Give Me Back My Man
The B-52’s Lyrics
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and calls his name.
Wishin' everything could be the same,
like when she had him.
I'll give you fish,
I'll give you candy,
I'll give you everthing I have in my hand.
Walking out of Korvettes,
Package in her hand.
Motions to all the seabirds,
throws divinity on the sand.
I'll give you fish,
I'll give you candy,
I'll give you everthing I have in my hand.
Give me, give back my man.
Give me, give back my man.
Her head's in a whirlpool,
spinnin' round and round.
If she don't get her man back
she's gonna drown.
I'll give you fish,
I'll give you candy,
I'll give you everything I have in my hand.
Give her, give back her man,
Give her, give back her man.
The B-52's song "Give Me Back My Man" tells a story of a woman who is desperate to retrieve her lost lover. The song begins with the woman cutting her hair and calling his name, wishing everything could be the same as it was when they were together. She offers him everything she has in her hand, including fish and candy, representing her willingness to do anything to get him back.
The chorus, "Give me, give back my man," emphasizes the woman's desperation to reclaim her love. She walks out of Korvettes with a package in her hand and throws divinity on the sand, motioning to the seabirds. This scene depicts the woman's turmoil and her attempt to relinquish her pain to nature.
Throughout the song, the woman's head is spinning, and she's willing to do anything to save her relationship. The line "If she don't get her man back, she's gonna drown" adds to the intensity of her desire to mend their relationship. The song's ending emphasizes her plea to return her man, "Give her, give back her man."
Overall, "Give Me Back My Man" is a song about heartbreak, desperation, and the willingness to do anything to fix a broken relationship. The lyrics and the upbeat music reflect the band's signature style, incorporating storytelling with a fun and creative twist.
Line by Line Meaning
She cuts her hair and calls his name.
The woman in the song is desperate to try and recapture her youth, thinking if she makes sweeping changes, like cutting her hair, she can go back in time and get the love she had before. She is calling out to her lover, wishing to have him back with her.
Wishin' everything could be the same, like when she had him.
The woman is reminiscing the good times she had with her lover, longing for those times to be present again. She wishes that things could go back to how they were when they were together.
I'll give you fish, I'll give you candy, I'll give you everthing I have in my hand.
The woman is expressing her desperation to her partner, saying she will give him anything she can to win him back, even resorting to offering him simple things like candy and fish.
Walking out of Korvettes, Package in her hand. Motions to all the seabirds, throws divinity on the sand.
As she walks out of a store called Korvettes, carrying a package, she draws the attention of some birds, and throws some kind of offering or religious item on the ground. It's possible that she is visiting the beach where the two of them have gone together before and is trying to recreate some old magical moment at this same place.
Her head's in a whirlpool, spinnin' round and round. If she don't get her man back she's gonna drown.
The woman is experiencing some sort of emotional panic and anxiety, as she feels like she will be consumed by the feelings she has if she can't get her lover to come back to her. She feels like the only way to survive is to have him again with her.
Give me, give back my man. Give me, give back my man.
The woman is repeating her plea for her lover to return to her, hoping that her request will bring him back. She is demanding her love back, even though it may not be possible.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC , Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CINDY WILSON, CYNTHIA WILSON, FRED SCHNEIDER, KATE PIERSON, KEITH STRICKLAND, RICKY WILSON, ROBERT WALDROP
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@hermask815
@@McDowallManor
a. B-52s is a great band
b. in most songs Fred is the principal singer .
C. Kate and Cindy appear mostly as background singers.
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i wish there were
more songs where the girls were the foreground.
sure, Kate is great whereever she appears (candy, shiny happy people)
but all i was saying was that Cindy is dramatically underrepresented.
@Bonjevalien
I just love how everyone in the band just supports. It’s totally Cindy’s moment
@cristobalmaiden
Is because the playback
@chongsdong
@@cristobalmaiden You don't get it.
@ReelLifeCanada
Monterino, agreed, this is something that likely has been underappreciated over the decades. The B52s were a team effort, Fred was always letting the girls do their thing, and boy could they take it... 52 Girls? Wonderful harmonies, such a fun band. I can only imagine how much fun their local shows were with all their friends in attendance.
@knowhere60
Awww...she was the Kid Sister if the band. Still a teenager in 1980.
@ReelLifeCanada
@@knowhere60 Close, Cindy was born in 1957, so 23 in 1980, but what a voice and cute too. She was a teenager when they first formed in 1976. You are right, she was the kid sister, the youngest member of an amazing band.
@culwin
I used to think this was just an OK song, and didn't think much about it. But only recently have I come to appreciate it and realize that it's probably my favorite song of theirs now.
@tadge72
I totally agree . They got famous in the Uk after love shack - and o listened to earlier tracks in the early 90s . It a strange track - but I really like it .
@MyLeftMitten
This was always my favorite! I went cross country in a old Valiant listening to B52’s & Wild Planet with three friends. It was the best
@bobdeludna8101
I suscribe !!