I've Been Good To You

About I've Been Good To You

"I've Been Good to You" is a 1961 R&B song by The Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label. It was released as the B-side of their Billboard Top 40 hit, "What's So Good About Goodbye", and was included on their album I'll Try Something New the following year. This sad, melancholy ballad charted #103 on the Billboard Pop chart. Despite its relatively modest chart placing, this song has been hugely influential, and is noted as Beatle John Lennon's favorite Miracles tune, and was the inspiration behind The Beatles' song, "Sexy Sadie". Written by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, the song begins with the lyric, "Look what you've done... You've made a fool out of someone..." which Lennon later paraphrased in his song as, "What have you done... You've made a fool of everyone." The song was performed live by the group on their album, The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage, and has inspired cover versions by Marshall Crenshaw, Joe Meek, The Temptones, Ray, Goodman & Brown (The Moments), The Ones, and fellow Motown artists, Brenda Holloway, and The Temptations. The Temptations' version would also be released as a "B" side and would chart at #124 on the Pop charts in 1967 (as well be released on their 1966 album Gettin' Ready). In addition to being on their first Live album, The Miracles' original version of "I've Been Good to You" actually appears on two other of their early 1960s albums; 1962's I'll Try Something New, and 1963's The Fabulous Miracles. more »

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2008

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Look what you've done
You made a fool out of someone
Who thought love was true
And found out that you we're just having fun, oh yeah

Oh, why do you wanna make me blue
After all, I've been good to you
(I've been good to you)
Oh, yes I have

Woah, I recall the time
You needed someone and I made you mine
You needed a friend
So I took you in and treated you so kind, oh yeah

Oh, why do you wanna make me blue
After all, I've been good to you
(I've been good to you)
Oh

I have always been around
And I never, never, never let you down
And now you're telling me that you must go
You know that you're hurting me so

But there come a time
One day, one day, one day, one day, one day you gonna wake up and find
You'll come back to me on your bending knees
And you're gonna be crying

Oh, believe me, what I say is true
After all, Lord I've been good to you
(I've been good to you) oh yes I have
I've been good, I've been good, I've been good (I've been good to you)
Everyday
I've been good, I've been good, I've been good (I've been good to you)

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The Miracles

The Miracles were an American rhythm and blues group that was the first successful recording acts for Motown Records in the 1960s. Founded in 1955 by Smokey Robinson,Pete Moore , and Ronnie White, the group's most notable lineup included that of Robinson, White ,Moore, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson and Marv Tarplin. more »

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