I'm looking for the name of a song that my mother used to play in her
car in the early eighties. I know very little about it except that it
was sort of mowtowny, souly pop music sung by a female singer with a
line in it about a man that the singer thought was a Dr Jekyll but
turned out to actually be a Mr Hyde. I think the singer was black, and
I remember that my mother had albums by Deniece Williams, Randy
Crawford and Dionne Warwick. I think this is genuinely an impossible
question to answer, but I would be incredibly happy if someone could
help me answer it.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 13 Aug 2006 14:01 PDT

re these the lyrics you remember?

Duplicated man, inside, double tied
Prisoner, he's back to back, face to face
Mirrored shadows always changing place
Separated man himself he divides
Opposite needs he can't see where to hide
A single double side - Jekyll and Hyde

This man was good, he was calm
He'd never do any harm
Gentle soul as you may see
As caring as he could be.

If these aren't the correct lyrics, can you remember any other of the
lyrics of the song? Anything may help.

Looking forward to hearing your views.

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Question by plasticbaguk-ga on 13 Aug 2006 15:23 PDT

No - I'm afraid those aren't the lyrics in question. As far as I know
it's not from the Jekyll and Hyde musical. I *think* the line with
Jekyll and Hyde in it was something literally like, "I thought you
were a Jekyll, but you're just Mr Hyde" or something like that. It was
definitely something with Hyde at the end of a line and definitely
organised so that there was an 'i thought you were X but you were Y'
sort of structure. I really wish I could give you more information
than I have, but I'm almost totally stuck.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 14 Aug 2006 00:12 PDT

With no additional lyrics to work on, I haven't been able to find the
song you have described. If you can remember any other lyrics, please
let us know.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Alison Moyet fronting band Yazoo comes to mind.

I can't think what the song is though.

Cheers

Came in from the city walked into the door 
I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor 
Love just like addiction now I'm hooked on you 
I need some time to get it right 
Your love gonna see me through 

Chorus 
Can't stop now don't you know I ain't never gonna let you go 
Don't go 

 
  
 


Baby make your mind up give me what you got 
Fix me with your lovin' shut the door and turn the lock 
Hey go get the doctor, doctor came to late 
Another night I feel alright my love for you can't wait 

Chorus 

Came in from the city walked into the door 
I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor 
Said he was a killer, now I know it's true 
I'm dead when you walk out the door 
Hey babe I'm hooked on you 

Chorus

I think this is what I am thinking of. The film clip might have been a
Dr Jeckyll/Mr Hyde theme.

Sorry

I think the song you're looking for is "When I'm Gone" by Brenda
Holloway.  Black, female,from the 60's, and not just "Motown-y", but
the genuine article. Has the line "You're a real Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.Hyde." after verses along the lines of "My friends think you're
quite a guy, but hey don't know how much you lied......how much I
cried."
A video of the singer&song is on YouTube.