Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Every time I get a little pressure from you
Stressin' 'bout the things that you want to do
Talkin' like we could've been, should've been
Here, there, everywhere
You gotta realize I'm the kinda girl
Who'd want to be alone in this crazy world
But I'm not a' looking for the kind of man
Who doesn't understand
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
I'm not looking for the one
If you think I'm gonna get serious
I'm talkin' 'bout a ring for the two of us
Better give it up, don't be ridiculous
Cause - you've missed the bus
You gotta realize I'm not the kinda guy
Giving you my promises to qualify
Baby even though you've got it goin' on
Doesn't mean that you're the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
Ooh... one, one
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
Looking for the one
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
Looking for the one...
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
Stressin' 'bout the things that you want to do
Talkin' like we could've been, should've been
Here, there, everywhere
You gotta realize I'm the kinda girl
Who'd want to be alone in this crazy world
But I'm not a' looking for the kind of man
Who doesn't understand
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
I'm not looking for the one
If you think I'm gonna get serious
I'm talkin' 'bout a ring for the two of us
Better give it up, don't be ridiculous
Cause - you've missed the bus
You gotta realize I'm not the kinda guy
Giving you my promises to qualify
Baby even though you've got it goin' on
Doesn't mean that you're the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
Ooh... one, one
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
Looking for the one
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
Looking for the one...
We got it going on...
Not looking for the one...
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who can come and dance at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
'Cause all I need is somebody
Someone who'll be getting down at my party
All I really want is someone who's got it
'Cause I'm not looking for the one
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