Click stars to rate). Written by: RONALD WHITE, SMOKEY ROBINSON, WILLIAM ROBINSON JR. Click here and tell us! You without me (me without you). The Story: Don't eat the fruit in the garden, Eden,, It wasn't in God's natural plan., You were only a rib,, And look at what you did,, To Adam, the father of Man. I remember a girl friend of mine really liked this tune and played it often. "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who is about a revolution, but it doesn't have a happy ending, since in the end the new regime becomes just like the old one. You would go away and leave me blue. D Bm A I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please, be mine. For you to put me down (what you oughta do). It also won Wells a Grammy nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. And asked me my name. Not the arrangement you were looking for? You Beat Me to the Punch Karaoke - Mary Wells.
An utter triumph, the mid to uptempo soul/rhythm & blues ballad features powerful drumming, plucked guitar passages, piano and vibraphone and fine, subtle male backing vocals by the Love-Tones, with a stop-time arrangement before each chorus. But now that you've left me, it doesn't seem real somehow. It was co-written by Smokey… read more. Can't you see me cryin', baby? "You Beat Me To The Punch" - Mary Wells (lyrics) - YouTube. Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love me tender, So I let my heart surrender to you, yes I did But I found out beyond a doubt, one day, boy, you were a play boy who would go away and leave me blue. You Beat Me To The Punch Tracklist (Vinyl) A You Beat Me To The Punch 2:46: B Old Love (Let's Try It Again) 2:22 * Items below may differ depending on the release. When she discovers her new boyfriend is a playboy, she decides to turn the tables on him: So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down This time I'm gonna play my hunch And walk away this very day I'll beat you to the punch, yes I will. Converted from midi. We're checking your browser, please wait...
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 -- July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the emerging sound of Motown in the early sixties. Do you like this song? Visit our help page. It allows you to turn on or off the backing vocals, lead vocals, and change the pitch or tempo. This will cause a logout. I'm blue every night. With backing vocals (with or without vocals in the KFN version). Please check the box below to regain access to. I was looking at you so hard until you must have had a hunch, So you came up to me and asked me my name. The backup vocals were provided by the Love Tones, while the instruments were played by the Funk Brothers, which was Motown's house band. Written by Smokey Robinson/Ronald White/Ronnie White. Discuss the You Beat Me to the Punch Lyrics with the community: Citation. You Beat Me To The Punch - Retta Young | Shazam.
Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Rating distribution. Mary's vocal is so cool, maybe because she knows how the song will turn out and I also love the sly way she delivers the "punch" in the title. A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat. You Beat Me To The Punch — Mary Wells | L. - Grown-ish/You Beat Me to the Punch - The TV IV. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupYou Beat Me To The Punch (Stereo Version) · Mary WellsThe One Who Really Loves You℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Divisi. It is a shame that Motown boss Berry Gordy felt he had to cheat and mistreat the late, great Mary Wells out of some of her stardom and financial means when she was still at Motown. The Arrangement Details Tab gives you detailed information about this particular arrangement of You Beat Me To the Punch - not necessarily the song. Without expressed permission, all uses other than home and private use are forbidden. So, I ain't gonna wait around (go around). Pete Townshend thought that whoever was in power was destined to become corrupt.
The thing is that before Holland Dozier Holland, I'd argue there wasn't really an identifiable Motown sound and I'd go further and say that in later golden era, that the production itself sometimes helped a single to be successful even if the song wasn't always top notch. You Beat Me to the Punch (S04E09) is the ninth episode of season four of "grown-ish" released on Thu Sep 02, 2021. grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Luka Sabbat as Luca Hall and Francia Raísa as Ana Torres. Smokey Robinson co-wrote this song with his Miracles band mate Ronald White. And leave me, blue-ooo. Sadly, Mary Wells passed away on July 26th, 1992 at the young age of 49... May he R. I. P. Elmer from Westville, OkMan, this Mary Wells hit really had a big beat to it!
G A D But I found out, beyond a day, boy, Bm G A you were a would go away and leave me, blue. Let you know, now, how it feels. In the same key as the original: D. Duration: 02:44 - Preview at: 01:19. At a luau party with the crew, Zoey accepts Luca's career advice, making Aaron uncomfortable. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on RYM.