Baby What You Want Me to Do

1959

Baby What You Want Me to Do (sometimes called " You Got Me Running" or " You Got Me Runnin ' ") is a Blue song that is played by countless blues singers or has been taken. He is probably the most gecoverte blues song of all Zeiten.Der song was written in 1959 by Jimmy Reed and recorded for Vee -Jay Records. On the back of the single is the song " Caress Me Baby".

General

The text, the melody and the chords are so simple that anyone who tries to play blues and singing, at this point depend bleibt.Der song is a 12 - bar blues medium tempo. An interesting aspect of the song is that Jimmy Reed in the original recording never used the phrase "baby what you want me to do", but rather something that is like "baby why ya wanna leggo " sounds. However, many cover versions use this expression, such as the Presley.Der Elvis song is as stated on the record cover, written by Jimmy Reed, but specifies a source that, as with many other songs by Jimmy Reed, his wife, the said to have written the song.

In the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart, the song reached the top position on the 10th and on the Billboard Hot 100, the pop charts, the 37th place.

In 2004, the song was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, in the grounds of this it is, the song had for years reached the hearts of the listeners.

Occupation

• Jimmy Reed, Eddie Taylor, Lefty Bates ( guitar)
• Marcus Johnson ( bass)
• Earl Phillips ( drums)
• "Mama" Reed ( background vocals )

Cover versions (selection)

• The Everly Brothers 1960
• Etta James 1964
• The Righteous Brothers in 1964
• Johnny Rivers 1964
• Brian Hyland in 1964
• Billy Fury 1964
• The Chambers Brothers 1965
• Little Richard in 1966
• The Shadows of Knight ( under the title Peepin 'and Hidin ')
• Arthur Conley 1967
• Erma Franklin in 1967
• Elvis Presley 1968
• Ike and Tina Turner 1969
• Brainbox 1969
• Little Sonny 1970
• Wishbone Ash 1973
• Luther Johnson 1973
• The Persuasions Medley: A) Baby, What You Want Me to Do B) Bright Lights, Big City 1973
• Chuck Berry 1975
• John Cale in 1975
• Otis Rush 1977 ( under the title You Got Me Runnin ')
• John Mayall 1981
• Guido Toffoletti 1981
• Lucky Peterson 1984

• Grateful Dead mid-1980
• Moe Tucker 1987
• Big Fat Mama 1990
• The Holmes Brothers 1990
• Rising Sons featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder 1992
• Tom Jones and Joe Cocker in 1992 in the music show The Right Time
• Elkie Brooks 1994
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse 1996
• Doug Quattlebaum 1997
• The Jubirt Sisters 2000
• Norbert Detaeye 2001
• Doyle Bramhall February 25, 2003
• Elliott Murphy with Olivier Durand 2005
• Dion 2005
• Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan in 2007
• Bon Jovi
• Van Morrison
• Mick Hucknall 2012
• Stray Cats