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unusual facts about Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'


WRFF

There was a short announcement from a female ("This feels like my own radio station") and an awkward segue into "Get Ready For This" by 2 Unlimited, then Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".


Billy Currington

Doin' Somethin' Right produced his first Number One in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", followed by "Why, Why, Why" at No.

Blanca Soto

She appeared in Billy Currington's music video "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (winner of sexiest video of the year at the CMA).

Buffalo G

The duo released one single in Ireland and the United Kingdom: "We're Really Saying Something", a rap cover version of the 1982 song by Bananarama, itself a cover of the 1964 original version by the Velvelettes.

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

The Irish girl group Buffalo G released a rap cover version of the song in 2000, reaching the top 20 in both the Irish and UK charts.

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964 (see 1964 in music). The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.

Jimmy Mack

Lananeeneenoonoo (the name of the fictitious group in the sketch which featured Kathy Burke as the third member) were shown recording a cover version of and making a video for "Jimmy Mack" in the style of Bananarama, who had previously covered the Motown songs "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Nathan Jones".

Mama Say

The song samples Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" in the repeated line "Mama say, mama sa mama cu sa" in its chorus; the title is taken from both this sample and the song "Soul Makossa", which inspired the Jackson tune.

Shakespears Sister discography

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