Mr. Big

Released: March 26, 1991

Songwriter: Paul Gilbert

Producer: Kevin Elson

Misguided woman knows my name
Ain't got nobody else to blame
I got a girl back home
She's waiting all alone

Ten weeks of rock and roll arcade
Seems like a year since I've been paid
I got to let it go, no one will ever know

I got a little too loose
In Oklahoma city
I didn't care if she was young
Didn't care if she was pretty
I got a little too loose
A little too loose
A little too loose, oh, oh, oh

Keep little secrets far too long
Guess that I'll put them in a song
I got to let it go, no one will ever know

I got a little too loose
In Oklahoma city
I didn't care if she was young
Didn't care if she was pretty
I got a little too loose
A little too loose
A little too loose, oh, oh, oh

Baby, can I get you a taxi
She said, "That's ok, tonight I'm staying here"
All that little girl wanted, yeah
Was a slippery souvenir

I got a little too loose
In Oklahoma city
I didn't care if she was young
Didn't care if she was pretty
I got a little too loose
A little too loose
A little too loose, oh, oh, oh

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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