Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
I Got A Woman
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
Say. I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
She's here in the morning
Yeah, she's a kind of friend to me
Well, I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
She says she love me early in the morning
Just for me
Oh, yeah she says she love me early in the morning
Just for me
Oh, yeah, she says she love me, just for me
yeah you know she loves ...
I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
She's there to love me both day and night
No groans or fusses, treats me right
Never running in the street
Leaving me alone
She knows a woman's place is around home at night
I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
Say. I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
Well, she's my baby
And I'm her loving man
I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
The lyrics of Elvis Presley & the Jordanaire's song "I Got A Woman" appear to be an ode to a devoted and loyal partner. The song is filled with repetition, emphasizing the singer's gratefulness for having the woman he loves by his side. The singer describes how his woman is good to him, how she loves him early in the morning, and is a kind of friend to him. He further explains how she is there to love him both day and night, and she never leaves him alone. The singer believes that a woman's place is around home at night and he couldn't be happier with his woman.
It's worth noting that "I Got A Woman" was released at a time when rock and roll was still in its early developmental stages. While the song was controversial and criticized by some for its bluesy, soulful tones and the suggestion of sex, it is an undeniable classic. Today, the song is considered an important influence on the development of R&B.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I've got a woman
The singer has a woman in his life
Way cross town
This woman lives far from the singer
She's good to me oh, yeah
The woman is kind to the singer
Say. I've got a woman
The artist repeats that he has a woman in his life
She's here in the morning
The woman is present in the morning
Loving me
She shows affection to the singer
Yeah, she's a kind of friend to me
The woman is not only a lover but also a friend to the singer
She says she love me early in the morning
The woman tells the artist she loves him in the morning
Just for me
Her love is exclusive to the artist
Oh, yeah she says she love me early in the morning
The woman repeats her love for the artist in the morning
Just for me
She only loves the singer
Oh, yeah, she says she love me, just for me
The woman emphasizes that her love is only for the artist
yeah you know she loves ...
The singer adds that he knows the woman loves him
She's there to love me both day and night
The woman is always available to show love to the singer
No groans or fusses, treats me right
The woman does not complain and treats the singer well
Never running in the street
The woman is not promiscuous
Leaving me alone
She does not abandon the artist
She knows a woman's place is around home at night
The woman understands her role as a woman in the relationship
Well, she's my baby
The singer affectionately refers to the woman as his baby
And I'm her loving man
The artist is devoted to the woman
Say. I've got a woman
The artist repeats that he has a woman in his life
Way cross town
This woman lives far from the artist
She's good to me oh, yeah
The woman is kind to the singer
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Renald J. Richard, Ray Charles
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@tfs7033
Well, I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
Say. I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
She's here in the morning,
loving me
Yeah, she's a kind of friend to me
She says she love me early in the morning
Just for me
Oh, yeah you know she loves me
Oh, naturally
She's there to love me both day and night
No groans or fusses, treats me right
Never running in the street
Loving me alone
She knows a woman's place is around home at night
Well, she's my baby
And I'm her loving man
@TheKiller-yh3pi
Yeah I read somewhere once that they changed up the tempo just to sync up everybody's cardiac arrhythmias. Lol.
Ya know, cause in the 1950s a typical American breakfast was; Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy(made with bacon grease), 14 cups of coffee. Extra salt....grits, toast. 3 extra egg yolks, & 1 entire 16oz. glass of unpasteurized milk.
After breakfast, hit the local drugstore for a nice Coca-Cola, or lemon phosphate which is a great choice for washing down 11 Benzedrine tablets....now you don't wanna be jittery at work so the pharmacist gives you barbiturates, under the table, no Rx required since there were no computers, ha.
All this & by 8am you've smoked 1 entire pack of unfiltered cigarettes.
Seriously, it's a miracle how healthy people were back then!!
I blame the internet.
Damn internet.
Making people obese since....the 1990s? Idc who knows...
@calebbunch8111
Well, I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
Say. I've got a woman
Way cross town
She's good to me oh, yeah
She's here in the morning,
loving me
Yeah, she's a kind of friend to me
She says she love me early in the morning
Just for me
Oh, yeah you know she loves me
Oh, naturally
She's there to love me both day and night
No groans or fusses, treats me right
Never running in the street
Loving me alone
She knows a woman's place is around home at night
Well, she's my baby
And I'm her loving man
@kellikillian8445
Ray's version of his song simply can't be beat
@michaelcush3901
Elvis live version is the best !! Even better than Charles
@GeorgeVreelandHill
It's 2020 and Elvis Presley is still the king.
@ddoeser5830
Forever R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 ONVERGETELIJK🙏
@c.s.4428
2022.... and counting.
@w.taylor6718
@@h4nt3r67 So with that logic , when Tina Turner did Proud Mary was that stealing ? Or Whitney Houston doing I will always love you . Elvis did not steal , He just made the music better , And Jesus is the King.
@kaidkaid88
Still in 2023 😎
@danielosorescastillo2620
Estas canciones de rock and roll de Elvis Presley siempre han sido completamente diferentes que sus baladas, o sea que sus canciones suavesitas 😂
@HbombFitness1
50’s Elvis was the best. Mainly all blues renditions
@weenfain2321
Imagine this man covering songs like this in the 50’s. Ray has always been my favorite but I took HUGE balls for Elvis to cover this in the south during this time. He really started it all. His voice is truly the greatest and most diverse any of our generations have seen or heard. He was a genius