My Girl

"My Girl" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, the song became the Temptations' first U.S. number-one single, and is today their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing this song was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was included on the Temptations 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." In 1965, Otis Redding brought a traditional blues flavor to the song. Produced by Steve Cropper, it was released on Redding's album Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul. His version was not released as a single in the US, but Atlantic issued it in the UK to capitalize on the relative lack of success by the Temptations' original version, and Redding's cover eventually peaked at number 11.

[Verse 1] I've got sunshine on a cloudy day And it's cold outside, I've got the month of May [Chorus] Oh, I guess you'd say What can make, ooh, me feel this way? It's my girl Talkin' 'bout my girl [Verse 2] I've got so much loving, oh, the bees envy me I've got a sweeter song that I can sing, than the birds in the trees [Chorus] Oh, I guess you will say Ooh, what can make me feel this way? It's my girl Talkin' 'bout my girl, ooh, hoo [Bridge] Hey hey hey Hey hey hey Ooh, ooh, yeah [Verse 3] I don't need no money, all I need is my fame I've got all the riches, baby, one big man can claim [Chorus] Oh, I guess you'd say Ooh, "What can make you feel this way?" My girl Talkin' 'bout my girl [Outro] Ooh, I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl I've even got the month of May with my, my, my girl Talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout, ooh, ooh, ooh