Release date: 1990
This is a cover of a John Kongos song called "He's Gonna Step On You Again," originally released in 1971. It was written by Kongos and Christos Demitriou and hit #4 UK and #70 US. John Kongos wrote this as a protest song against white man's appropriation of native territory in Africa.
Happy Mondays cover, retitling it "Step On", incorporates a short sample of three guitar notes from the original. It became their biggest-selling single, peaking at No. 5 in the UK and even making it on to the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 57.
Album: Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
LYRICS
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You're twistin' my melon man, call the cops
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he just wants what you got you know
He'll never stop until he's taken the lot
(Hey hey hey he hey hey)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
You're a man
(You're twistin' my melon man, you speak so hip)
Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you
He'll make a stranger in your own land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
(Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
You're a man
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he's gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man
You're a man
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You're twistin' my melon man
(Hey hey hey he hey hey)
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