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Bill Withers – Grandma's Hands
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“Grandma’s Hands” was the third single from Bill Withers' 1971 album Just As I Am.
Uncharacteristically short, it clocks in at just barely over two minutes long. The lyrics
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Gladys Knight – Grandma's Hands
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Baby don't you run so fast / (She was always giving us a warning) / Might be snakes there in that grass / (She was looking out') / Grandma's Hands / (I remember them well
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Jeff Lorber (Ft. Eric Benét) – Grandma’s Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Billy don't you run
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Merry Clayton – Grandma's Hands
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[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say, "Baby
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Meg Mac – Grandma's Hands
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[Verse 1] / Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Oh, Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say "Billy
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Gil Scott-Heron – Grandma's Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday mornings / Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She say, "Scotty why you run so
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Ron Kenoly – Grandma's Hands
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Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning / Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well / Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning / She'd say Ronny don't you run so
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Blackstreet (Ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) – No Diggity
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“No Diggity” is a song by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen in her first recorded appearance.
It sold 1.6 million copies in 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best
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2Pac – Toss It Up Samples
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See all of “Toss It Up” by 2Pac’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Blackstreet – No Diggity Samples
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See all of “No Diggity” by Blackstreet’s samples
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Bill Withers – Ain't No Sunshine
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“Ain’t No Sunshine” was released as a B-side to the song “Harlem” in 1971. At the time of the song’s recording, Withers was working at a factory making toilet seats for Boeing 747
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Bill Withers – Better Off Dead
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This bleak tune tells the story of an alcoholic who chooses to take his own life after his wife leaves him and takes their children with her. It is the final track on the album and
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Bill Withers – Moanin' and Groanin'
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(Hmm) (hum) (hum) / Ah, she keeps me moanin', groanin', hey, because I feel so good / Feel real good / Why can't nobody love me like my baby does? / Young girl turned out to be two
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Skyzoo (Ft. Blakk Soul) – Soft Eyes
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[Intro: Skyzoo] / Yeah / Last call for alcohol, right? / Last call for alcohol, baby / I mean, it might be a speakeasy around the corner or somethin', but / We'll figure it out
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Bill Withers – Sweet Wanomi
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[Verse 1] / In a room with soft satin pillows / Cracklin' fireplace keeps us warm / Whisperin' wind through weepin' willows / And sweet Wanomi restin' in my arms / In a soft light
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Anthony David – I Can't Write Left-Handed
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[Intro] / Bill Withers wrote this song in 1973 / Back then it was about the Vietnam War which my father went to / And I understood it from the perspective of a kid who went to
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Bill Withers – Hope She'll Be Happier
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[Verse 1] / Maybe the lateness of the hour / Makes me seem bluer than I am / But in my heart there is a shower / I hope she'll be happier with him / [Verse 2] / Maybe the darkness
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Bill Withers – I'm Her Daddy
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In this song, Bill’s narrator confronts Lucy, a presumed ex-lover who has hidden their daughter from him for six years.
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Danny Brown (Ft. Purity Ring) – 25 Bucks
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Track #3 on Danny Brown’s album Old, features Purity Ring’s Megan James on vocals, and Corin Roddick on production. 25 Bucks illustrates his parents' struggle for money that
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Bill Withers – Do It Good
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[Intro] / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / Do it good, do it good / [Verse 1] / If you want to kiss a funky beagle / Hitch a ride upon an
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Bill Withers – Harlem
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Four years prior to “Harlem”, the song was released as a single under the title “Three Nights And A Morning”. One reviewer explained:
The lyrics are basically the same, but the
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Anthony David – Lovely Day
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[Verse 1] / When I wake up in the mornin', love / And the sunlight hurts my eyes / See somethin' without warnin', love / Weighs heavy on my mind / [Chorus] / Then I look at you
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Anthony David – I Don't Know
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[Verse 1] / I get a warm, warm summer feelin' / Walkin' through the snow / Even chilly darkness has the brightest glow / [Chorus] / Bust I just love you so / Sometimes I just don't
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Bill Withers – Everybody’s Talkin’
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[Chorus] / Everybody's talkin' at me / I don't hear a word they're sayin' / Only the echoes of my mind / People stop, starin' at me / I don't even see their faces / Only the shadow
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Sabrina Starke – You Just Can’t Smile It Away
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[Verse 1] / You just can't smile it away / It's more than passion / Oh, it's love, and I've heard some people say / They've seen love move mountains / [Verse 2] / You just can't
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Bill Withers – In My Heart
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[Verse 1] / When I need some affection, you're not there / I close my eyes and use my recollection / And in one moment there's my favorite scene / Taken from the place where I keep
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Bill Withers – Let It Be
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[Verse 1] / When I find myself in times of trouble / Mother Mary comes to me / Speaking the words of wisdom, let it be / Lord, let it be, ah-ha, yeah / And in my hour of darkness
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Sabrina Starke – Ain’t No Sunshine
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[Verse 1] / Ain't no sunshine when he's gone / It's not warm when he's away / Ain't no sunshine when he's gone / And he's always gone too long / Any time he goes away / [Verse 2
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Sabrina Starke – Who is She and What is She to You
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[Verse 1] / A woman we passed just tried to stare me down / And when I looked at you, you looked at the ground / I don't know who she is but I think that you do / Dad-gum-it! Who
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Sabrina Starke – Hello Like Before
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Hello like before / I'd never come here / If I'd known that you were here / I must admit, though / That's it's nice to see you, dear / You look like you've been doing well / Hello
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