Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Songwriter: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Janet Jackson

Producer: Bosco Mann

[Spoken intro:]
What's up girl?
He stood me up again
Again?
Well, what's up with this guy?
Do you really like him that much?
Yes, honey, I love him, he is fine
He does a lot of nice things for me
I know he used to do nice stuff for you
But what has he done for you lately?
Used to be a time when you would pamper me
Used to brag about it all the time
Your friends seem to think that you're so peachy keen
But my friends say neglect is on your mind
Who's right?
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
Used to go to dinner almost every night
Dance until I thought I'd lose my breath
Now it seems your dancing feet are always on my couch
Good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death
Ain't that a shame?
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
I never ask for more than I deserve
You know it's the truth
You seem to think you're God's gift to this earth
I'm tellin' you, no way
You ought to be thankful for the little things
But little things are all you seem to give
You're always putting off what we can do today
Soap opera says, you've got one life to live
Who's right, who's wrong?
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

Sharon Jones was an Augusta Georgia native who was known for her soulful voice and her fighting spirit. She was told in the 70s when starting in the music industry that she didn’t have the “look” and that she was too dark-skinned to make it in the music industry.

She continued pursuing her dream and worked a number of different jobs, including a corrections officer at Rikers Island and an Armored Car Guard at Wells Fargo in between working as a backing singer.

She received her break in 1996 when she was the only backing singer that arrived for a session with soul legend Lee Fields. Having impressed the session organizers Gabriel Rothand and Philippe Lehman. She recorded a few songs with Lee Fields, which snowballed into a solo album with Gabriel Roth’s new record label Daptone in 2000.

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