The Guess Who - American Woman (TV Performance 1974)

The song was first released from the single album "American Woman" (A-side: "American Woman" and B-side: "No Sugar Tonight") by RCA Records in November 1969. The video was recorded at "The Midnight Special" Tv show 29 March 1974.(The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series originally broadcast on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band, formed in Winnipeg in 1965. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, the group found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with many hit singles, including "No Time", "American Woman", "Laughing", "These Eyes", "Undun" and "Share the Land". The band has continued to perform and record to the present day; and at various times has included many well-known musicians, including Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman (of Bachman–Turner Overdrive). Formed as a garage rock band, their musical style encompassed the pop rock and psychedelic rock genres. The band was inducted into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987.In 2002, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Donnie McDougall and Bill Wallace received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for the Guess Who's contribution to popular music in Canada. "American Woman" lyrics: American woman gonna mess your mind American woman, she gonna mess your mind Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind Say A Say M Say E Say R Say I C Say A N, mm American woman gonna mess your mind Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind Uh, American woman gonna mess your mind Uh! American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama, let me be Don't come a-hangin' around my door I don't wanna see your face no more I got more important things to do Than spend my time growin' old with you Now woman, I said stay away American woman, listen what I say American woman, get away from me American woman, mama, let me be Don't come a-knockin' around my door Don't wanna see your shadow no more Coloured lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Now woman, I said get away American woman, listen what I say, hey American woman, said get away American woman, listen what I say Don't come a-hangin' around my door Don't wanna see your face no more I don't need your war machines I don't need your ghetto scenes Coloured lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Now woman, get away from me American woman, mama, let me be Go, gotta get away, gotta get away Now go go go I'm gonna leave you, woman Gonna leave you, woman Bye-bye Bye-bye Bye-bye Bye-bye You're no good for me I'm no good for you Gonna look you right in the eye Tell you what I'm gonna do You know I'm gonna leave You know I'm gonna go You know I'm gonna leave You know I'm gonna go, woman I'm gonna leave ya, woman Goodbye, American woman... Thank you for watching me! More rare videos are coming up soon!!!