Song · Bananarama
“He was Really Sayin' Somethin'” by Bananarama
Released 1982
“He was Really Sayin' Somethin'” by Bananarama appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1982. Its best result is #1741 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,806 alternative song of all time.
Bananarama went digging in the Motown catalog for this one. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" was a 1964 soul song by the label's writers Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Eddie Holland, first cut that year by the Velvelettes. The British girl group trimmed the title to "Really Saying Something" and in 1982 turned it into a hit of their own: an American girl-group number reborn almost two decades later by a new girl group on the other side of the Atlantic.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1741 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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