Handy Man James Taylor Acoustic Cover

(c)1959 Words & Music Otis Blackwell - Jimmy Jones, on JT´s LP "JT", 1977
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Hey girls, gather round, listen to what I´m puttin´ down
Hey baby, I´m your handy man
I´m not the kind to use a pencil or rule
I´m handy with love and I´m no fool
I fix broken hearts I know that I truly can

If your broken heart should need repair then I´m the man to see
I whisper sweet things you tell all your friends, they´ll come runnin´ to me..

Here is the main thing that I want to say
I´m busy twenty four hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can

#Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come,
They'll come runnin' to me

Here is the main thing that I want to say
I´m busy twenty four hours a day
I fix broken hearts, baby, I´m your hand man#
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"Handy Man" is a rock and roll song credited to singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. It was originally recorded by The Sparks Of Rhythm, a group Jones had been a member of when he wrote it, although he was not with them when they recorded it. In 1959, Jones recorded the song himself, in a version which had been reworked by Blackwell, who also produced the session. "Handy Man"went to number three on the R&B charts and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, becoming a million seller. The song was a hit again in 1964 for Del Shannon and again for James Taylor in 1977. Taylor's version of the song was the most successful, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the adult contemporary chart. This version also earned Taylor his second Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
Some recordings of "Handy Man" list C. Merenstein as a co-writer as does BMI under the full name Charles Merenstein. Merenstein has other songs with BMI.[wikipedia]

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[zunamizang]

very nice! you should put your ace on your video. this song had stuck in my mind for like 10 years and i dont even know the name of this song until now :)

[oldboy229]

@zunamizang thanks, it´s a tribute to "handyman" Elvis Presley, so I showed the fretboard to all the world to see, not my silly face;))

[chirogirl67550]

Oh Yah, singing along with you---WOW, listen to that voice, Again, sooo glad you send your videos....Oh, just heard the high note...Brilliant...Love it!!!

Keep em' coming!!

Yvonne

[oldboy229]

@chirogirl67550  thanks a lot, Yvonne, much appreciated!

[danielhoude]

Nice rendition my good friend...Great works you do here everytime. You surely busy 24 hours a day !!! love this guit ! wow !

[oldboy229]

@danielhoude Hey, Dan, we two w/ youtube on my mind (lol)

[Lifeaddedup01]

georgeous guitar!!!

[Robikitara]

great voice and i like your guitar :D

[frozenwhitebear]

cool! (in some way the lyrics remind me of Elvis "Are you lonesome tonight"... :)

[oldboy229]

@nllleonard thx, friend°!°

[oldboy229]

@Gingerjake2 as a matter of fact, Mr. Larry L. (aka podline66) inspired me to do this wonderful tune.. check his, too

[Gingerjake2]

This is almost eerie. A friend of mine asked me just this morning what my favorite James Taylor song was. I was stuck! Then I go to my email & find your song waiting for me. Thank you! And thanks for doing it so appealingly...love it! ♪

[nllleonard]

Lovely. ;)