Sydney devine

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Sydney Devine (born Cleland, Lanarkshire 1940 - 13th February 2021) was a Scot and' it's very own rhinestone cowboy, a singer whose career began with a television appearance in 1953 at the age of thirteen, developed during eight years touring with the White Heather Group. When visiting Hawaii with Andy Stewart's band, he heard the Hawaiian singer Don Ho perform Tiny Bubbles; this became Devine's signature tune and he went on to sell fifteen million albums. His record sales were revived in December 2005 when a frothy drink making machine was advertised on television using Don Ho's version of Tiny Bubbles. YUP

He is sometimes referred to as 'Steak and Kidney',

These Boots Are Made for Walking
Sydney Devine Lyrics

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You keep saying
You got something for me
Something you call love
But confess

You've been messin'
Where you shouldn't have been messin'
Someone else

Is getting all your best

These boots are made for walking
That's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

You keep lying when
You oughta be a truthing
You keep losing
When you oughta not to bet

You keep same-in
When you oughta be changing
What's right is right
You ain't been right yet

Oh these boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

Well you keep playing
When you shouldn't be playing
You keep thinking
You never would get burned

Well I just found me
A brand new box of matches
And what he knows now
You ain't got time to learn

These boots are made for walking
That's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sydney Devine/Tommy Scott's song "These Boots Are Made for Walking" are a classic example of a woman fed up with a cheating partner. The song is directed towards a man who thinks he can get away with unfaithful behavior. The tone of the female protagonist in these lyrics exudes dominance and empowerment, with her accusing and straight-forward language. She's fed up with the disrespect and takes control by letting him know that she has had enough. She starts the first verse with him telling her about his love, but then shortly admits that he's been unfaithful, which has resulted in someone else getting his best. The second verse is full of more accusations with her calling out the man on his lying and gambling problems. She highlights that "what's right is right" and he has yet to do right by her. In the final verse, she declares that she's done with his ways and has moved on to someone new. Her brand new box of matches represents her newfound flame, which will burn out what he knows.

Overall, the song seems to be a call to action for all women to not tolerate unfaithful behavior from their partners, but rather to take control of their lives and walk away from any disrespect.

Line by Line Meaning

You keep saying
You keep telling me

You got something for me
You have something to offer me

Something you call love
You claim it's love

But confess
But admit

You've been messin'
You've been cheating

Where you shouldn't have been messin'
Where you shouldn't have been involved

Someone else
Some other person

Is getting all your best
Is receiving your best efforts and attention

These boots are made for walking
These boots are meant to be moved

That's just what they'll do
That's exactly what they'll do

One of these days these boots
At some point these boots