Foghat and the Violent Femmes

Perhaps some of you have ever noticed, perhaps one or two of you care, but i was listening to Foghat's "I Just Want to Make Love To You"

and i heard this verse:

"I can tell by the way that you baby talk,
I can see by the way that you switch and walk,
I can tell by the way that you treat your man,
"But I could love you baby, it's a cryin' shame."


and i thought, where have i heard that before???

Sure enough, Violent Femmes "Gone Daddy Gone"


"I can tell by the way you that you switch and walk
I can see by the way that you baby talk
I can know by the way you treat your man
I can love you baby til it's a cryin"


kinda weird, thought i'd point that out cause no one else i can think of to tell would care right now….

We're here to care.

I think Gordon was still a teen when he wrote the song; he was a teenager when hardrock rooled so he probably heard a lot of Foghat.

Isn't it a John Lee Hooker song

Originally posted by Stairmaster E:
Isn't it a John Lee Hooker song

You're right. I may be wrong about from whom Gordon first heard it.

From Wiki:

Gone Daddy Gone" is a 1982 song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group the Violent Femmes for their 1982 eponymous debut album.

The lyrics borrow a complete verse from Willie Dixon's 1954 song "I Just Want To Make Love To You" (originally recorded by Muddy Waters). The Femmes give proper credit for this in the liner notes of their debut album. For this reason, the song is occasionally referred to as "Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want To Make Love To You", as on Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes.

hmmm, interesting.

its funny the thousands of little musical tidbits i've learned from putting this 70s countdown together.

the 39 year old guy i sit next to at work is a little miffed about it now he cant school me as much as he used to be able to.