The name is derived from the name for the wife of the eldest uncle, who in traditional Chinese families has the responsibility to take care of everyone. The big mama is usually an employee of the company sponsoring the board whose job it is to remove politically sensitive postings. Big mamas act quite openly and are not reluctant to admit the fact that they are censoring and why they are doing so. The actions of big mamas are generally taken more with annoyance and amusement than with alarm, and there is often some humorous bantering with big mama.
"Too Late for Goodbyes" is the first single (second in the US) from Julian Lennon's 1984 album Valotte. It featured the harmonica of Jean "Toots" Thielemans, and it was a top-ten hit in the UK and the US, reaching number six in the UK Singles Chart in November 1984, and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late March 1985. B-side "Big Mama" has been described by Lennon as "semi-hard rock".
"Too Late for Goodbyes" peaked at number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart in 1985, spending two weeks at the top of this chart. The music video for the song was directed by Sam Peckinpah, and produced by Martin Lewis. To date, it is the most successful song of Lennon's singing career. In 2013, it was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Track listing
"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
"Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
"Let Me Be" – 2:12
"Too Late for Goodbyes" – 3:30
"Big Mama" – 3:16
"Well I Don't Know" – 4:35
In popular culture
The song is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station, Los Santos Rock Radio.
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" in 1952, which became her biggest hit. It spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B charts in 1953 and sold almost two million copies. However, her success was overshadowed three years later, when Elvis Presley recorded his more popular rendition of "Hound Dog". Similarly, Thornton's "Ball 'n' Chain" (written in 1961 but not released until 1968) had a bigger impact when performed and recorded by Janis Joplin in the late 1960s.
Style
Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She tapped into a liberated black feminist persona, through which she freed herself from many of the expectations of musical, lyrical, and physical practice for black women. She was given her nickname, "Big Mama," by Frank Schiffman, manager of Harlem's Apollo Theater, due to her big voice, size, and personality. Thornton made it a point to use her voice to its full potential, once stating that she was louder than any mic and that she didn’t want a mic to ever be as loud as she was. Her big voice was something she became known for as an artist. Joplin’s biographer Alice Echols says that Thornton could sing in a "pretty voice," but insisted against it. Thornton said, "My singing comes from my experience…My own experience. I never had no one teach me nothin’. I never went to school for music or nothin’. I taught myself to sing and to blow harmonica and even to play drums by watchin’ other people! I can't read music, but I know what I'm singing! I don't sing like nobody but myself." Thornton specialized in playing drums and harmonica as well as singing, and she taught herself how to play these instruments simply by watching other musicians perform.
Big Mama Thornton has "Swing It On Home" on her "Ball 'N Chain" album and her "In Europe" album. This is a lively song with a 'shout out' to a young Buddy Guy. Enjoy.... Personnel: Fred Below - Drums, Eddie Boyd - Guest Artist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Buddy Guy - Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitars, Big Walter Horton - Harmonica, Mississippi Fred McDowell - Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson - Bass, Bass (Electric), Big Mama Thornton - Drums, Harmonica, Vocals
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Big Mama Swings
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Pep's Show Boys (Ft. Big Mama Thornton) - Hound Dog [Electro Swing]
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Swing It on Home
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Ball n' Chain
℗ 1989 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
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Swing at home
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(1965) Blues by Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog and Down Home Shakedown
Blues in a perfect way: 2 Parts of a life show in 1965:
In the 1st part Big Mama Thornton is singing Hound Dog.
2:35 In the 2nd part Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton &
Dr Ross are playing on the harmonica Down Home Shakedown.
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Big Mama Swing en Telemadrid
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Feliz día del Lindy Hop!
Big Mama Thornton has "Swing It On Home" on her "Ball 'N Chain" album and her "In Europe" album. This is a lively song with a 'shout out' to a young Buddy Guy. ...
Big Mama Thornton has "Swing It On Home" on her "Ball 'N Chain" album and her "In Europe" album. This is a lively song with a 'shout out' to a young Buddy Guy. Enjoy.... Personnel: Fred Below - Drums, Eddie Boyd - Guest Artist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Buddy Guy - Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitars, Big Walter Horton - Harmonica, Mississippi Fred McDowell - Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson - Bass, Bass (Electric), Big Mama Thornton - Drums, Harmonica, Vocals
Big Mama Thornton has "Swing It On Home" on her "Ball 'N Chain" album and her "In Europe" album. This is a lively song with a 'shout out' to a young Buddy Guy. Enjoy.... Personnel: Fred Below - Drums, Eddie Boyd - Guest Artist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Buddy Guy - Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitars, Big Walter Horton - Harmonica, Mississippi Fred McDowell - Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson - Bass, Bass (Electric), Big Mama Thornton - Drums, Harmonica, Vocals
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Big Mama Swings · Big Mama Thornton
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Big Mama Swings · Big Mama Thornton
The Complete Vanguard Recordings
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Big Mama Swings · Big Mama Thornton
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Swing It on Home · Big Mama Thornton
Ball n' Chain
℗ 1989 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released...
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Swing It on Home · Big Mama Thornton
Ball n' Chain
℗ 1989 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
Released on: 1989-01-01
Producer: Chris Strachwitz
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Swing It on Home · Big Mama Thornton
Ball n' Chain
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Producer: Chris Strachwitz
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Blues in a perfect way: 2 Parts of a life show in 1965:
In the 1st part Big Mama Thornton is singing Hound Dog.
2:35 In the 2nd part Big Mama Thornton, ...
Blues in a perfect way: 2 Parts of a life show in 1965:
In the 1st part Big Mama Thornton is singing Hound Dog.
2:35 In the 2nd part Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton &
Dr Ross are playing on the harmonica Down Home Shakedown.
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Blues in a perfect way: 2 Parts of a life show in 1965:
In the 1st part Big Mama Thornton is singing Hound Dog.
2:35 In the 2nd part Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton &
Dr Ross are playing on the harmonica Down Home Shakedown.
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Con ocasión de la celebración del día internacional del lindy hop, Big Mama Swing fue invitada a "buenos dias Madrid" en Telemadrid el 26 Mayo del 2022. Pudimos...
Con ocasión de la celebración del día internacional del lindy hop, Big Mama Swing fue invitada a "buenos dias Madrid" en Telemadrid el 26 Mayo del 2022. Pudimos contar un poco de nuestros bailes, y algunos de nuestros profes hicieron una muestra
Feliz día del Lindy Hop!
Con ocasión de la celebración del día internacional del lindy hop, Big Mama Swing fue invitada a "buenos dias Madrid" en Telemadrid el 26 Mayo del 2022. Pudimos contar un poco de nuestros bailes, y algunos de nuestros profes hicieron una muestra
Feliz día del Lindy Hop!
Big Mama Thornton has "Swing It On Home" on her "Ball 'N Chain" album and her "In Europe" album. This is a lively song with a 'shout out' to a young Buddy Guy. Enjoy.... Personnel: Fred Below - Drums, Eddie Boyd - Guest Artist, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Buddy Guy - Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitars, Big Walter Horton - Harmonica, Mississippi Fred McDowell - Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson - Bass, Bass (Electric), Big Mama Thornton - Drums, Harmonica, Vocals
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Ball n' Chain
℗ 1989 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
Released on: 1989-01-01
Producer: Chris Strachwitz
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Blues in a perfect way: 2 Parts of a life show in 1965:
In the 1st part Big Mama Thornton is singing Hound Dog.
2:35 In the 2nd part Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton &
Dr Ross are playing on the harmonica Down Home Shakedown.
For fair use only.
Copyright @Visser&Co.
Con ocasión de la celebración del día internacional del lindy hop, Big Mama Swing fue invitada a "buenos dias Madrid" en Telemadrid el 26 Mayo del 2022. Pudimos contar un poco de nuestros bailes, y algunos de nuestros profes hicieron una muestra
Feliz día del Lindy Hop!
The name is derived from the name for the wife of the eldest uncle, who in traditional Chinese families has the responsibility to take care of everyone. The big mama is usually an employee of the company sponsoring the board whose job it is to remove politically sensitive postings. Big mamas act quite openly and are not reluctant to admit the fact that they are censoring and why they are doing so. The actions of big mamas are generally taken more with annoyance and amusement than with alarm, and there is often some humorous bantering with big mama.
Aun siento tu mano aquí sobre mi frente es el mejor remedio para mi dolor Cuando te necesito siempre estas presente Mi mundo se transforma al oír tu voz Así fueron las cosas desde que era un niño A cada interrogante tu palabra al fin Me daba una respuesta sabia Tu luz me iluminaba el alma Y no existían dudas para mí Mamá, mamá Es tanto lo que tú me das Es una deuda tierna, amorosa, eterna Imposible de pagar Mamá, mamá Es tanto lo que tú me das Que no me alcanzaría Por tener diez vidas Para amarte más y más A veces me parece que te sobran brazos Para abrigar a todos en tu corazón Te multiplicas tanto sin medir el paso En vez de una sola, tú eres un millón Yo tengo muchas madres para mi fortuna La que me pone a salvo, la que da valor La que trabaja y deja huella La dama para siempre bella La que nos ilumina con amor Mamá, mamá Es tanto lo que tú me das Es una deuda tierna, amorosa, eterna Imposible de pagar