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Muddy Waters — Got My Mojo Workin'
Album: Blues Masters Vol 7
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Released: 1969
Length: 4:09
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Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do

I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm gonna have all you women right here at my command

Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you

Play on!

Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working, but it - uh uh - just won't work on you
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 Wonderloaf wrote:

Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?




That's an interesting fact. Memories do pale much more often than we like to admit, and lots of incoming things don't register on every floor of our building, as we're diversely patched.
Posted 3 weeks ago by thisbody    [ Reply ]
 Wonderloaf wrote:

Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?



well you named them already :D
Posted 3 weeks ago by andredise    [ Reply ]
Posted 10 months ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Looozanna
Posted 11 months ago by ecojot    [ Reply ]
Brings back memories… had a co-worker friend about 28 years ago who played guitar in the local blues society nights and I went on a blues binge; Muddy Waters was on regular rotation for a long time.
Posted 1 year ago by rexkerr    [ Reply ]
Got my mojo woikin' !
Posted 2 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Yay---another hipster classic!

//pulls out cyanide tablets from drawer 



... he sez while waxing his mustache and searching for a clue.
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 todbothom wrote:

I was fortunate enough to see Muddy a couple of weeks before he passed away in Madison Wi. He was ill and only played the first set but there were no boos or complaints, folks felt privileged to see him play. 




COOL!  You are a lucky duck! I wish I was there too. Enjoy the memories!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I was fortunate enough to see Muddy a couple of weeks before he passed away in Madison Wi. He was ill and only played the first set but there were no boos or complaints, folks felt privileged to see him play. 
Posted 2 years ago by todbothom    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:

Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?



Unsure, but I see that one of  the now 57 of them down-voted your post... 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
GREAT!!!  ICONIC!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
uh oh...

now we're all in trouble 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I remember when I had mojo. 
Posted 2 years ago by mgtom    [ Reply ]
Who's on  piano?

Pinetop Perkins? 
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Great!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
It's always a good day when I've got my Mojo working. I think today's the day.
Posted 2 years ago by wiersum    [ Reply ]
 Greyerwrit wrote:


Could knowing their race make this more or less racist?  Asking for a friend.



Yes, it could.
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

Not "wretch"; "rye-cheer", as in "within close reach."  I offer an on-line "Learn to Speak Southern" class.  


Yes.  It's just a way of saying "right here".
Posted 3 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

That could be considered racist, according to your perspective, and not knowing your race.


Could knowing their race make this more or less racist?  Asking for a friend.
Posted 3 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:

Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?



People who don't like it?
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
first the mojo

then the hoochie coochie

them the wang dang doodle

see what Im saying?
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
that little walter make you crazy
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Easy 10.  Love me some Muddy Waters blues.
Posted 3 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 garyevans wrote:

 Except for Coldplay, but that's just me.
 
That could be considered racist, according to your perspective, and not knowing your race.
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:
Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?
 
Racists probably.
Same shit if the music is sung by anyone who's foreign (and not white). What is it with these people? Music is a great leveler. I don't care if you're black, or white, purple red or green. If you can sing I appreciate it. Except for Coldplay, but that's just me.
Posted 3 years ago by garyevans    [ Reply ]
Got My Mojo Workin' from home these days, taking one Zoom meeting after another. It's not as exciting as Muddy makes it out to be.
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
My only 10
Posted 3 years ago by VanlÞsegutter    [ Reply ]
Cant stop stompin my feets to Muddy's Mojo.  RIP
Posted 3 years ago by Zestos    [ Reply ]
Seriously
who are the 51 shit heads that vote this a "1"?
Posted 3 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
Cool! We have a swedish version: Peps Version - Min trollmoj funkar. Very good song, both of them!
Posted 4 years ago by mail21    [ Reply ]
well here's a jelly belly

https://www.bmansbluesreport.c...


crogers wrote:
Well this brings back fond memories!  An enormous African-American guy calling himself Jelly Belly (seriously, he was huge!) made the rounds through several Boston and Cambridge dive bars in the mid-80s and he'd do this piece "in da Chicago staahl" and just kill it.  It became something of his signature piece and watching him do it after you'd downed several pints was truly something to behold.  He'd move that bulk around on those little bar stages like nobody's business - wiping the sweat off his forehead with a white hanky every few seconds - and man, you believed his mojo really was workin' by the time he wrapped it up!   Nicest guy too — he had a shockingly bright white smile that he loved to show off and he always graciously took requests.  Some nights he'd have a basket that he'd place at the edge of the stage and it seemed like it was always overflowing with cash by the end of his set.  Great times, great song!
 
 

Posted 4 years ago by rdavis    [ Reply ]
HA!  Black Magic Woman to Got My Mojo Workin' !!!  B&R, you are kinda good at this!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill for once again informing the masses.Yes, Black Magic Woman stole this blues progression.
Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
There don't seem to be any mojo hands available in NYC.  I'm going down to Louisiana to pick one up.  The point is to have all these women rachere up under my command.  This may not be a good plan. 
Posted 4 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

Not "wretch"; "rye-cheer", as in "within close reach."  I offer an on-line "Learn to Speak Southern" class.  
 Just never you mind 'bout wretchs, what's that 'mojo' thang he's a talkin' about?  
Posted 4 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
I checked.  Amazon doesn't appear to stock mojo hands.  I'll likely have to go down to Louisiana and pick one up.
Posted 4 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Boy does this bring back memories. Saw him in a tiny bar in London, Ontario in the 70's, what a presence.
Posted 4 years ago by Orphan    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
"I'm gonna  have all you women wretch at my command"?
 
Now that's a Mondegreen with a very vivid image in my mind now....and what an interesting thing to witness! 
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
"I'm gonna  have all you women wretch at my command"?
 
Not "wretch"; but "right here" or "rye-cheer", as in "within close reach."  

I offer an on-line "Learn to Speak Southern" class.  
Posted 4 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
"I'm gonna  have all you women wretch at my command"?
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 ecojot wrote:

Of course everything is personal choice but remember that all modern music started from blues. Muddy Waters was one of the first guys to do electric blues so in the 1950's this was groundbreaking.
 

As Howie from Cortes Community Radio likes to say, "The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits".
Posted 5 years ago by Finnbayer    [ Reply ]
I've been trying to get my mojo working but it's going slowly.  This mojo stuff isn't easy, you know.  Unless you're Muddy Waters.  Thank you Muddy.
Posted 5 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Since we are on the topic, how about playing Johnny Winter doing live version of "Highway 61"?


See what I'm saying?
 

yeah - now you're talkin'. Saw Mr Johnny with his bro and Climax Blues Band - Swing Auditorium ('75 I think - kinda hazy...) Definitely one of the best rockouts in history
Posted 5 years ago by indatube1    [ Reply ]
Since we are on the topic, how about playing Johnny Winter doing live version of "Highway 61"?


See what I'm saying?
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Is this  Arcade Fire?
 
Not on their best day.
Posted 5 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Hey.

Is this  Arcade Fire?
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
woikin!
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
My only 10
Posted 5 years ago by david998    [ Reply ]
 Steely_D wrote:

'Bout the same as if they called you a Mannish Boy.
 


Well...how does your hoochie coochie feel today? 
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 Hodgie wrote:
If someone called me a "low-down HOOCHY COOCHER"...well, I'm not sure how I'd respond to that.

 
'Bout the same as if they called you a Mannish Boy.
Posted 6 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
My mojo is DRM locked and I could not get it working.
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
Sunday morning and Muddy ... Grabbing another coffee and baileys...{#Bananajam}
Posted 6 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
. . . because there's nothing worse than a non-functioning mojo.
  

SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

Totally agree with you young thing. Remember to service your Mojo regularly.

 
"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRBRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]

This is one of tracks in a new documentary screening at the Toronto Film Festival – Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars – in the VO EC says this had a huge influence on his love of R&B


Posted 7 years ago by prs    [ Reply ]
Just a good job I've got my headphones on in the office - this needs a bit of volume
Posted 7 years ago by hebridian    [ Reply ]
If someone called me a "low-down HOOCHY COOCHER"...well, I'm not sure how I'd respond to that.
Posted 7 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
OH YEAH! {#Bananapiano}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
...... must be a very worthy 10
Posted 8 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
You and I are on the same wavelength—channel eclectic—and it's almost too weird to be true! Another great one I own, you're telepathic! You've definitely GOT YOUR MOJO WORKIN!
Posted 8 years ago by Kev_Mo    [ Reply ]
y'all better get to church and stop listening to this blue music
.
(meanwhile excuse me while i backslide{#Bananasplit})
 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
King Muddy  {#Clap}
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Who is the King of the Blues?{#Crown}
Posted 9 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
Mr. Waters - If you meet my brother up there, please let him sit in on a session.  His music has deep roots.  Thank you.  I miss him.
Posted 9 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 ecojot wrote:
Of course everything is personal choice but remember that all modern music started from blues. Muddy Waters was one of the first guys to do electric blues so in the 1950's this was groundbreaking.
 
While most jazz and rock 'n' roll certainly have their roots in the blues, it seems like a bit of an overstatement to say that "all modern music started from blues".  A lot of contemporary music forms (some jazz, prog, electronic, experimental, etc.)  are derived from classical structures and international sources, and owe little to the blues structures.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Well this brings back fond memories!  An enormous African-American guy calling himself Jelly Belly (seriously, he was huge!) made the rounds through several Boston and Cambridge dive bars in the mid-80s and he'd do this piece "in da Chicago staahl" and just kill it.  It became something of his signature piece and watching him do it after you'd downed several pints was truly something to behold.  He'd move that bulk around on those little bar stages like nobody's business - wiping the sweat off his forehead with a white hanky every few seconds - and man, you believed his mojo really was workin' by the time he wrapped it up!   Nicest guy too — he had a shockingly bright white smile that he loved to show off and he always graciously took requests.  Some nights he'd have a basket that he'd place at the edge of the stage and it seemed like it was always overflowing with cash by the end of his set.  Great times, great song!
 
Posted 9 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
Second that!  {#Roflol}

nmatavka wrote:

Hipster?  IT'S THE BLUES, YOU JERK OFF!

 


Posted 9 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
But is mojo rising?
 

 
In this case, yes—like a blue-balls moon...

That Rhino Blues Masters series was really, really good. Shame it's out of print. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Love MW....and Leadbelly....King of the 12 string... 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
This song is a perfect fit for advertisements of the little pill that allows you to have a side by side but separate bath with your loved one.
Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Yay—-another hipster classic!

//pulls out cyanide tablets from drawer 
 
Guess his mojo just don't work on you ...
Posted 9 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
But is mojo rising?
 
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Yay—-another hipster classic!

//pulls out cyanide tablets from drawer 
 
Can I get you a glass of water?
Posted 10 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
 stegokitty wrote:
I'm sure I'll be considered as a knuckle-dragging rube for saying this but this sort of song simply does nothing for me.
It's a standard blues/jazz riff, and repetitive lyrics.
Big deal. 

 
Of course everything is personal choice but remember that all modern music started from blues. Muddy Waters was one of the first guys to do electric blues so in the 1950's this was groundbreaking.
Posted 10 years ago by ecojot    [ Reply ]
I'm sure I'll be considered as a knuckle-dragging rube for saying this but this sort of song simply does nothing for me.
It's a standard blues/jazz riff, and repetitive lyrics.
Big deal. 
Posted 10 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Yay---another hipster classic!

//pulls out cyanide tablets from drawer 
 
Hipster?  IT'S THE BLUES, YOU JERK OFF!
Posted 10 years ago by nmatavka    [ Reply ]
Yay---another hipster classic!

//pulls out cyanide tablets from drawer 
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 xtalman wrote:
Love to hear Muddy, glad I was able to see him live, opened and played with Clapton by in the late 70's.

 
Color me jealous....
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Love to hear Muddy, glad I was able to see him live, opened and played with Clapton by in the late 70's.
Posted 10 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
{#Clap}
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
{#Drummer} {#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2} {#Guitarist} {#Bananasplit}  wonderful, loving it {#Kiss} 
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Yes Dr Waters, I got right down there and "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr", worked that space like nobody's business, and heavens above that thing got workin'!!!      "DON'T STOP!  DON'T STOP!  YYYEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Millions of people every year are affected by the growing problem of mojo dysfunction.  A non-working mojo can lead to embarrassment, added expense, and even severe health problems. Your tax-deductible contribution to the Muddy Waters Foundation will help fund the critical research needed to build a world in which everybody's mojo is workin.'  This has been a public service message from the Muddy Waters Foundation, Friends of the Mojo Deprived, the Ad Council, and Radio Paradise.
Posted 10 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
I've been to a few parties where this would go great—sadly, not nearly enough of them lately!
Posted 11 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
bbaadd aasseedd
Posted 11 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Got my mofo workin'
Posted 11 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my cotton field be lovin' dis song


azarus wrote:

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 

 


Posted 11 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Wllie Dixon writes another one..........{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Nyah}{#Guitarist}{#Dancingbanana}so Muddy kicks it's butt. Jr.wells on harp on this one?
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Great music. 
But perhaps someone should have gotten the lyric mojo workin'.  
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Never given a song a "10" but this is as close as it gets.
Posted 11 years ago by VanlÞsegutter    [ Reply ]
This is definately workin'.
Posted 11 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]

Doesn't need a fancy haircut, wardrobe, or light show...just sings the #%!@## out of the song {#Bananapiano}


Posted 11 years ago by Sawyer    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
good segue or just good to hear Muddy
Posted 11 years ago by veloman    [ Reply ]
go muddy
Posted 12 years ago by bobzane    [ Reply ]
Probably the best dancin' banana song of all time.
Posted 12 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Mister Muddy Definitely Got The Mojo!
Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Nod of appreciation to the master, but I'm a little done with this style for a while. Moving on.
Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Good choice to follow Neil Young but I was thinking Jethro Tull from that tinkling at the start of Mojo. 
Posted 12 years ago by WABX    [ Reply ]
Woirks for me!
Posted 12 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
That album cover reminded me that I own this disc but haven't played it in a while. Great blues series put out by Rhino—think it's discontinued now...
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
A half a century later — you rock!!!
Posted 12 years ago by shelt    [ Reply ]
My foot started dancing before I knew what was happening! 10 {#Bananapiano}
Posted 12 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
Perfect song for a grey Monday morning.  Thanks boss.
Posted 12 years ago by sarah_mae    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
"Were-ick" = mute. Sorry. I know it's for rhythmic effect and all. But it makes me crazy.
 
Well, y'all jes stay on up theah in Montana.  Doan' need no mo' crazy folk down heah.
Posted 12 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
It's workin' here, Muddy. {#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Dancingbanana}{#Clap}
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Is there anyone better? Not really.... B.B., Howlin', John Lee, Jr Wells. Love 'em all!  
Posted 12 years ago by Troutnskibum    [ Reply ]
HOT DAMN!!!!!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]

Anyone seen my Mojo laying around ? I think I may have misplaced it......


Posted 12 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
{#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Da man     {#Bananajam}
Posted 13 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
Gotta love that Muddy Waters...the mannish boy....I was lucky enough to see him @ the Winterland in 1967!!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by steelinox51    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
. . . because there's nothing worse than a non-functioning mojo.
 
Totally agree with you young thing. Remember to service your Mojo regularly.
Posted 13 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
"Were-ick" = mute. Sorry. I know it's for rhythmic effect and all. But it makes me crazy.
 
You've never been to the Deep South have you?

Posted 13 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:
"Were-ick" = mute.

Sorry. I know it's for rhythmic effect and all. But it makes me crazy.
 

The blues give me the blues.
Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Pinetop played this three times the night I saw him with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith in '05.
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
"Were-ick" = mute.

Sorry. I know it's for rhythmic effect and all. But it makes me crazy.
Posted 13 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Muddy gets my mojo working everytime!!!!!! Pure blues genius 
Posted 13 years ago by Mojoboy    [ Reply ]
Infectious, but in a good way. Infectious like Mono, not like Smallpox.
Posted 13 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]

Muddy Waters - I Got My Mojo Working, Live in Germany (1976)

Muddy Waters live in 1976, dortmund Germany.

His band consists of Muddy on guitar/vocal, Bob Margolin & Luther Johnson on guitar, Calvin Jones on bass, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith on drums, Pinetop Perkins on piano and Jerry Portnoy on harmonica.

"Just Modern Music? Without Muddy there would not be, Elvis, Eric Clapton, Little Walter, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Zeeplins, Stones or so many other great artists. He is the Big Bang of modern Music."         bluesboy25000



Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]