"Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his album, Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and David Paich. Keyboardist David Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist David Hungate, and drummer Jeff Porcaro, would later help form the band Toto. Initially, Silk Degrees received a lukewarm commercial response and, similarly, the first single released from the album, "It's Over" just barely cracked the top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at #38. One day, however, a Cleveland R&B radio DJ began playing "Lowdown" straight off the album. This was during a time period when DJs had much more say in what got played. Public response was very positive and soon Scaggs' record label, Columbia, sent the song to other R&B-oriented radio stations for airplay. It began receiving airplay on Top 40 Pop stations as well, and when it was officially released as a single in June 1976, it went on to become Scaggs' first major hit, eventually peaking at number three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was also successful on the R&B and Disco Singles charts, peaking at number five on both. The song was also a major hit in Canada, peaking at number two. It was a minor hit in the UK, reaching #28. Scaggs is quoted as saying that the success of "Lowdown" was 'an accident' and that, even though it was their favorite from Silk Degrees, he and the others involved in the making of the song thought there 'wasn't a chance in hell' that the song would have been released as a single. The single was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies and would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B song of 1976.
Baby's into runnin' round Hangin' with the crowd Putting your business in the street Talkin' out loud Sayin' you bought her this and that And how much you done spent I swear she must believe Its all heaven sent Hey boy You better bring the chick around To the sad sad truth The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh I wonder wonder wonder wonder who) Taught her how to talk like that (Oooh oooh.. I wonder wonder wonder wonder who) Gave her that big idea
Nothin' you can't handle Nothin' you ain't got Put your money on the table And drive it off the lot Turn on that old lovelight And turn a maybe to a yes Same old schoolboy game Got you into this mess Hey son You better get back to town Face the sad old truth The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh I wonder wonder wonder wonder who) Put those ideas in your head (Oooh oooh I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Yeah Come on back down to earth son Dig the low low low low lowdown
You ain't got to be so bad Got to be so cold This dog eat dog existence Sure is gettin' old Got to have a Jones for this Jones for that This runnin' with the Jones's boy Just ain't where it's at You gonna come back around To the sad sad truth.. The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh I wonder wonder wonder wonder who) Got you thinking like that boy (Oooh oooh I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who Said I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Oh look out for that lowdown That dirty dirty dirty dirty lowdown I wonder wonder wonder wonder who Ooooh hooo I wonder who got you thinking like that...
"Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his album, Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and David Paich. Keyboardist David Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist David Hungate, and drummer Jeff Porcaro, would later help form the band Toto.
ResponderEliminarInitially, Silk Degrees received a lukewarm commercial response and, similarly, the first single released from the album, "It's Over" just barely cracked the top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at #38. One day, however, a Cleveland R&B radio DJ began playing "Lowdown" straight off the album. This was during a time period when DJs had much more say in what got played. Public response was very positive and soon Scaggs' record label, Columbia, sent the song to other R&B-oriented radio stations for airplay. It began receiving airplay on Top 40 Pop stations as well, and when it was officially released as a single in June 1976, it went on to become Scaggs' first major hit, eventually peaking at number three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was also successful on the R&B and Disco Singles charts, peaking at number five on both. The song was also a major hit in Canada, peaking at number two. It was a minor hit in the UK, reaching #28. Scaggs is quoted as saying that the success of "Lowdown" was 'an accident' and that, even though it was their favorite from Silk Degrees, he and the others involved in the making of the song thought there 'wasn't a chance in hell' that the song would have been released as a single. The single was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies and would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B song of 1976.
Baby's into runnin' round
ResponderEliminarHangin' with the crowd
Putting your business in the street
Talkin' out loud
Sayin' you bought her this and that
And how much you done spent
I swear she must believe
Its all heaven sent
Hey boy
You better bring the chick around
To the sad sad truth
The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Taught her how to talk like that
(Oooh oooh..
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Gave her that big idea
Nothin' you can't handle
Nothin' you ain't got
Put your money on the table
And drive it off the lot
Turn on that old lovelight
And turn a maybe to a yes
Same old schoolboy game
Got you into this mess
Hey son
You better get back to town
Face the sad old truth
The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Put those ideas in your head
(Oooh oooh
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Yeah
Come on back down to earth son
Dig the low low low low lowdown
You ain't got to be so bad
Got to be so cold
This dog eat dog existence
Sure is gettin' old
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This runnin' with the Jones's boy
Just ain't where it's at
You gonna come back around
To the sad sad truth..
The dirty lowdown
(Oooh oooh
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
Got you thinking like that boy
(Oooh oooh
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who)
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Said I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Oh look out for that lowdown
That dirty dirty dirty dirty lowdown
I wonder wonder wonder wonder who
Ooooh hooo
I wonder who got you thinking like that...