He had one of the longest chart runs of any solo singer during the 1970s. His success as a live performer lasted well beyond the 1970s, and the chant from his hit "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" is a perennially popular stadium anthem at sports events, particularly in the United States. Glitter's 1973 number 1 "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)" also remains one of the better-known songs of its era. He continued to record in the 1980s and 1990s, with his 1984 song "Another Rock And Roll Christmas" being one of the top 30 Christmas hits of all-time. In the UK alone Glitter scored more than 20 hit singles in the UK Top 75, and released more than twenty albums.
In 1999, Glitter was convicted of child pornography offences classifying him as a sex offender under UK law. He went to live in Vลฉng Tร u in Vietnam in March 2005 and applied for permanent resident status. Glitter then served three years in prison in Vietnam, convicted (in a highly controversial case) of sexually abusing two girls of 10 and 11 years of age, after being arrested on November 19, 2005.
In February 2015, he was jailed for 16 years for pedophilia in the 1970s.
Do You Wanna Touch Me?
Gary Glitter Lyrics
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Pretending that you're oh so shy
I'm a natural man doin' all I can
My temp'rature is runnin' high
Friday night no one in sight and we got so much to share
Talkin's fine if you got the time, I ain't got the time to spare
[Chorus]
Do you wanna touch me there? Yeah!
Do you wanna touch? Yeah! Do you wanna touch? Yeah!
Do you wanna touch me there? Where? There! Yeah! Oh!
Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! My my my my my!
Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Every growin' boy needs a little joy, all you do is sit an' stare
Beggin' on my knees, baby won't you please
Run your fingers through' my hair
My my my whisky & rye, don't it make you feel so fine?
Right or wrong, don't it turn you on
Can't you see we're wastin' time?
[Chorus]
Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! There there there boah!
Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Ow
Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
Every growing boy needs a little joy,
Beggin' on my knees, baby if you please,
Every growing boy needs a little toy,
I'm a natural man doin' all I can,
Every Friday night I got to get my share,
I'm waiting so long oh
The song "Do You Wanna Touch Me" by Gary Glitter is an upbeat, catchy tune with sexually suggestive lyrics. The lyrics describe a situation where the singer and a female partner have been "trying to get along" for too long, pretending to be shy. The singer is a "natural man" whose "temperature is running high," and he wants to get physical with the female partner. He asks if she wants to touch him, specifically asking if she wants to touch him "there," and repeatedly asks if she wants to touch him throughout the chorus. The singer begs her to run her fingers through his hair and suggests that "whiskey & rye" will make her "feel so fine." He emphasizes that they're wasting time talking when they should be physical.
The song's lyrics have been criticized for being overtly sexual, and many have argued that they promote a culture of sexual harassment and assault. However, some defenders of the song argue that it is simply a fun, harmless pop song with suggestive lyrics that are no more explicit than other songs of the time.
Line by Line Meaning
We've been here too long tryin' to get along
We have spent too much time trying to fit in
Pretending that you're oh so shy
Acting like you're shy when you're not
I'm a natural man doin' all I can
As a man, I am doing everything I can to be natural
My temp'rature is runnin' high
My hormones are kicking in and I am feeling aroused
Friday night no one in sight and we got so much to share
It's a Friday night, we're alone, and we have a lot of time to have fun
Talkin's fine if you got the time, I ain't got the time to spare
Talking is okay if you have time, but I don't have time to talk
Do you wanna touch? Yeah! Do you wanna touch? Yeah!
Do you wanna touch me there? Yeah!
Do you wanna touch? Yeah! Do you wanna touch? Yeah!
Do you wanna touch me there? Where? There! Yeah! Oh!
I'm asking if you want to get physical with me, and if you want to touch me and where you want to touch me
Every growin' boy needs a little joy, all you do is sit an' stare
As a growing boy, I need some pleasure, and you're just sitting there doing nothing
Beggin' on my knees, baby won't you please
Run your fingers through' my hair
I am pleading for you to run your fingers through my hair
My my my whisky & rye, don't it make you feel so fine?
Alcohol makes you feel good, doesn't it?
Right or wrong, don't it turn you on
Whether it's right or wrong, it still arouses you
Can't you see we're wastin' time?
Don't you see that we're just wasting time here?
Lyrics ยฉ BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: GARY GLITTER, MIKE LEANDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ashleyvanhammer3448
Always a great lil jam. ๐ Love that raw, crunchy sound.
@captainpeacock4442
Loved it,the sound of my youth in the mid 1970s!.The Glitter Band were good too.
@mattwaldren
I f**king love his song. It literally takes me to another world man. That guitar sound
@stevemann3080
ABSOFUKNLUTELY ๐ค
@stephenjackson6415
He has sex with 12 year old little girls โฆ heโs a dirty nonce
@davejones52
The SONG itself never harm anyone,only made you feel good in yourself..............
@eddiejoewalt7746
it now have a double meaning!
@noronha7626
Isso รฉ rock de verdade ๐ง๐ท
@rafffaaa6975
Kkkkk
@justintrimble6635
He really had a good voice