Lyrics > Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Try a Little Tenderness

Writers: Reg Connelly / Harry Woods / Jimmy Campbell
Published: Campbell-Connelly-Robbins, ASCAP
From: Live / Unreleased
Source: Pop Catastrophe
Notes: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have played mostly instrumental covers of this Otis Redding track (RELEASE / LYRICS) during their live shows. Lyrics shown here are as performed at Osaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan on 17 September 1999. The song was the set-closer and included several false endings.

Afro (Mo' Width)

Attack (Detroit)

Bacon / Bacon (Sansano)

The Ballad of Joe Buck

Banana Meltdown

Beat of the Traps

Bellbottoms (Album)

Bellbottoms (Single)

Bellbottoms (Original Long Ending)

Betty vs The NYPD

Big Yule Log Boogie

Black Betty (Advert)

The Black Godfather

Blowing My Mind

Blue Green Olga

Blues Explosion Attack

Blues X Man (Live)

Blues X Man (MTV)

Calvin's On a Bummer

Cold Cold Eyes (Demo)

Cold Cold Eyes (Live)

Confused (Zebra Ranch)

Cooking For Television

Devil Got My Woman

Don't Wanna Live Like The Dead (Short Version)

Don't Wanna Live Like The Dead (Long Version)

Do The Get Down

Down In The Beast

Down Low (Studio)

Down Low (Live)

Do Ya Wanna Get It?

Do You Wanna Get Heavy?

Fed Up And Low Down

Frosty Junction

Fuck Shit Up (Live)

Fudgy The Whale

The Funky Gremlin

Get With It (Live)

Get Your Pants Off

Get Your Pants On (Daytrotter)

Get Your Pants On (KEXP)

Give Me A Chance

Happy Birthday Elvis Presley

Heavy (Remix) / (Simulated Dummies)

Help These Blues

History Of Lies

Inside The World Of The Blues Explosion

I Wanna Make It All Right

I Wanna Make It All Right (Zebra Ranch)

Jailhouse Blues

Kawasaki ZII750 Rock 'n' Roll

Killer Wolf (Live)

Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again

Love Ain't On The Run

Lovin' Machine (Automator)

Lovin' Up A Storm

Magical Colors (31 Flavors)

Mean Heart (Live)

Meet Me In The City

Memphis Soul Typecast

The Midnight Creep

The Midnight Creep (Live)

Money Rock 'N' Roll

My Christmas Wish

New Year (Destroyer)

New Year (Rough)

No Reservations

Not Clear Still

Ole Man Trouble

Over And Over (Live)

Rattling (Live On Jonesy’s Jukebox)

Rattling (Radio)

Right Place Wrong Time

Rob K / Rob K is President

Roosevelt Hotel Blues

Shake ‘em On Down (Edit)

Shakin' Rock 'N' Roll Tonight

She Said (Single Edit)

Showgirl Pts 1 & 2

Son of Sam (Live)

Special Rider Blues

Tales of Old New York: The Rock Box

Talk About The Blues

T.A.T.B. (For The Saints and Sinners Remix)

Tell Me That You Love Me

That's All Right

Then Again I Will

There Stands The Glass

There Won't Be Anymore

Thunderbird ESQ

Tore Up & Broke

Try a Little Tenderness

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Unknown Title #2

Unknown Title #3

Unknown Title #4

Unknown Title #5 / KRCC

Wail (Video Mix)

Welcome To Daytrotter

White Jesus (Live)

White Jesus Part I / II

You Been My Baby

I got to do it now
Yeah
Come on baby
Try a little tenderness

Screw ya
Need ya

I’m gonna feel ya
Love ya
Come on, yeah
Sock it to ya

I’m gonna do it
Ladies and gentleman that’s the Blues Explosion
Thank you very much
Thank you

Yeah
You gonna love me

You got to get em up
Try a little tenderness, baby
Come on
Come on
Come on

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

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