04-08. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ "Music from Good Girls S4E04".
- ^ "Good Girls". NBC.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.