BESSIE SMITH -"You've Got To Give Me Some" (1928)

[ViolettaMarmalade]

Not just LIKE, but LOVE. Thanks, Shah, for introducing me to this video.

[MsCoop8099]

Love it

[staciarose20]

Go Bessie, those lyrics are something else. It was the 20's with lots of rebellion. They were actual pretty liberal back then, but it was underground in a speakeasy.

[CassandraAntares]

I love Bessie Smith

[foxfirewalkingstick]

For real, she had some guts to sing this back in the day! singin bout such sexual things was way too taboo in the 20's.

[chidibomb]

lovely.

[DutchKalhoun]

To the milkman I heard Mary scream, said she wanted a lots of "cream." And to think, old-timers think my generation's music is too vulgar! LMAO.

R.I.P. Bessie Smith

[copyright1982]

"I crave your round steak" lol She was like a flapper Lil Kim

[HittenRun1]

The last picture was so beautiful. It touched my heart.

[1982Breezy]

Woooo,talk about a freak,lol! She was so great,I wonder if she had ANY IDEA how much of an inspiration she'd become.Just amazing!

[Romamb]

wish i coulda heard her sing in person......

[jaddison1112]

This song is classic !!!

[MaoSuratt911]

Maybe next time sugah,i ain't got a drop left in me.I took a walk down Boulevard today and ran into some friends our Marie,Monica,Michelle,Mindy and May...

[dolomite205]

"crazy about dem worms?..lol

[BeMyBigHero]

Baby, we could use a good dose of that honest passion today!! Truely Timeless!!!

[rodney1238]

give her some please great one thanks

[ZachsGayCat]

This would make Flanders blush.

[hotdogman67]

Holy shit, this is hawt! XD

[wreckingyardrebels]

"I wanna piece of your good ol meat" "Ill let you peck like a pecker should"...  I cant quite figure out what this song refers to.... haha

[deaddora]

never enough of the dirty blues.

gimme some more!

[Mantrue48]

Priceless! (and timeless)....

[spainishgirl]

BESSIE  WAS SOMETHING IN HER DAY, I BET!!!!

[jesienneLiscie]

just fantastic........

[PureCore]

Awesome voice!

[DefiantKembro]

Who's the couple at 1:27? Anybody?

[skyiscrying53]

this is early rock n roll before rock n roll had a name....good music...

[Kamaal916]

What a great voice..i love it..all thanks to my music class i am currently taking at CSUS. I never knew who Bessie was till i had to write a paper on her. Great collaboration with Eddie Lang on the guitar along with Clarence on piano.

[luvebug21]

The guys at 0:20 are tooo cute :D anyone agree?

[luvebug21]

Now i had to sign in and comment HAHA the i crave your round steak?and the cream? XD

[frugbaby]

I wonder how many teenagers weren't "allowed" to listen to this song back in the day. I love it.

[skyiscrying53]

@frugbaby Oh my God, church people consider blues and jazz trash music and only for sport people.

[Kaimosae]

"...I want a piece of your good old meat

You gotta give me some, oh give me some

I crave your round steak, you gotta give me some

Sweet as candy in a candy shop

Is just your sweet sweet lollypop

You gotta give me some..."

Whoa! Holy 1928! And I thought those were the "good ol' days" where expressing one's sexuality and desires was non-existent. lol :)) Good to see that humans were human back then too!

[MrJustin2782]

@Kaimosae I know that's right. :0)

[Corrie121]

Great post, but I've twisted my neck viewing the images !!

Thanks for sharing.

[chkjns]

added this to my 1928 playlist, one of 110 that will take you back in time musically as far back as 1900. Some play up to 2 hours and I'm always working on the rest.

[Kirin9]

nice video man, thank you for the clarity, most people that I've met can't view this kind of thing head on, but love is truly what life is about ; )

[rss22]

Oh my, this song is soo naughty.

[doodoofaceful]

" I want a peice of your good ol meat""

HAHAHAH I love you bessie, you trash talking rebel

[kdheithaus]

thanks for this!! some people talk about "back then" when people didn't behave like they do today... silliness!!

[lorksalordie]

It would appear that people of a hundred years ago were also lustful :) Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'll be your slave ... Can't you hear me pleading, you gotta give me some Said mister Jones to old butcher Pete, I want a piece of your good old meat ... I crave your round steak, you gotta give me some Sweet as candy in a candy shop Is just your sweet sweet lollypop ... I love all day suckers, you gotta give me some To the milkman I heard Mary scream Said she wanted a lots of cream

[rotyoung]

raunchy lyrics..no adult advisory stickers back in the day (thank God)

Thx for posting!!

[MsTWEEKIE]

Round steak? All day suckers? Transport me back in time I love to have an all day sucker. Any takers?

[pinkcat67]

@MsTWEEKIE can u handel it??

[MsTWEEKIE]

@pinkcat67 All day!!ay!!!!!!!!! Ilove just the thought of it>bunny19146@yahoo.com

[MsTWEEKIE]

@pinkcat67 HELL YEAH (LOL)

[AAErikCO]

This sounds a lot like "It Makes My Love Come Down". Are these songs one in the same with different lyrics?

[Mrsjessywessybessy]

Bessie is cool! Great x

[babybronwen]

i love this! thanks for posting :-)

[SanctuaryOfDissent]

btw its a nice video.

[SanctuaryOfDissent]

lollol!!!gimmie.....

[LILJOJO567]

love it just love it

[MsKeepinItReal]

Thats what Im talkin about! Make love not war :D

[cabaretwitch]

funniest line ever to the milkman I heard Mary scream

Said she wanted a lots of cream

[MaceGill]

Sounds like Eddie Lang on the guitar as well! Great pairing!

[funknroll]

You're right; it's Eddie Lang on guitar with Clarence Williams on piano.

[Bamaboompa]

@funknroll Would Clarence Williams be related to actor Clarence Williams III? Father?

[SyhLasFra3]

huh, im more of a modern person, but this song is good!

[idaniel4]

"I wanna a piece of your good ole meat!" Was that legal to write or sing back then?

[almanacofsleep]

@idaniel4 you should listen to Jelly Roll Mortons "Dirty Dozen" for a truley dirty song from the 30's

[idaniel4]

@almanacofsleep Thanks i may check that out.

[MsTWEEKIE]

@idaniel4 It must have been,LOL.,but damn 1928?

[sandydidit]

I knew I was a fan of the incomparable Bessie Smith. I just discovered I was a fan of funknroll -- or whoever made this gorgeous video. Congrats, and keep 'em coming! (cumming?... ahem!)

[xyzllii]

Good old Bessie

[nutrafin87]

BESSIE the best... she is hooligan )

[ulihedi]

Love this video, it's beautiful, thank you for putting it on!

[ralphieboysch]

loving your vids! giving you my only subscriptionx)

[ghostjazz]

beautiful !!

[Nada1962]

feel warm already, love and love and only love. awesome video, song, thanks for sharing.