Album This song officially appears on the Biker Like An Icon (Promo) EP.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1993
Officially appears on The Last Temptation of Elvis: An All-Star Tribute
Officially appears on Anthology 3
Unreleased song
From Wikipedia:
“Mean Woman Blues” is a 12-bar blues song written by Claude Demetrius. It was recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture, Loving You. Presley also released the song on Side 2 of a four-song EP record. The Elvis Presley version of “Mean Woman Blues” went to #11 on the R&B charts.
In 1959, Cliff Richard and The Shadows recorded a studio version on their Cliff Sings album.
1950s rockabilly artist Glen Glen from Los Angeles recorded a version of this song for England’s Ace label which was released on the album “Everybody’s Movin’ Again” (ACde CD Ch403, scan # 029667140324) using the same musicians from his 1950s Era records.
In 1963, the song was recorded with “Blue Bayou” as a 45rpm single by Roy Orbison that went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts.
Jerry Lee Lewis made his version of the song in the live album Live at the Star Club, Hamburg. He also recorded it in 1957 and this was the b-side to the UK release of his hit “Great Balls of Fire.” Jerry Lee’s version differed a lot lyrically to the Claude de Metrius composition. Roy Orbison’s version used the lyrics from the Lewis version. […]
According to Mark Lewisohn in “The Complete Beatles Chronicle“, The Beatles – first as The Quarrymen –performed “Blue Suede Shoes” regularly between 1957 and 1962. However, no known recordings from that period exist.
From The Beatles Rarity:
[…] “Mean Woman Blues” is a 12-bar blues song recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1957 soundtrack to his movie Loving You. It’s possible that the reason this song was excluded [from the “Unplugged” album] was that it was considered a “warm-up” number – since it was actually the show opener. It did actually get a release though as a b-side to a 1993 promo-only CD single released in the U.K. for Paul’s Off The Ground number “Biker Like An Icon.” It’s never been released in the U.S. or commercially anywhere […]
Extra info: Paul has a few other known performances of “Mean Woman Blues” from the early nineties. He included it in a show on May 10th, 1991 at “The Mean Fiddler” in Harlesden (a district of London), U.K. and also as part of his soundcheck for a gig in Winnipeg, Canada on May 21, 1993.
I got a woman,
Mean as she can be
I got a woman,
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
A black cat up and died of fright
'Cause she crossed his path last night
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
She kiss so hard, she bruise my lips
Hurts so good, my heart just flips
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
The strangest gal I ever had
Never happy 'less she's mad
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
She makes love without a smile
Ooh, hot dog that drives me wild
Oh, I got a woman
Mean as she can be
Sometimes I think
She's almost mean as me
EP • Released in 1993
3:03 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Percussion (?) Robbie McIntosh : Acoustic guitar Hamish Stuart : Acoustic bass, Vocal harmonies Paul Wickens : Piano (?) Blair Cunningham : Drums Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer Gary Stewart : Assistant engineer Peter Craigie : Assistant engineer Gary Bradshaw : Monitor engineer
Concert From "MTV Unplugged" in Wembley, UK on Jan 25, 1991
Unofficial live • Released in 1992
3:02 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Percussion (?) Robbie McIntosh : Acoustic guitar Hamish Stuart : Acoustic bass, Vocal harmonies Paul Wickens : Piano (?) Blair Cunningham : Drums Geoff Emerick : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer Gary Stewart : Assistant engineer Peter Craigie : Assistant engineer Gary Bradshaw : Monitor engineer
Concert From "MTV Unplugged" in Wembley, UK on Jan 25, 1991
Unofficial live
3:01 • Live
Concert From the concert in Barcelona, Spain on May 08, 1991
Unofficial live
3:48 • Live
Concert From the concert in Copenhagen, Denmark on Jul 24, 1991
Unofficial live
2:53 • Live
Concert From the concert in Westcliff-on-Sea, UK on Jul 19, 1991
Unofficial live
6:53 • Soundcheck
Concert From the concert in Fukuoka, Japan on Nov 18, 1993
Concert Jan 25, 1991 in Wembley
Concert Jul 24, 1991 in Copenhagen
“Mean Woman Blues” has been played in 9 concerts and 14 soundchecks.
Sep 09, 1992 • Part of Buddy Holly Week
Copenhagen • Falkoner Theatre • Denmark
Jul 24, 1991 • Part of Unplugged 1991 Summer Tour
Westcliff-on-Sea • Cliffs Pavilion • UK
Jul 19, 1991 • Part of Unplugged 1991 Summer Tour
St Austell • Cornwall Coliseum • UK
Jun 07, 1991 • Part of Unplugged 1991 Summer Tour
Naples • Teatro Palapartenope • Italy
Jun 05, 1991 • Part of Unplugged 1991 Summer Tour
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