How Long

Cause I ain't quite as dumb.

That's English band Ace with How Long Has This Been Going On.

Now Paul Carrick, he shared lead vocals on that particular track before embarking on a very successful solo career.

Queen before that with I Want To Break Free, one of the songs the boys performed at almost all of their concerts.

You know the incredible voice of Paul Carrick.

From the ace hit, How Long, to Tempted by Squeeze, to several hits with Mike and the Mechanics, and his solo projects.

But Paul's love for music goes deeper than just pop.

He's always had a penchant for traditional country artists, such as George Jones, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, and many others.

Welcome, welcome.

Paul, your body of work goes so deep that me and Rick were talking a little earlier that we could talk about this forever, everything you've done.

But our audience surely knows of all the hits with Ace and How Long and Roxy and Squeeze and even with Mike and the Mechanics and on and on.

But today, today's a special day, Rick.

I did this thing yesterday where I was just playing tracks.

My- first of all, my wife Lauren said, "I don't know who Paul Carrack is." I went, "Well, you know, you're not the only one, but..." And I played her How Long, you know.

I, I played her Mike and the Mechanics, you know.

Yeah.

So the first time I sang really was with, was the first Ace album.

Okay.

And, uh, how long? Yeah.

That's it.

To take us out, Genesis, Turn It On Again.

Ace, How Long?, 1974, featuring Paul Carrack on vocals.

The Temptations, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, that was released in 1973.

Thank you very much for tuning in and I'll see you next time.

Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again.

[tape rewinding]

[tape rewinding][singing] How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Well, your friends with defensive persuasion don't admit that it's part of a scheme.

But I can't help but have my suspicion, 'cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem.