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Tonto


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Hi was just thinking about what the new material might be like on the new Shania album and thought we might want to take a look back at the comparison between Any man of Mine written with Mutt and This Man Of Mine written without him.

 

Any Man of Mine                                                                                     This Man of Mine
 

 

 

This is what a woman wants...                                                      This man of mine is all I hoped for
Any man of mine better be proud of me                                        He’s everything I’ve dreamed of and so much more
Even when I’m ugly he still better love me                                    He’s got a way to make the sun shine when it rains     
And I can be late for a date that’s fine                                          He’s got a way I can’t explain
But he better be on time                                         


Any man of mine’ll say it fits just right                                          This man of mine is a walkin’ talkin’ angel
When last year’s dress is just a little too tight                              He’s the reason that I live
And anything I do or say better be okay                                      This man of mine’s got a gentle soul
When I have a bad hair day                                                         A heart of gold and so much love to give
                                                                                                    There will never be another one like him
And if I change my mind                                                              I love this man of mine
A million times
I wanna hear him say                                                                 This man of mine is a believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I like it that way                          Dreamers and lovers in the sand
                                                                                                   He likes to go for long walks and he always holds my
Any man of mine better walk the line                                         hand
Better show me a teasin’ squeezin’ pleasin’ kinda time            He’s a romantic kind of man
I need a man who knows, how the story goes                      
He’s gotta be a heartbeatin’ fine treatin’                                   This man of mine is a walkin’ talkin’ angel
Breathtakin’ earthquakin’ kind                                                   He’s the reason that I live
Any man of mine                                                                      This man of mine’s got a gentle soul
                                                                                                 A heart of gold
Well any man of mine better disagree                                     And so much love to give
When I say another woman’s lookin’ better than me              There will never be another one like him

And when I cook him dinner and I burn it black                      I love this man of mine
He better say, mmmm, I like it like that yeah                     
                                                                                               He doesn’t have a bad bone in his body
And if I changed my mind                                                       No he never has a mean thing on his mind
A million times                                                                        And when he says he’ll be somewhere he’s always on
I wanna hear him say                                                            time
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I like it that way                    He’s too good to be true this man of mine

Any man of mine better walk the line                                   This man of mine is a walkin’ talkin’ angel
Better show me a teasin’ squeezin’ pleasin’ kinda time      He’s the reason that I live
I need a man who knows, how the story goes                     This man of mine’s got a gentle soul
He’s gotta be a heartbeatin’ fine treatin’                              A heart of gold and so much love to give
Breathtakin’ earthquakin’ kind                                             No there will never be another like him
Any man of mine                                                                  I love this man of mine

Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I like it that way    This man of mine is awalkin’ talkin’ angel
                                                                                                              He’s the reason that live
Any man of mine better walk the line                                                   This man of mine’s got a gentle soul
Better show me a teasin’ squeezin’ pleasin’ kinda time                       A heart of gold and so much love to give
I need a man who knows, how the story goes                                    There will never be another one like him
He’s gotta be a heartbeatin’ fine treatin’                                              I love this man of mine
Breathtakin’ earthquakin’ kind                                                             I love this man of mine             
Any man of mine
                                                                                                           This man of mine is a walkin’ talkin’ angel
You gotta shimmy shake                                                                    He’s the reason that I live
Make the earth quake                                                                        This man of mine’s got a gentle soul
Kick, turn, stomp, stomp, then you jump                                            A heart of gold and so much love to give
Heel to toe, do si do                                                                           There will never be another one like him
’til your boots wanna break                                                                 I love this man of mine
Til your feet and your back ache
Keep it movin’ ’til you just can’t take anymore
Come on everybody on the floor
A-one two, a-three four
Hup two, hum
If you wanna be a man of mine, that’s right
This is what a woman wants...


Warmest regards as always,
Tonto  biggrin        



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Melanie


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That song is more than 20 years old. I assume that her songwriting and way of thinking has changed since then.

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If "Today is Your Day" is an indication than we should be worried.....

That song is the most simplistic boring song of her career. Well, besides "Shoes".....but Mutt shares some blame on that atrocity...

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Actually, Shoes was not written by Shania and Mutt. It was a bit changed by them but the song was wrriten by Tammy Hyler, Joie Scott and Kim Tribble and recorded by Loretta Lynn's Daughters in 1999. It was mentioned on this board once but I cannot remember the thread now.

But I have to agree on the fact that Shania's lyrics without Mutt sound unfinished. Remember even The Complete Limelight Sessions. But I try to stay positive because even since Today Is Your Day some time has passed and I hope Shania's producers will help her to make the music soulful but not boring for the listeners.



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Tanya wrote:

Actually, Shoes was not written by Shania and Mutt. It was a bit changed by them but the song was wrriten by Tammy Hyler, Joie Scott and Kim Tribble and recorded by Loretta Lynn's Daughters in 1999. It was mentioned on this board once but I cannot remember the thread now.

Here is the thread. It's kind of confusing because on the Desperate Housewives soundtrack CD it lists Shania & R.J. Lange (Mutt) along with Tammy, Joie and Kim as the writers of "Shoes". Then it says produced and arranged by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

http://shania.activeboard.com/t40750856/shoes/ 



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Maybe Mutt and Shania produced Shania's version of the song. I found this on songwriters database. There are only 3 authors. I cannot give you the direct link as it is through the search but you can try search by the performer's name: https://www.ascap.com



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Butters wrote:

If "Today is Your Day" is an indication than we should be worried.....

That song is the most simplistic boring song of her career. Well, besides "Shoes".....but Mutt shares some blame on that atrocity...

 No need to worry as long as there is Taylor Swift with her exciting, meaningful and inspirational songs about her love life and her ex boyfriends lol.



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As much as I like to hate Mutt Lange because of what he did to Shania, his effect on her production values and image was obviously a powerful one. I suppose it shouldn't be much of a surprise that when you take away one of the most successful record producers/sound engineers in the history of rock, things will noticeably change.

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Mutt is awesome professionally. He's just has been an ass to Shania as a husband. But the man is brilliant when it comes to music.

I don't think Today is a very strong song, but it has a deeper meaning to it. I am not happy with the way it turned out, since I think that the lyrics and the story behind it don't fit in the 'pop-setting' they released to song in. This song should have been fragile and acoustic if you ask me.

But we'll see what happens. I can't wait to hear new music. Only then we'll be able to judge if Shania has good song writing skills without Mutt.



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I liked the Limelight Sessions but I can't stand TIYD. And honestly I'll be surprised if she ever actually does release a new album. She should have been working with Kevin Churko while she was in Vegas. It would have made the most sense. But maybe she doesn't want to sound like that anymore, maybe she wants to suck now & sound like every other song on the radio...is that even proper wording for songs that recieve no radio play?


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