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The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.
The 2004 The Velvelettes: The Motown Anthology is a double album with 48 tracks. In 2006, the Velvelettes contributed to the double CD Masters of Funk, Soul and Blues Present a Soulful Tale of Two Cities. Lamont Dozier, Freda Payne, George Clinton and Bobby Taylor recorded remakes of songs from Philadelphia International Records.
Buffalo G were an Irish girl group who were active in 2000. [1] The duo consisted of Naomi Lynch (born 6 April 1983) and Olive Tucker (born 4 August 1983). The duo released one single in Ireland and the United Kingdom: "We're Really Saying Something", a rap cover version of the 1982 song by Bananarama, itself a cover of the 1964 original version by the Velvelettes.
"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" "Throw a Farewell Kiss" The Velvelettes: Stateside SS 387 United Kingdom March 1965 "Ooo Baby Baby" "All That's Good" The Miracles: Tamla T 54113 United States "It's Growing" "What Love Has Joined Together" The Temptations: Gordy G 7040 United States "Never Say No to Your Baby" "Let's Dance" The Hit Pack: Soul S ...
The Velvelettes, a minor act signed to Motown's V.I.P. subsidiary, recorded the first version of the song in May 1966. The group had found some success with their first two (official) Motown singles, "Needle In A Haystack" and "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'", but their last two releases had failed to chart. Although "These Things Will Keep Me ...
The song is associated with Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (The famine-relief song famously kept “Last Christmas” from reaching No. 1.) George sings on both records. Why ...
The Velvelettes: William "Mickey" Stevenson: 45 31 - "Too Many Fish in the Sea" The Marvelettes: Eddie Holland Jr. 25 5 - 1966: Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, #24 pop 1965 "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" The Velvelettes Eddie Holland Jr., William "Mickey" Stevenson: 64 21 - 1982: Bananarama, #5 UK "Everybody Needs Love" The Temptations ...
DJs misinterpreted the song to be "vulgar" when it was really about finding love after loss, Parton explained. ... "But at that time, they were saying it was vulgar and I was saying something else ...