C. (Chih-Fu) Spencer Yeh was born in Taipei, Taiwan 1975, moved to the US i… Read Full Bio ↴C. (Chih-Fu) Spencer Yeh was born in Taipei, Taiwan 1975, moved to the US in 1980; studied radio/television/film at Northwestern University, and is now based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Yeh is active both as a solo and ensemble artist, as well as with his primary 'organized sound' project, Burning Star Core. As an improviser, Yeh has focused on developing a personal vocabulary using violin, voice, and electronics. As a sound organizer/composer, Yeh works with all aspects available surrounding a work, aurally and physically, as elements key to the cumulative experience. He is concerned not only with the sensual aspects of sound, but the gestural qualities as well. Yeh has performed alongside and collaborated with a deep and ever-growing list of artists and groups including Tony Conrad, Evan Parker, Thurston Moore, The New Humans with Vito Acconci, Paul Flaherty and Chris Corsano, John Wiese, Aaron Dilloway, John Olson & the Graveyards, Amy Granat, Jutta Koether, LaDonna Smith, Carlos Giffoni, Okkyung Lee, Atsuhiro Ito, Lasse Marhaug, Audrey Chen, Nate Wooley, JP Feliciano, Rafael Toral, Rhys Chatham's Guitar Trio All-Stars, Damo Suzuki's Network, and many others, and has performed across the U.S.A. and Europe in a variety of settings and festivals. Most recently he participated in the 24 Hour Drone People project in Stockholm (and the abbreviated 5 hour version in Amsterdam), alongside artists such as CM Von Hauswolff, Mika Vainio, Joachim Nordwall, BJ Nilsen, Hildur Gudnadottir, Hild Sofie Tafjord, and Mark Wastell. He has also had visual art and video works presented internationally.

Walk This Way
C. Spencer Yeh Lyrics

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Now there's a backseat, lover
That's always undercover
And I talk 'til my daddy say
Said you ain't seen, nothin'
Til you're down on the muffin
And there's sure to be a change in ways
Now there's a cheer, leader
That's a real big, pleaser

As far as I can reminisce
But the best thing, love it
Was her sister and her, cousin
And it started with a little kiss, like this

She starts, swingin'
With the boys in, tune
And her feet just fly up in the air
Singin' hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle
And they swingin' like it just don't care
So I took a big, chance
At the high school, dance
With a lady who was ready to play
It wasn't me she was, foolin
'Cause she knew what was she was, doin'
When she told me how to walk this way

[Chorus]
She told me to
Walk this way!
Talk this way!
Walk this way!
Talk this way!

She told me to
Walk this way!
Talk this way!
Walk this way!
Talk this way!

Well just gimme a kiss!
Ooh, a-like this!

School girl, sleazy
With a, classy kind of sassy
Little skirt hangin' way up her knee
There were three young ladies
In the school gym, locker
And they find they were lookin' D
I was high school, loser
Never made it with a, lady
Til a boy told me somethin' I missed
That my next door, neighbor
Had a daughter, had a favor
And I gave the girl a little kiss, like this

She starts swingin' with the boys in the school
With her feet flyin' up in the air
Singing hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle
I was swingin' like I didn't care
So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a miss who was ready to play
Wasn't me she was foolin' 'cause she knew what she was doin'
When she told me how to walk this way

She told me to
Walk this way!
Talk this way!
Walk this way!
Talk this way!

She told me to
Walk this way!
Talk this way!
Walk this way!
Talk this way!

Well just gimme some head!
Like this

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Walk This Way" by C. Spencer Yeh tell a story of a young man's sexual awakening and his experiences with various women. The first verse describes a backseat lover who is always undercover and a muffin, which is a term for a woman's genitalia. The second verse introduces a cheerleader who pleases but leaves the singer longing for her sister and cousin. The chorus then repeats the phrase "Walk this way" and "Talk this way" as the singer learns how to navigate the world of sex and relationships.

The third verse describes a schoolgirl wearing a short skirt and three young ladies in a gym locker. The singer is a high school loser who had never been with a woman until a boy told him about his neighbor's daughter. The singer kisses her and learns how to "walk this way" from her. The song ends with the provocative line "Just give me some head, like this."

Overall, the lyrics of the song are explicit and suggestive, but also playful and lighthearted. They reflect the attitudes and experiences of young people as they discover and explore their sexuality.

Line by Line Meaning

Now there's a backseat, lover That's always undercover And I talk 'til my daddy say Said you ain't seen, nothin' Til you're down on the muffin And there's sure to be a change in ways
There's a secret lover in my life who I always hide, and I brag about it to my father, saying he hasn't seen anything until he's experienced it himself, and it's sure to change his perception.

Now there's a cheer, leader That's a real big, pleaser As far as I can reminisce But the best thing, love it Was her sister and her, cousin And it started with a little kiss, like this
There was this cheerleader who was a pleaser but the most exciting thing about her was her sister and cousin, with whom I had an intimate relationship that started with a kiss.

She starts, swingin' With the boys in, tune And her feet just fly up in the air Singin' hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle And they swingin' like it just don't care
She dances energetically with the boys to the music and jumps up and down, singing 'hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle' while they all swing like they don't care.

So I took a big, chance At the high school, dance With a lady who was ready to play It wasn't me she was, foolin 'Cause she knew what was she was, doin' When she told me how to walk this way
I took a risk and went for a dance with a woman who was ready to have some fun. She wasn't trying to trick me because she knew what she was doing when she taught me how to walk in her particular way.

[Chorus] She told me to Walk this way! Talk this way! Walk this way! Talk this way! She told me to Walk this way! Talk this way! Walk this way! Talk this way!
The woman instructed me to walk and talk like her, repeatedly telling me to 'walk this way' and 'talk this way'.

Well just gimme a kiss! Ooh, a-like this!
She demanded that I kiss her, demonstrating how she wanted to be kissed.

School girl, sleazy With a, classy kind of sassy Little skirt hangin' way up her knee There were three young ladies In the school gym, locker And they find they were lookin' D
There was this sleazy school girl who still managed to look classy and sassy with her short skirt, and three young ladies in the gym locker who were checking her out.

I was high school, loser Never made it with a, lady Til a boy told me somethin' I missed That my next door, neighbor Had a daughter, had a favor And I gave the girl a little kiss, like this
I was a high school loser who never had any success with women until a boy told me about a favor I could get from my neighbor's daughter, and I kissed her.

She starts swingin' with the boys in the school With her feet flyin' up in the air Singing hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle I was swingin' like I didn't care
She dances with the boys at school, jumping high in the air and singing 'hey diddle diddle with a kitty in the middle', while I danced like I didn't have a care in the world.

So I took a big chance at the high school dance With a miss who was ready to play Wasn't me she was foolin' 'cause she knew what she was doin' When she told me how to walk this way
I took a chance and danced with a woman who was ready for some excitement, and she wasn't deceiving me because she knew precisely what she needed and wanted me to do, showing me how to walk in her specific way.

[Chorus] She told me to Walk this way! Talk this way! Walk this way! Talk this way! She told me to Walk this way! Talk this way! Walk this way! Talk this way!
The woman kept telling me to follow her lead, instructing me to 'walk this way' and 'talk this way' again and again in the chorus.

Well just gimme some head! Like this
She demanded that I please her in a certain way, showing me how she wanted it done.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JOE PERRY, STEVEN TYLER

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