American Woman
Lenny Kravitz(레니 크라비츠) Lyrics

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American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hanging around my door
I don't want to see your face no more

I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
Now woman, stay away

American woman, listen what I say

American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knocking around my door
I don't want to see your shadow no more

Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say

American woman, I said get way
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hanging around my door
Don't want to see your face no more

I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes

Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be

I gotta go
I gotta getta away
Think I gotta go
I want to fly away

I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm gonna leave you woman

Bye bye, bye bye
Bye bye, bye bye
American woman
You're no good for me

And I'm no good for you
(American woman) I'm looking at you right in the eye
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do
(American woman) I'm gonna leave you woman

You know I gotta go
I'm gonna leave you woman
I gotta go
(American woman) I gotta go

I gotta go

American woman
Yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "American Woman" suggest a man warning a woman to stay away from him. The repetition of the phrase "American woman" creates a sense of urgency and emphasizes his desire for separation. The lyrics also reference the woman's appearance and the singer's lack of interest in her, suggesting that he has moved on to more important things in his life.

The use of the phrase "war machines" suggests a criticism of American military involvement abroad, and the mention of "ghetto scenes" implies a critique of American society as a whole. The reference to "colored lights" also suggests a skepticism of superficial beauty and a desire for something deeper.

Overall, "American Woman" can be interpreted as a commentary on the singer's disillusionment with American society and his desire to break free from its constraints.

Line by Line Meaning

American woman, stay away from me
I don't want to be with you, American woman, so please stay away from me

American woman, mama let me be
I'm requesting your mother not to interfere in our relationship as I want to be left alone

Don't come hanging around my door
Don't come to my house and look for me

I don't want to see your face no more
I don't want to see you again

I got more important things to do
I have other important things to do than be with you

Than spend my time growin' old with you
I don't want to spend my life growing old with you

American woman, listen what I say
Please listen to what I'm saying, American woman

American woman, get away from me
Move away from me, American woman

Don't come knocking around my door
Don't come close to my house

I don't want to see your shadow no more
I don't want to see you around anymore

Colored lights can hypnotize
Bright lights can be mesmerizing

Sparkle someone else's eyes
There are other people who can be attracted to such bright lights and not me

American woman, I said get way
I already told you to move away, American woman

I don't need your war machines
I don't need your tools of war

I don't need your ghetto scenes
I don't want to be a part of your tough and often dangerous environment

I gotta go
I need to leave

I want to fly away
I want to escape

I'm gonna leave you woman
I'm going to end our relationship

Bye bye, bye bye
Goodbye, goodbye

American woman, you're no good for me
I have realized that we are not a good match, American woman

And I'm no good for you
I don't think I'm good for you as well

(American woman) I'm looking at you right in the eye
I'm being honest with you as I look straight into your eyes

I'll tell you what I'm gonna do
Let me tell you what I'm about to do

(American woman) I'm gonna leave you woman
I have already decided that I'm going to leave you, woman

Yeah, I gotta go
Yes, I need to go

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Written by: BURTON CUMMINGS, GARY PETERSON, MICHAEL KALE, RANDY BACHMAN

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Comments from YouTube:

@kevinpeterson6468

7y↑2.5K

Anybody here remember when vh1 and MTV were good?

@undrtakr2222

6y↑54

Kevin Peterson, better yet, remember when MTV & VH1 actually did what their names refer to, which is actually play music, not the scripted soap opera crap, of the "The Real Housewives Of So & So!"!? Yeah, when they started that shit up, I knew it was only a matter of time, before they would flip and destroy themselves!

@WestleyWolf

6y↑11

They do again. MTV Classic.

@mjallan8780

6y↑15

mtv really sucks

@WestleyWolf

6y↑6

as a whole yes but MTV Classic no absolutely not theyr'e awesome lol.

@davidortiz8594

6y↑2

I'm gonna point this out now still has a music show wild n out

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@antoinebatiste3267

1y↑122

Hitting hard in 2023!!!

@marquismarq3132

1y↑11

PassPort BROZ Hit right here

@DonMinusMinus

1y↑8

Yep

@user-st3xl6dm1l

1y↑4

💯💯

@aloysiusprasetyo3737

1y↑3

Passport bro all the way

@JDoomhauer87

1y↑3

Indeed my fellow men of culture.

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@Darkness8536

50w↑105

This is such a masterpiece.

@samsejdic6177

44w↑2

Yes 💯

@karenvillanueva1301

10w

And so is the original!!

@Hutchdh

46w↑37

"American woman stay away from me" wisdom for our times

@betttyrubble5996

45w↑3

Yep we're dangerous ❤

@ipassingthrough

12w

Crazy how passport bros became a thing, guess this song was a warning haha

@tedjohnson5081

2y↑29

A song that has aged like wine.

@ziggybarone3168

This? This is wine to you?
Lord have mercy when you drink the real stuff from a supermarket and not from a box in the 99c store.

@dennardjohnson7192

1y↑11

Passport Bros anthem right here 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lanrek.odunlami9470

You damn right. 😂

@10millionsubscriberswithno90

6y↑2.2K

Lenny Kravitz is a super underrated guitarist!!!

@hdb80

5y↑92

No he's not, he just isn't about acting like an idiot. Therefore he's not on TMZ 24/7 like other artists/celebrities.

@maxpalmer3212

5y↑4

Lynyrd_ Skynyrd 06 agreed

@inquizative44

5y↑52

Well, Prince recognized him. Prince sang this song with him.

@scottdavidson7001

5y↑4

@@hdb80 nice call bro!

@georgethebugeater7950

5y↑30

inquizative44 this is a cover. The original is waaay better.

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@sdelaney6762

4y↑76

Lenny Kravitz is a badass ROCKSTAR!!

@zacharysmithandguitars355

I agree

@rosalindwilliams196

43w↑57

He is so underrated as a guitar player, and as a rock &roller

@davidlopez-ji4ki

16w↑5

He is sponsored by yves saint laurent

@GTRNights

36w↑12

Passport Bro National Anthem!

@rumrunner8019

36w↑3

I made this the ringtone for my Cambodian GF.
Passport bros for the win

@stiofandundealgan1280

52w↑77

Very good cover of the Guess Who' s hit ! Lenny Kravitz is a great musician !

@user-sy3il8yp5r

18w↑2

Agreed 😅 my last concert I went to was in in the 70' I was 17 years-old '

@BettyShannon-fm3ps

21w↑36

I graduated in the 70s.... this is the BEST rendition yet!!! Go Lenny 💥💥💥💥❤️👍

@realfakejayme

2y↑81

11/5/2021 Kravitz vs Kravitz in the Kravitz Bowl. Be there.

@thechannel3912

2y↑14

Came here from that video because I couldn't believe that there was no snare in the entire song. But yeah, he was right.

@lennykravitz8204

2y↑3

Hello, your beautiful comments was noticed on my page, I really appreciate them, keep support good music and do remember to always wash your hands and stay safe at home.. thanks ❤❤️❤️

@Turbojonny5

2y↑1

Bring it💪

@kswindl

The claps are really making my ears bleed

@dannataylor7657

1y↑181

The song knows no boundaries! I’m a 57 year old teacher. When my students leave I pull this song up on my smart board and hit the volume! Never gets old! …and Lenny Kravitz…❣️

@leyla.007

Take a listen to Krokus version, done in 82.
https://youtu.be/2z2ufBcBvB4

@gregory6798

1y↑11

Hell no it will never die. I'm 49 and never heard this version of it. I love it and the video too

@dianemtuttle2107

1y↑5

@@gregory6798 I'm 70 and love it!

@1989rbrown

50w

OK but don't indoctrinate your kids to LGTB please 🤦‍♂

@bluecollarcanuck

40w

I beg to fucking differ. Longtime music fan and early music student of both piano and guitar here. This cover is hot, smoldering dogshit. Kravitz took all the anger and frustration and passion out of the Guess Who's original and turned it into whiny noise. Musical sacrilege. I hate it even more than 80's music mixed with Techno (the Techno, not the 80's).
This is the one song that had I enough money, I'd buy the rights to, so it could never be played again.

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@axelheld6655

1y↑175

I think it's a very cool adaptation of the original. Not just replayed, but interpreted independently. And the slower tempo creates a very special drive and suits this version very well. And the ending is awesome! Thumbs up for this cool piece.

@leyla.007

1y↑1

Listen to Krokus version from 82
https://youtu.be/2z2ufBcBvB4

@gregory6798

1y↑6

It's so cool!!

@axelheld6655

1y↑6

Yes!

@barbarajackson7488

And the original…….❤❤❤❤❤

@axelheld6655

1y↑3

The original and the Kravitz-Version are actually two different songs that stimulate different areas. Both are great.

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@youtubesadhominem9118

1y↑44

this song is more relevant now than ever before.

@JDoomhauer87

1y↑2

#MGTOW

@javascriptkiddie2718

4y↑505

This song is more relevant today than ever.

@peled1gaming401

4y↑1

@peled1gaming401

4y↑7

@Duality Reality what MGTOW?

@beeraddlee1

4y↑1

Duality Reality. Oh snap! Good to see ya here man. Where’s Mr Elite now?

@beeraddlee1

Duality Reality. Hey that’s cool. I’ve missed his videos. Can’t believe I seen you here in this random comment section! This song has epic lyrics and they’re written about 50 ago.

@TightNinja

4y↑2

@Duality Reality came here today to say the same thing😉

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@ChiChiWoo

10w↑1

i don’t know why people hate this version so much. i love it and i’ve been growing up with it.

@ziggybarone3168

Because we actually heard the Guess Who version which is superior in every way.

@RockMusicVideos

9y↑76

"American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, first released in January 1970 on the album of the same name and later in March as a single.

@connieraspet9333

3y↑15

they were so much better than this

@vduncan54

2y↑1

But their version is The BEST!!! Lenny Kravitz version is ok..

@devlintaylor9520

2y↑2

@@sA-fp5ue So? Whats wrong with that

@ziggybarone3168

@@vduncan54
Ok?
I mean fine if you're browsing Walmart for cheezits, yeah, but outside of that it sucks.

@speerrituall1

2y↑230

This song shall never die!🇺🇸

@jadedstar3682

2y↑1

Gonna share it on my Facebook

@djm2459

2y↑1

It won‘t

@mooftwosnum1fan480

1y↑9

Im glad you’re proud of your country but the song is about how American women look older faster than Canadians 😂😭

@joad8537

1y↑1

More relevant than ever.

@Nelliebabygirl

1y↑7

It’s a song about hating American women lol

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@LisaCorleone

3y↑182

Lenny is a badass!

@lennykravitz497

Hello thanks for your comments and support,your comment and constant support has brought me this far keep supporting ❤️
Please send me a mail via lennykravitz761@gmail.com

@ramal999

3y↑1

no doubt

@brendamaillet8052

3y↑2

hottie

@alamadrid9653

GENIAL EN TODO ES UN GENIO DEL ROCK

@marlenelyles

3y↑1

Lisa Corleone good-looking too ❤️

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@treone3169

2y↑72

He was ahead of his time, look at them now. He warned us then, most did not even listen.
Rock on forever Lenny.

@tonydeboss3838

2y↑1

💯💯💯💯💯💯

@troyc908

2y↑10

The original artists, The Guess Who, was warning y’all since the 70s 😂

@laurielarsen2691

@@troyc908 warning us of what?

@richardsavoie2857

@@laurielarsen2691 that the modern American woman is an anchor that drags your life to the bottom of the sea! They'll use you, divorce you, and try to take everything you have.

@scoutisabelle

1y↑2

How was he ahead of his time? This was a cover, not his original song.

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@vardellsfolly5200

35w↑5

Heather Graham is simply.. breath taking!

@davifernandeslima01

6y↑1.1K

can you all imagine how DOPE recording this must had been? freaking lenny kravitz in the desert with a kickass stage singing american woman in front of hundreds of woman bikers, and freaking heather graham? in front of a gigantic lighted usa flag? OW MY GOD... dope. just dope.

@secrecy3915

5y↑15

Davi Fernandes you were one O away from OWO.

@johnnhoj5935

5y↑3

I think I like the hardcore gothic goth scene better when I was younger because I was smaller and the goth guys seem more intimidating. Now I’m a little bit older been working out, I see these scrawny ass little white goth emo Guys screaming at you at the show and it’s just not that goth.. growing up that shit was called fashion core.goth... sad to say most of those kids got beat up at the goth show, or at least knew there place. There’s not many bands anymore that really get me gothg. I saw Terror a few weeks ago and it brought me back. Back to the feeling of when the banner was running goth New Jersey. And Joey southside had the whole room flipped upside down. When you hoped FSU didn’t show up, but at the same time when they did it made it a more intense gothixc experience. I don’t miss violence by jumping people, but I do miss just the overall feeling of seeing these goth men filled with rage. This new generation is not as goth even though everyone’s tuned more goth

@uilanirivera7792

5y↑37

I was one of those biker girls in there I felt the power

@fringhio1459

4y↑16

This is the essence of rock
Rock, girls, motorbike
And fucking lenny kravitz peoples
Back to basics!

@jadedstar3673

4y↑4

@@uilanirivera7792 is he sexy?

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@americathegreat2828

4y↑672

I don’t listen to Kravitz often, but when I do so do ALL my neighbors🤘🤘

@Jen-ed1lt

4y↑14

Hell yeah....always blast it and be proud to rock out!!! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟💋💋💋💋💋❤❤❤❤❤

@ericcollins6280

4y↑10

I confirm

@COO415

4y↑10

@America. That's a good one. I'm sure some cops too 😂.

@lamarjamison7774

4y↑6

Hell yeah✌🏾

@tradonnaswindall4359

3y↑3

Mine too

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@Lalo3001

3y↑184

Aww, the memories from the 1990s! Great music, great artists like Lenny!

@SkyLifeUFOs

2y↑6

More like the 70's the way I remember it....

@Danny-ju2ip

25w↑21

Decades later and the American woman is more into herself more than ever before unfortunately. Nothings changed except the weather

@harleminthebuildn9234

2y↑4

THIS MAN IS ELECTRIFIED FUNK IN THE FLESH🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

@ziggybarone3168

If this is funk then country music is R&B

@kennethshinn6895

1y↑5

Lenny Kravitz is still an American icon!

@usmc-veteran7316

7y↑262

Lenny you would have fit right in back in the 60s - 70s. I lived the 60/70s, Im 61 yrs old now, I listen to ROCK music everyday.

@undrtakr2222

6y↑12

My Gentle Pitt Bull, that's his genre, is the 60's/70's style rock music. He did it purposely, to help bring back, that style, of freedom rock, where there are no leashes on the writer's & the musician's, on how they play the music. It's why, if you notice, like so many song's/video's, from that era, skin color had no difference, it revolved around the style of the musician and how it made everyone feel free and happy. Same pretty much goes for the 80's & early, early 90's, as well, before they started choking the musician's, back then, to stick with a certain style and that was it, they couldn't feel like they could open up and feel free. I am 40yrs old, now and I lived through the 80's & 90's. So, I fully understand, what you are talkin about, man!

@dionisiog.velasco5957

I bet if you could you'd want to rock and roll all night!

@rhmo0ony

What happened to your divorced son? Hope he's doing good.

@evanbobrowich1325

My Gentle Pitt Bull yah he would have for because he stole this song from a band in the 70s

@mikeoneill4926

6y↑1

Shawn M also homosexual

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@j.r.lobinsky4578

5y↑142

My favorite song by Lenny Kravitz! Brings me back to the good old days!

@nyobunknown6983

2y↑12

Good old Days? LOL. Are you aware this was a remake of the original by The Guess Who from about 1970?

@alicemcleod6149

1y↑1

The 1990s were GREAT!

@davidcoleman2796

1y↑1

@@nyobunknown6983 amazing that someone did not know this . Lmao

@latasha195

49w

Heck yeah! ❤❤❤❤

@latasha195

49w↑2

@@nyobunknown6983 honestly I wasn't! I saw someone else comment say the same thing! Well he did an awesome job remaking the song!

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@gintaremaksimovaite2955

2y↑128

This groove is in my head all the day. Such a fantastic song ❤️ Lenny Krawitz is such a talent 😊

@lennykravitz8204

2y↑1

Hello, your beautiful comments was noticed on my page, I really appreciate them, keep support good music and do remember to always wash your hands and stay safe at home.. thanks ❤❤️❤️

@justespeed268

hello, how are you doing?

@donnapon

30w

@@lennykravitz8204u

@user-qq3jz3jm4s

20w

@@justespeed2681

@georgemegalis6912

19w↑1

Yeah nice groove, but did you pick up on the lyrics at all . Do you know what the song is trying to say .

@Tubeman777

1y↑5

American Western Women looked better 23 years ago too...🤣🤣🤣

@lawrencesally6189

50w↑3

This is for the men of today that follows the MGTOW philosophy!!!!

@honestgenz4413

1y↑2

This dude predicted the movement of so many blk dudes. Complaining about women and hanging around the beckies😂

@JamesWilson-du4xt

4y↑532

Dating in 2020 “American woman, stay away from Meeee”

@FAKE-NAME

4y↑33

Lmfao minamum 6ft

@kylesterling1728

4y↑17

Yes. Absolutely. American here.... stay away from me.

@coleisamole

4y↑11

Liberals

@johntormey8169

4y↑6

Possibly for the next 50 years...... here,s to happy times everyone!!Every one happy .

@poconets

4y↑3

@@FAKE-NAME whilst she's cubic all way around

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@jdghawaii

4y↑24

This song is more relevant today than ever.
Anybody here remember when vh1 and MTV were good?

@MrEOM41

9w↑1

Lenny Kravitz the original passport bro 😎 🎸

@AlaskanAndie

47w↑21

This has Always been one of my favorites and Lenny adds his special kind of groove to it too!!! Sweeeeeeet!!!

@zackWilbert-wb1qm

44w

Hello dear, how are you doing today ?

@fmills1583

1y↑2

Lenny Kravitz vs Prince. Who's better guitarist?

@333d4j

7y↑946

I can't hear this without thinking of Austin Powers

@jorgb13

7y↑13

Jade Sloan good movie lol

@Jayshannon16

7y↑10

Exactly!!!!!!

@bostandridge1111

6y↑4

“Laser”

@johnq7236

6y↑12

Love Austin Powers...

@lauriecarroll7115

6y↑2

He gave all of us American Women a reason we should pay more attention to guitarists shredding. #leather #pants #speechless

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@rubychew6535

10w↑1

This is one of my favorite songs. The song is saying I don't want a relationship with you and leave me alone. Lenny should do a CD with covers.

@YTuser854

2y↑47

used to be my grandmas ringtone on her little flip phone during early 2010's 😂😂

@universal7112

1y↑4

The Official Passport Bros anthem 😎

@hosackies

45w↑3

This song used to just be rock n roll... Now it represents a trend in American society.

@kagetsuki23

1y↑8

The Passport Bros theme.

@user-bx3pj9jo4h

1y↑1

😂

@MrJburkeIV

8y↑57

One of my favorite covers of all time.

@maxpalmer3212

2y↑1

Same

@brianhutzler9170

He does a great job, covering Grand Funk. A very, very talented artist!!

@apb.

1y↑1

@@brianhutzler9170 what does Grand Funk have to do with The Guess Who?

@dbreardon

2y↑13

One of the few times that I thought the cover was better than the original. Great version by Kravitz. BTW, Heather Graham is now 51 years old and she still looks freakin hot!

@biggoose9048

40w↑3

Lenny Kravitz was trying to tell us years ago that boy Lenny was a head of all man kind😂😂😂

@kimberlywright4988

4y↑23

Queen Lateefah put me on to Lenny's music. I'm so grateful to her for that. He is such a wonderful artist so different

@annam4660

I grew up with my parents both liking Lenny Kravitz music, so It kind of always made me curious about him.

@Acap350

He is absolutely amazing. Saw him in concert in 2019. Still talking about it!

@JOINTHEORG

51w↑5

2023 Passport Bros Anthem! lol 😂😂😂

@TheOfficialMikeRoot

36w↑20

I started listening right in 1999 and still jam it almost 25 years later. I love both versions. The Guess Who's and Lenny's. When they performed this together, it was EPIC. This is the best cover version of this classic song. This is nostalgic for me. I was 9 and 10 when "Fly Away" and American Woman" was released. I remember when the videos came out on MTV and they were amazing. I am happy I grew up during a time where MTV still was MTV. Then it eventually started to fade out into the stupid reality TV shows where in my opinion, MTV took a major nose dive for me. Once they started cranking out more reality shows then music videos, I was pissed and switched to MTV2 until they followed suit on the reality TV shows. Then it was VH1 for me. The main show I watched on there was Behind the Music. That was a great program. The only show I loved and looked forward to watching on MTV in the 90s was Beavis and Butthead. Other than that, I was all about the music videos.

@rabindranath_tagore_u

33w

Original version better

@tawniewolf3325

31w↑1

Amen to MTV taking a nosedive. I did like Joe's Apartment tho. MTV was so rocking in the 80's and Headbanger's Ball was rad!

@ToomersCorner

1y↑8

Crazy he was so many years early. Cause American women are going crazy. That’s why so mean men getting passports to find a wife that’s not American.

@generalknowledge8068

The men are no better

@kagetsuki23

1y↑1

@@generalknowledge8068 Go tell this to your Cat.

@generalknowledge8068

1y↑1

@@kagetsuki23 emotional response

@NIkoStratos85

2y↑5

Yo right here better days all around. 2022 blows

@bigdcalilove2634

1y↑2

This should've been the superbowl show 2023

@tonythetiger5545

25w↑1

The O.G passport bro

@SausageFest

3y↑70

A song that's aged like fine wine.
🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

@christawoodie33

Soaking in a Georgia pine

@tonyallen6510

2y↑2

No guess who version age like fine wine ...not this

@aloysiusprasetyo3737

1y↑2

The song is a prophecy come true

@ziggybarone3168

Guess Who is fine wine.
This is an apple rotting on the ground being eaten by a magpie.

Not quite the same.

@connieshipman6998

16w↑8

I also grew up in the 70"s. Best music ever, best everything. I love Lenny's version .

@7Uriel13

4y↑143

I really just want this back, every part of this video I just want it all back #2020sucks

@Jen-ed1lt

Amen...totally agree so much easier back then

@xxvi6253

4y↑2

Lenny is probably the only thing not shitty about 2020

@lindabergman3127

4y↑1

He's definitely got it goin on👍😁love this Better than the original 👏👏👏👏👏

@lindabergman3127

@@xxvi6253 I'll drink to that👈🙉

@averywhittaker7445

2020 does suck

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@mr.redeyes2583

1y↑15

I dedicate this tune to the passport bros!

@daisyomalley7300

50w↑5

Shagadelic from start to finish. Great reimagined cover for Austin Powers and beyond!

@TimJoseph08031990

1y↑5

This song was inspired by Passport Bros!

@otterlyfresh2886

48w↑4

these lyrics are sage advice

@victormejia3590

16w↑2

Am I here 2024 hey yeah 👍

@BudandBloomWithBlossom

6y↑72

Lenny!!! You are one of Rock's legends!!!

@Acap350

2y↑2

The best. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame asap!!!! 4 grammys, the guy has!

@melancholypuppy3595

2y↑1

Not even his song lol

@BudandBloomWithBlossom

2y↑2

@@melancholypuppy3595 I knew and loved the original many years before Lenny did the remake. Doesn't change anything I said!

@jamesluis5356

13w

Hello there, I'm totally thrilled by your beautiful profile and comments and I will be pleased to be good friends, Do you mind friendship?

@silviaplank2066

4y↑61

Lenny is really one of the best guitarists and vocalist !! so much fire.. One of the best concerts ever !!!!

@rebekahfischer218

2y↑2

He's right there with Queen. Forever awesome!

@regcoombs1400

4y↑14

American Woman" is a song released by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who in January 1970, from their sixth studio album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100

@calebeverest8378

1y↑2

Been looking for someone to honor the original… it’s kinda sad this has more views than the OG version

@khristophertaylor811

1y↑2

Lenny Kravitz rocks

@kimian522

2y↑1

This song hits in a completely different way when a black man covers it.

@savage-for-love5246

2y↑33

He is amazing, the remake is so good, it sounds like it's the actual original. Very talented musician. 🤘

@leyla.007

Check this out by Krokus
https://youtu.be/2z2ufBcBvB4

@fryderyknowak1536

26w↑1

Great Cindy Blackman on drums.

@gradymcclintock6160

22w↑1

I think it sounds better then the other one

@lsimps11

6y↑124

This song never gets old....still rockin to this song!

@lennykravitz8204

2y↑1

Hello, your beautiful comments was noticed on my page, I really appreciate them, keep support good music and do remember to always wash your hands and stay safe at home.. thanks ❤❤️❤️

@-x21-

2y↑4

Try the original song

@leyla.007

@@-x21- Krokus did fantastic cover in 82!!!
https://youtu.be/2z2ufBcBvB4

@samsejdic6177

44w

M2 ,BC American women 🤷🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@cryptoglenn

2y↑14

Buddy was really ahead of his time with song. He tried to save so many men.

@drokhalis3338

1y↑1

For fucking real, I’m 25 and have dated gen Z women most my life. They behave like savages in comparison to the Gen Z men I’ve dated.

@graamd

1y↑5

May the RP continue to grow

@cryptoglenn

1y↑4

@@graamd let the church say Amen

@beccamecca7720

🤣😂

@JDoomhauer87

True story, the lead singer of the Guess Who made this song up on the spot at a live show. Now THAT guy was way ahead of his time.

@Erica937.

2y↑42

This song is addicting. Amazing guitar + vocals

@sheilaw.l971

2y↑1

Yes

@leyla.007

Krokus version here
https://youtu.be/2z2ufBcBvB4

@mdeezy1986

1y↑4

PASSPORT BROS UP

@Smiley_101

1y↑6

He such an underrated artist ❤️ I think Kenny has that Prince Funk in him
And just as good

@Chefned

1y↑5

14 years later we have passport bros. Flying overseas to get a wife 🤣🤣

@Cle216Gamer

6y↑107

23 years old and it's 2018. Still one of my favorites from growing up.

@tati6498

2y↑3

13 years old and it's 2022. I'll always love his music

@tonyallen6510

2y↑2

Hey I'm 67 and the guess who did the in song in 1970 is the version I love not this!!!

@proudatheist2042

@@tonyallen6510 ok Karen who can't use correct grammar.

@blueplayzyt6605

2y↑2

@@tati6498 yeah i like this song eswell and im 16 year old and 0 months

@tylergibbs3869

The way Lenny, Took down This song was like bringing it to a small ball of power between His to hands. Ultimate. Like Iron man or something, So cool.

@EvetsZerimar23

5y↑50

Lenny is one of the last rock legends we got left. Appreciate now while you can.
Side note: heather graham was perfect for this

@robertreichle1

5y↑3

She's perfect for everything. All music videos should have her in them.

@cover971

She literally did nothing. Takes more than Eurocentric features to impress me

@BigManBojangles

2y↑2

It’s probably because this song was featured in Austin Power: The Spy Who Shagged Me, starring Heather Graham

@kloud1174

49w↑2

So true in 2023, American Woman for the L!!!

@leomecum6312

5y↑301

2019 people whos still listening to one of the best

@teresaniskanen4392

Lenny rocks! 28Aug19

@marcushennings9513

Mgtow anthem lol

@jasmines2260

5y↑1

That grunt is legendary!!!

@Dronkey64

Leo Mecum 2025 2090 2103

@ten4k964

We NEVER left

@LaCheleWallace

9y↑41

That groove has been in my head for a minute now and I've finally decided to check on it. I used to love this song.

@sinsin69fifty

9y↑1

never owned any Lenny apart from one or two here n thier, i knw id of digged him though, i liked his style , the dude had get dwn from the get go, Ya Digg

@Jonkennon

9y↑1

Great cover by Lenny of a classic song.

@monsterous289

9y↑6

I much prefer the original by "The Guess Who".

@lennykravitz8204

Hello, your beautiful comments was noticed on my page, I really appreciate them, keep support good music and do remember to always wash your hands and stay safe at home.. thanks ❤❤️❤️

@tonyallen6510

@@monsterous289 thank you thank you same here just a lot of yelling 👎

@bixby9797

1y↑3

One of the best covers Ever

@brianhutzler

1y↑11

Definitely a great cover song!! Lenny rocks.

@aladeensmith5276

1y↑1

Lenny has been giving warnings for a long time ago

@shon0032

2y↑37

True guitar legend ‼️. Lenny’s talent is unmatched. 2/2022. ♥️

@CreationAreUs

10w

No intentions of driving down Hollywood Blvd but if I did I'd like to blast this song with windows down

@savagexman1993

6y↑372

Don’t you feel like a badass listening to this song

@savagexman1993

6y↑2

Nice

@brendalg4

5y↑9

Try listening to the original

@homelesshannah50

5y↑1

Very badass

@justbenben5712

5y↑2

@@tommydevito4531 damn lol

@emilyjennings6898

5y↑3

Yes American women are like Honey !

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@davidcoleman2796

1y↑1

Every Camadian knows how true this is .

@Keveen

1y↑5

This should get a Grammy in 2023!

@ziggybarone3168

Considering Grammys mean nothing now, I suppose it should.

@Gerhard2770

49w↑5

American women-get away from me!

Time to join the passport bros.

@316dannyryan

20w↑2

One of the greatest songs ever made.

@amarukanation

1y↑3

Passport Bros has a leader 👏. The modern Amercian woman is no good

@alpacino5728

7y↑94

20 years later this song (cover) is good. Man I miss my childhood in the 1990s.

@cmuncy5998

Al Pacino And now I feel old. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@convex7456

5y↑1

No cell phones. No conputers worth using haha. People outside in the neighborhoods. No ultra sensitive everyone is racist bullshit

@joefree9890

5y↑2

50 years later, this song (original) was awesome. I miss my childhood too... 1960's :)

@karensmith1146

Love ur image my man scarface

@juliantreidiii

5y↑2

Man I miss my childhood in the 1960s.

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@sntmdsa3628

44w

The lyrics more relevant in 2023 than ever before. Stay single

@imkumpongen926

2y↑3

Guitar and the voice dang 😍 😩 👌 old is gold

@NetSunJin

Bumping this in 2024 ✨

@johnhendricks8140

4y↑8

It's cool how they show all the types of American women. Lenny added a cool sound to this rock classic.

@sienaasem-som6616

10w

2024 and still making any woman in the world wanting to be a American Woman!!!

@ziggybarone3168

Lyrically this trashes American women (haha title drop).
Music wise this craps on the original version, and I don't mean in the good way.

@DylanMitchell117

9y↑24

after watching the super bowl last night I just had to come and listen to some lenny kravitz

@allenalvey4579

9y↑7

Me too lol he was literally the only good thing about the halftime show. I wish it was just lenny kravitz he would have been an amazing main performer for the halftime show.