Crazy Mama
Cale J.J. Lyrics
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Crazy mama, where you been so long?
You've been hiding out, I know that's true
Crazy mama, I sure need you
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Lord have mercy, can I see,
that crazy mama coming back to me?
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
The song "Crazy Mama" by Cale J.J. is a nostalgic tune about a man desperately searching for his lover who has been absent from his life for a long time. The singer is deeply devoted to "Crazy Mama" and feels lost without her. He's been searching high and low, even standing on street corners in the hopes of finding her. He can't shake the feeling that she's hiding out somewhere, away from him. The chorus repeats the question "Crazy Mama, where you been so long?" as if to highlight the singer's frustration and despair.
The song's simple guitar riff and bluesy melody evoke a sense of longing and heartbreak. The lyrics paint a picture of a man who is incomplete without his lover. He needs her to feel whole and believes that he won't be able to survive without her. The way the singer repeats the phrase "Crazy Mama" adds a touch of intimacy and familiarity to the song, as if the singer is addressing someone he knows well and loves deeply.
This song captures the essence of love and the deep emotional impact it has on our lives. It reminds us that when we love someone, we can't help but feel lost without them. It's a song that speaks to anyone who has ever lost someone they love or felt incomplete without them.
Line by Line Meaning
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Asking a long-lost partner where they have been hiding for so long.
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Repeating the question, emphasizing the confusion and longing for the partner.
You've been hiding out, I know that's true
Acknowledging that the partner has been avoiding contact or communication.
Crazy mama, I sure need you
Expressing how much the artist desires the partner's presence and support.
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Visualizing the artist waiting for the partner in a specific location.
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Repeating the previous line for emphasis and desperation.
Lord have mercy, can I see, that crazy mama coming back to me?
Appealing for divine intervention and wondering if the partner will return to the singer.
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Repeating the initial question as a refrain, expressing the lingering absence of the partner.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN J CALE
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@connieschwarz6023
i just read your comment about Jj.
and i thought you might want to know a little more about that song and JJ.
way back then i was in my 20’s and i was throwing a party at my apartment.
i’m from nashville tennessee.
i grew up in the music industry.
i had a friend named Christine and she was also a singer and musician.
okay…. so everyone was dancing in my kitchen.
my friends had just wrapped up a recording session and they were there.
we’re having a really good time!
i noticed this guy standing in the corner of my kitchen.
really quite kind of guy.
well it was JJ.
JJ was in intrested in Christian .
so they leave together and the rest was history.
anyway…. Eric Clapton had heard JJ’s song After Midnight and he loved it!
so he paid JJ To let him record the song his way.
before i knew it Christine pulls up at my house in a brand new corvette with a license plate on the front that said Crazy Mama!
Christine and i would drive all around nashville in the corvette that JJ had bought for her with some of the money that Eric had paid him.
it was CRAZY! it was beautiful!
just thought you might want to know.
@smokinjz
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
You've been hiding out, I know that's true
Crazy mama, I sure need you
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
Lord have mercy, can I see,
that crazy mama coming back to me?
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
@joaofalcao8559
One, two, three, four
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
You've been hidin' out
I know that's true
Crazy mama, I sure need you
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Standin' on the corner
Lookin' for you, babe
Standin' on the corner
Lookin' for you, babe
Lord, have mercy
I can not see
Crazy mama comin' back to me
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
@sterlingdoughty843
one of the greatest songs of the time
@imonlyyou
Still astounding that an album of southern folk music set to a primitive beatbox stood toe to toe with Zepplin and the Stones and Yes and Bowie and all the other heavies back in 1972. RIP for now, J.J. Cale, thank you forever.
@kerryanncompany5408
❤️🎶🙏
@delaineshay37
Love this song—awesome smooth beat
@Morganasnotarobot0
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@mikewilliams8951
❤ remember in Lovers Lane 🌸👌
@connieschwarz6023
i just read your comment about Jj.
and i thought you might want to know a little more about that song and JJ.
way back then i was in my 20’s and i was throwing a party at my apartment.
i’m from nashville tennessee.
i grew up in the music industry.
i had a friend named Christine and she was also a singer and musician.
okay…. so everyone was dancing in my kitchen.
my friends had just wrapped up a recording session and they were there.
we’re having a really good time!
i noticed this guy standing in the corner of my kitchen.
really quite kind of guy.
well it was JJ.
JJ was in intrested in Christian .
so they leave together and the rest was history.
anyway…. Eric Clapton had heard JJ’s song After Midnight and he loved it!
so he paid JJ To let him record the song his way.
before i knew it Christine pulls up at my house in a brand new corvette with a license plate on the front that said Crazy Mama!
Christine and i would drive all around nashville in the corvette that JJ had bought for her with some of the money that Eric had paid him.
it was CRAZY! it was beautiful!
just thought you might want to know.
@juanoperez5266
Great LP. One of the best vinils of J.J.Cale 1972. Great artist, a GIANT.
@brianallancobb
Best song of '72. Best slide, ever. Rest in peace, J.J. Your songs won't die while I have breath to sing.
@chunderwunderwhinger1331
I'm playing it NOW ...30 Nov 2022 15.06 european time ..