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You're the Boss

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Words & Music: Jerry Leiber/ Mike Stoller
When it comes twistin' I just got to keep insistin'
Oh baby .... you sure do swing

When it comes twistin' I just got to keep insistin'
Oh daddy hey, you are the king

Baby you got me beat up and down inside out and across
Oh yeah!

But in the middle of the night when the moon is shining bright
Ah! You're the boss

Hey talkin 'bout the days when we ended down the hall romancin'
Big daddy Hey! You make the scene

Hey talkin' 'bout dancin' and down on romancin'
Oh now baby, you are the queen

Oh when push comes to shove, when it comes down to love
You're a horse

Oh yeah! but in the middle of the night when the moon is shining bright
Baby, you're the boss

You're the best of everything
You're a peach, you're a plum
You're a diamond, you're a pearl
You're the best of everything
Ahh daddy you're my man

Baby you're my girl
Now when it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin'
Now baby, you sure are wise

Yeah! When it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin'
Oh daddy, you take the prize

Baby you're a genius when it comes to cooking up some chili sauce
Oh yeah!

Oh but in the middle of the night when the moon is shining bright
Ahh, you're the boss

You're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss

But in the middle of the night when the moon is shining bright
Ahh, you're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss
Baby You're the boss
Tell me 'bout it baby
Recorded: 1963/07/11, first released on Elvis Sings Leiber & Stoller
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KingKreole (profile/ contact) wrote on Aug 23, 2009report abuse
This is a GREAT one! Hot has been the prevailing comment on here, and I could not agree more. Elvis sounds better here than he did years earlier when he sang "Fever" though both songs are in the same vein. This is one of the tracks I can pull out and play for people who claim not to like Elvis and they are just shocked that this is Elvis. I'd say this was the best duet he ever did, easily.
sitdown68 (profile/ contact) wrote on Aug 23, 2009report abuse
As Grulanick writes, there was a lot going on between them in the desert out there. One can note that in every song in the movie were AM is present. Just a guess: Could she have turned out to be Presleys type of a June Carter concerning his problem with the pills. Anyone? The song is one of the most sensual ones he did. In one line with fever and such a night, but this one peaks both.
Deke Rivers 6 (profile/ contact) wrote on Aug 23, 2009report abuse
Good song & not a bad film either.Love the organ on this.
Steve V (profile/ contact) wrote on May 1, 2009report abuse
Fabulous. Just goes to show how RCA blew it by not releasing a soundtrack LP on this movie which would have been the best & most hip of all the 60's soundtracks. A GREAT Lavern Baker classic by a great songwriting team done so well by Elvis & AM. Did you ever hear Elvis sound more come hither than this? How anyone can call this medicore is beyond me!
RonBaker (profile/ contact) wrote on May 1, 2009report abuse
A terrific remake of the Lavern Baker/Jimmy Ricks recording. This one really sizzles. If it had been released when it was recorded, it would have--no doubt in my mind--been a #1 classic. It is NOT a mediocre song and it wasn't even in the movie. Someone needs to do some research.
My boy, my boy (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 30, 2009report abuse
I prefer watching Ann Margret than listening to her...
Swen (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 30, 2009report abuse
Just amazing that this was written by the great Leiber and Stoller?? Can´t win them all, I guess. The movie was all right though.
old shep (profile/ contact) wrote on Apr 30, 2009report abuse
A very mediocre song from an equally mediocre film.
Pedro Nuno (profile/ contact) wrote on Oct 20, 2008report abuse
Always loved the take released in the 1991 Box Collector Gold, by far, the best of all. A hot duet, with suggestive lyrics and more suggestive moans in the final... The “tell me about it “and the faded “Talk to me baby” by Ann Margret, and the “aahhh” from the King makes the temperature rise. You can feel a real chemistry between them. What a recording session it must have been!
OtisBlue22 (profile/ contact) wrote on May 6, 2008report abuse
If this song was any hotter I'd:
-stay well clear of my CD or MP3 player
-cancel that visit to the sauna
-upgrade my sunblock
I love the pipin' hot organ and the interplay between Ann and Elvis!!

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