Rufus Wainwright
One Man Guy
it's Loudon's song, but Rufus sure was successful in making it his own (in my opinion)
http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=OneManGuy
People will know when they see this show, the kind of a guy I am
They'll recognize just what I stand for and what I just can't stand
They'll perceive what I believe in and what I know is true
And they'll recognize I'm a one man guy, always was through and through
People meditate, hey that's just great, trying to find the inner you
People depend on family and friends and other folks to pull them through
I don't know why I'm a one man guy or why I'm a one man show
But these three cubic feet of bone and blood and meat are all I love and know
'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me
I'm gonna bathe and shave, and dress myself, and eat solo every night
Unplug the phone, sleep alone, stay away out of sight
Sure it's kind of lonely, yeah it's sort of sick
Being your own one and only is a dirty, selfish trick
'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me
http://rufus.jt.org/song.php?i=OneManGuy
People will know when they see this show, the kind of a guy I am
They'll recognize just what I stand for and what I just can't stand
They'll perceive what I believe in and what I know is true
And they'll recognize I'm a one man guy, always was through and through
People meditate, hey that's just great, trying to find the inner you
People depend on family and friends and other folks to pull them through
I don't know why I'm a one man guy or why I'm a one man show
But these three cubic feet of bone and blood and meat are all I love and know
'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me
I'm gonna bathe and shave, and dress myself, and eat solo every night
Unplug the phone, sleep alone, stay away out of sight
Sure it's kind of lonely, yeah it's sort of sick
Being your own one and only is a dirty, selfish trick
'Cause I'm a one man guy in the morning, same in the afternoon
One man guy when the sun goes down, I whistle me a one man tune
One man guy, a one man guy, only kind of guy to be
I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, I'm a one man guy, is me
...
I've always really liked this song. I had first heard Loudon sing it and I was hooked. Then I heard Rufus' version at a concert and there is something about the emotion in Rufus' voice that makes it more pleasing to listen to. Not that Loudon's version isn't great, its just that Loudon and Rufus are so different, its nice to hear both of them.
One Man Guy
There is so much wrapped up in this song that I think it's one of his best.
I think i have said something similar in a post somewhere else but I love the ambiguity of this song as sung by Mr W.
Firstly its a tribute to his Dad which is great but I like the way its kind of ambiguous when Mr W sings it. Before you get to the... 'and that one man is me' Mr W could be singing about a lover... So although it is a tribute it is also a bit of a rebellion against the former generation... Mr W has said that his parents, at first, didn't react well to his coming out. (me too) So to use his Dad's song to say I'm a one man guy....is kind of cool
I think i have said something similar in a post somewhere else but I love the ambiguity of this song as sung by Mr W.
Firstly its a tribute to his Dad which is great but I like the way its kind of ambiguous when Mr W sings it. Before you get to the... 'and that one man is me' Mr W could be singing about a lover... So although it is a tribute it is also a bit of a rebellion against the former generation... Mr W has said that his parents, at first, didn't react well to his coming out. (me too) So to use his Dad's song to say I'm a one man guy....is kind of cool
