Coverafbeelding Long Tall Ernie and The Shakers - Big Fat Mama
  • Statistieken
  •   9 weken
  •   11 piekpositie
  •   151 punten
  •   1973

Artiestinformatie

Land   Nederland

Arnie Treffers, beter bekend als Long Tall Ernie, behaalde met de band The Shakers eind jaren zeventig zijn grootste successen met nummers als Do You Remember en Golden Years Of Rock 'n Roll, die potpourri's van rock-'n-rollstukken waren.

Al in 1964 heeft hij als Big Ernie een single "Charlie Brown" opgenomen en in 1965 twee nummers van een ep. Daarna heeft Arnie nog singles opgenomen onder de volgende namen: C.S. '65; Limited '65; Spijkerkwartet (1970-1973); Palace (1971); Arnhem (1972-1973); Pontiacs (1973); Arnie (1974); Block (1982).

In 1971 speelde de groep Moan in het voorprogramma van Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers met dezelfde bezetting. In 1973 had Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers zoveel succes, dat Moan opgeheven werd. Met Moan had Arnie overigens wel zijn eerste Top 40-hit: Health of freedom kwam in 1971 tot nummer 27. Met Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers had hij 10 hits, waaronder de nummer 1-hit Do you remember in 1977. Dit nummer kwam in Duitsland ook nog tot een 20e plaats.

Songtekst

I asked her daddy for her hand,
he refused to understand,
told me that his girl was too young.
So I had to pack my bags,
man it really was a drag,
goin' without a girl like her.
There was also her big fat mama,
who tried to lay her hands, tried to lay her hands on me.

Oh I was ready to leave town,
it was night, no one around,
suddenly a shadow came close.
Was it my love to say goodbye,
so I looked her in the eye,
almost fainted by the sight.
't Was her big-fat-red-burning, mama,
who tried to lay her hands, tried to lay her hands on me.

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

SOLO

I tried to run away, but failed,
hold me close, almost nailed,
told her I would scream for help.
She said: ‘Son, better be still,
when someone comes, I will
tell them that you tried to lay me down’.
She was a smart-fat-red-burning, mama,
who tried to lay her hands, tried to lay her hands on me.

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama
Who tried to lay her hands on me

She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)
She was a big fat mama (Yes, she was)

Songinformatie

ArtiestLong Tall Ernie and The Shakers
 A-kant
Titel Big Fat Mama
Lengte 3:20
Componist(en) Arnie Treffers
Producer(s) Jaap Eggermont
 B-kant
Titel The Knife
Lengte 2:07
Componist(en) Henk Bruysten, Arnie Treffers
Producer(s) Jaap Eggermont
 
Platenlabel Negram
Catalogusnr NG 380
Hoogste positie UK -
Hoogste positie US -
Album Shubiduda Shubi-Du-Dad!


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