 Genius Meanings
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Bill Withers – Grandma's Hands
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“Grandma’s Hands” was the third single from Bill Withers' 1971 album Just As I Am.
Uncharacteristically short, it clocks in at just barely over two minutes long. The lyrics
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Gladys Knight – Grandma's Hands
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Baby don't you run so fast / (She was always giving us a warning) / Might be snakes there in that grass / (She was looking out') / Grandma's Hands / (I remember them well
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Gil Scott-Heron – Grandma's Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday mornings / Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She say, "Scotty why you run so
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Meg Mac – Grandma's Hands
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[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Oh, Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say "Billy
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Merry Clayton – Grandma's Hands
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[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Baby
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Bill Withers – Grandma's Hands Covers
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See all of “Grandma's Hands” by Bill Withers’s covers
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José James – Grandma's Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Billy don't you run so
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Ron Kenoly – Grandma's Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say Ronny don't you run so
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Greenfield – Safta's Hands
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[Prod. by Dogface] / [Intro] / Lemme tell you about my grandma, okay? / She's a a tough-ass lady, alright? I'm just gonna put it out there / She's the toughest woman I know, shout
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Blackstreet (Ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) – No Diggity
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“No Diggity” is a song by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen in her first recorded appearance.
It sold 1.6 million copies in 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best
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Bill Withers – Better Off Dead
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This bleak tune tells the story of an alcoholic who chooses to take his own life after his wife leaves him and takes their children with her. It is the final track on the album and
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Skyzoo (Ft. Blakk Soul) – Soft Eyes
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[Intro: Skyzoo] / Yeah / Last call for alcohol, right? / Last call for alcohol, baby / I mean, it might be a speakeasy around the corner or somethin', but / We'll figure it out
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Danny Brown (Ft. Purity Ring) – 25 Bucks
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Track #3 on Danny Brown’s album Old, features Purity Ring’s Megan James on vocals, and Corin Roddick on production. 25 Bucks illustrates his parents' struggle for money that
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Bill Withers – Sweet Wanomi
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[Verse 1] / In a room with soft satin pillows / Cracklin' fireplace keeps us warm / Whisperin' wind through weepin' willows / And sweet Wanomi restin' in my arms / In a soft light
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Bill Withers – Hope She'll Be Happier
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[Verse 1] / Maybe the lateness of the hour / Makes me seem bluer than I am / But in my heart there is a shower / I hope she'll be happier with him / [Verse 2] / Maybe the darkness
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Anthony David – I Can't Write Left-Handed
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[Intro] / Bill Withers wrote this song in 1973 / Back then it was about the Vietnam War which my father went to / And I understood it from the perspective of a kid who went to
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Bill Withers – In My Heart
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[Verse 1] / When I need some affection, you're not there / I close my eyes and use my recollection / And in one moment there's my favorite scene / Taken from the place where I keep
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Bill Withers – Moanin' and Groanin'
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(Hmm) (hum) (hum) / Ah, she keeps me moanin', groanin', hey, because I feel so good / Feel real good / Why can't nobody love me like my baby does? / Young girl turned out to be two
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Bill Withers – I'm Her Daddy
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In this song, Bill’s narrator confronts Lucy, a presumed ex-lover who has hidden their daughter from him for six years.
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Bill Withers – Let It Be
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[Verse 1] / When I find myself in times of trouble / Mother Mary comes to me / Speaking the words of wisdom, let it be / Lord, let it be, ah-ha, yeah / And in my hour of darkness
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RG Albums Club #21
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Ayo, its the only RG mod that’s actually active, yeesh. I got 4 albums to recommend for this week but you only have to listen to 3 of them like always.
Album #1: Digable Planets – Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Genre: Jazz/alternative rap
Release Date: February 9, 1993
Run-time: 56 minutes (14 tracks)
Digable Planets is possibly one of the most underrated rap groups OAT, mainly because they were overshadowed by their more popular contemporaries like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. But Reachin clearly shows that they could provide something new to the 90s jazz rap scene; Ishmael Butter, Ladybug Mecca, and Doodlebug each come through with thought-provoking but also playful and abstract lyrics and they each have some great chemistry with each other. Essentially a great album if you’re looking for some relaxing jazz vibes but also craving some mental stimulation.
Album #2: Bill Withers – Just As I Am
Genre: Soul
Release Date: May 1971
Run-time: 36 minutes (12 tracks)
Y'all
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Anthony David – Lovely Day
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[Verse 1] / When I wake up in the mornin', love / And the sunlight hurts my eyes / See somethin' without warnin', love / Weighs heavy on my mind / [Chorus] / Then I look at you
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Bill Withers – Everybody’s Talkin’
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[Chorus] / Everybody's talkin' at me / I don't hear a word they're sayin' / Only the echoes of my mind / People stop, starin' at me / I don't even see their faces / Only the shadow
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Bill Withers – Do It Good
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[Intro] / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / [Verse 1] / If you want to kiss a funky beagle / Hitch a ride upon an
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Bill Withers – Ain't No Sunshine
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“Ain’t No Sunshine” was released as a B-side to the song “Harlem” in 1971. At the time of the song’s recording, Withers was working at a factory making toilet seats for Boeing 747
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José James – Lean On Me
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Sometimes in our lives we all have pain / We all have sorrow / But if we are wise / We know that there's always tomorrow / Lean on me, when you're not strong / And I'll be your
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Horrorshow – Bill Withers
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[Verse 1] / Long live King William! Ladies and gentleman / A living legend has just left the building / Born with a stutter, the youngest of six children / But to me Bill was more
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Al Jarreau – Lean On Me
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Sometimes in our lives / We all have pain / We all have sorrow / But if we are wise / We know that there's / Always tomorrow / Lean on me / When you're not strong / I'll be your
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Al Jarreau – Ain't No Sunshine
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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone / It's not warm when she's away / Ain't no sunshine when she's gone / She's gone much too long / Any time she goes away / Ain't no sunshine when
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