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I’ll Kiss YouCyndi Lauper

Songwriter: Cyndi Lauper Jules Shear

[Verse 1]
Went down to the local gypsy
And I handed her the same line
"You know what I want from you
So honey, won't ya gimme number 9?"

[Refrain 1]
'Cause you know lately, I ain't feeling so great
Last time, she gave me love potion number 8
And you know, pretty baby, how I think you're pretty smart
But one sip from this bottle, and I'll tear you all apart

[Verse 2]
The gypsy told me that the first thing that would happen
You get dizzy
Second thing
You better make sure that your boyfriend isn't busy
'Cause you won't wanna eat, and you won't wanna drink
You won't wanna talk, and you won't wanna think
My mother used to tell me not to kiss on this first date
This time when I see you, you know I ain't gonna wait

[Chorus]
I'll kiss you
Gonna corner you, and not let you go
I'll kiss you
Don't tell me nothing, I don't wanna know
Twiddly dee, and twiddly dum
I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you

[Verse 3]
Hopped into a taxi
Told the driver got to get me 'cross town
Killed the bottle, started seeing double
When the driver turned around

[Refrain 2]
And though I was a failure with love potion number 8
Number 9 was different, and the hour's getting late
Now, I'm standing on the corner
Everyone looks great to me
And if you come and get me, take me where I want to be

[Chorus]
I'll kiss you
Gonna corner you, and not let you go
I'll kiss you
Don't tell me nothing, I don't wanna know
Twiddly dee, and twiddly dum
I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you

[Refrain 1]
'Cause you know lately, I ain't feeling so great
And last time, she gave me love potion number 8
And you know, pretty baby, how I think you're pretty smart
But one sip from this bottle, and I'll tear you all apart

[Chorus]
I'll kiss you
Gonna corner you, and not let you go
I'll kiss you
Don't tell me nothing, I don't wanna know
Twiddly dee, and twiddly dum
I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you, I'll kiss you

[Refrain 3]
Oh, you know lately, I ain't feeling so great (I'll kiss you)
And last time, she gave me love potion number 8 (I'll kiss you)
And you know, pretty baby
Oh (I'll kiss you)
I don't wanna talk, and I don't wanna speak

[Outro]
I'll kiss you
I'll kiss you
I'll kiss you...

Cyndi Lauper

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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