Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “Cowboy/Gun/Hat/Horse/Western.”
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Looks like I’m stuck in the 60s this week! 😀
“It’s a story. Little kids grow up, and they’re beating the girls up, pulling their hair – they don’t treat them tenderly. Then all of the sudden they realize that girls are made for kissing. And the girls go from baby dolls to boys. We were trying to write lyrics that were different, take a different angle and be as clever as possible, ” is what Leon Huff said about one of the songs he co-wrote with partner, Kenny Gamble.
Cowboys to Girls, recorded by R&B group, The Intruders in 1967, was a crossover hit becoming the group’s first Top 40 single.
A Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, Cowboys to Girls was the biggest hit of The Intruders’ career.
FUN FACTS:
- Cowboys to Girls was also The Intruders’ only number one song on the R&B singles chart.
- Gamble and Huff were constantly writing down ideas for songs, and often started with a title, which they also did for Cowboys to Girls.
- The Intruders were the first band Gamble and Huff recorded on their own label, and the success of this helped them launch the Philadelphia International label, where they wrote and produced songs for Billy Paul, The O’Jays, and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.
The video is from… a Sooouuul Train performance! 😀
Enjoy!
See my Song Lyric Sunday selection for Nesie’s Place!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_yh70iCx6I
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Cowboys to Girls
I remember when I used to play shoot ’em up
(Shoot ’em up, bang, bang baby)
I remember when I chased the girls and beat ’em up
But I was young and didn’t understand
But now I’m a grown up man
I know girls are made for kissing
Never knew what I was missing
Now my life is not the same
My whole world has been rearranged
I went from (cowboy to girls)
Oh yes I did
(Cowboys to girls)
(Jumping rope up and down baby)
And I remember when you got your first baby coach
But you were young and didn’t understand
Now you’re a woman and I’m a man
And it’s me that you’re kissing
Ain’t it fun reminiscing
Now our lives are not the same
Our whole world has been rearranged
Oh yes you did
And I went from (cowboys to girls)
Oh yes I did
And it’s me that you’re kissing
Ain’t it fun reminiscing
And my life life is not the same
This whole world has been rearranged
I went from (cowboys to girls)
Oh yes I did
You went from (pretty dolls to boys)
Oh yes I did
I went from (cowboys to girls)
Felicia Denise, Author 
This song is so pertinent as just about every boy starts out playing cowboys and then turns to liking girl more when they grow up. I remember hearing this when I was young, but I never p0aid any attention to the lyrics. Thanks for sharing this today Felicia.
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Thanks for stopping by. 😊
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I love the main singer’s voice. Such a smooth harmony going on. Seems like so long ago when Soul Train was on TV!
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We didn’t know how good we had it when watching Soul Train was the high point of the weekend. 😄
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Trying to remember back and think that both Soul Train and American Bandstand were on Saturdays? I watched both. I loved the opening sequence of the train on Soul Train, and Don Cornelius was such a dignified host. Not to mention the dance “gauntlet” or whatever it is called. So much fun!
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Yep, we always got a double dose of dance fun with both shows. They were on two different networks but never at the same time in my area…thank goodness! 😀
You’re thinking about the SOUL TRAIN LINE! 😀 😀 😀
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🙂 Yes, thanks for the reminder of what it was called. I’m glad the networks cooperated on the times.
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Great song, one of my favorites. Great choice!
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