# Yet another song identification question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 7, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765 "2025-10-07T22:31:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/1 "2025-10-07T22:31:56Z")
I was at the grocery store today, and heard a song that is definitely from the 1990s or before, because I used to hear it then, but never found out who did it or what it’s called. It has a female lead singer, possibly the Pointer Sisters but I’m not sure, and the line “always do what you say you will do” or something similar is sung multiple times. Can this hivemind help me? ---
**Author:** ![DaveUnknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/2 "2025-10-08T00:35:55Z")
The mention of the pointer sisters and the meter of that line reminded me of that song “hes so shy”, by them. Not sure if thats it, the hook just repeats he’s so shy… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/3 "2025-10-08T02:16:16Z")
That’s not it. It’s not “Automatic”, either. I know the artist and title for both of those songs. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/4 "2025-10-08T05:44:01Z")
Typing those lyrics into Spotify gives B\*Witched singing _C’est la Vie_ …. Could be miles off though?! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UvjLgjtJKsc/maxresdefault.jpg "B\*Witched - C'est la vie (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvjLgjtJKsc) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/5 "2025-10-08T06:19:39Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > always do what you say you will do Try Charity Gayle “I Believe.” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/6 "2025-10-08T20:13:44Z")
That song came up more than everything else put together when I entered the lyrics into Google. The one I’m asking about is not a gospel song. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/7 "2025-10-08T22:08:09Z")
Probably not it, but the song that came to my mind is Wanna Be Starting Something by Michael Jackson. It has the following repeated many times: Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa Since it’s gibberish your mind could have put real words to it. And could be thought of as a Pointer Sisters type song. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/8 "2025-10-08T22:30:28Z")
This is definitely sung by a woman. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-song-identification-question/1023765/9 "2026-08-01T19:44:10Z")
Last night, I found it - in the same video that had “Automatic” on it. It was “1980s songs that peaked at #5” and it was not by the Pointer Sisters. It was “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” by Melissa Manchester, at about 2:36. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wG2QQzbS_MQ/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/wG2QQzbS_MQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDwG2QQzbS_MQ And the whole video. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HYDzEPQcWq8/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/HYDzEPQcWq8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDHYDzEPQcWq8