Stylistics: Betcha By Golly Wow

Remarks:

This went to #2 in the US on  the R&B chart in 1972. Like “Always” (1987) by Atlantic Starr, it seems schmaltzy, but I like it anyway.

I thought this song would date badly: an over-the-top love song sung in falsetto in a 1970s style. I thought it would become as unlistenable by the 2000s as, say, Frank Sinatra was to me in the 1970s. What I did not know was that when you really like a song, it never seems dated. It always seems as brand new as the day you first heard it.

See also:

• songs, the 1970s
• Philly Soul
• Phyllis Hyman: Betcha By Golly Wow
• The Stylistics: You Are Everything

Lyrics:

There’s a spark of magic in your eyes
Candyland appears each time you smile
Never thought that fairy tales came true
But they come true when I’m near you
You’re a genie in disguise
Full of wonder and surprise

And betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong

If I could I’d catch a falling star
To shine on you so I’ll know where you are
Order rainbows in your favorite shade
To show I love you, thinking of you
Write your name across the sky
Anything you ask I’ll try, `cause

Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong

Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong

Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you

Source: AZ Lyrics.