Saturday June 20, 2020 “The Walk” Mayer Hawthorne

Relationships are hard and this sheltering in place can really put a strain on them.  Here’s a cautionary tale (video) about what could happen.

 Mayer Hawthorne is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist, yes he does everything  He lists his  musical influences include Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, Barry White, Smokey Robinson and the legendary Motown songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Edward Holland, Jr. (known collectively as Holland–Dozier–Holland).

 Born Andrew Cohen, Hawthorne said that when working as a hip hop DJ with the Athletic Mic League in Detroit as DJ Haircut, he began recording his own Motown-style tracks to avoid paying fees for sampling other artists' work. He also played all the instruments on each of those tracks, in addition to recording all his own vocals.

 Watch the lyrics, they’re not kid friendly.

 Stay safe and well...and watch out for those sheltering effects.

(So long, you did me wrong)

(So long, you did me wrong)

 Baby, what you doing now?

You're pissin' me off

But your hair is so luxurious and your lips are so soft

Any way you slice it

You're doin' me wrong

But I love the way you walk now

And your legs are so long

 Well, your looks had me putty in your hand now

But I've took just as much as I can stand now

And you can walk your long legs, baby right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong)

Yeah you can walk your long legs, baby, right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong)

 From the moment that I met you

I thought you were fine, so fine

But your shitty, fucking attitude

Has got me changing my mind

Yeah, everybody tells me I need to let go, I know

But your cocoa butter skin now

Has got me begging for more

 Well your heels keep runnin' through my head now

Tried to deal, but I'm comin' to the edge now

And you can walk those high heels, baby, right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong) yeah

Yeah, you can walk those high heels, baby, right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong)

 Tell me why

Why'd you turn my blue skies cloudy grey

You know I

I can't let you keep treating me this way

 Oh, you've been jerkin' me around, but

I've kept my eyes shut, yeah

'Cause you're shaped like an hourglass

But I think your time's up

(Kept my eyes shut, now your time's up)

 Well your heart's like a blackened piece of coal now

And I doubt that you ever had a soul now

And you can walk your cold heart, baby, right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong)

Yeah, you can walk your cold heart, baby, right out of my life

(So long, you did me wrong)

Just walk it out (so long, you did me wrong)

Keep on walkin' now (so long, you did me wrong)

Leave me alone (so long, you did me wrong)

I'm better off on my own (so long, you did me wrong)