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Happy Mondays — Step On
Album: Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches
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Released: 1990
Length: 5:11
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You're twistin' my melon man,
You know you talk so hip man,
You're twistin' my melon man (call the cops).

Hey rainmaker, come away from that man,
You know he's gonna take away your promised land,
Hey good lady, he just wants what you got you know,
He'll never stop until he's taken the lot.

He-he-hey, he-he-hey-hey.

Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man?
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man, you're a man?
You're twistin' my melon man, you speak so hip.

Hey rainmaker, he got golden plans, I tell you,
You'll make a stranger in your own land,
Hey good lady, he got God on his side,
He got a double tongue you never think he would lie.

(oh he lied, ooh he's twistin' my melon man,
oh he lied, ooh he's twistin' my melon man)

Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man?
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man (you're the man)?

He's gonna step on you again,
He's gonna step on you,
He's gonna step on you again,
He's gonna step on youuuuuuu.

Hey rainmaker, come away from that man,
You know he's gonna take away your promised land,
Hey good lady, he got God on his side,
He got a double tongue you never think he would lie.

Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man?
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire,
Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man (you're the man)?

You're twistin' my melon man,
You know you talk so hip man.

He-he-hey, he-he-hey-hey.

*whistles*
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Nice
Posted 5 days ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
 petecallaghan wrote:

I'm so unhip I have no idea if my melon is twisted or not. Can anyone help?




I'd say the fact you've asked the question confirms twisting of the melon
Posted 2 weeks ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
Piano lifted from Freedom 90 by George Michael
Posted 1 month ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
I'm so unhip I have no idea if my melon is twisted or not. Can anyone help?
Posted 1 month ago by petecallaghan    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

i keep hearing something similar from George Michael's Freedom from back around the same time...anyone else know what i'm talking about? is it the piano?



Freedom Here -- the bassline & groove is similar.... (I like GM's Freedom better).
Posted 2 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys at The Moore theatre in the early 90's. Hadn't even heard of them. Blew me away.....
Posted 4 months ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
Well im back in the good old days 
Posted 5 months ago by linnex-    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!  Excellent music, & the lyrics are TOO FUNNY!  That is why we come here.  Thanx RP!   
Posted 5 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
i keep hearing something similar from George Michael's Freedom from back around the same time...anyone else know what i'm talking about? is it the piano?
Posted 5 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
These guys took all the Molly so the rest of us don't have to.

Brilliant album really. I wonder if dance rock is going to make a comeback soon, considering the prevalence of the 30 year cycle of pop culture.
Posted 7 months ago by Thebitchcunt    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:



What is this; a model of the Universe?
Posted 7 months ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
 veegez wrote:
wondertoofar wrote: Where do these people come from?


Ur-mer-i-ca
Posted 8 months ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
Not too bad, prefer the original.
Posted 1 year ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]

wondertoofar wrote:   another repeated segue from Bill. Don't work to hard now Bill. Wouldn't want you to sweat or anything.


veegez wrote: Where do these people come from?


 Ihatethissong wrote:


I believe it is called "The Land Of Supreme Entitlement"


He's the guy who demands no repeated segues! For free! 

Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Piano riff rips off the one in Freedom 90 by George Michael.
Posted 1 year ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, Milli Vanilli and this. 

One of the darkest periods of music in recent history.




It was entertainment, not theology. I enjoyed the ensuing drama more than the music.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Give me Stone Roses or The Charlatans ("UK") any day.
Posted 1 year ago by Essbee63    [ Reply ]
I wonder if Bill has ever played this after a cut by The Sundays, or before one by 'Til Tuesday ?  
Posted 1 year ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:

chair dancing!




You Bet!!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Thanks for this William! Always a treat. 
Posted 1 year ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 PeaceInIraq wrote:

Ahhhh, life when we were young ... 



True, nice throwback. That said, looking at that cover induced instant migraine 30 years ago and still does today, lol
Posted 1 year ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:

chair dancing!


2344 on a Friday after a hell week, great amp and headphones, decent brandy- Hell Yeah!
Posted 1 year ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
chair dancing!
Posted 1 year ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Yeah, these guys were OK, but I preferred The Pissed Off Tuesdays.
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 veegez wrote:
wondertoofar wrote: Where do these people come from?




Trollhättan?
Posted 1 year ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, Milli Vanilli and this. 

One of the darkest periods of music in recent history.
Posted 1 year ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
Great rhythm track. Perhaps influenced by Julian Cope's Beautiful Love?
Posted 1 year ago by curtlichter    [ Reply ]
wondertoofar wrote:another repeated segue from Bill. Don't work to hard now Bill. Wouldn't want you to sweat or anything.

veegez wrote:
Where do these people come from?

Way back when I was young, an ol' timer said this about a constant griper, "If someone hit that guy over the head with an axe, he'd probably complain that they struck him with the blunt side."  Since I am now an ol' timer I get to use that line.

Posted 2 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Does the fact that they had a "dancer" as a band member count for a +1?  Wish that I had a pal that decided I could collect royalties for going on tour and partying my ass off...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by kAmpesinx    [ Reply ]
🍈 🍈 🍈
 
There's actually a melon emoji.. go figure.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Crazy lyrics, but, good tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
If you haven't already, you must see the film 24 Hour Party People. So great.
Posted 2 years ago by dicky6    [ Reply ]
Too bad drugs sunk this band, they could have had a better (and longer) career - ahhh Rock & Roll.
Posted 2 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Great Tune! I never heard of them before. ...Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Best be careful or we'll send Bez to maraca you!
Posted 2 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 veegez wrote:
wondertoofar wrote: Where do these people come from?



That's the problem when the threshold of membership is an email address.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Great throwback. Freshman at University. Oh the nineties, how I miss you. Both movies and music  
Posted 2 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
 bhallmark wrote:

This is the moment when even the white man starts dancing. Welcome to Manchester. 


Leonard Cohen?
Posted 2 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
The whistling is more about feeling the passion than judging the quality.
Posted 2 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
 overmundo wrote:
An average rating below 7?
Let's change it!
 
I'm sorry to say i changed such that it will drop.
Just not that excited about this song.  It's not bad or anything, it's just not that great.
Posted 3 years ago by bluefrog    [ Reply ]
Well you learn something every day. My Aussie wife pointed out this was a cover of a very different song:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...


Posted 3 years ago by cscashby    [ Reply ]
This song is gotta' the groove for me!!
Booty shakin' music!!
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
An average rating below 7?
Let's change it!
Posted 3 years ago by overmundo    [ Reply ]
 veegez wrote:
wondertoofar wrote:
another repeated segue from Bill. Don't work to hard now Bill. Wouldn't want you to sweat or anything.
Where do these people come from?
 

I believe it is called "The Land Of Supreme Entitlement"
Posted 3 years ago by Ihatethissong    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by norwegian_would    [ Reply ]
Melon Twisting!!!!!

Don't know why I like is so much, but I do!
Posted 3 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 ShamanManu wrote:
{#Bananasplit}{#Bananapiano}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bounce}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
 

i knew someone would have this handy. valid!
Posted 3 years ago by wanderinglevel    [ Reply ]
That's exactly how I whistle. I only whistle when alone.
Posted 3 years ago by whaleboneman    [ Reply ]
I like the whistling!
Posted 3 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
Tight!
Posted 3 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
All good except the terrible whistling part.
Posted 4 years ago by unklefurry    [ Reply ]
Is it Monday? Happy Groundhogs Day!
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:
hearing a bit of love and rockets here, I like it!
 

and I hear T-Rex.
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
hearing a bit of love and rockets here, I like it!
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
Cool Man - I lived in Manchester Early - Late 90 s. The Cool Mondays and mostly Stoned  Roses were the staple diet with or without diet supplements.
  
Posted 4 years ago by UnderEgo    [ Reply ]
I love the enthusiasm with which he whistles badly at the end. It adds such a note of unselfconscious whimsy to the song.
Posted 4 years ago by danmc    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:
In general, pretty much OK.  The whistling? Meh.  
 
The whistling is hilariously bad!
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
E for everyone
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
just doin it jmkate wrote:
yep-time for some kitchen-dancing....{#Daisy}
 

Posted 5 years ago by Krid    [ Reply ]
yep-time for some kitchen-dancing....{#Daisy}
Posted 5 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
It'd be cool for a DJ to fade in and out from the Kongos version to the Mondays and back again.
Posted 5 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Not a patch on the original
Posted 5 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
 planet_lizard wrote:
WHOOOP WHOOOP I'm a student again!! {#Bananasplit}

 
Ahhhh, life when we were young ... 
Posted 5 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
{#Bananasplit}{#Bananapiano}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bounce}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Motor}
Posted 5 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]

I remember this song co-written by and performed by John Kongos in 1971 under the title "He's Gonna Step on You Again".

It was very popular with DJ's in discos as a "floor filler" to motivate the reluctant teenagers who could not dance when sober - like me {#Wink}

This cover version is at least as good as the original version and I suppose it had the same effect almost 30 year later.

 


Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Disc 2 was the best the remixes, love the mondays cant listen to any tracks without bringing back golden memories, Bill did you like Black Grape? they did some great work.
Posted 6 years ago by SCULLY    [ Reply ]
WHOOOP WHOOOP I'm a student again!! {#Bananasplit}
Posted 6 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Love this! Always thought it was Robyn Hitchcock till I checked just now. In any case, it's a great triippy get-off-work slam-a-beer song! So cool to see the Japanese CD cover! It says in katakana, "Hap-py Man-days" and makes me feel natsukashii for my 20 years in日本.
Posted 6 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
In general, pretty much OK.  The whistling? Meh.  
Posted 7 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
It's about time! I've been waiting to hear this for-ever!
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

Really? It looks like a pretty straightforward version of "you're blowing my mind".

Melon = head 
Twisting = confounding

 

Really, fred, all you need are some cool shades and a vague hand gesture:
 

gif of Happy Mondays video



Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?


Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
"You're twisting my melon, man" - wtf? How on earth do you twist a melon? Is this a mondegreen of mine, or some strange stoner slang from the Madchester period?

 
Really? It looks like a pretty straightforward version of "you're blowing my mind".

Melon = head 
Twisting = confounding
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
There are a few things I would like to STEP ON today!!!!  Is there something in the water out there that is causing chaos?  Groovy Track, however.{#Roflol}
Posted 7 years ago by BritGirl333    [ Reply ]
Wow, that's a pretty amazing piece of synchronicity. This album came out in 1990, and in 1991 Primal Scream came out with their "Screamadelica" album, which is almost a carbon-copy of this sound. I never knew about the Happy Mondays. I wonder what the rest of the album is like? I sure played the hell out of that Primal Scream disc...

(Just a quick post-script - the cover art for the "Screamadelica" album was done by the label's in-house artist, Paul Cannell, who was allegedly inspired by a damp water spot he'd seen on the Creation Records offices ceiling after taking LSD - I'm sure it helped many people enjoy the record)

Primal Scream - Screamadelica

ShortSharpShock

You can check them out side by side here:

Happy Mondays - Step On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0xdLO_bmo

Primal Scream Movin' On Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUC2-ypnDQ

Posted 7 years ago by ShortSharpShock    [ Reply ]
Yassss... diggin' this! {#Bananapiano}
Posted 7 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Oh thank you! {#Daisy}
Posted 7 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Shaun is only commenting on the frickin' horrorshow of the presidential campaign is all. Groovy bass track...Bez doin' his maracas dance thing...step on.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Umm, name that hybrid.
Stone Roses and T Rex.
 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
8-9 for the memories....!
{#Laughing}
Posted 7 years ago by Neil66    [ Reply ]
Melon Man Bearing Gifts.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Definite Jesus Jones vibe.
Same time period.
Posted 8 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
I am discovering this; I found it irritating...
Then I listened to several versions (Happy Mondays, Def Leppard, Party Boys).

John Kongo's original is exactly that: an unheard of concept, a UFO of a song - in the best sense of the words. Almost experimental.
I'd give the Party Boys kudos for the nice energy of their cover... the others aren't bringing anything new to the table, in my opinion.
Posted 8 years ago by fedtho    [ Reply ]
First time hearing. My first thought: Stone Roses. 
 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Sweet_Virginia wrote:
Is this an INXS song?
 
Nope: John Kongos from South Africa wrote and recorded the original, back in the 70s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdFaNFnODUE
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Hey that's pretty skippy! Love the piano riff . . . 
Posted 8 years ago by Slickamoe    [ Reply ]
Is this an INXS song?
Posted 8 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
Poor imitation of the original.
Posted 8 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
What a mess. 
Posted 8 years ago by trevc    [ Reply ]
ハアピー　マンデイーズは、(Happy Mondays wa = Regarding Happy Mondays,)
Hey, cool, the cover art of the band name there is in Katakana...
Talkin' so hip, mon, ya breakin' my mind!
They may be complaining about The Way of The World, the brainwashing bullshit and all, but I like the message: slyly protest & abide.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
{#Bananajam}etc
Bang on, my friend.  Music just for the sheer hell of it.

Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
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Posted 9 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
{#Bananasplit}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananasplit}
Posted 9 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Love and Rockets. 
Posted 9 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}— get up and dance — {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 9 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 Caino wrote:
Yeah.......nah.......that was terrible{#Eek}

 
THAT WAS WORSE then terrible
Posted 9 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Yeah.......nah.......that was terrible{#Eek}
Posted 9 years ago by Caino    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
Dance Bez dance.

Just curious - is a Hippostar like a Hipster but with a greater love of doughnuts? 

 
...and which hangs around in semi-tropical rivers...
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
"You're twisting my melon, man" - wtf? How on earth do you twist a melon? Is this a mondegreen of mine, or some strange stoner slang from the Madchester period?
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
definitely like the Kongos version better. Deeper sound and full of energy. 
 
Posted 9 years ago by Rozsa    [ Reply ]
Nice rendition ... really solid drumming and bass line ....
Posted 9 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
You're twistin' my melon man{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 9 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
Unfortunately I just see Steve Coogan whenever I hear the Happy Mondays (24 Hr Party People) - kind of wrecks it for me....
Posted 10 years ago by suesblues    [ Reply ]
Like this song—but the John Kongos version, please.
Posted 10 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Dance Bez dance.

Just curious - is a Hippostar like a Hipster but with a greater love of doughnuts? 
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]


Likes this groove. 
Posted 10 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Trying like heck to tap my foot to this song, but the beat keeps changing - it's like the musical version of one of those pictures that blurs into a completely different picture if you stare at it long enough.  And these Mondays folks need to employ Andrew Bird to do their whistling for them, except he'd prolly do an impersonation of an eagle and have every raptor within a thousand miles winging in to attack.

I'm sure that with a few more listens, this song will grow on me like a fungus.  {#Roflol} No - I like it. I just haven't mastered the whole figuring-it-out part yet. (Like that line from "A Fish Called Wanda":  "Monkeys can read Shakespeare - they just don't understand it!")

 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

this song is marvelous...  love it...

 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Hooman dat sum happy happy mooseek!
 
Posted 11 years ago by ottovonb    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this before. Thought it was Big Audio Dynamite.
 
Posted 11 years ago by krysthal    [ Reply ]
at least THAT was enjoyable
Posted 11 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Freedom, You've gotta give for what you take...
Posted 11 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
EMF? Jesus Jones?

(edit) I see I posted the same thing once before....Ooops.
Posted 11 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Byronape wrote:

Fun yes, but it also strips some of the thought and majesty from it.  Music that simply is good without having depth often has a shelf life more like milk than twinkies.  Do you really think that people will be looking back in 20 years at all the classics that came out from Maroon 5 or Justin Beiber?  Nope, for the vast majority of the listening public, those acts will have been long forgotten. 

Pop music is like a cigarette.  It makes you feel good for a short time, but always leaves you a short time later and rarely in a better place than you were before. 

Music with depth is like a great memory.  Every time you hear it, it washes you in the bliss of the moment and transports you to a better place and time.  The best part is that often the first time you hear it, you don't really understand it.  Instead, it takes repeated listens to really appreciate the artistry and magic of the song.  It's like looking for a pretty shell on the beach and instead finding an old friend.  Pop music could never offer that kind of reward for me.

 
I know what you mean and I largely agree, but "depth" is a relative and subjective determination.  Many people are probably transported "to a better place and time" by songs which others may consider shallow or (*gasp*) "pop" songs.  "Shelf life" of music doesn't really matter to me, and it can only be measured long after the work's creation; it's an indulgence in nostalgia, which is fine, but it's not a necessity for me.  A song can just be a "good" song, that one enjoys hearing - every tune does not have to be some spiritual or "majestic" experience.  Throughout human history, music has often been composed and played as something pleasurable, an escape - usually something to dance to.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Wow about time!
Posted 11 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
 planet3one9 wrote:
Hung out with these guys (the mondays) after their show in San Diego (late 80's?) they were like little kids - having the time of their lives basking on la jolla beaches (and banging the shit outta some of my girlfriends...). Good times were had by all
 
Saw them in 2009. Still like little kids–temper tantrums, pissy, petulant attitudes. No girl would bang these fat, old washed up former musicians.
Posted 12 years ago by trissi    [ Reply ]
Hung out with these guys (the mondays) after their show in San Diego (late 80's?) they were like little kids - having the time of their lives basking on la jolla beaches (and banging the shit outta some of my girlfriends...). Good times were had by all
Posted 12 years ago by planet3one9    [ Reply ]