Mr. Big

What's it gonna be, baby?
Shivers down my spine
Swim on to your island
Is your treasure mine?
Send me out an answer
Tell me something real

What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
Why 's it have to be so hard to win your sympathy?
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
You should be makin' time with me, yeah

How's it gonna feel, baby?
Your back's against the wall
Close your eyes and feel your body starts to fall..
Gimme little answer woh...

What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
What's it gonna take to see the posibilities?
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
You should be makin' time with me, yeah

Send me out an answer
Tell me how you feel
Move a little closer
Gimme something real
Put you in my pocket
Keep you for a day
Let the good doctor take you away

What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
Why 's it have to be so hard to win your sympathy?
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
You should be makin' time with me, yeah

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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