Heat Wave
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Lyrics


Whenever I'm with him (ooh),
Something inside (inside)
Stars to burnin' (ooh)
And I'm filled with desire

Could it be a devil in me
Or is this the way love's supposed to be?

It's like a heat wave
Burnin' in my heart (like a heat wave)
I can't keep from cryin' (like a heat wave)
It's tearin' me apart

Whenever he calls my name
Soft, low, sweet and plain,
I feel, yeah, well,
I feel that burnin' flame

Has high blood pressure got a hold on me
Or is this the way love's supposed to be?

It's like a heat wave
Burnin' in my heart (like a heat wave)
I can't keep from cryin' (like a heat wave)
It's tearin' me apart

(Ooooh, oooh, heat wave)
(Ooooh, oooh, heat wave)

Sometimes I stare in space,
Tears all over my face
I can't explain it, don't understand it
I ain't never felt like this before

Now that funny feelin' has me amazed
I don't know what to do, my head's in a haze

It's like a heat wave

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Well, it's alright, girl)
Whoa-ho yeah
(Go ahead, girl)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Well, it's alright, girl)
Ho yeah
(Ain't nothin' but love, girl)

Don't pass up this chance
It sounds like true romance

Don't you know it's like a heat wave?

Burnin' burnin'
Burnin' burnin' burnin'

Burnin' burnin' burnin'
Burnin' burnin' burnin'
(repeat and fade out)

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Royal Carmichael, Mickey Madden, Ryan Michael Dusick

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Comments from YouTube:

officialmacmillan

love this tune so much. whenever i listen to it i wanna dance, break up everything and just party around, kissin and feelin free. love the energy!

TheShaman74

what a masterpiece ..... 60s is my favourite decade in music

50Emerald

As a 61-year-old, I say that this is the finest song ever to come out of Motown -- just *love* it! It was released in August, 1963, during a real heat wave!

Antônio Carlos Guimarães

Gostei demais, aliás músicas antigas é comigo mesmo.

Wolf251982

This is definately a great song to end the summer with!

artistsixteen

This music makes me feel forever young!!!!Thats powerful,Thank You Barry Gordy

Aurum_H2

Two dislikes? how the heck can you dislike Martha Reeves and the Vandellas? this is real music right here!

mkl62

A #1 hit for Martha and The Vandellas on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 117th #1 R&B song of the Rock Era. It also hit #4 on the Top 40 charts. And this new record company, Motown, was gaining steam.

Xtra BaSe HitZ

one of if not the best intro to any song ever

Joe Hylton

First concert I ever went to ... September 1969, Stevie Wonder supported by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas at Hammersmith Odeon. I was a 13 year old boy from Shepherds Bush, the music sent shivers up and down my spine and I've never forgotten it to this day! I think me and my mate paid 50p each to get in - That was the day I fell in love with Tamla Motown .... and my feelings haven't changed!

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