The Uptown Horns are a horn section formed in 1980 by Arno Hecht, Crispin C… Read Full Bio ↴The Uptown Horns are a horn section formed in 1980 by Arno Hecht, Crispin Cioe, Bob Funk and Paul Litteral in New York City.

For the first year, the 'Horns played at Tramps night club in NYC, backing artists including Big Joe Turner, the Neville Brothers, Ronnie Spector and David Johannsen. Their first recording, in 1981, was on Iggy Pop's "Party" album.

With Pop's recommendation, The Uptown Horns toured with The J. Geils Band, establishing themselves as a premier horn section.

Their recording credits on over 150 albums include James Brown's Grammy Award winning Living in America and tracks for Tom Waits, Joe Cocker, Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer, Lou Reed and REM.

The Uptown Horns have appeared live with the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Ray Charles and B.B. King, to name a few.

The Horns have released one CD, The Uptown Horns Revue.

Their official website is http://www.phunque.com/uptown/.

Pleasure
The Uptown Horns Lyrics

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Sooner or later baby
I'm gonna squeeze you just like a tomato
Sooner or later baby
I'll probably peel you like some old potato
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life

Sooner or later baby

I'm gonna bleed you
Sooner or later baby
You're gonna feel something for me
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life

I gotta do that
I gotta do that
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
Just give me pleasure
I got no wife
Just give me pleasure
I got no wife
It's my pleasure
I got no wife
It's my pleasure
That's what I'm living for

I gotta do that
I gotta do that
Pleasure
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
I'm gonna squeeze you like tomato
I'm gonna peel you like a what?
Like a potato
It's my life

It's just my life
It's just my life

Overall Meaning

The Uptown Horns's song "Pleasure" features lyrics that express a desire for pleasure and the willingness to go to great lengths to obtain it. The line "Sooner or later baby, I'm gonna squeeze you just like a tomato" suggests that the singer is going to assert their power over their lover. This idea is reinforced with the line "Sooner or later baby, I'll probably peel you like some old potato," which hints at a desire to dominate and control. Despite this, the chorus repeats "Just give me some pleasure, it's my life," emphasizing the pursuit of pleasure as the ultimate goal.

The verses continue with dark, somewhat violent imagery. The line "I'm gonna bleed you" is possibly a metaphor for extracting something valuable from the lover, though it is unclear what that something is. The singer is also confident that their actions will elicit a response from their lover, as evidenced by "You're gonna feel something for me."

Overall, the lyrics to "Pleasure" suggest a certain desperation and a lack of morality. The singer is willing to hurt and manipulate their lover in order to obtain pleasure, which they view as the most important thing in life.

Line by Line Meaning

Sooner or later baby
At some point in time, my dear

I'm gonna squeeze you just like a tomato
I'm going to hold you tightly like one would handle a tomato

Sooner or later baby
At some point in time, my dear

I'll probably peel you like some old potato
I might remove some layers from you like one would peel an old potato

Just give me some pleasure
Just provide me with some enjoyment

It's my life
This is how I live

I'm gonna bleed you
I'm going to extract something important from you, like blood

You're gonna feel something for me
You will eventually have some sort of emotional attachment to me

I gotta do that
I need to do that

Just give me some pleasure
Just provide me with some enjoyment

It's my life
This is how I live