Holloway did not fit the Motown mold well. She lived in Los Angeles, not Detroit. She also had a grittier edge than the typical polished Motown performer, and wrote songs as well as sang them, which was unprecedented for a female Motown artist. Brenda Hollowy inspired many pop artists, including The Beatles who asked her to perform as the opening act on their 1965 tour of the U.S. She was the only female to open for them.
All I Do Is Think About You
Brenda Holloway Lyrics
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You're getting to be my one desire
You're getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
A little more love that's devoted and true
Cause all I do is think about you
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
We'll I'm gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
I'd light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
I'm gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
Cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
Oh oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Yeah baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby,
All I do
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Is think about you
All I do is think about you baby
All I do
Is think about you
I think about cha baby
All I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Is think about you
Oh baby, baby, baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
'Bout you baby
I'm thinking baby
Give it to me baby
I'm thinking baby
I'm thinking, thinking, yeah, yeah,
'Bout you baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down
All I do
Gotta get on down
Is think about you
Whoa whoa whoa get on down
All I do
All I do is think about you baby
Is think about you
I think about you baby
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Can you feel can you feel can feel
All I do
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
Is think about you
Think about you baby, oh oh
All I do
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you see my love growing
Is think about you
Oh, all I do is think about you
In Brenda Holloway's All I Do Is Think About You, she sings about how the one she desires has become the center of her world. The opening lines, "You made my soul a burning fire / You're getting to be my one desire" expresses the depth of her love for this person. She goes on to say that this person is all that matters to her and that every day she hopes to have more love to give to them. The song's message centers around the idea that she cannot stop thinking about this person, and that all she does is think about them.
She then addresses this person in the second verse, daring to suppose that she is on their mind too. Brenda describes how exciting it would be if they felt the same way about her, the dream that it would be for them to be together. She sings of lighting a candle every day and praying that this person will always feel the same way about her. The last verse conveys the idea that if she cannot have this person for her own, she would instead rather be lonely and keep thinking of them the way she does.
Overall, Brenda Holloway's song All I Do Is Think About You is a love song that speaks to the idea of intense desire for another person. It describes the overwhelming feeling of constantly thinking about that person and hoping that they feel the same way.
Line by Line Meaning
You made my soul a burning fire
You set my soul ablaze with passion and love
You're getting to be my one desire
You're becoming the only thing I truly want
You're getting to be all that matters to me
You're becoming the most important person in my life
And let me tell you girl
And I have to say
I hope and pray each day I live
I hope and pray that every day I live
A little more love I'll have to give
I can give more love to you every day
A little more love that's devoted and true
More love that is completely loyal and faithful
Cause all I do is think about you
Because you're always on my mind
I'd light a candle every day
I would light a candle every day
And pray that you'll always feel this way
And hope that you'll always love me too
And pray that our love will forever be new
And hope that our love will never fade
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
Baby, what if I were on your mind?
And by some chance a boy like me you're really been trying to find
If you've been looking for a boy like me
Well let me tell you girl
Let me say this to you
Think of how exciting it would be
Imagine how amazing it would feel
If you should discover you feel like me
If you realize you love me too
If you should discover this dream is for two
If we discover we share the same dream
Gonna tell you girl
I'm going to say
If I cannot have you for my own
If I can't be with you
I'd rather be lonely and all alone
I'd rather be alone and lonely
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do
I'd rather continue thinking about you
Think about you baby
I think about you, my love
Can you feel can you feel can feel
Can you sense it?
The fire burning can't you feel the birds humming
My passion is burning like a fire and you can feel the happiness it brings
Can't you feel my love flowing
Can't you feel how much I love you?
Can't you see my love growing
Can't you see how my love for you is growing stronger?
Oh, all I do is think about you
Oh, I just can't stop thinking about you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Clarence O. Paul, Morris Broadnax, Stevie Wonder
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jonathan Peters
This song has proven to be one of Stevie's most enduring compositions. Your channel is a goldmine. Keep 'em coming.
828cali
This is a great song. All versions of it are great in their own way. I just wish I could get a stereo version of this rendition!!!
korghkyron
I love this song. Brenda has a good voice and i like her very much BUT i think that this song was written for Tammi Terrell and nobody else can reproduce this like her. Tammi, wherever you are be in peace and thank you.
David Smith
I think Brenda has the best version I've heard! I think the could have tried it out on Marvelettes with Wanda on lead.
robert minkler
WOW, I didn't know Brenda recorded a version of this GREAT song by Stevie. It's beautiful! Thanks for posting it.
Chrystal Craig
I love both this version and Tammi Terrell's version. 😀
Vann-Di Galloway
Agreed
Redd Blitz
This song altogether should've been tried and recorded by the Marvelettes. It would've been a smash I think. But what a great job Stevie did though lol
David Smith
Wanda would have definitely made this series for sure. Although Brenda kills this. Her voice is dynamic
Blue Zodiac
@rmick66 I can't really argue with you. But Tammi still owns it.