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11 Nov 00 - 10:09 PM (#338950) Subject: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Seth THis song was recorded by Maria Mulduar several years ago. My wife says she wrote it. I say she got it from Clara or Mamie Smith or Sippy Wallace or someone from that era. Anyway, we sure would like to get the lyrics. Thanks Seth from China |
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12 Nov 00 - 01:00 AM (#339027) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: WyoWoman Well, my goodness. I don't know how I missed this one... I don't know the song, but I appreciate the sentiment. I'll stay tuned ... ww |
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12 Nov 00 - 03:22 AM (#339047) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles There is a short bit of Real Audio of it HERE. From the 'Meet me where they play the blues'. Can't find a writing credit or the words yet though. |
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12 Nov 00 - 03:47 AM (#339049) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles Southside Johnny and The Ashbury Jukes recorded it in 1976 on 'I don't want to go home'. Still can't find the words but the writing credit is to L. Mann and H Grover? |
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12 Nov 00 - 09:01 AM (#339123) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Liz the Squeak WHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooohoooooooooooooooooooooo Gotta find me THAT one!!! Great link!! LTS |
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12 Nov 00 - 09:57 AM (#339138) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Naemanson The song is also on her second album, "Waitress In A Donut Shop" which is a great album. I have a copy in vinyl and made a cassette of it coupled with a David Bromberg album. It's one of my favorite cassettes. Maria will be at the Chocolate Church sometime in 2001. I ought to get the dates for the upcoming season into What's On! |
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13 Nov 00 - 02:13 PM (#339860) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: MAG (inactive) I know I heard it in Chicago blues clubs long before Maria went solo. -- MA |
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13 Nov 00 - 07:42 PM (#340110) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles I don't understand what the phrase means. Can some one explain it to me? |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:07 PM (#340119) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Les B Didn't Robby Burns have a counter-arguement with "Nine inch will please a lady" ?? |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:09 PM (#340121) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: WyoWoman no |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:10 PM (#340123) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Naemanson Didn't Robbie mean to refer to the song Nine Times A Night? |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:11 PM (#340124) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: WyoWoman Actually, we're counter-posting here. that reply was in answer to Shambles' question... I like that CD -- "We Can Let it Happen Tonight" also sounds good. Damn! I swore off ordering any more CDs for myself until after Christmas ... Damn... ww |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:13 PM (#340127) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles YOU WILL HAVE SPEAK UP! |
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13 Nov 00 - 08:41 PM (#340138) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Alice From the album notes on the old 1974 l.p. record, Waitress in a Donut Shop, "It Ain't the Meat It's The Motion" is by Henry Glover and Lois Mann. Alice |
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13 Nov 00 - 10:59 PM (#340212) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Naemanson I wonder which of them experienced the first "inspiration" for the song? *BG* |
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14 Nov 00 - 12:10 AM (#340248) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: WyoWoman Hunh? |
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14 Nov 00 - 02:45 AM (#340305) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles Well as you know butchers traditionaly deliver whole sides of meat hanging from rails in their trucks. There was one such truck that was having trouble driving up this hill. It would get a little bit up the hill, then would not be able to continue and would jerk back to the bottom again.
A passer-bye suggested to the driver that his truck was overloaded. The driver responded replied that it was well under its wieght limit. Saying it's not the meat it's the motion.
That passer-bye was Henry Grover who later mentioned the incident to Lois Mann and the song was born........... Honest. |
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14 Nov 00 - 04:08 AM (#340329) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: MichaelAnthony Shambles -- that story may be the writer's "official" explanation, but I've read (tho I can't find the source now) that the song was written as a bold sexually explicit commercial attempt--following the success of "Sixty Minute Man" by the Dominoes, released in 1951. Or maybe you were just joking about this explanation! |
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14 Nov 00 - 05:54 AM (#340350) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles Now 'Sixty Minute Man", was written when.............*Smiles* |
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14 Nov 00 - 08:06 AM (#340372) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Naemanson I think I can guess about which one of the authors was dreaming of the sixty minute man. |
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14 Nov 00 - 08:49 AM (#340381) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Ritchie I watched a documentary last night about John Barry and he explained how he and 'oops I've forgot his name' came up with the lyrics to 'diamonds are forever' so I guess anythings possible, but I'll never be able to buy a diamond again. I suppose it's really what sort of meat it is we are talking about. Myself I've never liked tongue ! Ritchie fnnr fnnr. |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:01 AM (#340390) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Naemanson Wouldn't it be dependent on how that tongue is prepared, uh, used, uh... Never mind. |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:16 AM (#340401) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: annamill Well, Ritchie, maybe you've never had it done well...errrr..ahh.well done... never mind. Love, annamill |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:18 AM (#340404) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: alison oh Bert.. time for a quick chorus of "size doesn't matter"... I think.....
hahaha slainte alison |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:36 AM (#340414) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: paddymac Hmm, some folks seem to be gettin' in too deep on this one. :>) |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:48 AM (#340420) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Gern I think "Sixty Minute Man" was a tribute to Mike Wallace. In the meantime, not to disrupt this discourse, does anyone have the lyrics to this song? |
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14 Nov 00 - 09:58 AM (#340428) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Allan C. What a novel thought, Gern! ;-) |
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14 Nov 00 - 12:05 PM (#340513) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: L R Mole Well...sorry about the missing lines... (Chorus) "It ain't the meat, it's the motion, Makes your mama want to rock; It ain't the meat, it's the motion; It's the movement that gives it the sock." Well, I knew a fella who was short and fat; Most girls don't want to see 'em like that; * * * * * * The bigger they come, the harder they fall. (CHO) Well,I knew a fella who was tall and thin, Not much on him but bones and skin, * * * * * * He wraps himself around me like a rubber band. (Cho.) |
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03 Aug 02 - 01:59 AM (#759132) Subject: Lyr Add: IT AIN'T THE MEAT (IT'S THE MOTION) From: Jim Dixon Lyrics copied from http://www.bonjovirocks.com/ja2/ssj/ssj_records_02.htm
IT AIN'T THE MEAT (IT'S THE MOTION)
It ain't the meat. It's the motion
Well, I got a girl that's so darn thin,
It ain't the meat. It's the motion
Well, I want a girl who's built real fat.
It ain't the meat. It's the motion
Well, I want someone who feels like they got to have love,
It ain't the meat. It's the motion
Bring it down one time.
[As recorded by Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes on "Live at the Bottom Line." Originally recorded by The Swallows. (Their version is often anthologized.) Also recorded by Maria Muldaur.]
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03 Aug 02 - 02:13 AM (#759135) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles Nope - stll don't get it. Why would one's daddy want to rock? |
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03 Aug 02 - 03:41 AM (#759160) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Ebbie Shambles, it's not 'want to rock'- it's wanna rock. That explains it. Remember the pet rock craze? This must have been written then, see? |
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03 Aug 02 - 06:47 AM (#759200) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Art Thieme It's sort of like those ben-waaaaaa rocks, don't ya know?? Just "hits the spot" (as they say) and then ya just rock on it "'til the bow breaks and baby will fall"---and off will go baby--cradle and all. Art Thieme(who remembers---as it were) |
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03 Aug 02 - 06:53 AM (#759203) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: Art Thieme to get back to music (while we share a cigarette): "Rock Aroumd The C(l)ock" "Rock a Buy Baby (a diamond ring)" and other rock songs... Art |
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03 Aug 02 - 07:34 AM (#759216) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: The Shambles "Rock Of Ages"? Or do I still not get it? |
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04 Aug 02 - 03:29 AM (#759500) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It Ain't the Meat, It's the Motion From: GUEST,Kernow John Shambles I think that should say "for ages" John |