Bring It on Home
Sonny Boy Williamson II Lyrics
Baby, baby
I'm gonna bring it on home to you
I done bought my ticket, I got my load
Conductor done hollered, "All, aboard"
Take my seat and ride way back
And watch this train move down the track
Baby, baby
I'm gonna bring it on home to you
I think about the good times I once have had
Soul got happy now, my heart got glad
I think about the way you love me too
You can bet your life, I'm comin home to you
I'm goin home
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
Gonna bring it on home
Bring it on home to you
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Written by: Willie Dixon
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Aleck "Rice" Miller (December 5, 1899 – May 25, 1965), also known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is not to be confused with the original Sonny Boy Williamson, also a blues musician but of no relation.
Although John Lee Williamson was a major blues star who had already released dozens of successful and widely influential records under the name Sonny Boy Williamson from 1937 onward, Aleck Miller would later claim to have been the first to use the name Read Full BioAleck "Rice" Miller (December 5, 1899 – May 25, 1965), also known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is not to be confused with the original Sonny Boy Williamson, also a blues musician but of no relation.
Although John Lee Williamson was a major blues star who had already released dozens of successful and widely influential records under the name Sonny Boy Williamson from 1937 onward, Aleck Miller would later claim to have been the first to use the name, and some blues scholars believe that Miller's assertion he was born in 1899 was a ruse to convince audiences he was old enough to have used the name before John Lee Williamson, who was born in 1914. Whatever the methodology, Miller became known as Sonny Boy Williamson.
Williamson had begun developing a following in Chicago beginning in 1953, when he appeared there as a member of Elmore James's band. In the 1960's he toured Europe during the height of the British blues craze, recording with The Yardbirds and The Animals. Accoring to the Led Zeppelin biography "Hammer of the Gods", while in England Sonny Boy set his hotel room on fire while trying to cook a rabbit in a coffee percolator.
Some of his hit songs include "Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes", "Don't Start Me To Talking" ,"Keep It To Yourself", "Your Funeral & My Trial", "Bye Bye Bird", "Nine Below Zero", "Help Me", and the infamous "Little Village", with dialogue deemed 'unsuitable for airplay' by Leonard Chess. His song "Eyesight To the Blind" was performed by The Who as a key song in their rock opera Tommy (the only song in that opus not written by a band member) and it was later covered on the Aerosmith album Honkin' on Bobo. His recording og "One Way Out" was reworked from the Elmore James original and became popularized by The Allman Brothers Band in the early 1970s.
Sonny Boy Williamson II has had a big influence on modern day blues and blues rock artists and other legendary artists, as is shown by the number of his songs that are still covered. In interviews given in the concert documentary film The Last Waltz, members of the rock & roll group The Band recount jamming with Miller prior to their initial fame as Bob Dylan's electric backing band, and making plans to hook up with Williamson as his backing band. Unfortunately, Williamson's death prevented any such plans from ever being fulfilled.
Although John Lee Williamson was a major blues star who had already released dozens of successful and widely influential records under the name Sonny Boy Williamson from 1937 onward, Aleck Miller would later claim to have been the first to use the name Read Full BioAleck "Rice" Miller (December 5, 1899 – May 25, 1965), also known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is not to be confused with the original Sonny Boy Williamson, also a blues musician but of no relation.
Although John Lee Williamson was a major blues star who had already released dozens of successful and widely influential records under the name Sonny Boy Williamson from 1937 onward, Aleck Miller would later claim to have been the first to use the name, and some blues scholars believe that Miller's assertion he was born in 1899 was a ruse to convince audiences he was old enough to have used the name before John Lee Williamson, who was born in 1914. Whatever the methodology, Miller became known as Sonny Boy Williamson.
Williamson had begun developing a following in Chicago beginning in 1953, when he appeared there as a member of Elmore James's band. In the 1960's he toured Europe during the height of the British blues craze, recording with The Yardbirds and The Animals. Accoring to the Led Zeppelin biography "Hammer of the Gods", while in England Sonny Boy set his hotel room on fire while trying to cook a rabbit in a coffee percolator.
Some of his hit songs include "Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes", "Don't Start Me To Talking" ,"Keep It To Yourself", "Your Funeral & My Trial", "Bye Bye Bird", "Nine Below Zero", "Help Me", and the infamous "Little Village", with dialogue deemed 'unsuitable for airplay' by Leonard Chess. His song "Eyesight To the Blind" was performed by The Who as a key song in their rock opera Tommy (the only song in that opus not written by a band member) and it was later covered on the Aerosmith album Honkin' on Bobo. His recording og "One Way Out" was reworked from the Elmore James original and became popularized by The Allman Brothers Band in the early 1970s.
Sonny Boy Williamson II has had a big influence on modern day blues and blues rock artists and other legendary artists, as is shown by the number of his songs that are still covered. In interviews given in the concert documentary film The Last Waltz, members of the rock & roll group The Band recount jamming with Miller prior to their initial fame as Bob Dylan's electric backing band, and making plans to hook up with Williamson as his backing band. Unfortunately, Williamson's death prevented any such plans from ever being fulfilled.
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EricTheActor
@Archetype00
Black artists copied other black artists
This song is literally being sung by Sonny Boy Williamson 2...he " stole" a whole mans career and did it better!
And people want to complain about Led Zeppeling and Elvis!
The Rolling Stones refused to appear on Shindig! Without Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf
johnny zell
Baby
Mmm baby
'M gonna bring it on home to you
I've got my ticket, I've got that load
Gone up, go higher, all aboard
'M take my seat, a-right way back, ooooh yeah
Watch this train goin' down the track
Gonna bring it on home
Bring it on home to you
Watch out, watch out, man move
Try to tell you baby
What you tryin' to do
Tryin' to love me baby
Love some other man too
Bring it on home, bring it on home
Went 'n a little walk downtown, ah yeah
Missed 'n got back late
Found a note there waiting
An' it said, Daddy, I just can't wait
Bring it on home, bring it on home
Bring it back home, bring it back home to me baby
Tell you, pretty baby
You love to mess me 'roun'
I'm gonna give you lovin', baby
Gonna move you outta town
Bring it on home, bring it on home
Sweetest little baby
Daddy ever saw
I'm gonna keep you lovin' baby
I'm gonna give you more
Bring it on home, bring it on home
Bring it on home, alright
Bring it on home
Bring it on home to you
19 SON GREAT T
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Baby, baby
I'm gonna bring it on home to you
I done bought my ticket, I got my load
Conductor done hollered, "All, aboard"
Take my seat and ride way back
And watch this train move down the track
Baby, baby
I'm gonna bring it on home to you
I think about the good times I once have had
Soul got happy now, my heart got glad
I think about the way you love me too
You can bet your life, I'm comin home to you
I'm goin home
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
I'm gonna bring it on home, now
Gonna bring it on home
Bring it on home to you
Jerome Bychowski
Led Zeppelin made their own version of this song, that started with 1 minutes of the same lyrics, and R&B sound.
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Then, it transitioned into a hard rock composition with a jazz overtone, and message about a cheating woman, in which a man is asking her to bring it on home.
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Led Zeppelin's composition was more disciplined, harmonized, and developed.
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Led Zepplelin studied R&B, Jazz, and Country Music, from the United States.
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They incorporated those styles into their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd albums.
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But, Led Zepplelin created their own style of rock music and basic heavy metal music,
on those albums.
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The members of Led Zeppelin had more musical education, and talent than Sonny Boy Williamson.
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So, their musical composition was more complex and developed.
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Listen to Led Zepplelin's version of Bring it on Home.
You will jump out of your seat, and start moving.
Dan Henderson
Just one of the BEST BLUES ARTISTS of all time!!!
OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't
You are one of the best blues YouTube commentors of all time.
jellyrollbaker
You damn right my friend!! 🙏🏻
King of the Blues.🤴🏿
Elios Electric
When Zeppelin covers you, you're the shit. Blues legends to rock gods
Brian Boldt
@Jack I agree, with you. In terms of having their own sound, my take is it came out in full force with Houses of the Holy. Outside of The Crunge, the whole album shows a completely different sound than the first four albums. (Not that those albums are bad) If I am not mistaken, there no indication of plagerism. I feel after this move the albums that followed continued to show their own sound. Although both Physical Graffiti and Presence have reference to blues covers, in addition to early rocker Ritchie Valens; songs like The Rover, Custerd Pie, Kashmir, In the Light, Sick Again, Achillies Last Stand. For Your Life, and even Candy Store Rock are masterpeices. What really amazes me concerning Presence is it's emphasis on heavy rock, but moreover, they prove to do their own blues without help from the early artists. This evident with Tea for Two. To go further, In Through the Outdoor does the same with I'm Gonna Crawl.
I guess it is safe to say I find the band really discovered themselves in the later years. If you listen to their bootlegs in 75 and 77 tours, you can hear them own their own material. Although Page was struggling with his heroin addiction in 77, he had some masterful performances. Listen To This Eddie, bootleg is a good place to start.
You made a great point.
Jack
@Brian Boldt they proved they are deserving the credit they got afterwards in songs like STH,Kashmir,Achilles Last Stand.
Brian Boldt
From what I remember, the original Led Zeppelin II did not credit Dixon as well as the previous album. Rather, the band took credit for reworking the songs. Dixon had every right to sue their asses off, which he won. The entire song is full of Dixon. But as great as they were, Led Zeppelin stole a lot of music and capitalized. Not just from Dixon but from blues artists going back to Robert Johnson. "Sqeeze my lemon till the juice runs down my leg." I don't see him credited. I like a lot of late 60s English bands and their remakes. But Led Zeppelin was not a powerhouse rock band when they first recorded these blues numbers. They were just starting. If anything, the era of blues they recorded early on did not see much profit until the English bands. These early musicians made records with a limited market due to segregation issues and independent labels robbing them of royalties. You had white producers and record exec's putting their name for song writing credits. Total robbery. The main way of making money for the artist depended on stage performances at local clubs. Howlin wolf commented about the Rolling Stones covering his songs and giving him royalties as a great financial opportunity as this was not considered in his time. (My paraphrase). So along comes Led Zeppelin and other bands taking credit for reworking a song. I feel they still have a lot more royalties to pay out. Almost every album has a song that was not theirs. When we call them a power band (and I agree) we have to remember how they got there. If they did not have the early blues, how great would they have become? I tend to be more of a bluea purist especially the early Chicago sound of Dixon, Wolf, Waters, and Little Walter, and later Sonny Boy II. I prefer their style above the English bands and modern bands. This topic is a debatable subject, and I like discussing it.
sexobscura
Jimmy and the boys injected this song with the fuel to travel the universe
B R I L L I A N T
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Wow! These blues singers/players had such an influence in the Brit rock movement. Guys should deserve the credits far more than what money the rockers got. Great music to appreciate.
Greysky Dawg
I believe Led Zeppelin was sued by a Willie Dixon relative for claiming to have written four of Dixon's songs. I believe the money was used to create a museum.