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 Somebo
Ann Peebles Lyrics
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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
[Chorus: x2]
I got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
I know it's useless
Hanging on to you when you belong to someone else
Can't change my feelin' child
Cause after all I didn't make it myself
Last night I cried so hard I believe I caught a chill
Can't control the vibration My heart just won't stand still
[Chorus: x3]
The song "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" by Ann Peebles is a soulful ballad that speaks to an all-too-familiar experience of being in love with someone who belongs to another person. The opening lines of the song capture the mood of the singer perfectly – lying alone at home on a rainy night, thinking about the person they crave so much, and listening to the raindrops spell out their name. The yearning in the lyrics is palpable – the singer is starving for love, hungry for just one kiss, and willing to go to any lengths to make it happen.
However, the singer is also painfully aware of the futility of their situation. They know that the person they desire belongs to someone else, and that they cannot change their feelings. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "I feel like breaking up somebody's home" – a statement that is at once regretful and defiant. On the one hand, the singer knows that what they are contemplating is wrong and could cause harm to others. On the other hand, they are so desperate for love that they are willing to risk it all.
The third verse of the song is particularly poignant, as the singer describes the physical toll that their emotions are taking on them. They cry so hard that they catch a chill, and their heart won't stop vibrating with the force of their feelings. The song ends with a final repetition of the chorus, hammering home the singer's dilemma and their sense of helplessness.
Overall, "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" is a powerful exploration of the complexities of love and desire, and the consequences of acting on those feelings. It is a testament to Ann Peebles' skill as a songwriter that she can convey so much emotion in just a few verses.
Line by Line Meaning
Lying round home alone On a rainy night like this
I am alone at home on a rainy night and feeling dejected.
Starving for your love Hungry for just one kiss
I am desperately craving your love and just one kiss from you.
Every rain drop I hear Against my window pane
The sound of every raindrop hitting my window pane is making me yearn for you even more.
Beats so loud and clear words that spell your name
The sound of every raindrop is like your name ringing in my ears, and it's overwhelming me.
[Chorus: x2]
I have no one to turn to and I'm tired of being alone, so I feel like breaking up somebody else's relationship.
I know it's useless
I'm aware that my feelings for you are pointless.
Hanging on to you when you belong to someone else
I'm holding onto you even though you are with someone else.
Can't change my feelin' child
I can't help how I feel about you.
Cause after all I didn't make it myself
I didn't choose to fall in love with you, it just happened.
Last night I cried so hard I believe I caught a chill
I cried so hard last night that I developed a cold.
Can't control the vibration My heart just won't stand still
My heart is racing and I can't seem to calm down.
[Chorus: x3]
With no one to turn to and tired of being alone, I feel like breaking up somebody's home. I am repeating this chorus because of how strongly I feel about it.
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: AL JACKSON JR., 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!