He Was Really Sayin' Somethin': Difference between revisions

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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Soul music|soul]]

| length = 2:30

| label = V.I.P. ([[Motown]]) <br><small>V.I.P. 21503</small>

| writer = [[Norman Whitfield]], [[William "Mickey" Stevenson]], and [[Eddie Holland|Edward Holland, Jr.]]

| producer =

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In 1982, the British [[girl group]] [[Bananarama]] recorded a [[cover version]] of the song and released it as the first single from their debut album ''[[Deep Sea Skiving]]''. Providing background vocals is [[Fun Boy Three]], a male vocal trio who had a hit with Bananarama earlier in the year with another cover, "[[T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]".

The 1982 single became the second consecutive top-five hit for both Bananarama and Fun Boy Three, peaking at number five in the [[UK singles chart]]. It also received heavy play on the then-young [[MTV]] network in America. "Really Saying Something" was both groups' second chart entry in Australia, peaking at number seventy-four. The B-side, "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares", has been issued on CD for the first time on the 2007 UK reissue of ''[[Deep Sea Skiving]]'' as one of five bonus tracks. It also became the groupsgroup's first single to chart in America but only became a minor hit peaking at #108.

The song was revived in [[2005 in music|2005]] by [[Solasso]], who [[remix]]ed the song and released it as a [[White label|bootleg]] remix. It was later included on Bananarama's album ''[[Drama (Bananarama album)|Drama]]''.