When I'm Dead and Gone
McGuinness Flint, Manfred Mann
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Oh I love you baby, I love you night and day When I leave you baby, don't cry the night away When I die, don't you write no words upon my tomb I don't believe, I want to leave no epitaph for two Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone I wanna leave some happy woman living on Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah Oh, Mama Linda, she's out to get my hide She's got a shotgun and a daughter by her side Hey there, ladies, Johnsonґs free Who's got the love, who's got the love to keep a man like me Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone I'm gonna leave some happy woman living on Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone I don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone, when I'm dead and gone I don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah Oh ohh la da da Oh ohh la da da Oh ohh la da da
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Written by: Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
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10 facts about this song
Artist OriginFury in the Slaughterhouse is a well-known rock band from Germany that initially performed "When I'm Dead and Gone" in the year 2002.
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Original ArtistThe original song "When I'm Dead and Gone" was performed by the British rock band, McGuinness Flint in 1970.
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Song PerformanceA popular cover of "When I'm Dead and Gone" was performed by the British rock band Status Quo in 2002, for their album "Riffs."
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Song Recognition"When I'm Dead and Gone" was McGuinness Flint's first single and their biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1970.
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Album Release"When I'm Dead and Gone" is included in the album "McGuinness Flint" which was released in 1970.
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Song DurationThe original song by McGuinness Flint has a duration of approximately 3 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Song StyleThe song "When I'm Dead and Gone" is best described as a blend of rock, pop, and folk music.
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Song ThemeThe lyrics of "When I'm Dead and Gone" express the fear of dying alone and the wish to be remembered after death.
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Album Content"Riffs" by Status Quo, where their version of "When I'm Dead and Gone" appears, is an album that exclusively contains covers of famous songs.
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Artist Break upAfter the success of "When I'm Dead and Gone," McGuinness Flint had a few more minor hits before the band disbanded in 1975.
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