Listen to Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) [Single Version] by Scritti Politti

Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) [Single Version]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Scritti Politti

Scritti Politti

Performer

Green Gartside

Lead Vocals

B.J. Nelson

Background Vocals

David Frank

Keyboards

David Gamson

Keyboards

Fonzi Thornton

Background Vocals

Alan Murphy

Guitar

Fred Maher

Programming

Robbie Buchanan

Robbie Buchanan

Keyboards

Steve Ferrone

Drums

Tawatha Agee

Background Vocals

Ira Siegel

Guitar

Marcus Miller

Bass Guitar

Nick Moroch

Guitar

Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Jackson Jr.

Guitar

Simon Climie

Synthesizer

Will Lee

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Green Gartside

Songwriter

David Gamson

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Arif Mardin

Producer

Jason Corsaro

Mixing Engineer

Lewis Hahn

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There's nothing I wouldn't be

To get to be together

There's nothing I wouldn't be

My heart depends on me

There's nothing I wouldn't do

Including doing nothing

There's nothing I wouldn't be

For you to be with me, now, sugar

[Verse 2]

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Nothing, oh nothing

'Cause baby, ba-ooh

I'm a would be

W-O-O-D

I'm a would be, would be

B-E-E-Z

[Verse 3]

There's nothing I wouldn't do

To make you want for nothing

There's nothing I wouldn't do

My heart belongs to you

There's nothing we shouldn't do

To get to be so happy

There's nothing we shouldn't do

Oh, let's forget taboo, now, sugar

[Verse 4]

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Nothing, oh, nothing

'Cause baby, ba-ooh

I'm a would be

W-O-O-D

I'm a would be, would be

B-E-E-Z

[Verse 5]

Each time I love you

You know what I need to do

And each time I need you

Oh, baby, you know, you know, know, kn-know

[Verse 6]

'There's nothing I wouldn't take

Oh, even intravenous

There's nothing I wouldn't take

To get to be approved

There's nothing I wouldn't be

Oh, that's the gift of schizo

There's nothing that's new to me

I've seen it all before, now, sugar

[Verse 7]

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Each time I go to bed, I pray like Aretha Franklin

Nothing, oh nothing

'Cause baby, ba-ooh

I'm a would be

W-O-O-D

I'm a would be, would be

B-E-E-Z

Written by: Green Gartside

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