This song was the genesis for The Traveling Wilburys. George Harrison's new album needed a single. He and his producer--Jeff Lynne--wanted to record this song for the single, somehow while recording it, they bumped into some of the other Wilburys--Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. They had a great time recording. When George and Lynne submitted the tune to the record company, the record company realized this was too good for a single. In the end, they got together, wrote a bunch of tunes and recorded them in a very short time, racing against an upcoming Dylan tour. The Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 is an album Rolling Stone immediately said was one of the 100 best albums of all time.
Handle Me With Care
by The Traveling Wilburys
Been beat up and battered round
Been sent up, and Ive been shot down
Youre the best thing that Ive ever found
Handle me with care
Reputations changeable
Situations tolerable
Baby, youre adorable
Handle me with care
(chorus)
Im so tired of being lonely
I still have some love to give
Wont you show me that you really care
(bridge)
Everybodys got somebody to lean on
Put your body next to mine, and dream on
Ive been fobbed off, and Ive been fooled
Ive been robbed and ridiculed
In day care centers and night schools
Handle me with care
Been stuck in airports, terrorized
Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Overexposed, commercialized
Hand me with care
(chorus)
(bridge)
Ive been uptight and made a mess
But Ill clean it up myself, I guess
Oh, the sweet smell of success
Handle me with care
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You know, I like everyone in the Wilburys, but I can't *stand* the Jeff Lynne production. It sounds exactly like ELO to me. I wish the musicians had a less-intrusive person at the mixing board...
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