Her career peaked in the late 1960s with a string of pop music hits. Her best-known hit, These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - which popularized and made her synonymous with Go-Go boots - was written by Lee Hazlewood. These Boots... has been covered by many artists such as Geri Halliwell, Megadeth, Jessica Simpson, Lil' Kim, Little Birdy, Billy Ray Cyrus, Crispin Hellion Glover and KMFDM.
Nancy also co-starred in a number of films, including Roger Corman's The Wild Angels with Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, and Speedway with Elvis Presley, made guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, and starred in a number of television specials, most notable among them the 1967 Emmy Award-winning special "Movin' with Nancy", in which she appeared with her father and his Rat Pack pals Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. In the 1970s, she slowed down her musical activity and ceased acting in order to concentrate on being a wife and mother. She returned to the studio in 1981 to record a country album with Mel Tillis called, Mel & Nancy.
At the age of 54, she posed for Playboy in their May 1995 issue, released a new CD, One More Time, and made guest appearances on TV shows to promote the new material.
Most Recently, the song Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (originally recorded by Cher) was used on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's hit Kill Bill.
On July 28, 2006, for the film Another Gay Movie (2006), she released the song "Another Gay Sunshine Day" from the Another Gay Movie Soundtrack.
Get Ready
Nancy Sinatra Lyrics
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(it's alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real
I say that you do
(you're outta sight)
So fee fi fo fum
Look out baby 'cause here I come
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come
I'm on my way
If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you
(it's alright)
The loving you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you
(it's outta sight)
So fiddle-lee-dee fiddle-lee-dum
Look out baby 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come
I'm on my way
All my friends shouldn't want me to I understand it
(be alright)
I hope I'll get to you before they do the way I planned it
(be outta sight)
So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle dee dum
Look out baby 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come.
I'm on my way.
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
The lyrics of Nancy Sinatra's song Get Ready describe a young man passionately expressing his love for a girl who he claims makes him feel like no other before. He declares that she's the one responsible for making his dreams come true, and he's ready to make love to her. The lyrics are playful and flirtatious, leaving no doubt that the young man is eager to start a romantic relationship with the girl.
The lyrics used in the song are focused on the courting behavior of a young man as he tries to win the affections of his love interest. He wants her to know that she's the one for him, and he's willing to go to great lengths to make sure she's aware of his feelings. The lyrics used in the song are filled with playful rhymes and unique enunciations of words, giving the song a distinct and memorable style.
Overall, the lyrics of Get Ready by Nancy Sinatra are a declaration of love from a young man to his love interest. The song is a playful and flirtatious expression of his desires, and the lyrics are filled with memorable rhymes and wordplay.
Line by Line Meaning
I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
I've never met a girl who stirs the emotions in me as much as you do
(it's alright)
Don't worry, everything is going to be fine
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real
Whenever anyone asks who inspires me
I say that you do
I tell them that it's you
(you're outta sight)
I can't express how wonderful you are
So fee fi fo fum
I'm getting ready to act on my feelings
Look out baby 'cause here I come
Watch out because I'm coming for you
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
I'm bringing you my genuine love, so prepare yourself
So get ready
Prepare yourself
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
I'm going to make an attempt at expressing my romantic feelings for you, so be prepared
I'm on my way
I'm coming to you
If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you
If you're not ready to be honest with your feelings, remember
(it's alright)
It's okay, I'm not going to force my feelings on you
The loving you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you
You'll regret the love you missed out on and the time it took to come to this realization
(it's outta sight)
It's something you can't fully comprehend
So fiddle-lee-dee fiddle-lee-dum
I'm getting ready to make something happen
All my friends shouldn't want me to I understand it
I know that my friends might not approve of my feelings
(be alright)
It's okay, everything will be fine
I hope I'll get to you before they do the way I planned it
I hope to confess my love to you before my friends interfere, as I had planned
(be outta sight)
It will be amazing if it works out as planned
So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle dee dum
I'm going ahead with the plan
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Be prepared because I'm coming for you
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Be prepared because I'm coming for you
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Be prepared because I'm coming for you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: William Robinson Jr.
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