We meet every day at the same cafe
Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
While the juke box plays our favorite songs...

(You know this one, right?)

By all means post some more lyrical snippets of any of your faves from here in Philly that were either on Philly International Records or other labels with that undeniably killer sound, that IMO was better than Motown.

I gave my heart and soul to you, girl
Now didn't I do it, baby, didn't I do it baby
Gave you the love you never knew, girl, oh
Didn't I do it, baby, didn't I do it baby

I've cried so many times and that's no lie
It seems to make you laugh each time I cry

Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I
Didn't I blow your mind this time, didn't I

This 45 was played at a party that I went to while in high school, some 47 or 48 years ago. While at the party, I spent some time with a girl that I ended up dating for a while. She ultimately ended up being the one that got away ( totally my fault), and even after all this time I still get the rush of emotions when I play this tune.

Ahh Youth...

Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangsta whitewalls
TV antennas in the back
You may not have a car at all
But remember brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall

Diamond in the back
Sunroof top
Diggin' the scene
With a Gangsta lean
Woo Hooooooo....

Once there was a boy and girl
Boy said "I love you so"
Girl said "I'll never leave you"
They grew older and left each other
'Cause that's the way love goes

"You'll never find another love like mine,
Someone who needs you like I do.
You'll never see what you've found in me,
You'll keep searching and searching your whole life through.

Whoa, I don't wish you no bad luck, baby,
But there's no ifs and buts or maybes...
You're gonna miss my lovin'"

The mighty Lou Rawls


"They smile in your face,
All the time they want to take your place.
The back stabbers...back stabbers"

The mighty O'Jays


Hand me down my walkin' cane,
Hand me down my hat.
Hurry now and don't be late,
'Cause we ain't got time to chat.
You and me we're goin' out
To catch the latest sound.
Guaranteed to blow your mind
So high you won't come down.

Hey ya'll prepare yourself for the rubberband...man.
You've never heard a sound
Like the rubberband...man"

The mighty Spinners

If we had Like buttons I'd be clicking each and every one of these. Classic, classic stuff.

This hit the trifecta!

Tell me what's wrong with you now , tell me why I
Never seem to make you happy though heaven knows I try
What does it take to please you? Tell me just how
I can satisfy you woman, you're driving me wild

Break up to make up, that's all we do
First you love me then you hate me, that's a game for fools
Break up to make up that's all we do
First you love me then you hate me, that's a game for fools

Oh, how I love The Stylistics!

Wake up everybody no more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin' time for thinkin' ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be
There is so much hatred war an' poverty
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to whatcha have to say
'Cause they're the ones who's coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can

The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me

Wake up all the doctors make the ol' people well
They're the ones who suffer an' who catch all the hell
But they don't have so very long before the Judgment Day
So won'tcha make them happy before they pass away
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out they do it every time

The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me

Right on, Harold Melvin!

Your original choice would have been at the top of my list. The mighty Billy Paul.

We've all got our own funny moods
I've got mine, woman you've got yours too
Just trust in me like I trust in you
As long as we've been together it should be so easy to do
Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye
What good is a love affair when you can't see eye to eye, oh

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me)
You will never never never know me (No you won't)
If you don't know me by now (You will never never never know me)
You will never never never know me (ooh)


Songwriters: Kenneth Gamble / Leon Huff

There's always a chance
A tiny spark will remain, yeah
And sparks turn into flames
And love can burn once again, but I know you know
Whenever you call me, I'll be there
Whenever you want me, I'll be there
Whenever you need me, I'll be there
I'll be around, yeah
Whenever you call me, I'll be there
Whenever you want me, I'll be there
Even if I have to call, I'll be there
I'll be around


How many times you said you're leaving and never
{You never go} No
How many times you say that you hate me and oh
{You love me so} Listen
Told you so
You could never let me go (I)
'Cause I told you so
I done told you so

Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And you passed them by (passed them by)
Now you're in the center ring
And their lines don't mean a thing
Why don't you let me try (let me try)
Now I don't wear a diamond ring
I don't even have a song to sing
All I know is
[Chorus:]
La la la la la la la la la means
I love you

Games people play
Night or day they're just not matchin'
What they should do
Keeps me feelin' blue
Been down too long
Right, wrong, they just can't stop it
Spendin' all day
Thinking just of you
Twelve forty-five
Headed for the subway home
I took my time
Cause I felt so all alone