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It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1972 for two weeks, behind Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again ". Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song for 1972. General CommentActually when I first heard this song, "CCR" instantly flashed into my mind. It's hard NOT to draw the parallel - it sounds very much like a CCR song. An item that has been used previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
I suggest, printing my lyrics and reading them along as you listen to the song. Anyway...this isn't meant to cause an argument, I'm just proposing this version after a long time analyzing the words. General CommentWanted to add, I don't think this song has any deeper meaning. Whoever wrote it probably just liked those old 20's-30's detective novels and movies where some hardboiled gumshoe solves a case and gets the girl.
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I was a senior in high school when this song hit the air waves. At an all Native American boarding school, it was easily mastered. It was a hit with all the bands here at Flandreau Indian School, So.Dak.
When the story made its way to the Hollies, possibly second-hand with embellishments, it became a natural to commit to vinyl. I can see where people have trouble figuring out the words. They are sung by a native Brit who is trying to sound like an American and he horribly mangled the "accent." I like the song, but I get pissed off every time I hear it. For this song, Allan Clarke imitated John Fogerty's vocal style on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Green River." The Creedence frontman was unimpressed and secured an out-of-court settlement. But so does Woody Allen, and I like most of his movies.
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They also played the song at their 15th and 20th anniversary concerts. Phantom, Rocker & Slick released their version on their 1986 album Cover Girl. Uma and John seemed kind of subdued,but maybe that was the intent. Not a big fan of Tarantino,but he does have talent.
The FBI paid informants to infiltrate places inaccessible to their own agents. A performing musician would have perfect cover, staying several hours every night, free to watch all developments without arousing any suspicion. In later life, the performer might become a studio artist or a mentor to young musicians.
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He said there is a mistake in the lyrics which was never rectified as the song was originally intended as a filler album track. The line 'jumping out of doors and TABLES' should have been 'jumping out of doors and WINDOWS'. As the lyrics are largely indistinct anyway, the producers thought another take was unnecessary. I never heard the CCR connection...I thought people were crazy to hear them..nothing like them...musically or vocally. This tale of a government agent and a femme fatale contains one of the classic indecipherable lyrics in rock history.
When he heard the woman start to sing. Later he had his DA in his left hand, "pumping" and her in his right as he was shooting his way out of the place. When I was young, I remember neighbors in their teens playing the radio while shooting baskets. Of all the songs that were broadcast, this is the one I remember most. The reverb on the guitar and vocals gives it an even more distant, nostalgic place in my long memory.
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Thank you so much for posting these lyrics! All the history and explanation are wonderful too. Of course, I would never dare the argue with lyrics posted on the HOLLIES own website, but one of the last lines sounds a little different to me. Heavy metal rocker Vince Neil released a heavier version of "Long Cool Woman", along with other covers and original material, on his third studio album, Tattoos & Tequila, on 22 June 2010. G. Sheppard, covered the song on his 1997 album Nothin' on But the Radio. Yeah, I can kinda see where some might think that this is kinky-weird, but that said, a woman possesses all sorts of beauty, and if Tarantino has a thing about women’s feet, then so be it.
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