Mason initially focused on songwriting when she entered the music industry in her teens. As a performer, though, she had a major hit single with her third release in 1965, "Yes, I'm Ready" (#5 pop, #2 R&B). She had modest success throughout the rest of the decade on the small Arctic label, run by her manager, top Philadelphia disc-jockey, Jimmy Bishop. She reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 again in 1965 with "Sad, Sad Girl", and "Oh How It Hurts" in 1967. A two-year stay with National General Records, run by a film production company, produced one album and four singles which failed to find success.[citation needed]
In the 1970s, Mason signed to Buddah Records and toughened her persona, singing about sexual love and infidelity with an uncommon frankness at the time in songs like "Bed and Board", "From His Woman to You", and "Shackin' Up" and would interrupt her singing to deliver straight-talking 'raps' about romance. She also continued to write some of her new material. Curtis Mayfield produced her on a cover version of Mayfield's own "Give Me Your Love", which restored her to the pop Top 40 and R&B Top Ten in 1973; "From His Woman to You" (the response to Shirley Brown's single "Woman to Woman") and "Shackin' Up", produced by former Stax producer Don Davis in Detroit were also solid soul sellers in the mid-1970s.
Mason also sang vocals on the tracks "Sheba Baby," "I'm In Love With You," "A Good Man Is Gone," and "She Did It" on the soundtrack for the 1975 Pam Grier film, Sheba, Baby.[2]
After leaving Buddah Records in 1975 after two top ten R&B hits, she only dented the charts periodically on small labels. They included "I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife", which was produced in 1978 by Weldon McDougal who had produced her first major success, "Yes I'm Ready", and later in 1984, "Another Man" on West End Records.
Mason started to concentrate on running her own publishing company in the late 1980s, but continues to perform occasionally. She released a new CD, Feeling Blue, in September 2007. Mason was still performing to sold-out audiences in 2016. Her most recent show was at the Terrance Theater in Long Beach, California. Mason was inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame on March 1, 2016.
Girls Have Feelings Too
Barbara Mason Lyrics
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After a boy says it's goodbye
Well he don't realize
It's never been denied
That girls have feelings too
Just because in life
Everything went wrong
She won't live long
But they don't realize
That it's never been denied
That girls have feelings too
Just because girls lie
Makes it worth while
She doesn't worry
?
Just because in life
Everything went wrong
The people say that the girl
She won't live long
But they don't realize
That it's never been denied
That girls have feelings too
In Barbara Mason's song "Girls Have Feelings Too", she highlights the dismissive attitude that is typically shown towards women's emotions. The lyrics suggest that just because a girl does not cry after a breakup does not mean that she is not hurt by it. It is an appeal for people to recognize that women are not emotionless and have feelings just as men do. The second verse echoes the first, but this time addressing the stereotypes concerning women's health. Society often looks down on women who do not conform to certain expectations, believing that they will not live long. However, this song seeks to challenge this notion by pointing out that women are just as strong and resilient as men.
The lyrics imply that it is unfair to treat women as if they are emotionless or weak. It is a common misconception that women are either hysterical or helpless, which this song tries to correct. In contrast, women are shown to be capable of lying and moving on, but not without their own thoughts and feelings. They have their own ways of coping and dealing with situations, rather than being solely dependent on a man.
Overall, "Girls Have Feelings Too" is a song that recognizes the emotional complexity of women and aims to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with them. It sends the message that women are just as human as men and deserve to be treated with respect and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
Just because a girl won't cry
Girls don't always show their emotions by crying
After a boy says it's goodbye
When a boy breaks up with a girl
Well he don't realize
He doesn't understand
It's never been denied
It can't be denied
That girls have feelings too
Girls have emotions just like boys do
Just because in life
Just because in general
Everything went wrong
Nothing worked out as planned
The people say that the girl
People claim that girls
She won't live long
She won't survive for very long
But they don't realize
They don't understand
That it's never been denied
It can't be denied
That girls have feelings too
Girls have emotions just like boys do
Just because girls lie
Just because girls aren't always truthful
Makes it worth while
Makes it seem valuable
She doesn't worry
She's not concerned about it
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