"I Need A Woman to Love" is a song recorded by Kesha for the LGBTQ inclusive EP, Universal Love — Wedding Songs Reimagined. The original song is by Big Brother And The Holding Company called "I Need A Man To Love".
Lyrics[]
Oh, I need a woman to love me
Don't you understand me, baby?
I need a woman to love
I gotta find her, gotta have her like the air that I breathe
One loving girl that'll understand can't be too much to need
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no)
Can't be this loneliness, baby, surrounding me
And I know it just can't be
(No, it just can't be)
There's got to be some kind of answer
(No, it just can't be)
And everywhere I look, there's none around
(No, it just can't be)
Whoa, it just can't be
(No, it just can't be)
Oh, won't you let me hold you?
Honey, just close your eyes
Whoa, won't you let me hold you, dear? Ah, yeah
I wanna just put my arms around you
Like the circles going around the sun
Let me hold you, daddy, at least until the morning comes
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no)
Can't be this loneliness, baby, surrounding me
And I know it just can't be
(No, it just can't be)
There's got to be some kind of answer
(No, it just can't be)
And everywhere I look, there's none around
(No, it just can't be)
Oh, I realize, oh, I realize
(No, it just can't be)
I know it just can't be
Oh, I need a woman to love me
Oh, maybe you could help me, please
Oh, I need a woman to love, 'cause I believe that
Someday and somehow, it's bound to come along
'Cause all my dreams and all my plans just cannot turn out wrong
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no), can't be now (oh no)
Can't be now (oh no)
Can't be this loneliness, baby, surrounding me
And I know it just can't be
(No, it just can't be)
There's got to be some kind of answer
(No, it just can't be)
And everywhere I look, there's none around
(No, it just can't be)
Whoa, it just can't be
(No, it just can't be)
(No, it just can't be, no, it just can't be, no, it just can't be)
Music Video[]
Music video | Information | |
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Released | April 9, 2018 | |
Length | 5:52 | |
Director | Lagan Sebert | |
Producer | ||
Filmed | March 26, 2018 | |
Location | Bellagio, Las Vegas | |
Vevo views | +2.1m |
The music video was directed by Lagan Sebert and was released on April 9, 2018 during Good Morning America. It was released on both Kesha's personal YouTube channel and her Vevo account, until YouTube combined her accounts. The upload on her personal account has been marked unlisted. In the video, it follows Kesha talking about LGBTQ rights and a same-sex wedding she ordained between Dani and Lindsay. This is her third same-sex wedding she has officiated. It was shot on location at Bellagio, Las Vegas on March 26th, the anniversary of the first same-sex marriage license issued in the United States.
The music video won Best Edited for the 2019 Webby Awards.[1]
The video has been uploaded to both KeshaVEVO and Kesha's YouTube channel, the latter of which is unlisted.
Universal Love — Wedding Songs Reimagined[]
Universal Love – Wedding Songs Reimagined is a 2018 extended play of same-sex wedding songs by various artists. The EP took wedding songs with gender-specific terms adjusted to refer to the same gender as the singer. Artists that took part in the project included Kesha, Bob Dylan, Valerie June, Kele Okereke, St. Vincent, and Ben Gibbard.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Artist | Length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "He's Funny That Way" (originally "She's Funny That Way" by Marion Harris) | Bob Dylan | 3:31 | |
2. | "And Then She Kissed Me" (originally "And Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals) | St Vincent | 2:07 | |
3. | "My Guy" (originally "My Girl" by The Temptations) | Kele Okereke | 2:56 | |
4. | "Mad About the Girl" (originally "Mad About the Boy" by Noël Coward) | Valerie June | 3:12 | |
5. | "And I Love Him" (originally "And I Love Her" by The Beatles) | Ben Gibbard | 2:43 | |
6. | "I Need A Woman To Love" (originally "I Need A Man To Love" by Big Brother and the Holding Company) | Kesha | 4:29 | |
Total length: |
18:58 |
Accolades[]
Kesha's music video for "I Need A Woman to Love" won a Webby Award in 2019 in the "Best Editing" category.[3]