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.
She Gives Me A Bang
New Edition Lyrics
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You're such a sexy thing. You give me a bang.
Even when we're walkin' or maybe just talking, yeah,
You're such a sexy thing. You give me a bang.
Take me, baby, I'm yours. {Oh}
Girl, I need you {girl, I need you,}
Girl, I want you {girl, I want to,}
Girl, can't you see? I've got to have you into my life.
Yes I do, now...into my life. Got to have you.
Girl, let me tell you how I really feel.
You're such a sexy thing. You give me a bang.
{Yes, you do, yes, you do, yes, you do now, give me a bang.}
(Yes, you do, yes, you do, yes, you do now, give me a bang.}
Take me, baby, I'm yours. {Oh}
Girl, I need you {girl, I need you,}
Got to have you {got to have you;}
Girl, I want you {girl, I want you;}
Girl, can't you see? I've got to have you into my life.
Yes, I do now...inot my life.
Girl, I want you. {Ooh}
Girl, I need you.
Girl, I want you. {Oh}
Girl, I need you.
Girl, I want you, {Ooh} and I need you
She gives me pretty lovin' with kissin' and huggin'. Yeah,
She's such a sexy thing. She gives me a bang.
Even when we're walkin', or maybe just talkin', yeah,
She's such a sexy thing. She gives me a bang.
Girl, I need you. {Ooh}
Got to have you.
Girl I want you, and I've got to have you.
--Fade--
In the lyrics of the song "She Gives Me a Bang" by New Edition, the singer expresses his adoration for a woman who gives him a "bang" - meaning an exciting and pleasurable feeling. The lyrics are filled with compliments and expressions of desire, as he describes her as a "sexy thing" and repeatedly professes his need and want for her. He also mentions how the woman's affection, even just through kissing and hugging, brings him pleasure and makes him feel loved.
Overall, the song is a celebration of the passionate and intense feelings that come with being in love or infatuated with someone. The lyrics are straightforward and unabashedly romantic, with the singer being open about his emotions and desires. The repetition of phrases like "girl, I need you" and "got to have you" suggests an urgency and intensity to his feelings, emphasizing how important the woman is to him.
In summary, "She Gives Me a Bang" is a love song that celebrates the powerful emotions that come with romantic feelings. The lyrics are straightforward and filled with compliments and expressions of desire, and emphasize the intense connection between the singer and his love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
She gives me pretty lovin' with the kissin' and huggin'.
She shows affection by kissing and hugging me, which I find pleasing.
You're such a sexy thing. You give me a bang.
I find you very attractive and being with you excites me.
Even when we're walkin' or maybe just talking, yeah,
Even doing ordinary things with you makes me happy.
Girl, let me tell you how I really feel.
I want to express my true emotions to you.
{Yes, you do, yes, you do, yes, you do now, give me a bang.}
You excite me and turn me on, as evidenced by my repeated requests for more.
Girl, I want you.
I desire you.
Girl, I need you.
I can't live without you.
She gives me pretty lovin' with kissin' and huggin'. Yeah,
Just being physically close to her and receiving her affection feels good.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LARRY CURTIS JOHNSON, MICHAEL EDWIN JOHNSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ralph was killing it in this video, i can see how he was the most popular back then. He could've been a little MJ
history account
they remind me of the jackson 5 too a little.
foxy Brown
I totally agree with you!
foxy Brown
Yes he was ‼
skintight5
He's cuter than MJ, and just as mesmerizing.
Kristij Jones
Love this group....Best Biopic movie in a long time....New Edition deserves all of this recognition...God is good😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
EyE GuY
Way way waaaayyyy a head of their time...game changers who took the torch from the Jacksons before them and have yet to pass it to worthy new game changing talent
Shantel Burns
If NE were white this would have been considered pop music and a pop group. NE songs in the
early days were bubblegum pop. This was genius to take some young black kids from the projects
and have them singing songs like popcorn love, cool it now ,with you all the way. Genius. This is why
NE are legendary these songs are classic. No other group accept the Jacksons can get away with singing these pillow soft songs and sellout arenas 30 plus years later, love them.
Dion Turner
Kristij Jones is
MsFarzee
sinjin4563 That's because they aren't in that category with those groups. "Pop boy groups" Teen R&B music acts were their own awesome thing. They crossed over to pop sometimes and sometimes they didn't. R&B Teen acts are the best period!