When a Man Needs a Big Hit Lyrics
When a man needs a big hit
Only one thing he gotta do
Is swipe another song from a long-dead brother
He'll strike it rich as long he can carry a tune
It's like a '90s version of Pat Boone
When a man sings like I do
Oh Lord, he can hardly stand the strain (stand the strain, stand the strain!)
Gotta lie down backstage and take a pill
'Cause baby baby baby, I'm in pain
When a man
Swipes a song
When a man
When a man
When a ma--
Only one thing he gotta do
Is swipe another song from a long-dead brother
He'll strike it rich as long he can carry a tune
It's like a '90s version of Pat Boone
When a man sings like I do
Oh Lord, he can hardly stand the strain (stand the strain, stand the strain!)
Gotta lie down backstage and take a pill
'Cause baby baby baby, I'm in pain
When a man
Swipes a song
When a man
When a man
When a ma--
About
Genius Annotation
This parody of Michael Bolton’s version of “When a Man Loves a Woman” stars Jim Carrey as Bolton and takes some swipes at Bolton’s cultural appropriation of soul music. However, the comedy is more on target when it’s aiming at Bolton’s customary habit of oversinging his lines. The match with Carrey’s customary manic style is quite good.
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