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Twisted
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Vocal
Twisted was released on November 16, 1973 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Bette Midler
album cover
Release DateNovember 16, 1973
LabelAtlantic Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM160

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Lead Vocals
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Percussion
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Piano
Ann Clark
Ann Clark
Background Vocals
Gale Kantor
Gale Kantor
Background Vocals
Merle Miller
Merle Miller
Background Vocals
Myrna Smith
Myrna Smith
Background Vocals
Charlotte Crossley
Charlotte Crossley
Background Vocals
Robin Grean
Robin Grean
Background Vocals
Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd
Background Vocals
Shirley Brewer
Shirley Brewer
Background Vocals
Sylvia Shemwell
Sylvia Shemwell
Background Vocals
Tasha Thomas
Tasha Thomas
Background Vocals
Bill Salter
Bill Salter
Bass Guitar
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
Bass Guitar
Stu Woods
Stu Woods
Bass Guitar
Gene Orloff
Gene Orloff
First Violin
Will Lee
Will Lee
Bass Guitar
Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
Drums
Grady Tate
Grady Tate
Drums
Luther Rix
Luther Rix
Percussion
Rick Marotta
Rick Marotta
Drums
Steven Gadd
Steven Gadd
Drums
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Guitar
David Spinozza
David Spinozza
Guitar
Frank Vento
Frank Vento
Guitar
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken
Guitar
Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick
Keyboards
Ken Ascher
Ken Ascher
Keyboards
Pat Rebillot
Pat Rebillot
Keyboards
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
K. Bichel
K. Bichel
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annie Ross
Annie Ross
Songwriter
Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Arranger
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Producer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Recording Engineer
Lew Hahn
Lew Hahn
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

"How ya doin' girls? Long time, no see. Listen, I've been to the doctor lately. Honey, I just spent forty dollars to hear that from that guy?"
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
The way he described it he said
"You'd be better off dead
Than alive."
I didn't listen to his jive
I knew all along he was all wrong
And I knew that he thought I was crazy
But you know I'm not. Oh, no
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
He said I need treatment
But I'm not that easily led
He said I was the type that was most inclined
When out of his sight
To be out of my mind
And he thought I was nuts
No more if's or and's or but's
Oh, no
They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild
With all my crazy ideas
But I knew what was happenin'
I knew I was a genius
What's so strange when you know that
You're a wizard at three?
I said, "Baby, this is meant for me, me, me, me."
I heard little children were supposed to sleep tight
That's why I drank a fifth of vodka one night
My parent's got frantic, didn't know what to do
But I had saw some crazy things
Before I came to
Now, do you think I was crazy?
I may have been only three but I was swingin'
They all laughed at A. Graham Bell
They all laughed at Edison
And also at Einstein
So why should I feel sorry if they just
Didn't understand the reasoning and the logic
That went on in my head
I had a brain, it was insane
So I just let them laugh at me
When I refused to ride on all those double-decker buses
All because there was no driver on the top
Aaaaaaah
"Did you ever hear a story like that in your life? Honey, that chick is bananas. Do you hear? Bananas. Oh, waiter, bring me another banana dacquari, would ya?"
Ba, ba, ba, ba!
"Oh, here she comes again."
Badada, badada, badada. Wo!
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
But I said, "Doctor
I think that it's you instead
'Cause I got a thing that's so unique and new
It proves that I got the last laugh on you
'Cause instead of one head, ooh, I got two
And you know two heads are better than one."
"Honey, she is twisted"
Written by: Annie Ross, Wardell Gray
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