Slim Harpo - I Got Love If You Want It

First performance: 15/09/2021

Coverinfo

Bruce played the song only once as snippet:  
 
2021-09-15 SiriusXM Studio, New York City 
 
The 'From My Home to Yours' series continues with Episode 28, themed "Money Honey". During a discussion of Slim Harpo, he also sings snippets of "I'm A King Bee", "Rainin' In My Heart", and "I Got Love If You Want It".
 
 
  
   

Songinfo

" I Got Love if You Want It"  was written by Slim Harpo and was first recorded and released by Slim Harpo in 1957. 
 
 
 
  

Other cover versions

 

Bruce on the artist

2021-09-15 SiriusXM Studio, New York City
 
During The 'From My Home to Yours' series Episode 28 Bruce talks about Slim Harpo :
 
" That's one of my favorite bluesmen, Slim Harpo. "I'm Talkin'", "I'm a king bee, buzzin' around your hive". I'm talkin', "Rainin' in my heart". I'm talkin', "Got love if you want it"", got love if you want it". I'm talkin', (sings), "Come here baby, scratch my back". All Slim Harpo. Bad ass. Great, great groove. Born in Lobdell, Louisiana, influenced by Jimmy Reed, my other favorite bluesman. Slim had a swamp groove, made him a favorite of all the '60s blues-rock British combos such as The Rolling Stones, who did a nice cover of "King Bee". As did The Castiles, back in 1966. Now "Baby Scratch My Back", of course, that was a huge hit, reaching Number. 1 in the R&B charts and making all the way to No. 16 in the pop charts. "Oh yeah, baby, scratch my back".

Lyrics

Got love if you want it, babe
Got love if you want it, babe
Got love if you want it
Got your love if you want it
Got love it you want it
We can rock awhile
We can rock awhile
Quit teasin' me, baby
Quit teasin' me, baby
A-wit' yo' fine bone frame
Wit' yo' fine bone frame
If you let me love you, baby
I'll be yo' lovin' man
I'll be yo' lovin' man
Now, here you come, baby
Now, here you come, baby
A-wit' ya head hung down
A-wit' ya head hung down
I know ya been followin'
The talks all over town
The talks all over town
Now, the next-do' neighbor
Now, the next-do' neighbor
Peepin' through the blinds
Peepin' through the blinds
Don't worry, nobody
That's all, they spyin'
That's all, they spyin'
I love you, little woman
I love you, little woman
Better than I do myself
Better than I do myself
But you mistreat me, baby
For someone else
For someone else
For someone else
For someone else
For someone else
For someone else