Released: September 15, 1965

Songwriter: Ronald White Smokey Robinson

Producer: Steve Cropper David Porter Isaac Hayes Jim Stewart

[Verse 1]
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
And it's cold outside, I've got the month of May

[Chorus]
Oh, I guess you'd say
What can make, ooh, me feel this way?
It's my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl

[Verse 2]
I've got so much loving, oh, the bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song that I can sing, than the birds in the trees

[Chorus]
Oh, I guess you will say
Ooh, what can make me feel this way?
It's my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl, ooh, hoo

[Bridge]
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooh, ooh, yeah

[Verse 3]
I don't need no money, all I need is my fame
I've got all the riches, baby, one big man can claim

[Chorus]
Oh, I guess you'd say
Ooh, "What can make you feel this way?"
My girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl

[Outro]
Ooh, I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl
I've even got the month of May with my, my, my girl
Talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout, ooh, ooh, ooh

Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. His singing style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. During his lifetime, his recordings were produced by Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee, and exemplify the sound of Stax.

On December 9, 1967, Redding performed on Cleveland musical variety TV show Upbeat. He played back to back performances that night at Leo’s Casino. The next day, Otis and his band were scheduled to play at the Factory nightclub in Madison, Wisconsin. At the time, Redding and his band had been traveling between performances in his Beechcraft Model 18. On a foggy and frigid December 10, 1967, the aircraft pilot radioed to land at Traux Field in Madison. Shortly after, the airplane crashed into Lake Monona, only 4 miles from the airstrip. The crash claimed 7 of the 8 lives on board, trumpet player Ben Cauley being the only survivor. Otis Redding was 26 years old at the time of the crash.