Born on 27th April 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene "Bowlegs" Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub. A popular local bandleader, Miller was known for also helping other musicians, such as members of the Hi Rhythm Section, get their starts in the Memphis music industry. Peebles soon began writing and singing hits for the label, cowriting with label staff songwriter Don Bryant, whom she married in 1974. Peebles released a number of commercially successful and critically well received albums produced by Willie Mitchell on Hi Records throughout the 1970s, until the rise of disco in the late 1970s took her music out of the limelight. Hi Records was sold in 1977, but Peebles reunited with Willie Mitchell in 1989 to produce her comeback album, Call Me.
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight
Ann Peebles Lyrics
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(Don't break it up)
Lyin' around home alone
On a rainy night like this
Starvin' for your love
Hungry for just one kiss
Every rain drop I hear
Beats so loud and clear
Words that spells your name
Got no where to turn
Tired of bein' alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
I know it's useless
Hangin' on when you belong to someone else
I can't change my feelin'
'Cause after all, I didn't make myself
And I cried so hard
I believe I caught a chill
Can't control the vibration
My heart just won't stand still (yeah)
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
(Don't break it up)
(Don't break it up)
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
The lyrics to Ann Peebles's song "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home" convey a deep sense of longing and desperation for love. The singer is alone on a rainy night, desperately craving the affection of someone whom she knows belongs to someone else. She hears the raindrops beating against her windowpane, spelling out the name of her object of desire. She feels like she has nowhere to turn and is tired of being alone, so she entertains the thought of breaking up somebody's home.
The song expresses a sense of hopelessness and frustration that comes with unrequited love. Despite her feelings, the singer acknowledges that it's useless to hang on to someone who belongs to someone else. She cries so hard that she believes she has caught a chill and feels the vibrations in her heart. Despite all this, she doesn't know what to do because she feels like she has nowhere to turn.
The lyrics of this song serve as a poignant reminder of the power of love and the lengths some people may go to in order to obtain it. The song illustrates the pain and the vast emotional toll that unrequited love can take on a person. It's a timeless classic that continues to resonate with music lovers around the world to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
(Don't break it up)
The singer pleads to not break up someone's home.
(Don't break it up)
The singer repeats their plea to not break up someone's home.
Lyin' around home alone
The singer is alone and feeling down.
On a rainy night like this
The weather is dreary and matches the singer's mood.
Starvin' for your love
The singer desperately wants affection from their loved one.
Hungry for just one kiss
The singer longs for a simple display of affection.
Every rain drop I hear
The raindrops are noticeable and magnified in the singer's ears.
Against my window pane
The raindrops are hitting the singer's window.
Beats so loud and clear
The sound of the raindrops is loud and clear in the singer's ears.
Words that spells your name
The raindrops sound like they are spelling the name of the singer's loved one.
Got no where to turn
The singer feels lost and helpless.
Tired of bein' alone
The singer is tired of being by themselves.
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
The singer is so lonely and longing for affection that they contemplate breaking up someone else's relationship.
I know it's useless
The singer recognizes the futility of their feelings for their loved one who belongs to someone else.
Hangin' on when you belong to someone else
The singer is holding onto their feelings even though their loved one is in a committed relationship with someone else.
I can't change my feelin'
The singer is unable to control their feelings.
'Cause after all, I didn't make myself
The singer feels like their feelings are beyond their control and not their fault.
And I cried so hard
The singer has been crying intensely.
I believe I caught a chill
The singer has had such intense emotions that they feel physically unwell.
Can't control the vibration
The singer's emotions are so intense that they are causing physical sensations in their body.
My heart just won't stand still (yeah)
The singer's heart is racing and they are unable to calm down.
Got nowhere to turn
The singer is still feeling lost and helpless.
Tired of being alone
The singer is still longing for companionship.
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
The singer is still considering breaking up someone else's relationship to cure their loneliness.
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Al Jackson, Timothy Matthews
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@cityzen2717
Well, if anybody in '72 could break up somebody's home it would have been the steamy Ann Peebles who delivered this classic Memphis soul gem and the following year cemented her reputation with two classics, the much covered and sampled I Can't Stand the Rain and I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.
Peebles originally came from St Louis and sang gospel as a child but found her feet in Memphis as a hot 19-year old recording on Hi Records which put her in studio with Al Green producer Willie Mitchell. She was the only solo female artist on the label and her first single -- Walk Away in '69 -- went to 22 on the r'n'b charts.
Hi was just a mile away from the more famous Stax, had its own in-house rhythm section and Mitchell with his organist brother James arranged the slick horns.
You can certainly feel a steamy, sultry sexuality here and just in case you don't she spells it as she oozes into the lyrics: "Lying round home alone on a rainy night like this, starving for your love, hungry for just one kiss. Every rain drop I hear against my window pane beats so loud and clear, words that spell your name. I got nowhere to turn, tired of being alone. I feel like breaking up somebody's home . . . "
And we get the picture.
@danielarodriguezoropeza9008
Lyin' around home alone
On a rainy night like this
Starvin' for your love
Hungry for just one kiss
Every rain drop I hear
Against my window pane
Beats so loud and clear
Words that spells your name
Got no where to turn
Tired of bein' alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
I know it's useless
Hangin' on when you belong to someone else
I can't change my feelin'
'Cause after all, I didn't make myself
And I cried so hard
I believe I caught a chill
Can't control the vibration
My heart just won't stand still (yeah)
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
Feel like breaking up somebody's home
@robertdeas5200
Lyin' around home alone
On a rainy night like this.
Starvin' for your love,
Hungry for just one kiss.
Every rain drop I hear
Against my window pane
Beatin' so loud and clear,
Words that spells your name.
I got nowhere to turn
Now that you have gone,
And I feel like
Breaking up somebody's home.
I know it's useless
Hangin' on when you belong to someone else.
I can't shake my feelin'
'Cos, after all, I didn't make my bed.
Last night I cried so hard
I believe I caught a chill.
Can't control the vibrations,
My heart just won't stand still.
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of bein' alone,
And I feel like
Breaking up somebody's home.
Got nowhere to turn
Tired of bein' alone,
And I feel like
Breaking up somebody's home.
@GuitarSlinger2112
This song was on an Alligator Chicago blues compilation that I picked up in the early/mid 90s.
I don't know when the compilation was published but I'll be damned if Alligator doesn't have that specific compilation anymore.
Had Ann singing this song,
Bobby Rush - Chicken Heads
Son Seals - Your Love is Like Cancer
Koko Taylor - Hey Bartender
Luther Allison - Luther's Blues
Roomful of Blues - Duke's Blues
Oh man... a bunch of other amazing electric Chicago blues songs. It was my introduction to that music and I loved every song on that compilation but I can't for the life of me find it anywhere.
Anyone know the one I'm talking about? I've emailed Alligator and they couldn't help me but I KNOW it was an Alligator compilation. Got it on CD and the CD had a brownish collage of some sort for the cover.
@katehart8420
I toured for 40 years as a blues singer. I used to sing this song......Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas, Denise LaSalle, Memphis Minnie....the world needs to know these talents
@QueenBlackButterfly
Had to screen shot these names and now I will go find their music. Thanks
@only1msdiva69
I got no where to turn. I'm tired of being alone. I feel like breaking up somebody's home. SHE SANG THAT!! I FELT IT
@beverlyharris9859
❤ SENSATIONAL AWESOME BEAUTIFUL HEAVENLY AMAZING WONDERFUL PHENOMENAL EXTRAORDINARY 😊❤!!!!!.
@killerscakes
I'd say this woman was a strong contender for the "Queen of Soul" title.
@virginiaconley5465
Oh yes ma’am she was! Mine was Class of ‘72. She was so such an unappreciated talent.
@DESILAS38127
"Got no where to turn, tied of being alone, I feel like breaking up somebody's home" Damn!!
@JTknem09
I have not heard this since i was a child. I stumbled on it at work, it cut me to the soul. This is pure unadulterated soul!!!!
@margaretsmith4439
Big ups 2 this Queen of. The Blues....
God bleseded this P. K. Kid.
@timothyj106
5 seconds in and hooked!