Big Long Slidin' Thing

"Big Long Slidin' Thing" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song written by Leroy Kirkland and Mamie Thomas, sung by Dinah Washington, and arranged by Quincy Jones.

[1] It is remembered for its sexual double entendre lyrics, referring to the singer's trombonist boyfriend and his skill in playing his instrument.

The lyrics describe the singer's search in every bar and honky tonk for her trombone-playing man "with that big long slidin' thing".

"[4] In 2014, Salon rated "Big Long Slidin' Thing" as one of the 19 greatest double entendre songs of all time.

[8] The song has subsequently covered by various artists, including: Additionally, A Mad World, My Masters, presented in 2013 by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, opened with Linda John-Pierre, backed by a jazz band, singing "Big Long Slidin' Thing" at a night club referred to as the Flamingo Club.