Neneh Cherry

Released: February 25, 2014

She was standing at the tail when he came up and gave her his number
It's not the start of the story 'cos it took him an age to do that woh
When she noticed this guy it kinda took her out of her slumber
He came in and turned round, went out, then he came back

Then he left, the moment passed, she soon forgot
The weeks went by, she didn't give him another thought
Until one day she reached a hand inside her coat
And found the number he had written on that note

[Hook]
All the way, dossier, ??? is on the ceiling
Clap your hands, nod your head, got to love it another day
See a head, let's forget, like a thread out of it
(Go down, reach down low, get low, get dark,baby drag yo booty on the floor)
Making whips, fashion grips, taste the lips, that's incredible
(Go down, reach down low, get low, get dark, baby drag yo booty on the floor)

He stepped up to her and gave her a slip with his number
All humble and shy, this some serious guy went to sleep
He asked her if she had a man in her life to encumber
A date with himself if she didn't think him a freak

(Verse)
What did she do? What did she think? What did she choose?
She called him up and arranged to meet, wore her nice new shoes

[Hook]

And now they meet every night beside their beds
And clean their teeth before they climb into their heads

All the way, dossier, ??? is on the ceiling
Clap your hands, nod your head, got to love it another day
See a head, let's forget, like a thread out of it
Making whips, fashion grips, taste the lips, that's incredible
Like a knife, cuff your life, throw the slight man away

Neneh Mariann Karlsson was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a father from Sierra Leone. Her mother raised her in a commune with her stepfather, jazz musician Don Cherry (father of Eagle Eye Cherry).

She moved to London in the 1980s and immersed herself in the Bristol music scene (where Massive Attack and Portishead would form), getting involved with bands such as The Cherries, The Slits, New Age Steppers, Rip Rig + Panic and Float Up CP.

But it was her collaboration with the duo Morgan-McVey, who released only the one single “Looking Good Diving”, that would be the springboard to launch her into international stardom. The single’s B-side featured Cherry rapping over the A-side’s instrumental tracks with what later became the lyrics to her 1988 debut breakout single “Buffalo Stance” (its music reworked by Bomb The Bass' Tim Simenon) – which reached the top 10 in eleven countries.

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