Escrita
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier e Edward Holland Jr., foi lançada em 23
de abril de 1965 pelos Four Tops, pela Motown, em um compacto que
tinha Sad souvenirs no Lado B. Trata-se de uma das mais conhecidas
canções da Motown nos anos 1960s. Chegou ao número 1 dos charts de
R&B e número 1 dos charts pop americanos por duas semanas não
consecutivas. Saiu pela primeira vez do topo perdendo pra Mr.
Tambourine man dos Byrds, voltou ao topo e depois perdeu a posição
pra (I can't get no) Satisfaction, dos Rolling Stones. Chegaram
também ao número 23 no Reino Unido. Billboard colocou-a como número
2 de 1965.
Levi Stubbs,
o cantor principal, acompanhado dos outros 3 Tops e pelos Andantes,
cantam seu amor por uma mulher. E como a maioria dos cantores do
genero, o vocal de Stubbs é gravado num tom que fica no limiar entre
cantar e gritar, similar ao tim usado por um pastor negro
protestante.
A progressão
melódica e de acordes é similar a outro hit da Motown, escrita
também pelo trio, chamado Where did our love go, gravada pelas
Supremes, de 1964. A revista Rolling Stones colocou I can't help
myself como o número 415 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos
os tempos.
I can't help
myself foi regravada pelas Supremes, entre outros artistas.
A letra:
Ooh, sugar pie,
honey bunch
You know that I love you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else
In and out my life (In and out my life)
You come and you go (You come and you go)
Leaving just your picture behind (Ooh)
And I've kissed it a thousand times (Ooh)
When you snap your finger or wink your eye
I come a-running to you
I'm tied to your apron strings
And there's nothing that I can do, ooh
I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself
'Cause sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
I'm weaker than a man should be
I can't help myself
I'm a fool in love, you see
Wanna tell you I don't love you
Tell you that we're through and I try
But every time I see your face (Can't help myself)
I get all choked up inside
When I call your name
Girl, it starts to flame (Burning in my heart, tearing it all apart)
No matter how I try
My love I cannot hide
'Cause sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I'm waiting for you (Waiting for you)
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
I'd do anything you ask me to (Ask me to)
I can't help myself
I want you and nobody else, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you (Love you)
I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you
You know that I love you
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else
In and out my life (In and out my life)
You come and you go (You come and you go)
Leaving just your picture behind (Ooh)
And I've kissed it a thousand times (Ooh)
When you snap your finger or wink your eye
I come a-running to you
I'm tied to your apron strings
And there's nothing that I can do, ooh
I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself
'Cause sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
I'm weaker than a man should be
I can't help myself
I'm a fool in love, you see
Wanna tell you I don't love you
Tell you that we're through and I try
But every time I see your face (Can't help myself)
I get all choked up inside
When I call your name
Girl, it starts to flame (Burning in my heart, tearing it all apart)
No matter how I try
My love I cannot hide
'Cause sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I'm waiting for you (Waiting for you)
I can't help myself
I love you and nobody else, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
I'd do anything you ask me to (Ask me to)
I can't help myself
I want you and nobody else, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you (Love you)
I can't help myself
No, I can't help myself, ooh
Sugar pie, honey bunch (Sugar pie, honey bunch)
You know that I love you
A versao
original dos Four Tops:
The Four Tops
ao vivo em 1970:
A versão dos
Miller Brothers:
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