Woman and Man
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album La Cucaracha | |||||
| Released | October 23, 2007 | ||||
| Length | 10:48 | ||||
| Label | Chocodog Records, Rounder | ||||
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"Woman and Man" is a song by Ween from the 2007 album La Cucaracha.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- La Cucaracha (2007)
Song Details[edit | edit source]
"Woman and Man" is a song in the key of A minor.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween. Dean Ween plays guitar on the track, notably including an extended lead solo section. Debbie Reichard, Andrew Weiss's partner, plays the flute.[1]
At over ten minutes in length, "Woman and Man" is the longest song ever released by Ween on a studio album.
"Woman and Man" dates back to at least the spring of 2006, when Ween played it live nearly a year and half before the release of La Cucaracha. This early version featured some different lyrics, as well as being significantly shorter than the song would later become.[2] Ween played "Woman and Man" commonly on the La Cucaracha tour, and since then they have kept the song around on a more occasional basis.[3]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Once there was one
Once there was only one
A foot, a hand, a tongue
Talking to no one
And no one made nothing
To ease the balance it split in two
The old line became creation
And we saw bodies forming
From rib and from monkey
Half became the whole
A race of man and woman
Woman and man
Woman and man working together
I can show you, teach you something
If you listen, man and woman
Woman and man working together
Ocean and land
Ocean is land covered with water
I can tell you, in my answer
If you listen, man and woman
Ocean is land covered with water
Killing for life
Life is a fight, let's fight it together
I can teach, teach you something
If you listen, man and woman
Life is a fight, let's fight it together