Jive Talkin’ Lyrics

[Chorus]
It's just your jive talkin', you're telling me lies, yeah
Jive talkin', you wear a disguise
Jive talkin', so misunderstood, yeah
Jive talkin', you're really no good

[Verse 1]
Oh, my child, you'll never know
Just what you mean to me
Oh, my child, you got so much
You gonna take away my energy

[Chorus]
With all your jive talkin', you're telling me lies, yeah
Good lovin' still gets in my eyes
Nobody believe what you say
It's just your jive talkin' that gets in the way (Oh my)

[Verse 2]
Oh, my love, you're so good
Treating me so cruel
There you go with your fancy lies
Leavin' me lookin' like a dumbstruck fool

[Chorus]
With all your jive talkin', you're telling me lies, yeah
Jive talkin', you wear a disguise
Jive talkin', so misunderstood, yeah
Jive talkin', you just ain't no good
You know that love talkin' is all very fine, yeah
Jive talkin' just isn't a crime
And if there's somebody you'll love till you die
Then all that jive talkin' just gets in your eye, yeah (Woo)
[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Jive talkin', you're telling me lies, yeah
Good lovin' still gets in my eyes
Nobody believe what you say
It's just your jive talkin' that gets in the way
You know that love talkin' is all very fine, yeah
Jive talkin' just isn't a crime
And if there's somebody you'll love till you die
Then all that jive talkin' just gets in your eye, yeah, yeah

[Outro]
Oh, jive talkin'
Jive talkin', yeah
Oh, jive talkin', yeah

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Genius Annotation

Jive Talkin'” was the lead single from The Bee Gees’s album Main Course.

The original song title was “Drive Talking.” The rhythm of the song was modeled after the sound that their car made while crossing the Julia Tuttle Causeway every day from Biscayne Bay to Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida.

According to Maurice Gibb when he heard the rhythmic sound:

Barry didn’t notice that he’s going ‘Ji-Ji Jive Talkin’ ‘, thinking of the dance, 'You dance with your eyes’…that’s all he had…exactly 35 mph…that’s what we got.“ He goes on to say, "We played it to Arif [music producer Arif Mardin], and he went ‘Do you know what "Jive Talkin’ ” means?‘ And we said 'Well, yeah, it’s, ya know, you’re dancing.’ He says, ‘NO…it’s a black expression for bullshitting.’ And we went, ‘OH, REALLY?!? Jive talkin’, you’re telling me lies…‘ and changed it.“ Maurice goes on to describe how Arif gave them "the groove, the tempo, everything.” Robin Gibb then goes on to mention that, because they were English, they were less self-conscious about going into the “no-go areas,” referring to musical styles that were more black in styles, etc. He then said, “We didn’t think that there was any 'no go’ areas, it’s music!”

The song was also the third track from the soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever”.

When the single was released to radio stations, it was delivered in a plain white cover with no indication about what the song’s name was or who sang it. The deejays only found out what the song was and who sang it after it was placed on the turntable.

Jive Talkin'” topped the charts in the United States and Canada. It peaked at #5 on the U.K. Singles chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA and Silver by the BPI.

The song was recognized as the Bee Gees “comeback” song since it was their first top-ten hit in the United States since their song “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” back in 1971.

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