Ana Popović's father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. Her band Hush released their debut album, Hometown in 1998. The next year, Popović relocated to the Netherlands to study jazz guitar. She quickly became a fixture on the Dutch blues scene and soon ventured into neighboring Germany.
Awards & Nominations:
2002 — Three-way nominee for "Best Singer", "Best Guitarist" and "Best Album" at the French Blues Awards.
2003 — First European nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the W.C. Handy Award in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
2003 — Nominated for "Best Blues Album’’ at the Jammie Awards in New York City.
2004 — Winner of the award Jazz à Juan Revelation in Juan-les-Pins, France.
2006 — Nominated for 'Best Blues DVD (2005)', 'Best Live Performer', 'Best Female Blues Artist' and 'Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)' at the 'Living Blues Awards'.
2007 — Nominated for 'Blues Artist of the Year' (BluesWax 2007, USA).
2010 — Nominated as 'Best Overseas Artist' at the British Blues Awards.
2011 — Winner 'Best Blues DVD' at the Blues Matters Awards (UK)
2011 — Three-way nominee for "Contemporary Blues Album" (Unconditional), "Contemporary Blues Female Artist" and "Best DVD" (An Evening at Trasimeno Lake) at the 33rd Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
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Blues for Mrs. Pauline / Leave My Boy Alown
Ana Popovic Lyrics
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It'll be the last time you'll ever see
Check this out
The next time you go and hang around my baby
I'm telling you woman,
It'll be the last place you'll be
If somebody's gonna teach my boy a lesson
Watch out! That somebody better damn well be me
You caught my little boy
Ov' by Mr Elliot store that day
You caught him steal a little cake
And whatever he did, you wouldn't let him get away
You wanted to teach him a lesson
Made him work your chores
Each and every summer day
You better leave, you better leave my little boy alone
You better leave, you better leave my little boy alone
Not before I get evil mad and I go and do something wrong
Hold on, hold on
Tony baby, come to mommy, tell me what happened?
Have you lost your damn mind woman
Working him like that when a cake costs just a dime
Have you lost your Goddamn mind woman
He told you he was wrong and that he stepped out of line
Somebody should be teaching you a lesson
Oh, and the privilege is about to be all mine
You better leave, you better leave my little boy alone
You better leave, you better leave my little boy alone
Not before I get evil mad, oh, and I go and do something wrong
The song "Blues for Mrs. Pauline/ Leave My Boy Alone" by Ana Popovic is about a mother who is concerned for her son's wellbeing and is willing to protect him at all costs. The mother catches Mrs. Pauline, who is a neighbor, making her son do chores for stealing a cake. She warns Mrs. Pauline to stay away from her son as she does not want anyone else to teach him a lesson. The mother is willing to take matters into her own hands if someone was going to teach her son a lesson. The lyrics showcase the protective nature of a mother and the lengths they would go to safeguard their children.
The song brings out the feelings of anger and frustration that a mother might feel when someone tries to take control of their child's upbringing. The lyrics emphasize the message that a mother will always be there to defend and protect their children, even in situations that might not be within societal norms. The song has been written in a blues style with a driving beat and a guitar solo, which brings out the intensity of the emotion and showcases the mother's strength and determination.
Line by Line Meaning
Next time you go and see my baby
The next time you decide to visit my child
It'll be the last time you'll ever see
That will be the last chance you get to see them
Check this out
Listen up to what I have to say
The next time you go and hang around my baby
If you decide to spend time near my child again
I'm telling you woman,
I want you to hear loud and clear
It'll be the last place you'll be
That will be the last place you will ever go
If somebody's gonna teach my boy a lesson
If there's anyone who should be educating my child
Watch out! That somebody better damn well be me
Be careful because I will be the one doing the teaching
You caught my little boy
You found out what my child did
Ov' by Mr Elliot store that day
Near the area of Mr. Elliot's store on that particular day
You caught him steal a little cake
You discovered that he took a small cake without permission
And whatever he did, you wouldn't let him get away
No matter what his wrongdoing was, you didn't allow him to escape punishment
You wanted to teach him a lesson
You aimed to teach him a valuable experience
Made him work your chores
You gave him some of your tasks to complete as a discipline
Each and every summer day
Every day during the summer season
You better leave, you better leave my little boy alone
I strongly suggest you stay away from my child
Not before I get evil mad and I go and do something wrong
Unless you want me to become extremely upset and take revenge on my own
Hold on, hold on
Wait a minute, hold up
Tony baby, come to mommy, tell me what happened?
Tony, please come here and explain to me what occurred
Have you lost your damn mind woman
Are you out of your mind
Working him like that when a cake costs just a dime
Punishing him in that manner for taking something worth so little as a cake doesn't make sense
He told you he was wrong and that he stepped out of line
He admitted to his wrongdoing and accepting responsibility for it
Somebody should be teaching you a lesson
You yourself deserve to learn a lesson
Oh, and the privilege is about to be all mine
The opportunity to teach you that lesson will be mine alone
Not before I get evil mad, oh, and I go and do something wrong
I will not let you off the hook without getting angry and taking action
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