Los Lobos is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California… Read Full Bio ↴Los Lobos is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, USA, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, blues, and traditional Spanish / Mexican music such as boleros and norteño.

Vocalist/guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Pérez met at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, and bonded over their mutual affinity for obscure musical acts such as Fairport Convention, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder. Pérez recalls, "We’re looking at each other, 'You like this stuff? I thought I was the only weird one.' So I went over to his house one day for about a year, which we spent listening to records, playing guitars, and starting to write songs." The two borrowed reel-to-reel recorders from a friend and created multi-track recordings of music spanning from parody songs to free-form jazz. They later enlisted fellow students Cesar Rosas and Conrad Lozano to complete the group's line-up in 1973.

Formed in the late 1970's, band members Dave Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Steve Berlin, Louie Pérez and Conrad Lozano became the bellwether for Mexican-American music in the U.S. when they recorded the music for "La Bamba" in 1987, which added popular acclaim to the critical praise they had received for their 1984 album "How Will the Wolf Survive?".

They have since become one of the mainstays of the Latin music scene as well as rock music in general, staying together through over 20 albums, and for almost three decades, through changing music climate and personal tragedies, they've continued cranking out albums and touring to dedicated fans.

Try Me
Los Lobos Lyrics

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Try me (try me)
Try me (try me)
Darlin' tell me
I need You
Try me (try me)
Try me (try me)
And your love will always be true
Oh I need you (I need you)

Hold me (hold me)
Hold me (hold me)
I want you right here by my side
Hold me (hold me)
Hold me (hold me)
And your love we won't hide
Oh I need you (I need you)
(Need you, need you)
(Need you, need you)
Oh I need you (I need you)

Oh walk with me (walk with me)
Talk with me (talk with me)
I want you to stop my heart from cryin'
Walk with me (walk with me)
Talk with me (talk with me)

And your love stops my heart from dyin'
Oh I need you (I need you, hoo hoo)

Overall Meaning

Los Lobos's song "Try Me" is a love song that expresses a yearning for deep emotional connection with the significant other. The first stanza "Try me, try me, darlin' tell me I need you" is a plea for the lover to try out a relationship with the singer and assure them of their love. The repetition of "Try me" reinforces the singer's desire to be given a chance to try out their love. The second stanza, "Hold me, hold me, I want you right here by my side" expresses the desire for emotional and physical closeness. The singer desires to be held by the lover and not hide their love. In the final stanza, "Walk with me, talk with me, I want you to stop my heart from cryin'" the singer expresses their longing for communication and emotional support. They desire for the lover to walk with them through the ups and downs and stop their heart from dying.

The song's delivery is characterized by a fusion of different musical genres such as rock, blues, R&B and traditional Mexican music, which were all typical of Los Lobos's music style. The song climbed to number 11 on the US RnB charts, thus contributing significantly to the band's popularity. The band's name, Los Lobos, is Spanish for "the wolves." The song features a characteristic riff played on the slide guitar, which serves to add to the overall mood of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Try me (try me)
Please give me a chance to prove my worth to you

Darlin' tell me
Please communicate with me and let me know what you need

I need You
I am dependent on your love and companionship

And your love will always be true
I trust that your love for me will remain sincere and faithful

Hold me (hold me)
Please physically embrace me and show me affection

I want you right here by my side
I desire your presence and support in my life

And your love we won't hide
We will be open and honest about our feelings for each other

Oh I need you (I need you)
I cannot live without your love and companionship

Oh walk with me (walk with me)
Please be my partner in life and accompany me on our journey

Talk with me (talk with me)
Please communicate with me and share your thoughts and feelings

I want you to stop my heart from cryin'
I need your love and support to alleviate my emotional pain

And your love stops my heart from dyin'
Your love gives me the strength and hope to keep going in life

Oh I need you (I need you, hoo hoo)
I am utterly dependent on your love and companionship

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Comments from YouTube:

Savadorason1

10y↑8

Sounds good, almost like James Browns original.

PLT 108

8y↑1

Savadorason1--Liking these Los Lobos for this song. Horns are cool, vocals are just so smooth and clean, the song has a good feeling... James Brown has his own great style but something about these Los Lobos is real good with this song...

deadinreality

11y↑4

You are very welcome! Yes, it took me a few tries to find this version as I only found the James Brown version but I like his too. Love oldies music! :)