Prior to 2005 he toured and performed as Michael Shaun Norton.
Iron Mike is best known for his slide playing, having developed a technique pioneered by his mentor Sonny Landreth where he frets notes and plays chords behind the slide. Norton is also known for employing right hand finger tapping techniques in combination with his slide work.
Mike's started his professional career as a session bass player in the Tampa Bay area heavy metal scene but eventually moved on to work as a roadie for several country music acts including Mel McDaniel in the early 1990s. From 1995 to 1997 Mike was the lead vocalist for the King Eagle Award nominated country rock act Ozark.
In 1997 Mike met Sonny Landreth and began to learn slide guitar. Through his personal and professional friendship with Landreth, Mike developed his slide guitar technique that included many of the techniques pioneered by Sonny.
Iron Mike is currently considered one of the foremost practitioners of Landreth's fret behind the slide techniques.
More information about Iron Mike Norton can be found at www.ironmikenorton.com
Mamie
Iron Mike Norton Lyrics
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Shirt tied up with your hair undone
Sweat down your neck, don't give a hot dang
Make me kinda crazy when you shake that thing
Don't mind the dirt, don't mind the heat
Come on baby get close
Wanna feel you moving baby with the beat
I said Hey there Mamie Its your daddy
Hey there Mamie with your short shorts on
Shirt tied up with your hair undone
Whiskey in the bottle baby whiskey in the glass
Shake your money maker baby not too fast
Don't mind the dirt don't mind the heat
Just come on baby get close to me
Let me feel you moving baby with the beat
I said Hey there Mamie, its your daddy
Hey there Mamie laying on my bed
Ain't wearing nothing but the hair on your head
Sweat on your body baby sweat on the sheets
Show me how you move baby shake my tree
Don't mind the dirt don't mind the heat
Wanna feel you moving baby with the beat
I said Hey there Mamie, its your daddy
Iron Mike Norton's song Mamie is a high energy, bluesy song that celebrates the beauty of a woman named Mamie. The lyrics depict a man's desire for Mamie as she dances to the music. The song is divided into three verses with each verse describing a different scenario in which Mamie is dancing and captivating the attention of those around her.
The first verse starts with the line - "Hey there Mamie with your blue jeans on, shirt tied up with your hair undone, sweat down your neck, don't give a hot dang, make me kinda crazy when you shake that thing". Here, the singer describes Mamie wearing blue jeans with her shirt tied up and hair undone. He admires her carefree attitude as she sweats down her neck while dancing. The singer is clearly smitten with Mamie as her dance moves make him go "kinda crazy".
The second verse takes on a more seductive tone as Mamie is now wearing short shorts and has whiskey in a bottle and a glass. The singer urges her to shake her "money maker" but not too fast. The lyrics continue to celebrate Mamie's free spirit and disregard for dirt and heat as she continues to dance to the rhythms of the song.
The final verse is the most sensual of all three as Mamie and the singer are depicted in bed together. The lyrics are sexually suggestive as Mamie is described as wearing nothing but the hair on her head. The singer is aroused by Mamie's movements and urges her to continue dancing as she sweats on the sheets. The song ends with the line - "I said Hey there Mamie, its your daddy" which could be interpreted as a paternalistic attitude towards Mamie or as a term of endearment.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey there Mamie with your blue jeans on
Addressing a woman named Mamie who is wearing blue jeans.
Shirt tied up with your hair undone
Her shirt is tied up and her hair is undone.
Sweat down your neck, don't give a hot dang
She is sweating on her neck and doesn't care.
Make me kinda crazy when you shake that thing
Her dancing moves are making the artist go crazy.
Don't mind the dirt, don't mind the heat
She doesn't mind the dirt or heat.
Come on baby get close
The singer wants Mamie to come close.
Wanna feel you moving baby with the beat
The singer wants to feel her dance moves with the music.
I said Hey there Mamie Its your daddy
The artist is calling himself Mamie's daddy.
Hey there Mamie with your short shorts on
Addressing a woman named Mamie who is wearing short shorts.
Whiskey in the bottle baby whiskey in the glass
There is whiskey in the bottle and the glass.
Shake your money maker baby not too fast
The singer wants her to dance and show her moves, but not too fast.
Let me feel you moving baby with the beat
The artist wants to feel her dance moves with the music.
I said Hey there Mamie, its your daddy
The singer is calling himself Mamie's daddy.
Hey there Mamie laying on my bed
Addressing Mamie who is lying on the singer's bed.
Ain't wearing nothing but the hair on your head
She is wearing nothing except for her hair on her head.
Sweat on your body baby sweat on the sheets
She has sweat on her body and also on the sheets.
Show me how you move baby shake my tree
The artist wants her to show her dance moves and to shake him.
Wanna feel you moving baby with the beat
The singer wants to feel her dance moves with the music.
I said Hey there Mamie, its your daddy
The singer is calling himself Mamie's daddy.
Contributed by Brooklyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.