Baby What You Want Me to Do

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"Baby What You Want Me to Do" is a classic electric blues song, widely recognized as one of Jimmy Reed's signature recordings and a staple of the Chicago blues repertoire.

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Baby What You Want Me to Do canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Jimmy Reed
countryOfOrigin United States
genre Chicago blues
electric blues
hasCoverVersion Buddy Guy
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Winter
Lou Rawls
Magic Sam
Neil Young
Slim Harpo
The Blues Brothers
The Yardbirds
hasLiveVersion Jimmy Reed
hasPart guitar solo
harmonica solo
instrumentation bass
drums
electric guitar
harmonica
keyCharacteristic call-and-response between voice and harmonica
language English
lyricist Jimmy Reed
lyricTheme emotional frustration
pleading
romantic conflict
notableFor being a staple of the Chicago blues repertoire
being one of Jimmy Reed's signature songs
influence on later electric blues and rock musicians
originalArtist Jimmy Reed
partOf Chicago blues standard repertoire
performer Jimmy Reed
recordLabel Vee-Jay Records
rhythmStyle shuffle
styleCharacteristic mid-tempo shuffle
relaxed groove
simple repetitive riff
subjectMatter relationship tension
uncertainty in love
timeSignature 4/4
vocalDelivery conversational
vocalStyle laid-back drawl
vocalType male vocal

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Jimmy Reed notableWork Baby What You Want Me to Do
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