1, Shaggy (born October 22… Read Full Bio ↴Shaggy is the name of, at least, two artists.
1, Shaggy (born October 22, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell), is a Jamaican reggae artist who takes his nickname from his shaggy hair. He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice.
His family immigrated to the United States and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City, New York, USA.
In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War.
On his return from Iraq, he decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993: "Oh Carolina", was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album "The Unreleased Project". He worked together with producers such as Sting Intl., Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston. He had further big hits, including "Boombastic" in 1995.
He then had a major comeback in 2001, featuring worldwide number-one hit singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel," the latter of which was built around Merrilee Rush's 1968 hit "Angel of the Morning" (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton). The album Hot Shot, from which those cuts came, would hit number one on the Billboard 200.
However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success.
Shaggy performed the theme for Showtime (film), a 2002 movie.
2, Shaggy, a swedish rock/blues rock band from the 1970's. Released one album, "Lessons for beginners"
Piece Of My Heart
Shaggy Lyrics
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Girl, let's deal with the make up
Alimony mean all the money
Ha, ha, ha, ha
Didn't I make you feel {Didn't I make you feel}
Like you were the only man {You were the only man} (The only man in you life)
Didn't I give you everything
But for all the love I gave ya
It's never enough (Not enough)
But I'm gonna show you, baby
That a woman can be tough (So)
So come on, come on, come on, come on, and
So what, you have me under pressure
Despite the fact say in life you give me pleasure
I'm the only man and I possess the keys to you treasure
So give the contender on the trail
Captivate your mind, I'll make your heart grow fonder {Ooh..}
Still you're trying to find out whose covers that I'm under
So you start to wonder, heart beat like thunder {Yeah...}
So I blow my cover
'Cause I'm the great pretender, girl, surrender, yeah
{Take it} Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
{Oh, oh, break it} Break another little bit of my heart now, honey
(Hey, darling, give it up, give it up, give it up)
{Oh, oh, have it} Have another little bit of my heart now, baby
You know you got it if it makes you feel good
You play detective boo, want a new suit
Going through my pockets, searchin' for clues
Trying to follow me, you and your desperate crew
The end of this relationship was long over due
Now what you did was cute, girl, you spent the loot
Easy on the tears, oops, man, you soil my suit
Do yourself a favor and find a new recruit
And don't take it personal because you got the boot
You're out on the streets {Looking good} (Absolutely)
And you know deep down in you heart that that ain't right (Come on, come on)
And, oh, you never, never hear me when I cry at night {Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...}
I tell myself, that I can stand the pain
But when you hold me in your arms (Yeah) I sing it again {Say it again}
So come on, come on, come on, come on (So what?) and
{Take it} Take another little piece of my heart now, baby {Why don't you}
{Oh, oh, break it} Break another little bit of my heart now, honey (I don't think you know)
{Oh, oh, have it} Have another little bit of my heart now, baby
You know you got it if it makes you feel good
I can make you {Ooh}, you can make me {Ah}
Anyway you want it, baby, we can do it right
Jump out a the frying pan and straight down in a the fire
I'm Mr. Gigolo, your most notorious liar
Ex-amount of loving you get what me did require {Ooh...}
Your personal attendant, well, my love is not for hire
Girl, search yourself, 'cause I'm you heart's desire
25 girls in a my life, don't want a wife, I need a lover, yeah
{Take it} Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
{Oh, oh, break it} Break another little bit of my heart now, honey
(I got your heart, I got your heart, girl)
{Oh, oh, have it} (Shoop) Have another little bit of my heart now, baby
You know you got it if it makes you feel good
{Ooh, ah}
Rock, baby
In Shaggy's song "Piece of My Heart," the lyrics seem to be addressing a previous relationship that has ended, suggesting that the singer was providing everything he could for his partner, but it wasn't enough. The song implies that a woman can be tough and that despite providing love, it's never enough to keep a partner satisfied. The singer suggests that the pressure the partner was putting on him was too much and that it was the reason the relationship ended. The lyrics convey the message that the partner was looking for something greater in the relationship that the singer wasn't able to provide.
The song goes on to say that despite the fact that the partner was giving the singer pleasure, he was the only one who had the keys to her treasure. The singer suggests that the partner was suspicious of him and that she was trying to find out if he was sleeping with other women, and that he wasn't hiding anything from her anyway. Throughout the song, the singer reminds the partner of the pain he has gone through since they broke up but is willing to give her another chance. At the end of the song, the lyrics suggest that the singer has moved on and is no longer willing to entertain any further efforts to reconcile the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
(Mmm, mmm} Enough of the break up {Yeah, hea}
Let's stop arguing and move on from our past issues
Girl, let's deal with the make up
Let's focus on rebuilding our relationship
Alimony mean all the money
Alimony means giving away all the money earned
Ha, ha, ha, ha
Expressing laughter
Didn't I make you feel {Didn't I make you feel}
Didn't I make you feel special and loved?
Like you were the only man {You were the only man}
Like you were the only man in your life
Didn't I give you everything
Didn't I give you all the love and material things you desire?
That a woman possibly can {Oh, yes I did} (Mmm)
I gave you everything I could as a woman (Yes, I did)
But for all the love I gave ya
Despite all the love given to you
It's never enough (Not enough)
It feels like my love is never enough for you
But I'm gonna show you, baby
But I will prove myself to you
That a woman can be tough (So)
I will show you that women can be strong and firm
So come on, come on, come on, come on, and
So let's work on our relationship together
So what, you have me under pressure
So what if you're pressuring me to prove myself?
Despite the fact say in life you give me pleasure
Despite the fact that you bring me joy in life
I'm the only man and I possess the keys to you treasure
I am the only man and I have the key to your heart
So give the contender on the trail
Stop worrying about competition
Captivate your mind, I'll make your heart grow fonder {Ooh..}
I will make you fall more in love with me by captivating your mind
Still you're trying to find out whose covers that I'm under
You're still trying to discover if I'm cheating on you
So you start to wonder, heart beat like thunder {Yeah...}
So you start to worry and your heart beats rapidly
So I blow my cover
So I reveal the truth
'Cause I'm the great pretender, girl, surrender, yeah
Because I was pretending to cheat on you, so surrender and forgive me
{Take it} Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Take a little more of my love
{Oh, oh, break it} Break another little bit of my heart now, honey
Break a little bit more of my heart, darling
(Hey, darling, give it up, give it up, give it up)
Hey, darling, give yourself to me
{Oh, oh, have it} Have another little bit of my heart now, baby
Have a little bit more of my love, baby
You know you got it if it makes you feel good
You know you have my love if it makes you happy
You play detective boo, want a new suit
You act like a detective and want to buy new things
Going through my pockets, searchin' for clues
Searching through my pockets for evidence of cheating
Trying to follow me, you and your desperate crew
You and your friends are trying to follow me and catch me cheating
The end of this relationship was long over due
The end of our relationship was long overdue
Now what you did was cute, girl, you spent the loot
What you did was amusing, you spent a lot of money
Easy on the tears, oops, man, you soil my suit
Calm down and don't ruin my suit with your tears
Do yourself a favor and find a new recruit
Do yourself a favor and find someone else to love
And don't take it personal because you got the boot
And don't take it personally because I broke up with you
You're out on the streets {Looking good} (Absolutely)
You're out on the streets and still looking good
And you know deep down in you heart that that ain't right (Come on, come on)
You know deep down that it wasn't right for our relationship to end
And, oh, you never, never hear me when I cry at night {Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...}
And you never hear me cry about our failed relationship at night
I tell myself, that I can stand the pain
I tell myself that I can handle the heartbreak
But when you hold me in your arms (Yeah) I sing it again {Say it again}
But when you hold me, I fall in love all over again
Jump out a the frying pan and straight down in a the fire
Jumping from one difficult situation to another
I'm Mr. Gigolo, your most notorious liar
I am a gigolo and I have a reputation for lying
Ex-amount of loving you get what me did require {Ooh...}
I loved you a lot, but it wasn't enough for you to stay
Your personal attendant, well, my love is not for hire
I'm not available to be your personal attendant for hire
Girl, search yourself, 'cause I'm you heart's desire
You should search yourself because I am what your heart desires
25 girls in a my life, don't want a wife, I need a lover, yeah
I've been with 25 girls but I don't want a wife, I need a lover
{I got your heart, I got your heart, girl}
I have your heart, girl
{Shoop}
Vocal ad-lib
{Ooh, ah}
Vocal ad-lib
Rock, baby
An encouragement to keep going
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bert Berns, Jerry Ragavoy
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