I'm a, I'm a, I'm a bad boy, McLovin (Yeah) Hey, good pussy sound like pasta. Call me big papa, I'm sonnin' (Sonnin') I supply the dick when she want it (Want it) I'm a bad boy, McLovin. Super, super, super-speed, Sonic, I'm running. The American R&B singer/songwriter never achieved tremendous fame in his own country, but British bands fell for singles such as “Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” “ Slow Down,” and “Bad Boy.”Super-speed, Sonic, I'm running. Earth Song, written and composed by Michael Jackson, focuses on environmental awareness and was released as a single from HIStory: Past, Present and FutureBook I in 1995.The final installment in Deep Beatles’ salute to some of the band’s best covers involves an artist who has appeared in this column before: Larry Williams. I'm a pretty boy, I'm stunning (Stunning) Super-speed, Sonic, I'm running Super, super, super-speed, Sonic, I'm running Call me big papa, I'm sonnin' (Sonnin') I supply the dick when she want it (Want it) I'm a bad boy, McLovin (Ayy) I'm a, I'm a, I'm a bad boy, McLovin (Ayy) I'm a bad boy like Puffy She suckin' on my neck like Buffy On my.
11 on the R&B charts, the label began grooming the singer to be the next big rock ’n roll crossover star. Once the single peaked at No. Eventually, Price introduced Williams to executives at his record label, Speciality.After Williams was signed in 1957, he cut the Price-composed single “Just Because” with Little Richard’s backing band. That introduction was fortuitous: Price hired Williams as his valet, which led to Williams’ big break. “Bad Boy” in particular allows Lennon to unleash his unrestrained rock vocal style the roughness in his voice is on full display.New Orleans-born Williams had a background in singing and playing piano when he met Lloyd Price (“Personality,” “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”). John Lennon, a particular fan of Williams’, sang lead on their covers of all three aforementioned songs.
According to John Blaney’s John Lennon: Listen to This Book, Lennon stated that “Bony Moronie” meant a great deal to him, as it was one of the few songs his mother saw him perform live before her untimely death. He was found dead in a Los Angeles home in 1980 while police ruled his death a suicide, rumors have persisted that he was possibly murdered by one of his drug connections.Larry Williams may have met with relatively minor success in America, but his singles caught the ear of British musicians such as John Lennon. After the album failed commercially and critically, Williams left the business for good. He dropped out of the music business for 10 years, resurfacing with the album That’s Larry Williams in 1978. He thereafter drifted from label to label, experiencing minor success with singles such as “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” (1967) and “Nobody” (1968). Subsequently, 1959’s “Bad Boy” failed to become a hit.Unfortunately, Speciality soon dropped Williams from the label, as he had been arrested for selling drugs.
Release until 1966 as part of the compilation A Collection of Beatles Oldies.) Squeezing in recording sessions immediately after filming Help!, the Beatles recorded “Bad Boy” along with “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” on May 10.The EMI Studios session featured John Lennon on lead vocals and rhythm guitar Paul McCartney on bass and the Hohner Pianet electric piano George Harrison on lead guitar and Ringo Starr on drums and tambourine. Market, where it appeared on the Beatles VI album in 1965. (Note how he exaggerates the title words to zany effect.) An earlier take, however, suggests that Williams originally envisioned the song as a straightforward, New Orleans-tinged rocker.The Beatles recorded “Bad Boy” expressly for the U.S. The witty and occasionally risqué lyrics must have appealed to his sense of humor: Indeed, Williams’ original version of “Bad Boy” emphasized the silliness of the track, undercutting some of his edgy lyrics.
Starr’s driving beat and fills introduce Lennon, and the singer’s volume and raspiness immediately set the tone. Harrison’s sharp notes pierce through, the guitar style spanning both R&B and rock. The first three takes were rhythm tracks they then overdubbed Lennon’s lead vocals, Harrison’s double-tracked lead guitar, McCartney’s piano, and Starr’s tambourine onto the final track.“Bad Boy” paints a vivid picture of the Beatles’ early sound, the rawness that Cavern Club audiences heard.
Tweaking his critics, Lennon must have taken special delight in yelling the line “get to the barber shop and get that hair cut off your head,” although the lyrics take a decidedly darker turn when they mention unarguably deviant acts: “Took the canary and you fed it to the neighbor’s cat / You gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother’s laundromat.”The line “Junior’s head is hard as rock,” which John Lennon repeats twice, could be seen as a sign of general stubbornness but also that rock has completely overtaken the youth – and is that necessarily a bad thing? George Harrison’s raucous guitar solo fits the overall tone, but his answering notes to Lennon’s voice firmly anchor the track.Like the Beatles’ other covers, “Bad Boy” reveals their roots: In this case, rhythm and blues. He follows with exaggerated shock: “Now junior, behave yourself!” Lennon’s voice rises on the word “behave,” mocking those who express disapproval – and perhaps imitating the reactions of Beatles fans’ parents.The next lyrics rattle off what makes the kid a “bad” boy: buying rock magazines, feeding jukeboxes with his money, and worrying his teacher. How “bad” is this kid? “Well, he put thumbtacks on teacher’s chair / Puts chewing gum in little girls’ hair,” Lennon cries, questioning the boy’s negative reputation. “He won’t do nothing right, just sitting down and looks so good.” Harrison’s guitar answers every line, as if underscoring Lennon’s points about the main character’s rebellious qualities.Lennon stresses certain words such as, “just sits around the house and plays that rock ’n’ roll music all night.” This technique both describes the character but also pokes fun at adults who dismiss the musical genre.
Covers like “Bad Boy” give fans additional insight as to how the Beatles mixed in different ingredients — R&B, country, Broadway, and more — to create their distinctive sound.
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