From my guy my guy, as a matter of taste to be exact
Nothing you could do, there s not a man today who can take me away
of my guy my guy
he may not be a movie star
nothing you could buy could make me tell a lie
as a matter of taste to be exact
As a matter of opinion, no handsome face could ever take the place
i m tellin you from the start
No handsome face could ever take the place, but when it comes to being happy
To be faithful and i m gonna, from my guy my guy, of my guy my guy
From my guy my guy, i won t be deceiving my guy, as a matter of opinion
There s not a man today who could take me away, there s not a man today who could take me away
No handsome face could ever take the place, i can t be torn apart from my guy
he may not be a movie star
As a matter of taste to be exact, my opinion is he s the cream of the crop
no muscle bound man could take my hand
no handsome face ccould ever take the place
There s not a man today who can take me away, i gave my guy my word of honor, no handsome face could ever take the place
i can t be torn apart from my guy
No muscle bound man could take my hand, like birds of a feather we stick together Guy, you d best be believing
The first female artist of Motown who would later pave the way for other female Motown artists like Diana Ross, Flo Ballard, Tammi Terrell, Gladys Horton, Martha Reeves
I was privileged to have the opportunity to meet Mary and sit down and have a little chat with her. It was 1982, she was no longer a hit maker, but was touring the oldies circuit. My gf and I were 21 and 22, but we always loved Mary"s music. We went to her show in Austin Texas that year, at a large discotheque. She did a 1 hour show, with a 15 minute intermission after 30 minutes. We headed backstage during the break, but my gf noticed the ladies restroom had been roped off, with two big, burly black dudes guarding it. We asked the guys "Can we see Mary and get her autograph?" The big guy said "Hold on a minute" abd 2 minutes later said "Y'all come on in!" There was Mary Wells, sitting in front of the vanity area, in her wig, sequined gown and heels, but wearing her glasses and smoking a cigarette. She greeted me and my gf warmly (("Have a seat kids!") She told us little stories about being at Motown, wanted to know if we'd heard her new album, signed our "My Guy" album covers and posed for a Polaroid camera snapshot, saying "Oh Lord, let me get these glasses off first!" Sorry this is so long, but wonderful memories of a talented, wonderful lady
Simple, complex, sensual, innocent, and epitome of loyalty. Ms. Wells was a Taurus woman indeed. Gone but never forgotten. Hunches my shoulder as I softly croon with Ms. Wells, as I think of my hubby of 20 years,"Not a man today who could take me away from my guy!"
Thank you SomeBeachMusic for posting this. My mother used to sing this to my father while cooking in the kitchen. He would look at her quite amused. As a kid I was totally embarassed, now it brings tears to my eyes at the thought.
Mary Wells -- Lead vocals
The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, & Louvain Demps) -- Background vocals
William "Smokey" Robinson -- Songwriter & producer
The Funk Brothers (Earl Van Dyke: organ, Johnny Griffith: piano, Eddie Willis: guitar, Robert White: guitar, James Jamerson: double bass, Benny Benjamin: drums, Dave Hamilton: vibes, Herbert Williams: trumpet, Russ Conway: trumpet, Paul Riser: trombone, & George Bohanon: trombone) -- All instrumentation
Nothing you could say
Can tear me away from my guy
Nothing you could do
'Cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy
I'm stickin' to my guy
Like a stamp to a letter
Like the birds of a feather
We stick together
I'm tellin' you from the start
I can't be torn apart from my guy
Nothing you can do
Could make me untrue to my guy
Nothing you could buy
Could make me tell a lie to my guy
I gave my guy my word of honor
To be faithful and I'm gonna
You best be believing
I won't be deceiving my guy
As a matter of opinion I think he's tops
My opinion is he's the cream of the crop
As a matter of taste to be exact
He's my ideal as a matter of fact
No muscle bound man
Could take my hand from my guy
No handsome face
Could ever take the place of my guy
He may not be a movie star
But when it comes to being happy we are
There's not a man today
Who could take me away from my guy
No muscle bound man
Could take my hand from my guy
No handsome face
Could ever take the place of my guy
He may not be a movie star
But when it comes to being happy we are
There's not a man today
Who could take me away from my guy
There's not a man today
Who could take me away from my guy
(Tell me more)
There's not a man today
Who could take me away from my guy