Jody Watley

I knew when we met, you were a ladies' man
And every woman gave you play
But you presented yourself to me in a special way
At the time, I thought my lucky day
So smooth, always calling me up on the phone
You never leave me sitting home alone
But time does bring change
'Cause now I hardly see your face

You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care

You say you're gonna make it all better
Spend more time with me night and day
Well, I don't wanna listen to no more lovers hype
And I don't wanna play no more love games
What I want is for you to just treat me right
Give me love, but give me respect
Oh, I do love you
But you've got to give it in return, yeah, yeah

You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care

You've got a strange way of showing you love me, yeah
A strange way of showing you care
Strange way of lovin' me
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
Strange
All I know is your love is strange

No more lies, no more alibis
What 'cha gonna do, are you gonna be true?
Am I gonna have to chase you down
Bust you downtown, why can't you be true, true?
What I want is for you to just treat me right
Give me love, but give me respect
I do love you, but you've got to give it in return

You've got a strange way of showing you love me, yeah
A strange way of showing you care
Strange way of lovin' me
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
Strange
All I know is your love is strange

You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care

He loves me, loves me not
Loves me, loves me not
To each is to reach
And if I get caught
It ain't mine to have

You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
A strange way of showing you care

You've got a strange way of showing you love me
(Strange way, strange way)
A strange way of showing you care
(Strange way, strange way)
You've got a strange way of showing you love me
(Strange way, strange way)
A strange way of showing you care
(Strange way, strange way...)

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer that first danced her way to fame at 14-years-old as a dancer on Soul Train. That experience led show host Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey to place her and fellow dancer Jeffrey Daniel in the group Shalamar in 1977, with lead singer Howard Hewett added to the group in 1979. They produced the hits “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “This is for the Lover in You,” and “A Night to Remember” before Watley left the group in 1983 due to conflict within the group and a lack of payment from Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records label.

She released her self-titled debut album in 1987 featuring the #1 Dance hits “Don’t You Want Me,” “Some Kind of Lover,” and “Looking for a New Love,” which also peaked at #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Pop chart. This album went Platinum and led to her winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1988. Her follow-up album Larger Than Life was released in 1989 and featured the Top 10 Pop hits “Everything,” “Friends” with Rakim, and the #1 Dance and R&B hit “Real Love.” She worked on these albums with Prince bassist André Cymone, who she would later marry in 1991 before separating in 1995.

She released nine studio albums between 1987 and 2006, and in 2008, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards. Her last project was the 2014 EP Paradise on her own Avitone label and she made an appearance on DâM-FunK’s Invite the Light album in 2015 on the track “Virtuous Progression.” She also formed “Shalamar Reloaded” with two new members and continues to tour.

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