Gimme Gimme Some Lovin'

[Tom Penfield]

Tom Penfield wrote:
>
> Clifford Mayer wrote:
> >
> > Please ID a song which refrains "Gimme gimme some lovin every night".
> > There is also a reference to "California". There is also a part that
> > sounds like "uh uh uh uh uh" Please do not confuse this with the song by
> > The Spencer Davis Group. Thanks.
>
> I believe you're referring to the smash hit (!) by Crazy Elephant, circa
> 1969. At one point their opening act was a new guy---named Bruce
> Springsteen. Here's the best I can do on lyrics.
> Regards,
> Tom Penfield
>
> Gimme, Gimme Good Lovin'
>
> 1. From Atlanta, Georgia,
> to the gulf stream water,
> to Californ-i-a,
> I'm gonna spend my life,
> workin' night and day.
>
> Chorus:
> Gimme, Gimme, Good Lovin', everyday
> gimme, gimme, good lovin' every night
> You know it's all right, yeah,
> Gimme, gimme, good lovin' every day
>
> huh, uh-huh, huh
>
> 2. To the girls in 詮risco,
> to the girls in New York,
> to the girls in Texarkan'
> you gotta understand,
> that baby I'm your man.
>
> Repeat Chorus

My old email address appeared. This one's correct.

[Unknown]

On Sat, 30 Aug 1997 04:49:21 -0700, Tom Penfield <tom...@adnc.com>
wrote:

>> I believe you're referring to the smash hit (!) by Crazy Elephant, circa
>> 1969. At one point their opening act was a new guy---named Bruce
>> Springsteen. Here's the best I can do on lyrics.
>> Regards,
>> Tom Penfield
>>
>> Gimme, Gimme Good Lovin'
>>
>> 1. From Atlanta, Georgia,
>> to the gulf stream water,
> to Californ-i-a,

this was also re-done by a 'heavy-metal' band called Helix in the
early to mid 80's. It was probably most notable because of the video.
(A topless beauty contest). Not a bad cover. IMO.

[Greg Gildersleeve]

I didn't see the original posting, but, from the title, it could
also be "Gimme Some Lovin'" by Spencer Davis Group (1967), redone
by the Blues Brothers (1980).

Greg G.