Superhero is the name of Candye’s original song and the title of her soon-t… Read Full Bio ↴Superhero is the name of Candye’s original song and the title of her soon-to-be-released album on Delta Groove records. It is also an apt description of the jump-blues singer and songwriter from East Los Angeles who has earned this moniker the hard way. Nominated for a 2008 National Blues Foundation Award for Best Blues Contemporary Female (the highest honor for blues artists) and beating down pancreatic cancer the same year, Kane is one tough cookie. She has performed worldwide for presidents and movie stars, but her path to success was not always glamorous or easy.

Raised in a dysfunctional, blue-collar family, Candye became a teenage mother, a pin-up cover girl and a punk rock, hillbilly, and blues-belting anarchist by the time she was just 21 years old. Eight albums, six record labels, millions of international road miles and countless awards later, Miss Kane has proven to be a true survivor as she scrambled her way to the top of the roots music heap, creating a world renowned reputation that has spanned two decades.

A colorful mixture of the traditional and the eclectic, Kane cut her musical teeth in the early 80’s onstage with Hollywood musicians and friends, Social Distortion, Dwight Yoakum, Dave Alvin, The Blasters, X, Fear and Los Lobos, to name just a few. While raising two sons, this role model for the disenfranchised, championed large sized women, fought for the equal rights of sex workers and the GLBT community and inspired music lovers everywhere. Her fans are a mixture of true outsiders: bikers, blues fans, punk
rockers, drag queens, fat girls, queers, burlesque dancers, porn fans, sex workers, rockabilly and swing dancers, grey haired hippies, sex positive feminists and everyday folk of all ages, flock to see Candye and hear her musical messages of love, hope and empowerment.

Kanes’ live shows are the stuff of legend. She honors the bold blues women of the past with both feet firmly planted in the present. She belts - growls - shouts - croons and moans from a lifetime of suffering and overcoming obstacles. She uses music as therapy and often writes and chooses material with positive affirmations that leave the audience feeling healed and exhilarated. A show that is part humor, revival meeting and sexuality celebration, she'll deliver a barrelhouse-tongue-in-cheek blues tune or a gospel ballad like Jesus and Mohammed, encouraging audiences to leave behind religious intolerance.
She’ll slay the crowd with her balls-out rendition of Whole Lotta Love or glorify the virtues of zaftig women with 200 pounds of fun. She often says she is a "fat black drag queen trapped in a white woman's body" and she dresses the part. Bedecked in bright colored feathers, sequins and rhinestones, Kane's performance is Mississippi by way of Las Vegas, with a quick stopover in San Francisco.

Kane’s ninth release, Superhero, will hit the streets June 17th on the premiere West Coast blues label, Delta Groove. The album was produced by Kane and 26 year old guitar Virtuoso, Laura Chavez, who also plays in her live band. It features guest performances by Kid Ramos, Dave Gonzales, and Mitch Kashmar, along with Kanes’ rhythm section featuring eldest son, Evan Caleb on drums, and bass veteran, Paul Loranger. This newest effort is chock full of the songs of triumph and empowerment that have made Kane a favorite with enlightened congregations everywhere.

Candye has been included in countless Blues and Jazz Anthologies including the Rolling Stone and Musichounds Guide to Jazz and Blues and Dan Akroyds’ 30 Essential Women of the Blues. In addition to her music successes, she is an activist and philanthropist. In August 2008, she appeared in Cape Town, South Africa for the World Congress for people with disabilities with her United by Music show for special needs kids (www.unitedbymusic.eu). This project provides performance opportunities, blues history lessons and songwriting instruction to young people with disabilities, encouraging them
to write their own blues songs to help them overcome their daily challenges.

Candye is a fighter par excellence and her authenticity, determination and optimism are what keep her shows passionate, honest and irresistible. One evening with Candye will keep the crowds happy, hopeful and coming back for more!

For Your Love
Candye Kane Lyrics

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I'm a super vixen, for your love
I'm a sexy slave girl, for your love
I'm a dominatrix with a whip up above
I'm a wildcat for you, for your love
I'm a sailor on shore leave, for your love
I'm a crying baby, for your love
I'm a red light whore and I can't get enough
I'm a wildcat for you, for your love

I'm a well trained geisha, for your love
I'm a leather daddy, for your love
I'm a butch biker mama and I like it rough
I'm a wildcat for you, for your love

Ooo baby , tell me what you like.
I'd do anything to keep you satisfied.
Top or bottom, side to side,
I'm a wildcat for your love

I'm a senorita, for your love
I'm an innocent virgin, for your love
I'm a Vegas stripper and I'll strut my stuff
I'm a wildcat for you, for your love

I'm a white house intern
I'm an action swinger
I'm a belly dancer
I'm a green eyed gypsy
I'm a thrill seeker
I'm a well kept secret

I'm a fortune teller
I'm a wildcat for you, for your love.

Overall Meaning

The song "For Your Love" by Candye Kane is an energetic and playful exploration of different sexual personas and fantasies that the singer is willing to embody to please her lover. The lyrics contain a series of vivid and sometimes provocative images that represent different archetypes or stereotypes of sexuality and desire. From the "super vixen" and "sexy slave girl" to the "dominatrix with whip up above" and the "well trained geisha," the singer presents a range of personas that are both submissive and dominant, innocent and experienced, exotic and familiar.

The chorus, which repeats the line "I'm a wildcat for you, for your love," reinforces the idea that the singer is willing to be anything or anyone her lover wants her to be, as long as it satisfies their desires. The spoken invitation "Ooo baby, tell me what you like" further emphasizes the theme of sexual exploration and openness. The list of personas is a kind of role-playing or fantasy checklist, which suggests that the singer and her lover are engaged in a playful and adventurous sexual relationship.

Overall, the lyrics of "For Your Love" celebrate sexual diversity and experimentation, and challenge traditional gender roles and norms. They suggest that sexuality is a fluid and imaginative realm where people can create and explore various identities and pleasures.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm a super vixen, for your love
I will be your perfect woman and do anything for your love

I'm a sexy slave girl, for your love
I will submit to you and serve you, just for your love

I'm a dominatrix with a whip up above
I can take control and dominate you in the bedroom, if that's what you like

I'm a wildcat for you, for your love
I am wild and passionate for you, and will do anything for your love

I'm a sailor on shore leave, for your love
I may travel a lot, but I will always come back to you and be yours

I'm a crying baby, for your love
I am vulnerable and need your love and attention

I'm a red light whore and I can't get enough
I am sexually free and love to explore my desires, particularly with you

I'm a well trained geisha, for your love
I will be your perfect partner, pleasing you in every way possible

I'm a leather daddy, for your love
I can be dominant and powerful for you, if that's what you like

I'm a butch biker mama and I like it rough
I am tough and rough around the edges, and enjoy rough play

Ooo baby , tell me what you like.
I am interested in your desires and want to fulfill them

I'd do anything to keep you satisfied.
I am willing to go the extra mile to make sure you are happy and satisfied

Top or bottom, side to side,
I am versatile and open to any type of sexual play that you desire

I'm a senorita, for your love
I can be a sultry and passionate lover for you

I'm an innocent virgin, for your love
I am pure and untouched, ready to experience love and pleasure with you

I'm a Vegas stripper and I'll strut my stuff
I love to dance and perform for you, especially in a sexy way

I'm a white house intern
I may be young, but I have a lot to offer and am eager to please

I'm an action swinger
I am adventurous and enjoy exploring my sexuality with you

I'm a belly dancer
I am exotic and sensual, and love to move my body for you

I'm a green eyed gypsy
I am mysterious and free-spirited, and will take you on a journey of passion and desire

I'm a thrill seeker
I am always up for a challenge, and enjoy pushing boundaries with you

I'm a well kept secret
I may not share all of my desires and fantasies, but I trust you to keep them safe and explore them with me

I'm a fortune teller
I can predict that with you, I will experience great love and passion

I'm a wildcat for you, for your love.
Overall, I am wild and passionate for you, and will do anything for your love

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Graham Gouldman

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