Like the Jackson 5 before them, New Edition became a pop phenomenon, and were big enough to have Madonna as an opening act during their early days.
The group parted company with Starr in 1984; Starr responded by promptly creating the group New Kids on the Block, essentially New Edition with Caucasian teenagers. After the split the boys still received success from singles such as "Cool It Now, Mr. Telephone Man", and "Count Me Out". Around 1986, Bobby Brown was voted out of the group, due to behavioral problems during concerts, He went on to pursue a solo career in 1987 but did not find success in his solo ventures until 1988. Brown was replaced by former solo child star Johnny Gill who would become an official member that same year. The group's sound also evolved at this time from bubblegum pop-styled R&B to smoother, more adult music. The new material, primarily produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, had a strong new jack swing feel. The first album recorded with Gill, Heart Break, had numerous R&B hits, including "If It Isn't Love", "Can You Stand The Rain", "N.E. Heart Break", and "Boys To Men" (which later lent its name to the Philadelphia-based group Boyz II Men).
New Edition essentially broke up in 1989, with Bell, Bivins, and DeVoe forming the popular hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant beginning his solo career and Gill restarting his solo career, with more success this time. In 1991, the group had a semi-reunion of sorts when they recorded a remix of the Bell Biv DeVoe track "Word To The Mutha!" in which all six members performed and appeared in the music video.
In 1996, the reunion became complete, as all six former members reunited for the Home Again album. Although the album featured the hit singles "Hit Me Off" and "I'm Still In Love With You", the ensuing tour would prove disastrous for the group. By the middle leg of the tour in 1997, Bobby Brown and Mike Bivins left, due to egos clashing and a less-than-harmonious time with the other members. The band canceled the tour and went on indefinite hiatus soon afterward.
The band reformed again in 2002 without Bobby Brown and released an album on Bad Boy Records entitled "One Love". They are currently working in the studio with plans to release another album with all six members in 2008.
My Secret
New Edition Lyrics
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See if you can guess
Put your heart into the
Problem
See if you can pass the
Test
Can you see it?
It's a natural occurrence
If I've been acting crazy that's
Just one more clue
When I see you
Oh, feel you start to shake ?
Do a double take
Didja get it yet,
Get it yet
Get it yet
Oooh my secret
Ooh sparks begin to fly
Lightening in the sky
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
My secret
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Get it
Get it yet
Girl there ain't much time
So move a little closer
Put your hand in mine
Can you feel it?
I'll try to make it easy
Even knock it out
Before the night is over
There will be no doubt
You'll find out
Fell ya start to shake
Do a double take
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Ooh my secret
Ooh sparks begin to fly
Lightening in the sky
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
My secret
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Get it
Get it
Get it yet
Come on girl
You only got three
Guesses and you're not
Even close
Ooh now you're getting warmer
Ooh now you're hot
Ooh feel ya start to shake
I do a double take
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Ooh my secret
Ooh sparks begin to fly
Lightening in the sky
Didja get it
Get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
My secret
Ooh feel ya start to shake
I do a double take
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Ooh my secret
Sparks begin to fly
Lightning from the sky
Didja get it yet
My secret
Ooh feel ya start to shake
I do a double take
Didja get it yet
Get it yet
Get it yet
Ooh my secret
Sparks begin to fly
Lightning from the sky
Didja get it yet
My secret
The song "My Secret" by New Edition is a love song about a man who confesses to having a secret to his love interest, but wants her to guess what it is. The song plays with a guessing game. The man gives her hints and clues throughout the song about what his secret is. The lyrics suggest that the secret is something natural and happens when two people come together. The man also tells her that if he's been acting differently around her, it's a clue to the secret.
The chorus repeats the question, "Didja get it yet?" while the man sings about feeling the sparks fly and the woman shaking. The song suggests a feeling of electricity when the two of them come together. At the end of the song, the man tells the woman she's getting warmer and then finally hot, indicating that she's getting closer to guessing his secret. The song ends without revealing what the secret actually is.
Overall, "My Secret" is a playful and romantic song about the excitement of being in love and sharing secrets with someone special.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl I got a secret
I have something to tell you that I haven't shared with anyone else.
See if you can guess
I want you to try to figure out what my secret is on your own.
Put your heart into the
Give your full attention and focus to trying to guess my secret.
Problem
The situation of trying to guess my secret.
See if you can pass the
Try to see if you can guess correctly.
Test
The challenge of guessing my secret.
Can you see it?
Are you able to figure out what my secret is yet?
It's a natural occurrence
My secret is something that comes naturally to me.
1+1 makes 2
My secret is something simple that makes sense when you think about it.
If I've been acting crazy that's
If I have been acting unusual or out of character, that should give you a hint about my secret.
Just one more clue
My unusual behavior is an extra hint to help you guess the secret.
When I see you
Whenever I am around you and interacting with you.
Oh, feel you start to shake ?
I can sense your nervous energy building up as you try to guess my secret.
Do a double take
You might be surprised or shocked when you finally figure out my secret.
Didja get it yet,
Have you successfully guessed my secret yet?
Ooh my secret
My secret is something only I know for now.
Ooh sparks begin to fly
The tension and excitement in the air is building as we approach the reveal of my secret.
Lightening in the sky
This is a metaphor for the excitement in the air as we near the answer to my secret.
Didja get it yet
Have you guessed my secret yet?
Come on girl
I am encouraging you to keep trying to guess my secret.
You only got three
You have three more guesses left to try to figure out my secret.
Guesses and you're not
You have already used up some of your guesses and still haven't gotten my secret correct.
Even close
Your guesses so far have not come close to my actual secret.
Ooh now you're getting warmer
You are starting to get closer to guessing my secret.
Ooh now you're hot
You are very close to guessing my secret and getting it right.
Sparks begin to fly
The excitement and tension is building up again as you near guessing my secret.
Lightning from the sky
The energy and excitement around us is metaphorically similar to a thunderstorm.
My secret
The answer to what I have been keeping from you and not telling anyone else.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BUCK RAM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
shnglbot
i love how innocent this video is. nobody trying to act hard.
Lisa B.
This puts me in a good spirit...I'm so proud of them...and this song reminds me of "Let's hear it for the Boy" by Denise Williams & "All Fall Down" by Five Star
Stanyata Williams
Yep
haloes14
That's what brought me here
.. . LOL.
bobby mayes
bobby brown is the damn man baby girl
Raw&Uncut Mack
Wow!!! This is the 1st time that someone has actually named a couple of my favs that no one really talks about. Especially 5 star. You-Go-Girl...lol (channeling Martin Lawrence).
Raymond Tyler
@Raw&Uncut Mack 5 star actually have a version of this same song
ReeSellsIt
I still get so excited when I hear this song & still have the original cassette tape from when I was 7. The 80's were so lit. The best time to be a kid!!
sanatah Alexander
And anyone hating on the 80s music... Especially new edition... Is already lost... And I feel bad for those that didn't grow up listening to songs like these
It's funny how time flys
sanatah Alexander ...FR...Those days were the best... These kids got a raw deal... Talentless, unoriginal artists and bs cartoons... #hardcore80skid