Early last year, a good friend who stops by occasionally on CAAC sent this email….
Cathy,These are female covers of the Hall & Oates song, “Maneater.” As soon as I heard them, I thought of you.I mean, I thought of your challenge blog.I was not insinuating you are a maneater.I will stop talking now. Have a nice day.~M
The message cracked me up and I loved the idea M, not the same “M” from James Bond, sent. I apologize for taking a year to get around to featuring your new female covers.
John Oates wrote the lyrics for their 1982 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, Maneater. In an interview with American Songwriter, he explained the meaning of the lyrics. I thought this song was about a gold digging woman when in fact it was written about NYC’s greed and materialist ways. Transferring the she from a city to a woman made the lyrics more relatable and a killer song.
I did do some plundering around on YouTube for female covers and found the ones chosen by M still to be the best for today’s battle. Listen to decide which maneater gets your vote.
Contender #1 Emeryld Ryders Katie Lowe and Sean Daniel
Contender #2 Iris Noëlle
The lean and hungry type
Nothing is new, I’ve seen her here before
Watching and waiting
Ooh, she’s sittin’ with you but her eyes are on the door
So many have paid to see
What you think you’re gettin’ for free
The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar
Money’s the matter
If you’re in it for love, you ain’t gonna get too far
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out boy she’ll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes) She’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out boy she’ll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes) She’s a maneater
I wouldn’t if I were you
I know what she can do
She’s deadly man, she could really rip your world apart
Mind over matter
Ooh, the beauty is there but a beast is in the heart
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out boy she’ll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes) She’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out boy she’ll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes) She’s a maneater
Ooh,
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Here she comes, Watch out boy she’ll chew you up
(Whoa-oh, here she comes. Watch out) She’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes. She’s a maneater) Ooh, she’ll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Here she comes, she’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes. Watch out) She’ll only come out at night, ooh
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Here she comes, she’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes. She’s a maneater) The woman is wild, woo
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Here she comes. Watch out boy, watch out boy
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Oh, watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Yeah, yeah, she’s a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes. She’s a maneater) She’s watching and waiting, ooh
(Oh-oh, here she comes) Oh, she’s a maneater
Polls close noon (ET) on Feb. 21st
Who gets your vote, Emeryld Ryders Katie Lowe or Iris Noëlle?
Next week, same time I’ll announce the winner in this round. Mark your calendar to check back at that time to see if your favorite artist is named the winner. You might find other battles underway today, you’ll find a list of participators under the BOTB banner in my side menu. At 3pm today, my next installment of my Maine photo memories is set to publish. Have a bandtastic day! X💋X💋, Cathy