1. an R&B performer … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists known as Case.
1. an R&B performer from New York, NY, United States.
2. a British punk / ska / oi! band of the early 1980's (reformed in 2011)
3. a rapper, skateboarder and drummer from San Francisco, CA, United States
1. Case Woodard was born in New York City and was signed to Def Soul records. He first started working in the R&B industry as a backup singer, working with big name R&B artists like Usher. In 1996, Case released his self-titled debut album. The album featured "Touch Me Tease Me" with rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Mary J. Blige, the hit single from "The Nutty Professor". The single went gold, reaching #4 on the R&B charts and #14 on the Hot 100.
Case's second album,Personal Conversation, was released in 1999 and went gold. The album featured the hit single "Happily Ever After" which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100. The album's other single, "Think Of You" failed to do well on the charts, managing to only reach #50 on the R&B charts.
Open Letter, Case's most well-known album was released in 2001. The album went gold, likely a result of the single "Missing You." "Missing You" is Case's only #1 single to date as it topped the R&B charts and reached #4 on the Hot 100.
After the success of “Open Letter”, Case moved to Atlanta to be closer to his children, and has over the last several years proven to be a real survivor. To say his seven years “away” from music have been interesting would be an understatement. In 2002 his true determination to survive was witnessed when Case accidentally shot himself in the throat. The bullet that went in through his throat and came out of the back of his neck was miraculously less than a centimeter away from paralyzing and killing him. To the shock of everyone around, Case was out of the hospital in four hours with just bandages around his neck.
With no damage done to his vocal chords Case continued to work on completing his fourth album, but due to professional differences Case asked to be released from Def Jam Records in 2004. He has since worked through the challenges of a changing music industry and partnered with manager Blue Williams to create and independent record label, Indigo Blue. Case is now poised to release his much anticipated album, The Rose Experience in Fall 2008.
A great deal of Case's success has been due to his appearance on movie soundtracks. Many of Case's most popular tracks appear on the soundtracks for Nutty Professor, Rush Hour, Nutty Professor II and The Best Man. These singles were "Touch Me Tease Me" (Nutty Professor), "Faded Pictures" (Rush Hour), "Best Man I Can Be" (The Best Man) and "Missing You" (Nutty Professor II).
2. Hailing from South London, United Kingdom, Case were a five-piece punk (sometimes ska-tinged) outfit led by vocalist Matthew Newman. Their best known line-up featured drummer Derwent, sax players Neil Pyzer and Micky Donnelly, guitarist Rob Brooks and bassist Marc Adams. Their only official release was the Wheat From The Chaff EP (1983), until all of their demo recordings were gathered up on the compilation CD, Ain't Gonna Dance (2011).
Caught You
Case Lyrics
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So now I think it's too late for us
But wait, listen for a minute baby(oh,oh oh)
Spent last night wonderin where ya been
Jumped in my ride just searchin for somethin
As I stopped at the light
So I looked in my rear view and I saw you
Oh and it hurt so bad
Chorus:
What can I do,girl I saw you (yes I did)
What can you say,girl I caught you ( yes I did,yes did,yea yea)
Just can't explain,way he kissed you
It's gonna hurt I'm gonna miss you( oh yes I will,yes I will)
I don't know what I'm gonna do
It's the very next night,your all alone
Waiting so,I looked in your eyes
Nothing there but despair
I asked where you were last night,and don't lie
You said you spent the evening at your girlfriends
Why you wanna pretend
Chrorus
Baby I can't lie
I'm not the average guy (no,no)
And I'm not gon sit around,I won't even ask you why
The choice you made was yours to make
But thanks for all the love you gave
But baby now it's time to say goodbye
Goodbye, thankyou bye bye bye baby
Chrous (till fade)
In Case’s song “Caught You,” the singer has come to the realization that his relationship is falling apart due to the actions of his significant other. He acknowledges that they have both made mistakes, but it seems too late to save the relationship. One night, after wondering where his partner has been, he catches them with someone else. He is hurt and confused, asking what he can do and what she can say to make things right. As the song progresses, he discovers that she had lied to him about where she was and that she is pretending to be something she’s not. In the end, he expresses his gratitude for the love she gave, but says that it is time to say goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
Hmm.. we did so many things wrong
We made a lot of mistakes in our relationship
So now I think it's too late for us
I believe that our relationship has already been damaged beyond repair
But wait, listen for a minute baby(oh,oh oh)
Please just wait and hear me out for a moment
Spent last night wonderin where ya been
Last night I was wondering where you went
Jumped in my ride just searchin for somethin
I got in my car and drove around trying to find something or someone
As I stopped at the light
When I came to a stop at a red light
Through all the noise I could hear your voice
Even with all the surrounding noise, I could still hear your voice
So I looked in my rear view and I saw you
I glanced in my rearview mirror and saw that it was you
Oh and it hurt so bad
This sight was very painful for me
Chorus: What can I do,girl I saw you (yes I did)
What can I do since I saw you with someone else?
What can you say,girl I caught you ( yes I did,yes did,yea yea)
What can you even say now that I've caught you in the act?
Just can't explain,way he kissed you
I can't find the words to describe the way he kissed you
It's gonna hurt I'm gonna miss you( oh yes I will,yes I will)
It's going to be painful and I will miss you very much
I don't know what I'm gonna do
I am unsure about how to handle this situation
It's the very next night,your all alone
The very next night, you are all alone
Waiting so,I looked in your eyes
I was waiting for you, and when I saw you, I looked into your eyes
Nothing there but despair
Your eyes reflected only despair
I asked where you were last night,and don't lie
I asked where you were the previous night, and I need you to tell me the truth
You said you spent the evening at your girlfriends
You said that you spent the evening at your friend's house
Why you wanna pretend
Why are you trying to pretend that nothing happened?
Chorus
Same as before
Baby I can't lie
I have to be honest with you, even if it's hard
I'm not the average guy (no,no)
I'm not like the other guys out there
And I'm not gon sit around,I won't even ask you why
I can't just sit around and do nothing, but I won't even bother asking why you did this
The choice you made was yours to make
You made your own choices, and I can't change that
But thanks for all the love you gave
Thank you for all the love you showed me in the past
But baby now it's time to say goodbye
But now it's time for us to go our separate ways
Goodbye, thankyou bye bye bye baby
Goodbye, and thank you for everything we had
Chorous (till fade)
Same as before
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Antoinette Alvarez
on Touch Me Tease Me
Touch me tease me
Antoinette Alvarez
on Missing You
I'm Missing you