He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was the adopted son of Vincent and Anna Guzzo, who named him Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist. He was spotted by manager Joe Caronna, who took him to Johnny Vincent of Ace Records. Taking the stage name Frankie Ford, he made his first recordings for Ace in 1958. He toured locally in Louisiana, before recording a vocal overdub on the song "Sea Cruise", a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith with his group, the Clowns, and featuring overdubbed bells and ships' horns.. As Smith already had a record in the charts, and was away touring, the record label decided to release Ford's version, and it rose to #14 on the US pop chart and #11 on the R&B chart, selling over one million copies, and gaining gold disc status.
Ford toured widely around the US, but his later records were less successful, with his versions of "Alimony" and "Time After Time" only reaching the lower reaches of the national charts. He also recorded a novelty record in praise of a local TV presenter, "Morgus the Magnificent", with musicians including Mac Rebennack and Jerry Byrne, but it failed to sell. Ace released an LP by Ford, Let's Take A Sea Cruise With Frankie Ford, before the singer moved to Imperial Records in late 1960. He recorded with producer Dave Bartholomew, and released a version of "You Talk Too Much", but Ford's recording missed out in competition with one by Joe Jones which was issued almost simultaneously. In 1961, his version of Boyd Bennett's 1955 hit "Seventeen" was Ford's last chart entry.
Ford was drafted in 1962, and performed for troops in Japan, Vietnam and Korea. He later recorded occasionally for small labels, but mainly performed in clubs in and around New Orleans. He appeared in the 1978 movie American Hot Wax, and toured in Britain and Europe, recording the album New Orleans Dynamo in London in 1984. He continued to record and perform through the 1990s. Ford co-owned the Briarmeade record label, which issued several singles and albums by him from the 1970s to the 2000s. On May 16, 2010, at the Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Ford was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Ford died in Gretna at the age of 76 on September 28, 2015, following a long illness.
You Talk Too Much
Frankie Ford Lyrics
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You talk too much, you even worry my pet.
You just talk, talk too much.
You talk about people that you don't know,
You talk about people wherever you go.
You just talk, talk too much.
You talk about people, you can make me scream.
You just talk, you talk too much.
The lyrics to the song "You Talk Too Much" by Frankie Ford seem to be addressing someone who talks excessively and without any consideration for the impact of their words. The repeated phrase "You talk too much" emphasizes the frustration and annoyance that the singer feels towards this person, and the line "you worry me to death" suggests that this behavior is causing real harm. Even the singer's pet is affected by this constant talking.
The next two sets of lyrics provide more detail about what this person talks about - they gossip about people they don't know and share opinions wherever they go, even if they have no direct experience or knowledge of the people or situations they are discussing. This lack of empathy and consideration for others is conveyed by the line "you can make me scream" - the singer is so fed up with this person's behavior that they are about to lose their temper.
Overall, the lyrics of "You Talk Too Much" serve as a warning to anyone who might be engaging in similar behavior. The song suggests that talking without thinking can have real, negative consequences and cause harm to other people.
Line by Line Meaning
You talk too much, you worry me to death,
Your excessive talking is causing me extreme distress.
You talk too much, you even worry my pet.
Your constant chatter is unsettling my animal companion as well.
You just talk, talk too much.
You simply cannot stop talking and it's becoming a problem.
You talk about people that you don't know,
You frequently discuss individuals that you have no actual knowledge of.
You talk about people wherever you go.
You incessantly gossip and spread rumors about people wherever you happen to be.
You just talk, talk too much.
You are incapable of refraining from speaking even when it would be appropriate.
You talk about people that you've never seen,
You frequently speak about individuals you have never laid eyes on.
You talk about people, you can make me scream.
Your frustrating and excessive communication about other people has begun to drive me insane.
You just talk, you talk too much.
It has clearly become a serious issue that you cannot seem to stop talking excessively.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: REGINALD HALL, JOE JONES
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