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dave · October 24th 09, 06:44 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

wrote:
Gonna finnnnnd me ahh big boss mannnn,,,,, wun thut treetz me ritez,,,,,
wun thut letz me sleepz all dey an f..k ahhron all nite,,,,,,, hey boss
mannnn,,,, yu ayntz big,,,,, jyst tallllll,,,,,
cuhulin

Big Boss Man (song)
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"Big Boss Man"
Single by Jimmy Reed
Released 1961
Format 7" 45rpm
Genre Blues
Label Vee-Jay Records
Writer(s) Luther Dixon, Al Smith
This article is about the song. For other uses, see Big Boss Man.

"Big Boss Man" is a popular blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al
Smith in 1960. It was released by Jimmy Reed in 1960 on Vee-Jay LP Found
Love, the year after issued as a 45. It also has a crossover appeal,
having been covered by many country and rock artists.

Reed's recordings of "Big Boss Man" and "Bright Lights, Big City" were
both voted onto the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs
that Shaped Rock and Roll. Reed's wife, Mama Reed, appears as an
uncredited background singer on both of these songs.

Elvis Presley recorded a version of the song on September 10, 1967. It
was released on a single the same month, backed with "You Don't Know
Me", and reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was then used in
the "Road Medley" of his '68 Comeback Special and then performed on
numerous occasions in his 1970s performances.

The song has also been covered by many other artists,[1] including Frank
Frost, The Animals, Big Jack Johnson, Koko Taylor, Alan Price, Jerry Lee
Lewis, Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, The Syndicate of Sound, John
Hammond, Bobby Gentry, Nancy Sinatra, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Steve
Miller, The Pretty Things, David Bowie, The Kentucky Headhunters, The
Radiators and Holly Golightly.

The song, as performed by reggae artist, Junior Reid, was featured in
the film Office Space.