SONG OF THE DAY
“Candy” by Will Smith, featuring Larry Blackmon and Cameo (Big Willie Style, Columbia Records, 1997). Written by Will Smith, Ryan Toby, L. Blackmon, T. Jenkins.
WHY TODAY?
It’s my mom’s 55th birthday, and she loves very few things more than she loves Will Smith, this album, and this song.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– This song contains a sample of “Candy” by L. Blackmon, T. Jenkins.
– This is the first solo studio album recorded by Will Smith, after spending most of his career as the latter half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
– The album was released on Columbia Records in the United States on November 25, 1997 and featured a total of four hit singles (all of them reached the UK Top 3) – “Men in Black” (released earlier in the year on the soundtrack for the movie of the same name), “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” (which redefined popular use of the word jiggy), the retro-styled jam “Miami” and the meaningful message to fathers and sons (starring and about his real life father and son relationship with his first son) “Just the Two of Us”, a cover of the Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers song of the same name.
LYRICS
It’s the same feeling
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now
No doubt, do you wanna bounce
I’ll make you bump
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now
Do you wanna bounce
Coming with the…
Excuse me, Miss, can we chat for a second
I’d ask how you doing but you fine, I reckon
Wait, do you have a man, cause I ain’t’ into home wrecking
No? A’ight, cool, just checkin’.
Look, from a hundred yards you caught my eye,
And all my boys said I didn’t have the heart to say “hi”.
I’d like to have your number, you don’t have ta give it now
But if you diss me while they lookin’, I’m a never live it down.
You know what I mean? Oh damn, my name’s Will.
Maxine, pleasure to meet you, look here’s the deal,
Can I sit, thanks, now I don’t mean to objectify
But this the metaphor that crossed my mind
You sweet (oh) good enough to eat (oh)
Make a brother wanna TLC creep (creep)
A brother can’t sleep,
Like a kid fallin’ for you,
So here’s my own private nickname, I’m-a call you
Candy
No Doubt, Do you wanna bounce
It’s the same feeling I always seem to get around you
Candy
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now
I ain’t gonna lie to you I remember laying eyes on you
All I thought about was living life beside you boo
All I wanna do is be the perfect guy to you
Tell you the truth, it’s like (Candy)
Cause I’m feeling like its calling me
You’re trying to hold on, but fallin
Seem quite far to me
I stay strong but it’s hard to be
Cause somethin bringin out the dog in me (somethin bringin out the dog in me)
(It’s like Candy) when I’m keeping my zone
Chat on the phone, I lower my tone
Steady plotting on taking ya home
Getting all inside of your dome, making you moan
You should a known (It’s like Candy)
As I’m seeing you here, Mommy I know your peeping my stare
And feeling my glare, brother thinking bout unrolling the bear
Stroking your hair touching me where yeah there
Candy
No Doubt, Do you wanna bounce
It’s the same feeling I always seem to get around you
Candy
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now
I know the deal, I talked to Mary Jane and she said
Your ex-boyfriends Mike and Ike are both Lemonheads
I ain’t trying to player hate girl I know
That you go with Bazooka Joe (baby)
Now you know he don’t love you like that
He trying ta get a reseepiece of the kit-kat
Really hon what he need is a jawbreaker
Cause I’m the one that’ll love you baby now and later
Be my Peppermint Paddy with a hundred wishes
And I’ll be your Hershey daddy with a hundred kisses
Get the Twins M & M’s, to book us out a flight today
Me an you can Starburst to the Milky Way
I don’t care what it cost girl a Hundred Grand
We could snicker all night at my Jolly Ranch
Just me and you I’ll call your friends up too
Cause I could get my friends Babe Ruth and Charlston Chew
Candy
No Doubt, Do you wanna bounce
It’s the same feeling I always seem to get around you
Candy
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now
Candy
It’s the same feeling I always seem to get around you
Candy
Let’s get this started now
Let’s get this started now