Ramblin' On My Mind
Ike Turner & Jackie Brenston Lyrics
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And it´s more than I can bear,
I don´t know baby,
Maybe it´s all in my mind, all in my mind.
I know that I´ve been true,
But honey sweetie baby what about you?
I don´t know baby,
We´ve been going steady so long,
I´d never dream you would ever do me wrong,
I knew I was yours and I thought you were mine,
And that every little thing was so fine.
Whoa darling, I´d hate to see,
Someone else with you other than me,
I don´t know baby,
Maybe it´s all in my mind, all in my mind
Oh yes, it´s all in my mind.
The lyrics of "Ramblin' On My Mind" by Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston speak to the pain and confusion of a person who suspects that their significant other is being unfaithful. The main theme of the song is the singer's uncertainty about whether or not their suspicions are warranted, leading them to question their own state of mind. The lyrics express a deep sense of fear and disappointment, as the singer struggles to come to terms with the possibility of their lover straying. The lines "I think that you don´t care / And it´s more than I can bear / I don´t know baby, / Maybe it´s all in my mind, all in my mind" hint at the singer's mounting anxiety and doubt, as they fear that their relationship may be falling apart.
Despite this, the song's lyrics also suggest a sense of loyalty and devotion on the part of the singer, as they repeatedly express their love and commitment to their partner. Lines such as "I know that I´ve been true / But honey sweetie baby what about you?" and "We´ve been going steady so long / I´d never dream you would ever do me wrong" indicate a deep sense of trust that has been built up over time, making the singer's doubts all the more difficult to bear. Ultimately, the lyrics of "Ramblin' On My Mind" paint a picture of a relationship on the brink, where uncertainty and fear have come to dominate what was once a loving and trusting partnership.
Line by Line Meaning
I think that you don´t care,
I feel that you don't show any concern,
And it´s more than I can bear,
It's too much for me to handle emotionally,
I don´t know baby,
I'm unsure, my dear,
Maybe it´s all in my mind, all in my mind.
Perhaps these thoughts are just thoughts and not reality.
I know that I´ve been true,
I'm aware that I've been faithful,
But honey sweetie baby what about you?
But what about you, my dear?
I don´t know baby,
I'm unsure, my dear,
Maybe it´s all in my mind.
Perhaps these thoughts are just thoughts and not reality.
We´ve been going steady so long,
We've been in a committed relationship for quite some time,
I´d never dream you would ever do me wrong,
I couldn't imagine you being unfaithful to me,
I knew I was yours and I thought you were mine,
I believed we were each other's committed partner,
And that every little thing was so fine.
And that our relationship was going great.
Whoa darling, I´d hate to see,
Oh my dear, I wouldn't want to witness
Someone else with you other than me,
You being with someone else instead of me.
I don´t know baby,
I'm unsure, my dear,
Maybe it´s all in my mind, all in my mind
Perhaps these thoughts are just thoughts and not reality.
Oh yes, it´s all in my mind.
Yes, these thoughts are simply in my mind.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DANIEL GASTON ASH, KEVIN HASKINS, DAVID JAY
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@thebrazilianatlantis165
@@VogonPoet67 "Move It On Over" and "Guitar Boogie" are "hillbilly boogie," which became popular in about 1945. Blues with some backbeat had been around in the '20s and '30s. Tampa Red had been playing guitar boogie in about 1940 -- and that wasn't rock and roll either. All the known rock and roll recordings made before mid-1949, such as "Rock The Joint" by Jimmy Preston and "Rock And Roll" by Wild Bill Moore, are by R&B artists. All. That sound was called "rockers" in Billboard in 1949 and Albennie "Rock And Roll" Harris was using that nickname in print that year, the year she recorded the rocker "Jump And Shout." Rockabilly was that rock and roll sound mixed with "hillbilly" (i.e. C&W), and the first known example of rockabilly is by Hardrock Gunter in 1950. Country music was mixed with rock and roll from 1950 onward, whenever it was that was rockabilly (that was the year Haley got interested in doing so too btw, and what he got interested in was e.g. "Rock The Joint" recreated as partly country), and rock and roll had been invented before 1950 by black artists, not country artists.
Elvis, in press conferences in the '50s, said rock and roll was invented by black artists. The nth myth that whenever something important happens white people must have been around too, as it were, was nurtured by the imagination of white writers in the '60s-'80s. But Elvis e.g. knew better.
"no one did" Bill Moore, Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, Jimmy Preston -- people like that in about 1947-1949, e.g. "We're Gonna Rock" 1947 by Moore. They were professional jump blues musicians making up a new sound to sell to black kids, which is why e.g. the black poet Al Young recalled that some black parents didn't approve of the black-deejayed show "Rocking With Leroy," which was around in 1947 (and Moore recorded a tribute to it in _1947_), years before Freed decided to have a similar show that started in 1951. The initial audience for the rock and roll sound was young black people who wanted to hear something new, which it was.
"Gospel was also influential on early... rock and roll" The rock and roll sound originated as black jump blues performed by black professional jump blues musicians as if it were black gospel as a sacrilegious joke.
"she basically invented the guitar solo"' No, as we know it it was basically popularized in U.S. commercial music by Eddie Lang (Lonnie Johnson's favorite guitarist, he said) when she was about 13. That led by the early '30s to people like Scrapper Blackwell, and T-Bone Walker's favorite guitarist was Blackwell, and T-Bone was a huge direct and indirect influence on the rock-and-roll-era guitarists.
"that many of the godfathers of rock" Chuck began recording for Chess in 1955, which is e.g. 6 years after Chris Powell recorded "Rock The Joint" and Albennie Jones recorded "Hole In The Wall." Chuck was one of the best, not one of the first. (Richard, like Sam Phillips, lied regarding chronology.)
Tharpe's talent was widely admired, and as with e.g. Bill Monroe, what that has to do with whether she was one of the people inventing the rock and roll sound in the late '40s is nothing. Buddy Holly recorded in 1949. But he wasn't into rock and roll yet then, so we don't pretend he was. Tharpe recorded no rock and roll in the late '40s either -- and didn't even approve of sacrilegious jokes.
@billchew450
Whatever one might think of Ike Turner as a human being, you Can't overstate the influence he had on rock and blues.
@thebrazilianatlantis165
On the contrary, people routinely do.
@sidneycarroll1058
Tina lies a lot,and ought be ashamed of herself,about some of what she said.
@tomasjones3755
Yeah.... I grew up w Ike Jr, when they lived in Ladera Heights [West L.A.]
Ike was noooooo gem, as a human being
@Ap-nv1hk
night hawk how did they do that?
@conchobar
Ike was no worse than your typical rock star. People have a right to hate him, but they need to take their blinders off because they probably love listening to plenty of other wife abusers.
@Jakedasnake1066
Rocket 88 is considered by most to be the first rock n roll song because it's the first song that uses distortion to affect the sound of the guitar. When they were driving to the studio to record, the guitar amp fell off the roof of the car, and they had to prop it up with wadded up newspaper, creating that buzz that you hear in the song.
@AllBobsAllTheTime
Great tune but considered "the first rock'n'roll song" because of Sam Philips' relentless p/r work - check out the aforementioned Hucklebuck, The Fat Man, and a couple of great covers: Wynonie Harris Good Rockin' Tonight and Jimmy Preston Oh Babe.
@kennycab3374
Was it Ikes guitar amp that fell off the car?
@eldesgraciado6690
Maybe Ike beat the crap out of the amp. The amp had to perform all messed up.