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Johnny "Guitar" Watson first recorded a demo version of "Gangster of Love" while he was with RPM Records in the mid-1950s. [1] In 1957, he recorded a version of the song, a mid-tempo blues shuffle featuring a stop-time arrangement, which was released by Keen Records. [1]
Steve Miller recorded Watson's "Gangster of Love" on his 1968 album Sailor. [27] [28] Miller then made a reference to his song title in his 1969 song "Space Cowboy" ("And you know that I'm a gangster of love") from his 1969 album, Brave New World. [29] Miller's 1973 hit song "The Joker" included the lyric "Some call me the gangster of love". [30]
More Songs About Buildings and Food: 1978 [26] "Gangster of Love" Talking Heads: Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites: 1992 [33] "Girlfriend Is Better" † Talking Heads: Speaking in Tongues: 1983 [30] " The Girls Want to Be with the Girls" David Byrne ‡ More Songs About Buildings and Food: 1978 [26] "Give Me Back My Name" Talking Heads ...
Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline is a two-disc compilation album released by Talking Heads in 1992. It contains two previously unreleased demo recordings ("Sugar on My Tongue," "I Want to Live"), a non-album A-side ("Love → Building on Fire") and B-side ("I Wish You Wouldn't Say That") and three newly finished songs ("Gangster of Love," "Lifetime Piling Up" and "Popsicle").
Wolfman Jack frequently referenced the phrase and there is a sound clip of him using the line within the song "Clap for the Wolfman" by The Guess Who. The Pompatus of Love, a 1996 film starring Jon Cryer, featured four men discussing a number of assorted themes, including attempts to determine the meaning of the phrase. [3]
Let’s be honest: Love songs always hit right in the feels. A ballad can transform from a regular song into the soundtrack of your relationship—whether you’re celebrating your 25th ...
The best new songs about love in 2024 from artists including Reneé Rapp, Nicki Minaj, Green Day, and Suki Waterhouse.
All of four tracks of the album also released on the 3-CD compilation in 1994, but "Gangster of Love" and "Mississippi" (renamed to "Born in Mississippi") in a shortened version. [ 4 ] Track listing