Rushen’s first and only Top 40 hit – Forget Me Nots earned her spot #86 on VH1’s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s list.
Sampled and referenced in Will Smith’s 1997 hit movie tie-in Men In Black.
[Chorus]
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
[Verse 1]
Those were the times we had
Sharing a joy that we thought would last
Memories of love and affection
Never really was just like a dream
Was it the simple things
That made me so crazy about you
Was it your charm or your passion
It's not hard to believe
I love you and I need you so I'm
[Chorus]
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
[Verse 2]
Did we give up too soon?
Maybe we needed just a little room
Wondering how it all happened
Maybe we just need a little time
Though we did end as friends
Given the chance we could love again
She'll always love you forever
It's not hard to believe
I want you and I need you so I'm
[Chorus]
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
Sending you forget me nots (Forget me nots)
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not (Forget me not)
I want you to remember
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Sending you forget me nots
Baby, please forget me not
Good times we had (Sending you forget me nots)
They weren't so bad
What a life we shared (Baby, please forget me not)
Pretty baby, I still care
[Chorus]
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember
Baby, please forget me not
I want you to remember
Sending you forget me nots
To help you to remember (Help you to remember)
Forget Me Nots was written by Patrice Rushen & Freddie Washington & Terri McFaddin.
Forget Me Nots was produced by Charles Mims Jr. & Patrice Rushen.
Patrice Rushen released Forget Me Nots on Wed Apr 14 1982.