Freddy Cannon Tallahassee Lassie Lyrics:
Well, she comes from Tallahassee (whoo),
She's got a HI-FI chassis (whoo).
Maybe looks a little sassy (whoo),
But to me she's real classy (whoo).
Yeah, my Tallahassee Lassie,
Down in F-L-A
[7] .
Well, she's rompin' to The Drag
[8] ,
The Cha Cha
[8] , Rag-a-mop
[8] .
Stompin' to The Shag
[8] whoo,
Rocks the Bunny Hop
[8] .
(A-ooo, hoo-ooo, hoo-ooo, hoo-ooo.)
Well, she dances to The Bop
[8] .
She dances to The Stroll
[8] ,
She dances to The Walk
[8] ,
Whoo, she can rock & roll.
She's my Tallahassee Lassie (whoo).
Yeah, my Tallahassee Lassie (whoo).
She's my Tallahassee Lassie.
Down in F-L-A
[7] .
[Instrumental break featuring Kenny Paulson on guitar.]
Well, she comes from Tallahassee (whoo),
She's got a HI-FI chassis (whoo).
Maybe looks a little sassy (whoo),
But to me she's real classy (whoo).
Yeah, my Tallahassee Lassie,
Down in F-L-A
[7] .
Well, she's rompin' to The Drag
[8] ,
The Cha Cha
[8] , Rag-a-mop
[8] .
Stompin' to The Shag
[8] whoo,
Rocks the Bunny Hop
[8] .
(A-ooo, hoo-ooo, hoo-ooo, hoo-ooo.)
Well, she dances to The Bop
[8] .
She dances to The Stroll
[8] ,
She dances to The Walk
[8] ,
Whoo, she can rock & roll.
She's my Tallahassee Lassie (whoo).
Yeah, my Tallahassee Lassie (whoo).
[ Find more Lyrics on www.mp3lyrics.org/w5FV ]She's my Tallahassee Lassie.
Down in F-L-A
[7] .
C'mon, baby.
C'mon, honey.
[Fade.]
Yeah, c'mon, sugar.
C'mon, baby...
[TALLAHASSEE LASSIE [1]
[Written by: Bob Crewe & Frank Slay & A. Picariello [2]
[Performed by: Freddy "Boom Boom [3] " Cannon [4] -1959 [5]
[Appears on: 45 RPM (Swan #SR-4031A & [label variation only] #S-4031-A)-1959,
78 RPM (Quality #1897-S1)-1959, The Explosive Freddy Cannon-1960, Dick
Clark's 21 All-Time Hits, Vol. 1 (Various Artists)-1988, Billboard Hot 100
Singles 1959 (Various Artists)-1989 [6] , Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of
Blue-1960, Freddy Cannon: His Latest & Greatest-1991, The Best of Freddy
"Boom Boom" Cannon-1995, The EP Collection-1999, Palisades Park: The Very
Best of Freddy Cannon (1959-1963)-2000, The Explosive Freddy Cannon! &
Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue...Plus (Double Album)-2001,
The Best of Freddy Cannon-2003, et al.]
[1] "Tallahassee Lassie" is a true sleeper song. Seemingly built on little
more than a well-worn blues melody and a pounding beat, it appears like a
million other '50s rock & roll ready-mades, at least at first glance. But
a deeper listen to Freddy Cannon's original recording reveals a blueprint
for do-it-yourself production and editing that's pretty damn mind-boggling
for 1959. The basic track is a quickie session in a local Boston studio.
His producers get a hold of the entire session reel, splice together a new
version from various takes, and start overdubbing bass drums, handclaps,
even Cannon's patented "whoos," until the record had no holes left and an
absolutely throbbing, big beat. The result was a massive hit and the
beginnings of Cannon's hit-laden career. The song was also influential in
how guitar bands approached rock & roll; "Tallahassee Lassie," established
what later became known as the "Stones" rhythm, most prominent on "Brown
Sugar," a song directly inspired by Mick Jagger's repeated listenings to
Cannon's record. (Paraphrased, in part, from an AMG review.)] .
[2] Written, or at least started by Freddy's mother, it was the custom of
record label producers to share co-writing credits as partial payment for
their putting up the front money on new talent. I don't know her first
name, only her first initial and last name, and all my research so far
hasn't turned it up.]
[3] Freddy Cannon was dubbed "Boom Boom" because of his thundering musical
renditions.]
[4] Covered by: Danny & the Juniors, The Flamin' Groovies, Fleetwood Mac,
Jan & Dean, Mud, Tommy Steele, Hurriganes, Peter Green, et al.]
[5] Kenny Paulson plays guitar solo during the break.]
[6] Transcribed from the track on this album.]
[7] Prior to the 2-letter postal codes in the United states, Fla. was the
common abbreviation for Florida. Tallahassee is a city in Florida.]
[8] These are all names of dances that were popular during this era.]
Lyrics: Tallahassee Lassie, Freddy Cannon [end]