Crazy Mama

Album: Naturally (1971)
Charted: 22
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  • Crazy mama, where you been so long?
    Crazy mama, where you been so long?
    You've been hiding out, I know that's true
    Crazy mama, I sure need you
    Crazy mama, where you been so long?

    Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
    Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
    Lord have mercy, can I see,
    that crazy mama coming back to me?
    Crazy mama, where you been so long? Writer/s: JOHN J CALE
    Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Tony from CanadaThat was indeed a wah-wah pedal, but it wasn't J.J. Cale playing that slide guitar, it was Mac Gayden. J. J. himself said "Mac Gayden overdubbed slide wah-wah using a Lincoln guitar, a Japanese made Les Paul copy, and a Maestro Boomerang pedal through a Fender Deluxe Amplifier."
  • Mil from EuropeGreat author, please add more of his songs.
  • Ted from Phoenix, AzI love the guitar sound on this song. I presume J.J. used a wah-wah pedal to get the effect.
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