# Song lyric question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445 "2003-01-09T03:38:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445/1 "2003-01-09T03:38:14Z")

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There is a song that was done in the late 60’s or early 70’s. Motown type. The only line I remember is “With this ring I promise I’ll always love you, always love you.”

Ring a bell with anyone. I really need to get this out of my head.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445/2 "2003-01-09T03:46:29Z")

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All you have to do with song lyrics is enter a line into the window at Google. Then you get stuff like this: WITH THIS RING (Written by Luther Dixon / Richard Wylie / Anthony Hester) The Platters.

I’m not familiar with the song or when it was released. I am familiar with the Platters, but it was all ten years earlier than what you mentioned. I didn’t think they had any chart action that late.

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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445/3 "2003-01-09T03:54:13Z")

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Sorry, should have mentioned that I did the google search, found that cite, but it is not the song. It may have been by The Temptations or The Four Tops. It had that kind of sound. I don’t know of anything by The Platters that was that recent either.

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**Author:** ![theleetbeagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@theleetbeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theleetbeagle)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445/4 "2003-01-09T17:19:50Z")

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I have found that radio station DJs are little gems of wonder.

Particularly oldie station DJs…whom actually care about the music they play.

Ask 'em. Sing it to 'em. They’ll know.

NJK

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-question/147445/5 "2003-01-09T17:50:57Z")

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[http://www.audiogalaxy.com/bands/brandieandscott/page3.html](http://www.audiogalaxy.com/bands/brandieandscott/page3.html)

Is this it?