Mean Woman Blues
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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Mean as she can be
I got a woman,
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
A black cat up and died of fright
'Cause she crossed his path last night
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
She kiss so hard, she bruise my lips
Hurts so good, my heart just flips
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
The strangest gal I ever had
Never happy 'less she's mad
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
She makes love without a smile
Ooh, hot dog that drives me wild
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me.
The lyrics of Elvis Presley's 'Mean Woman Blues' depict the story of the singer's troubled relationship with a woman who is just as mean and difficult as he is. The song describes the woman as someone who is not easily pleased and always looking for reasons to be angry. The singer compares her to a black cat that he believes died of fright because she crossed its path. The lyrics also describe how the woman's love is intense and passionate, but also sometimes painful, as she kisses the singer so hard that she bruises his lips. The song ends with the singer confessing that he thinks the woman is almost as mean as he is.
The song was released in 1957 as a single and later included in Elvis' soundtrack album, Loving You. 'Mean Woman Blues' was written by Claude Demetrius, who was also responsible for many of Elvis Presley's other hits, including 'Don't' and 'Hard Headed Woman'.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a woman,
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
I got a woman,
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
Sometimes I think
On some occasions, the singer believes that the woman is almost as mean as he is.
She crossed his path last night
The woman scared a black cat so much it died.
Oh, I got a woman
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
Sometimes I think
On some occasions, the singer believes that the woman is almost as mean as he is.
She kiss so hard, she bruise my lips
When the woman kisses, she does it so forcefully that it leaves marks.
Hurts so good, my heart just flips
The singer enjoys the pain that comes with the woman's kisses.
Oh, I got a woman
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
Sometimes I think
On some occasions, the singer believes that the woman is almost as mean as he is.
The strangest gal I ever had
The woman is unusual compared to other women the singer has been with.
Never happy 'less she's mad
The woman is rarely content unless she is angry.
Oh, I got a woman
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
Sometimes I think
On some occasions, the singer believes that the woman is almost as mean as he is.
She makes love without a smile
The woman is serious even when she is being intimate.
Ooh, hot dog that drives me wild
Despite this, the singer is still very attracted to her.
Oh, I got a woman
The singer has a female partner.
Mean as she can be
The woman is very harsh and unkind.
Sometimes I think
On some occasions, the singer believes that the woman is almost as mean as he is.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN LEE HOOKER
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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. Read Full BioElvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
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.
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