Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “Big/Large/Little/Small/Tall/Tiny.”
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Mr. Big Stuff was a huge crossover hit for R&B singer, Jean Knight in 1971. The song spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.
FUN FACTS:
- Mr. Big Stuff went double platinum and was the No. 1 Soul Single of the year.
- It became one of Stax Records’ more popular and recognizable hits.
- Mr. Big Stuff was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1972 Grammy Awards.
Knight performed the song on Soul Train on December 11, 1971 during its very first season and that’s the video performance I’m featuring today! So 70s – check out how high her hair is! 😀
Enjoy!
See my Song Lyric Sunday selection for Nesie’s Place!
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Mr. Big Stuff
Who do you think you are
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna get my love
And have a big fine car, oh yes you do now
Do you think I can afford to give you my love (oh yeah)
You think you’re higher than every star above
Who do you think you are
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna get my love
I know you broke their hearts one after another now, bit by bit
You made ’em cry, many poor girls cry
When they try to keep you happy, they just try to keep you satisfied
Who do you think you are
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna get my love
Than to be fooled around and get hurt by you
Cause when I give my love, I want love in return (oh yeah)
Now I know this is a lesson Mr. Big Stuff you haven’t learned
Who do you think you are
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna get my love
You’re never gonna break my heart
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna make me cry
Just who do you think you are
Mr. Big Stuff
You’re never gonna get my love
Mr. Big Stuff
Felicia Denise, Author 
Oh, yeah!
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This song has such a great beat, I always loved it. What is she hiding under all of that hair?
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Nostalgic and a nice song to sing along with 🎶😎
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A great song by a very pretty lady, hair and all… good choice!
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What a nice blast to the past. Amazing to think Soul Train is over 50 now. I think she has Marge Simpson beat for tall ‘do’s.
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oooh Great old song! So fun to watch videos from long ago with the hairstyles and clothes they wore. 🙂
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So true, Barbara! And we’d beg our parents for some of the same things! 😀
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Great blog you haave here
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Thank you, and thanks for stopping by! ☺️☺️
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