Gimme Some Lovin'

"Gimme Some Lovin'" is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood - with the original performance by the Spencer Davis Group. The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song "(Ain't That) A Lot of Love", written by Banks and Willie Dean "Deanie" Parker. The song was originally a hit in 1967 (UK #2; U.S. #7), when Steve Winwood, as lead singer of the Spencer Davis Group at the time, was only 18 years old. The song is ranked #244 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The version issued in the UK (and probably most of Europe) is a different version than the one issued in the US on the United Artists label, with the UK version slower, clearer and with none of the studio live antics featured on the US single. The single features the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ.

[Verse 1] (Hey!) Well my temperature's rising and my feet on the floor Crazy people knocking 'cause they're wanting some more Let me in, baby, I don't know what you got But you better take it easy, this place is hot [Chorus] And I'm so glad we made it So glad we made it I want, gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin', every day [Verse 2] (Hey!) Well, my head's a-spinning and I'm floating to sound Too much is happening 'cause you're not around It's been a hard day and nothing went too good I'm gonna relax like-a everybody should [Chorus] And I'm so glad we made it So glad we made it I want you, gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin', everyday [Verse 3] (Hey!) Well, I feel so good, everything is getting higher You better take some time off 'cause the place is on fire Better stop baby 'cause I have so much to do We made it, baby, and it happened to you [Outro] And I'm so glad we made it So glad we made it (Gimme some a-lovin') Every day (Gimme some a-lovin') Every night (Gimme some a-lovin') Ooh-hoo! (Gimme some-a lovin') Gimme some a-lovin' every day (Gimme some a-lovin') Hey, hey, baby (Gimme some a-lovin') Ooh-hoo (Gimme some a-lovin'), Oh, every day (Gimme some a-lovin'), Give your love