.“When
a Man Loves a Woman” was released after being featured in Oliver
Stone's Vietnam War film, “Platoon” in 1987 and reached No.2 in
Britain. Michael Bolton topped the charts in the 1990's with a cover
version and Rolling Stone magazine later ranked it No. 53 on its list
of the greatest songs of
all time. The
composition of the song has long been a mystery. Some thought that
Percy Sledge wrote it himself...Sledge said he was inspired by a
girlfriend who left him for a modelling career after he was laid off
from a construction job in1965...but he gave the songwriting credits
to two 'Esquires' bandmates ...bassist Calvin Lewis and organist
Andrew Wright...who helped him with the song.
He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 1993
and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in2007.
* * * * * * *
The first time I heard this love ballad, was sung by Michael
Bolton...whose rendition with humble heart and desperate love,
emotionally touched my heart-strings. Following, are Micheal
Bolton's lyrics:
When a Man Loves a
Woman
When
a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothin' else
He'd
trade the world for a good thing he's found.
If
she is bad, he can't see it; she can do no wrong.
Turn
his back on his best friend if he puts her down.
When
a man loves a woman; spends his very last dime
Trying
to hold on to what he needs.
He'd
give up all his comforts and sleep out in the rain...
If
she said that's the way it ought to be.
Well,
this man loves you woman,
I
give you everything I got (yeah)
Trying
to hold on to your precious love.
Baby,
please don't treat me bad.
When
a man loves a woman...deep down in his soul,
She
can bring him such misery if she is playing him for a fool.
He's
the last one to know…
Loving
eyes can never see.
When
a man loves a woman,
I
know exactly how he feels
'Cause
baby, baby, baby...
I
am a man
When
a man loves a woman.
A few years ago, I viewed the movie, Don Juan de Marco starring
Johnny Depp.
This movie depicts a psychiatrist who must cure a young handsome
patient
who presents himself as Don Juan...the greatest lover in the world!
Have You Ever Really
Loved a Woman?
(This
memorable classic at the end of the 1994 movie was sung by Bryan
Adams)
To
really love a woman
To
really understand her ~ you gotta know her deep inside.
Hear
every thought ~ see every dream
'N
give her wings when she wants to fly.
Then
when you find yourself helpless in her arms
Ya
know ya really love a woman!
When
you love a woman you tell her
That
she's really wanted.
When
you love a woman, you tell her she's the one
Cuz
she needs somebody to tell her
that
you'll always be together.
So,
tell me...have you really,
Really,
really ever loved a woman?
When
you love a woman
Let
her hold you
'Til
you know how she needs to be touched.
You've
got to breathe her...really taste her...
'Til
you can feel her in your blood.
'N
whenyou can see your unborn children in her eyes
Ya
know you really love a woman.
You
got to give her some faith...some light...
A
little tenderness...gotta treat her right.
She
will be there for you, takin' good care of you.
You
really gotta love you your woman!
Scripted
by Merle Baird-Kerr...April 16, 2015
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