Who Sang A Apolitical Blues? Van Halen
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Credits
release date: 1988-5-24
genres: Rock
styles: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
length: 3:52
producer: Van Halen and Donn Landee
lead vocals: Sammy Hagar
engineer: Donn Landee
electric guitar: Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen
background vocals: Michael Anthony and Eddie Van Halen
electric bass guitar: Michael Anthony
keyboard: Eddie Van Halen
percussion: Alex Van Halen
drums (drum set): Alex Van Halen
assistant engineer: Ken Deane
composer: Lowell George
lyricist: Lowell George
(Words by Lowell George)
Well, my telephone is ringin', they told me
They told me it was Chairman Mao-uh
Well, my telephone is ringin'
Only it was Chairman Mao
Ah you, just tell him anything
I just don't wanna talk to him now
Not now, baby
I got me my apolitical blues
An' it's the
meanest blues around
Talk about the apolitical blues
Baby, it's the meanest blues around-uh
Now, I don't care if you're John Lennon, baby, I just
I just d-do-don't wanna take no calls-uh
No calls baby
Just wanna play the blues
(Guitar Solo)
That's all I'm talkin' about
Now wait a minute
Hey, ah my telephone is ringin', they told me
They told me it was Chairman Mao-oh
Yeah, my telephone is ringin'
An' they told me it was Chairman Mao
Uh, mama, just tell him anything
I don't care, I just--
I-I just don't wanna talk
I d-d-don't wanna talk
I d- I d-don't wanna talk to him now, no
No calls! No calls
