Esther Phillips - Cupid's Boogie
Hey Mr Cupid, step into my life
I met a fine cat and I just got to be his wife
★ Chorus ★
Cupid don’t let me down this mornin’
Things will be okay
If you’ll just help me get
This fine, mellow man today
★ Verse 2: Little Esther ★
Pull down the shades, turn down the lights
Make him sit here by my side and hold me tight
★ Chorus ★
Cupid don’t let me down this mornin’
Things will be okay
If you’ll just help me get
This fine, mellow man today
★ Verse 3: Mel Walker ★
Well pretty baby, I might as well confess
Without you I can’t find my happiness
★ Chorus ★
Baby don’t let me down this mornin’
Things will be okay
Let’s get the ring
And tie the knot today
★ Verse 4: Little Esther ★
I want a diamond ring, fine frills that cling
A chicken shack ’n’ a Cadillac
★ Chorus ★
Ooh wee, take it easy baby
Things will be okay
Well, let’s get the ring
And tie the knot today
★ Verse 5: Mel Walker ★
Real early every morning, I want you on the spot
Breakfast on the table and coffee in the pot
★ Chorus ★
Oh oh, I knew there was a catch to it
But everything will be okay
Well, let’s get the ring
And tie the knot today
★ Verse 6: Mel Walker ★
One thing baby, I’ve gotta be the boss
And don’t you ever pull no double cross
★ Chorus ★
There won’t be no days like that
I’ve got news for you
I’m the captain of the ship
And you’re just a member of the crew
★ Outro ★
(Oh baby, don’t be like that)
Are you kidding?
Both: let’s get the ring
And tie the knot today
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Biography
At age fourteen, she won an amateur talent contest in 1949 at the Barrelhouse Club owned by Johnny Otis. Otis was so impressed he added her to his traveling revue, the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan, billed as ‘Little Esther Phillips’.
Her first hit record was “Double Crossing Blues” (#1 R&B), recorded in 1950 for Savoy Records. She had another two #1 plus four top 10 hits in 1950. Few artists, R&B or otherwise, have ever enjoyed such success in their debut year.
By the mid-50ies she was ill due to drug abuse. In 1962 Phillips got well enough to launch a comeback. She recorded a country tune, “Release Me,” with producer Bob Gans. This went to number 1 on R&B listings. Her cover of The Beatles' song “And I Love Him” nearly made the R&B Top Ten in 1965 and The Beatles flew her to the UK for her first overseas performances.
During the 1970’s she scored an international hit with “What A Difference A Day Made”. Phillips died in 1984, at the age of 48 from liver and kidney failure.