In my opinion this song was inspired by “Bo Diddley — I’m a man”. Diddley sung about
the “line to shoot” (cocaine), and said that a “man” had enough money to get it. The
song by Spencer Davis Group is about a “groovy kind of stuff” that needs naked skin
(“whiskers on my chin”) to be injected (heroin). The lyrics also says that a man has
enough courage to do the injection, that someone likes more the “stuff” than the cat
(amphetamines) and the chatter (cocaine), and that the injections keep the “toilet
trimmed with chrome” (allow to maintain good health). Something more about two cover
versions of I’m a man by Spencer Davis Group. The first was released in 1969 by the
band Chicago, and is slower and more danceable. The lyrics of the 1969 track are
just a little bit different, but their meaning is the same. The second cover version
is from Italy, and was released in 1978 by Marzio Vincenzi (alias Macho). The lyrics
of this 1978 vinyl are almost the same of the original version by Spencer Davis Group,
but there is an important difference : instead of “toilet trimmed with chrome”, Marzio
Vincenzi said “toilet trimmed with gold”. So I think that Marzio didn’t understand the
meaning of the lyrics, because normally a man addicted to heroin doesn’t have “gold”
or a lot of money. In summary, please don’t care about the (very bad) meanings,
because “I’m a man” is always good music.
In my opinion this song was inspired by “Bo Diddley — I’m a man”. Diddley sung about the “line to shoot” (cocaine), and said that a “man” had enough money to get it. The song by Spencer Davis Group is about a “groovy kind of stuff” that needs naked skin (“whiskers on my chin”) to be injected (heroin). The lyrics also says that a man has enough courage to do the injection, that someone likes more the “stuff” than the cat (amphetamines) and the chatter (cocaine), and that the injections keep the “toilet trimmed with chrome” (allow to maintain good health). Something more about two cover versions of I’m a man by Spencer Davis Group. The first was released in 1969 by the band Chicago, and is slower and more danceable. The lyrics of the 1969 track are just a little bit different, but their meaning is the same. The second cover version is from Italy, and was released in 1978 by Marzio Vincenzi (alias Macho). The lyrics of this 1978 vinyl are almost the same of the original version by Spencer Davis Group, but there is an important difference : instead of “toilet trimmed with chrome”, Marzio Vincenzi said “toilet trimmed with gold”. So I think that Marzio didn’t understand the meaning of the lyrics, because normally a man addicted to heroin doesn’t have “gold” or a lot of money. In summary, please don’t care about the (very bad) meanings, because “I’m a man” is always good music.
@maxlookdj I hope u are joking.
@maxlookdj I hope u are joking.