Standing on the Corner

Annotation

The soul / funk song "Standing on the Corner" (Soulville Records # SV-1005) warned that "if Uncle Sam don't change his policy and bring some men home from overseas", the lonely girls might start a revolution, because "men are getting scarcer" - a similar theme to the song "Men Are Getting Scarce" by Chairmen of the Board and Joe Tex. In the meantime, the narrator suggested that the woman were hanging out on the street corners, "looking fine" and "flicking eyes" because they were "getting desperate" and "need a man to squeeze". Released on the Philly soul label Soulville founded by Bobby Fulton in 1967. The song was written by Joseph "Watson" Moore (the lead vocal) & Jesse Herring.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Standing on the corners looking fine / Standing on the corners, flicking eyes / Lots of girls everywhere... / Standing on the corners, all alone... / Men are getting scarcer / All these girls: 'I need help' / Standing on the corners, all alone / If Uncle Sam don't change his policy and bring some men home from overseas / The girls going to start a revolution / They need me, that's the only solution / Standing on the corners, in two's and three's / The girls are getting desperate boy / They need a man to squeeze, shame they are alone... / Waiting for their lovers to come home

Notes

Soulville Records SV-1015, red, cream and teal label; "Standing on the Corner" (Joe Moore-Jesse Herring), Toote Town Pub., Inc.-BMI, time 2:07; produced by Soulful Sounds from Soulville Productions, True-Glotown Prod.; 2308 N. 6th Street, Harrisburg, Pa. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective

In collections

US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs