Escrita pelo
lendário Smokey Robinson e Robert Rogers. Eles eram membros dos
Miracles, e deram essa canção pros Temptations. Ambos os grupos
faziam parte da Motown. Foi o primeiro hit dos Temptations a entrar
no Billboard Hot 100, chegando ao número 11. Chegou também ao
número 1 dos charts de R&B.
Foi
gravado em 9 de janeiro de 1964, em Hittsville, os Estudios da
Motown, em Detroit. Lançada em 23 de janeiro de 1964 em um compacto
que tinha Just let me know como Lado B. A gravação teve o próprio
Smokey Robinson como produtor.
Foi
regravada por Rita Coolidge em 1978, chegando ao número 20 do
Billboard Hot 100 nos Estados Unidos e número 16 no Canadá. Em 1989
foi regravada pelo UB40.
Foi
regravada também pelas Supremes, Hall and Oates, Manfred Mann,
Little Richard, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Springsteen, entre outros
artistas.
A
letra:
You've
got a smile so bright, you know you could have been a candle
I'm holding you so tight, you know you could have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet, you know you could have been a broom
The way you smell so sweet, you know you could have been some perfume
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
As pretty as you are, you know you could have been a flower
If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour
The way you stole my heart, you know you could have been a crook
And baby you're so smart, you know you could have been a schoolbook
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
You made my heart so rich, you know you could have been some money
And baby you're so sweet, you know you could have been some honey
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
You really swept me off my feet, you made my life complete
You made my life so bright, you make me feel alright
I'm holding you so tight, you know you could have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet, you know you could have been a broom
The way you smell so sweet, you know you could have been some perfume
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
As pretty as you are, you know you could have been a flower
If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour
The way you stole my heart, you know you could have been a crook
And baby you're so smart, you know you could have been a schoolbook
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
You made my heart so rich, you know you could have been some money
And baby you're so sweet, you know you could have been some honey
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell, the way you do the things you do
You really swept me off my feet, you made my life complete
You made my life so bright, you make me feel alright
A versão original dos Temptations:
A versão
de Rita Coolidge:
A versão
de UB40:
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