CHUCK WICKS

                                                                      ft. JIMMIE ALLEN

                                                               "On and On" 

                                                               Verge Records

When it comes to performing a cover a song, there are only two ways to go about it. You can either give it your own spin and completely reimagine it, or you can honor the original version of it by staying true to its origins. 

Chuck Wicks teams with Jimmie Allen on his latest release “On and On,” a cover of the 1977 Top 20 from Stephen Bishop.

Keeping very close to the original version, Wicks tells that it’s the first song that he learned to play on guitar, and while it has been covered by several artists in different genres, this is the first time that it’s being done in the country music format.

Wicks has always carried a soft rock/R&B flavored influence in his songs (i.e. “Old School”), but by adding hot newer artist Jimmie Allen to the mix, we really get to excitedly hear the two perfectly elevate their outstanding vocals on a song that seems tailor made for both of them.

Heartbreak, cheating, and lost love is the major focus of the lyric.

Allen sings us through the opening verse - backed by a feel-good vibe - as he tells of the pretty women in Jamaica who only will break your heart, while Wicks tackles the second verse by introducing us to a fella named Jimmy who witnesses his woman kissing another man.

The chorus delivers a small dose of positivity and perseverance into the otherwise sad tale when they sing of smiling through the tears of heartbreak, and ultimately, it ends on a carefree high note when they sing the final verse: 

“Got the sun on my shoulders

And my toes in the sand

Woman's left me for some other man

Aw, but I don't care

I'll just dream and stay tan

Toss up my heart and see where it lands”

There comes a point in an artist’s career when they simply know their lane and can deliver the type of songs that they’ve always wanted to do. That’s the case with “On and On.” Chuck Wicks (and Jimmie Allen) really uses this song as a perfect showcase for his incredible voice, and while he keeps his version very close to the original, it’s also hard to believe that the original wasn’t his.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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