The Temptations

Songtext When we were kings The Temptations

 SOUL/R&B
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When we were kings


Ooooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ooh
Ooh

Six-foot tall and tan
Southern gentlemen
Dressed impeccably, yeah
Paul, Otis, David, Blue
Eddie and Dennis too
Oh, what a pedigree, yeah
We're soul brothers to the bone (Ooh wee ooo)
And that four-headed microphone
Five-part harmony, yeah (Five-part harmony, oh)
Travellin' all around the world (World)
Stealing hearts and all the girls (My girl)
Every man's envy (Every man's envy)
Yeah (Ooh)

Music is our crown (Ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (Together)
We're still goin' strong
Sixty years and going on forever (Ah, yeah)

When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah

We were six feet tall
(That's everyone)
But best of all
(We sang like angels)
When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Had it going on strong)

The temptin' temptations, yeah (Temptin' temptations)
The temptin' temptations, yeah (Temptin' temptations, oh)

(Yeah)
(When we were kings)
(We were kings)

Paul sure had the knack
Told 'em (Don't look back)
He always had the fire, fire
Eddie's voice could soothe (Soothe)
He was super smooth
Always takin' us higher, higher
There was so much goin' out late
Otis would keep us straight
While Melvin was so strong (Yeah)
Ooh, David wished it would rain (Rain)
Dennis sang about pain (Oh)
Papa was a rollin' stone, yeah (Papa was a rollin' stone)

Music is our crown (Ooh)
Nothing like the sound
Of our voices together, yeah (Together)
We're still goin' strong (Ooh)
Sixty years and goin' on forever (Ah, yeah)

When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Had it going on strong)
When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Had it going on strong)
Yeah, yeah, yeah

We were six feet tall
(That's everyone)
But best of all
(We sang like angels) Oh yeah
When we were kings (Kings)
We had it going on so strong (Ooh, had it going on strong)

The temptin' temptations, yeah (Temptin' temptations)
The temptin' temptations, yeah (Temptin' temptations, oh)
The temptin' temptations (Temptin', temptin', temptin') (Temptin' temptations, yeah)
This is a tribute to the greatest of all time (Yeah)

(When we were kings) When we were kings
(When we were kings) All around the world, yeah
(When we were kings) Detroit's finest
(We were kings)
(Kings)
When we were kings

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Biografia

The Temptations were one of Motown's most successful groups, with 14 R&B chart-toppers, and 16 songs reaching the Top 10 of the pop charts (including four No.1s). They evolved from the ballads and catchy pop of the "Motown sound" in the 60s, to their own brand of psychedelic soul at the turn of the decade, to quiet storm and disco styles in the 70s. Although the band has had many members over the years, the so-called "Classic 5" consisted of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Paul Williams. Between 1964 and 1968 they enjoyed a string of hits that propelled them to stardom, including "My Girl", "Get Ready", "Beauty is Only Skin Deep", "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "I Wish it Would Rain". The Temptations survived the departures of three of these performers: Ruffin and Kendricks both quit the band to pursue successful solo careers, while Paul Williams' departure was due to health problems. With Norman Whitfield taking over production duties, the group modernised their sound and enjoyed more success, culminating in the massive 1972 hit "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". The band didn't achieve much in the way of chart hits after 1975, after first moving to disco and then settling on a sophisticated R&B sound, but a version of the band continues to tour today.

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