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Dusty Springfield was born April 16, 1939, in West Hampstead, London as Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien. She was a musical icon, whose music spanned genres and whose influence spanned generations and across oceans. Her father was an avid fan of classical and jazz, and he would beat out rhythms on the back of her hand, asking the young girl to guess which piece of music that was. She was brought up listening to a wide variety of music. Her mother would bring her to the movies at any opportunity.
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Dusty Springfield

(n. hendryx)
Queen to your king
Dont be afraid to move away to safety
I know you well, I can tell when your heart is feelin lonely
Ive seen those knights in armour guardin your door
Oh, but Im gonna keep on comin til you cant move no more
You can bait me, fake me, yeah
But I keep on comin at ya
You break me, shake me, yeah
I aint movin backwards
Shake me, take me, yeah
I keep on goin
til I hold you in checkmate once more, mmm
Im a queen to your king
Yes, Ive been told that you use your pawn to hurt me
Oh, nothings been gained
Oh, I can see that your bishops lies then wonders
Oh, if he could stop me with the power he holds
It ties me, it ties me over with his prison, his goal
You can bait me, fake me
But I keep on comin at ya
Just break me, shake me
I aint movin backwards
Shake me, take me, yeah
I keep goin til I hold you in checkmate once more
Ooh, til I hold you in checkmate once more
Bait me, fake me, aah
But I keep comin at ya
Break me, shake me, aah
I aint movin, I aint movin, I aint movin
Oh, but I keep comin at ya
Take me, shake me
I aint movin, I aint movin backgrounds, yeah
I aint movin, cause I aint movin backwards, yeah, oh
I aint movin, oh, I keep on comin at ya
Yeah, aah, yeah, I aint movin, yeah
Break me, shake me, yeah
I keep on comin at ya
I aint movin, I aint movin backwards
I aint movin, I aint movin