Lyr Req: The Real Thing (Chip Taylor)

28 Mar 01 - 01:36 PM (#427717)
Subject: The Real Thing
From: GUEST

Does any body have the lyrics for a song by Chip Taylor called "The Real Thing". Its a country thing from the 70's I think; with the chorus ending: Don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof, watered down till it tastes like tea. You want to pull my string, make it the real thing for me.

Any help appreciated. Marshman

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28 Mar 01 - 09:25 PM (#428031)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Real Thing
From: GUEST

It's call 'Classic' now. Typical adv. man's perversion of a good word.

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28 Mar 01 - 10:47 PM (#428066)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Real Thing
From: GUEST, Marshman

How about any information on Chip Taylor? marshman

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22 Aug 01 - 11:33 AM (#533250)
Subject: ADD POP: The Real Thing
From: Lin in Kansas

Marshman, here you go (at long last):

(I Want) The Real Thing
Chip Taylor

Well I was on a bus coming back to us from Atlanta in '63
I picked up a rhythm and blues magazine layin' underneath the seat
And I found that the stuff they were playin' us wasn't made from grits and bone
And it takes more than the Crewcuts and Pat Boone to take me home
I want the real thing give me the real thing

Make it loud and they'll make you proud of the songs they sing
Don't want you under my roof with your 86 proof
Watered down 'til it tastes like tea
You're gonna pull my string make it the real thing for me

And I remember old Elvis when he forgot to remember to forget
And when young Johnny Cash hadn't seen this side of the big river yet
When sun was more than daylight shining on Memphis, Tennessee
When Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin' and singin' them songs for me

EMI / Blackwood Music (BMI)

Lyrics found here: Click

Brief Chip Taylor info found here: Click

And this, found here: Click

"Chip Taylor is a renowned singer/songwriter who penned hits for everyone from the Troggs and Jimi Hendrix ("Wild Thing") to Janis Joplin ("Try Just A Little Bit Harder"), through numerous cuts by country and R&B artists. The London Bootleg Sessions (Train Wreck Records) is a two-CD set, the first of which was recorded with an electric band in London, and the second, in an acoustic format in New York. The 25 cuts, which are mostly in the outlaw-country mode, show why Taylor is a revered cult figure. On the first disc, the evocative "Annie On Your Mind," with harmonies from Lucinda Williams, is a standout as is the coarser, more rock-based "Holy Shit," which appears to have an autobiographical slant. Williams also duets with Taylor on "The Ghost Of Phil Sinclair" on the NY sessions. The second disc shows a more rugged and rural storytelling Taylor. He shows his immense lyrical and melodic sensibilities in the Dylan-ish "I Ain't Leaving Without You" and the jagged country of "Lefty Frizzel." All in all, this is one hell of an album by a master songwriter. If you like great songwriters, this disc should prove interesting. If you like John Prine, Townes Van Zandt or Guy Clark, this album is a must. Also adding musical support are Anton Figg and Tammy Rodgers. (110 Green St., Suite 504, NY, NY 10012, 212-966-7443)"

Cheers!

Lin

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