# What was this song?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** music
**Created:** [June 19, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755 "2023-06-19T02:45:20Z")
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### Author: ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/1 "2023-06-19T02:45:20Z")

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Early 70s. It had the line (from memory): “you are the answer to all my questions before they’re through; my Cherie I’m in love with you”. All my Googling brings up Stevie Wonder. It wasn’t a big hit, but it played for a while. Thanks for any help 🙂

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### Author: ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/2 "2023-06-19T02:52:01Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bioah3q7JOk/hqdefault.jpg "TEE-SET - MA BELLE AMIE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bioah3q7JOk)

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### Author: ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/3 "2023-06-19T02:55:13Z")

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beat me to it

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### Author: ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/4 "2023-06-19T02:55:20Z")

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“_You were the answer of all my questions Before were through_”  
“_Ma belle amie I’m in love with you_”

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### Author: ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/5 "2023-06-19T02:57:49Z")

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Thanks! It was driving me crazy!

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### Author: ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/6 "2023-06-19T02:58:18Z")

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> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> It wasn’t a big hit

It reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 in Australia and Canada in 1970, No. 1 in South Africa, and reached the Top 10 across central Europe.

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### Author: ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755/7 "2023-06-19T03:06:34Z")

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I had to look up this line: “Let’s all give my substitute a big cheer.”