"Truth be told, I just want to git me some...."

These words were sung by Tom Jones last night in Oklahoma:  "Truth be told, I just want to git me some...."(*)  Yes.  That's what he said.  And that's what he meant.  Uh huh.  Women were screaming, and swooning, and singing along.  The song goes on (paraphrased), "I don't want to be your boyfriend, I don't want to spend the night . . . . truth be told, I just want to git me some."  Uh huh.  Women threw their panties.  Yes, they threw their panties at a 67-year old man.  But then, they were in their 60s, too.

Part of me was creeped out.  Part of me was intrigued.

While I expected to snicker at seeing Tom Jones in person, I was quite impressed that a 67-year old man could still sing as he does.  The moves?  Well, not quite as smooth, but those can be ignored.  (Note to Tom:  moonwalking and kicking out in front of yourself like Michael Jackson does?  Not a good look.  Stick to singing.)

My mother was a huge Tom Jones fan in the 1960s.  Huge.  She would walk around the house singing "What's new pussycat? Whoa whoa whoooooo."  However, while I wasn't close enough to the stage last night to verify, there is a rumor of a sock collection (collection:  those rolled up socks have to be changed out, no?) -- uh, huh, yea -- and rumors still of insured chest hair, but truth be told:  it was a fun night.  Kitschy.  And fun.

(*) Thanks to the quick thinking and reading of Tom Jones fans (from Tom Jones Int'l), I realized I had the lyrics written down incorrectly.  I've made that change.  Thanks for letting me know.

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Comments

[Clara]

hola,
just a heads up - the lyric is "truth be told, I just wanna git me some." I'm in my twenties and let me tell you, Tom'd git some

[Clara]

hola,
just a heads up - the lyric is "truth be told, I just wanna git me some." I'm in my twenties and let me tell you, Tom'd git some