Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
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Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
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Boyz II Men & Michael Bivins
Boyz II Men & Michael Bivins
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men & Michael Bivins
“MotownPhilly” is the very first single of Boyz II Men’s career. It appeared on their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony.
The music video features a cameo appearance from Philly native, and The Roots‘ drummer, Questlove.
[Intro: All]
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
[Chorus: All]
Motownphilly back again
Doin' a little east coast swing
Boyz II Men going off
Not too hard, not too soft
[Verse 1: Nathan Morris & Michael Bivins]
It's long overdue but now
Philly is slammin'
Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD
The east coast family
Never skipped a beat (Nah)
While cooling on South Street
Jet black Benz, plenty of friends
And all the Philly steaks you can eat
[Verse 2: Wanyá Morris & (Shawn Stockman)]
Back in school
We used to dream about this every day
Could it really happen?
Or do dreams just fade away?
Then we started singing and
They said it sounds smooth
And we started a group and here we are
Kickin' it just for you
[Chorus: All]
Motownphilly back again
Doin' a little east coast swing
Boyz II Men going off
Not too hard, not too soft
[Interlude: Michael Bivins]
Boyz—Boyz
Yo, these four new jacks is real
Smooth on the harmony tip
Nate, Mike, Shawn, and Wan
You know the mentality
Keep flippin' the gift
[Verse 3: Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris]
The spotlight is on us now, watch us do this
Da da, daaa da da, da da da da da da
Live and direct from Phillytown
Rap and hype and we can get down
We are ready to roll
So now the world will know that we were
[Verse 4: Wanyá Morris, All]
Back in school we used to dream about this every day
Could it really happen? Or do dreams fade away?
Then we started singing, and they said it sounds smooth
So we started a group and here we are kickin' it just for you, oh, oh
[Chorus: All]
Motownphilly back again
Doin' a little east coast swing
Boyz II Men going off
Not too hard, not too soft
[Bridge: All]
Boyz II Men, Boyz II Men, Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men, Boyz II Men, Boyz II Men
Then we started singing them
They said it sounded smooth
[Verse 5: Michael Bivins]
Now check this out, one day back in Philly
Four guys wanted to sing
They came up to me, I said, "Well, what's your name?
(Boyz II Men!) Hey, you know what I'm sayin'?"
Then I said, "Alright fellas
Well, let me see what you can do"
And then, a smile when that Wanya said
"Yo Mike, check this out, see if this one moves you"
[Interlude: All]
Doom doom doom da da, doom doom doom da da
Da di da di da da, da da, daa daa oh
Doom doom doom da da, doom doom doom da da
Da di da di da da, da da, daa daa oh
[Chorus: All]
Motownphilly's back again
Doin' a little east coast swing
Boyz II Men going off
Not too hard, not too soft
[Outro: All]
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz, Boyz, Boyz
Boyz II Men
ABC, BBD
Motownphilly was written by Shawn Stockman & Nathan Morris & Michael Bivins & Dallas Austin.
Motownphilly was produced by Dallas Austin.
Boyz II Men released Motownphilly on Tue Apr 30 1991.