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Shut Up and Kiss Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter



     
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Don't mean to get a little forward with you
Don't mean to get ahead of where we are
Don't mean to act a little nervous around you
Just a little nervous about my heart'Cause it's been awhile since I felt this feeling
That everything that you do gives me
It's been too long since somebody whispered
Shut up and kiss meDidn't expect to be in this position
Didn't expect to have to rise above
My reputation for cynicism
Been a jaded lady when it comes to loveBut oh baby, just to feel this feeling
That everything that you do gives me
It's been too long since somebody whispered
Shut up and kiss meThere's something 'bout the silent type
Attracting me to you
All business, baby, none of the hype
That no talker can live up toCome closer baby, I can't hear you
Just another whisper if you please
Don't worry 'bout the details darlin'

You've got the kind of mind I love to readTalk is cheap and baby, time's expensive
So why waste another minute more
And life's too short to be so apprehensive
Love's as much the symptom darlin' as the cureOh baby when I feel this feeling
It's like genuine voodoo hits me
It's been too long since somebody whisperedOh baby I can feel this feeling
That everything that you do gives me
It's been too long since somebody whispered
Shut up and kiss me
Shut up and kiss me

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Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.

One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams), a song with a rock flavor musically and lyrics listing simple desires such as "a comfortable bed", "food to fill me up", and "time to think". Another big hit was "Down At The Twist And Shout", which she performed in January 1997 at Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans.

A number of Mary Chapin Carpenter's songs speak to women, urging them on through hard times or troubled relationships. In "He Thinks He'll Keep Her", co-composed by Carpenter and Don Schlitz, the singer makes the case for strength and self-respect. Another common theme in her music is that of taking life at your own pace, rather than rampant goal-driven materialism, such as "The Long Way Home" from her 2001 album Time*Sex*Love, which pokes fun at a man who "retire(s) at thirty to his big-ass house next to the putting green." The album has a relatively different feel musically, incorporating elaborate orchestra melodies, but with her characteristic lyrical depth.

Her album Between Here And Gone, was released in 2004.

Carpenter's most recent album, The Calling, released on March 6, 2007 by Rounder records' rock/pop imprint Zoë, features commentary about contemporary politics, a reaction to the impact of Hurricane Katrina on a track entitled "Houston," and an incendiary track entitled "On With The Song", dedicated to the Dixie Chicks, and addressing the visceral reaction to the trio.

In less than three months after its release, The Calling sold more than 100,000 copies in the US.

Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for 1991 through 1994, and also Best Country Album for 1994.


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