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Randy Newman — You Can Leave Your Hat On
Album: Sail Away
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Released: 1972
Length: 3:18
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Baby take off your coat
Real slow
Take off your shoes
I'll take off your shoes
Baby, take off your dress
Yes, yes, yes

You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Go over there, turn on the lights
All the lights
Come back here, stand on that chair
Get up woman, that's right
Raise your arms up in the air
And now shake 'em

You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live
You give me reason to live

Sweet darling
(You can leave your hat on)
Just leave your hat on, girl
A little wild man
(You can leave your hat on)
Leave your hat on
(You can leave your hat on)
(You can leave your hat on)

Suspicious minds are talkin'
They're tryin' to tear us apart
They don't believe in this love of mine
They don't know what love is

They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
I know what love is

And baby, put it my way
(You can leave your hat on)
And just leave your hat on now
They don't wanna
(You can leave your hat on)
Won't you do that for me, babe?
(You can leave your hat on)
And just leave your hat on, girl
(You can leave your hat on)
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Wonderful early song. What about the dozens of comparatively recent ones? Too quirky to get famous but amazing material.
Posted 1 year ago by Paraza    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of the scene in that Ahnold Schwarzenegger movie where is wife is pretending to be a call girl....
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
In our house it is not 9 1/2 weeks. it is 9 1/2 months. That is about how long after my wife and I watched this movie that our first daughter was born. Coincidence?
Posted 2 years ago by rhkimbrough    [ Reply ]
Randy Newman has a very deep catalog that could stand some airplay on RP...  The man is brilliant...
Posted 2 years ago by celtic123    [ Reply ]
 memoryboxer wrote:

Love this. Joe Cocker's  is even better - far more sexy. But Tom Jone's version nails it - he understands sex appeal in a way that Randy must just shake his head at and that Joe only dreamt of. But I love this original for even existing.


Now I'm Jonesing for the Jone's version.
Posted 2 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 LucBoardwalk wrote:

But in the movie, they used Joe Cocker's cover of the song. Newman's is way better. When he sings "Raise your arms up to the air...now shake 'em!" Newman makes it clearer what he wants shaken.


Yeah! Aching for them shakes, since they're always blurred out on screens.
Give the U.S. more clear views, since they're longing for it so much!
Posted 2 years ago by thisbody    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

I can think of nothing unsexier than Randy Newman singing his song You Can Leave Your Hat On.


Kinda the point. This song is not supposed to be sexy. In fact, it's one of the most deeply creepy songs Randy ever wrote, and that's saying a lot. I'm pretty sure Joe Cocker and Tom Jones missed the point.
Posted 2 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

This is a far cry from You've Got A Friend In Me.


Depends on how you look at it.
Posted 3 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 reallylost wrote:

I thought this was a Joe Cocker song?



Cocker covered it.
Posted 3 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
I thought this was a Joe Cocker song?
Posted 3 years ago by reallylost    [ Reply ]
Dated a girl in the 70's who loved to act out this song... (and I didn't mind watching). I picture her standing on a chair in my living room with just a hat on every time I hear this song, good time.
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Is there a video for this song? Ha!
Posted 3 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:

This is a far cry from You've Got A Friend In Me.




It sounds to me like he wants to be her friend or at least her "date".
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
Randy Newman version - 7 Tom Jones version - 8 Joe Cocker version - 9
Posted 3 years ago by JFL    [ Reply ]
Love the groove in this song.
Posted 3 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:
I can think of nothing unsexier than Randy Newman singing his song You Can Leave Your Hat On.
 
I can think of nothing more appropriate than Randy Newman singing his song You Can Leave Your Hat On.
Posted 3 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 TreborG2 wrote:
Anyone that's a movie nut has seen 9 1/2 weeks.
 
Couldn't disagree more.
Posted 3 years ago by sb204    [ Reply ]
I can think of nothing unsexier than Randy Newman singing his song You Can Leave Your Hat On.
Posted 3 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
hey, it's pretty cool that listeners are rating a tune that's never been played. What's up with that?
 

Got the album.
Posted 4 years ago by Freund    [ Reply ]
This is a far cry from You've Got A Friend In Me.
Posted 4 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

LOL!  Took about 2 years for BillG to hear your request ;-) 
I like Joe's version better, still this is an 8 to me cuz Randy Newman is cool.  Long Live RP!!
 
Love this. Joe Cocker's  is even better - far more sexy. But Tom Jone's version nails it - he understands sex appeal in a way that Randy must just shake his head at and that Joe only dreamt of. But I love this original for even existing.
Posted 5 years ago by memoryboxer    [ Reply ]
An outstanding album!
Posted 5 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
It seems to me the musical stylings of Mr. Newman would be a perfect fit for the quirky, eclectic tunes here on RP, and yet, he is very rarely played. I always appreciate whenever I hear one of his songs played, though.
Posted 5 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 ecomaniac wrote:
It's time to put this on the air, already.

(I'm listening to it now, regardless {#Nyah} )
 
LOL!  Took about 2 years for BillG to hear your request ;-) 
I like Joe's version better, still this is an 8 to me cuz Randy Newman is cool.  Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
It's time to put this on the air, already.

(I'm listening to it now, regardless {#Nyah} )
Posted 8 years ago by ecomaniac    [ Reply ]
hey, it's pretty cool that listeners are rating a tune that's never been played. What's up with that?
Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
But in the movie, they used Joe Cocker's cover of the song. Newman's is way better. When he sings "Raise your arms up to the air...now shake 'em!" Newman makes it clearer what he wants shaken.
Posted 16 years ago by LucBoardwalk    [ Reply ]
Anyone that\'s a movie nut has seen 9 1/2 weeks. This song is in there.. and Ms. Bassinger does a strip tease for Mr. Rourke to this song... HOT HOT HOT! And yes they played to the song\'s lyrics.. she left her hat on till the last. :D
Posted 22 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]