Loader Icon. Honey, you got the key to my happiness and I. I can build a castle from a single grain of sand. You never know someone's situation. C F7 C F7 Can't get next to you, babe, I can't get next to you. I Can’t Get Next to You Lyrics. [Intro] Hold it, everybody. There was some silly nonsense going on in music during the hazed 60’s, case in point being the fabricated band The Archies actually holding down the number one slot with “Sugar Sugar” before The Temptations swept them away with another sonic funky R&B number, this time “I Can’t Get Next To You,” delivered in the fall of 1969, where it topped on out both the R&B and pop charts. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates I [Dennis:] Can fly like a bird in the sky. The song was performed regularly on the early Police tours, and Sting later included it during his 'Broken Music' tour in 2005–2006. It was covered by Diesel, The Balls [FI], The Zumbyes, Everyday People [US2] and other artists. "I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Gordy (Motown) label. It’s a song about a girl, plain and simple, but it still runs on the wild freedom of what Whitfield was bringing. I Can turn the gray sky blue I can make it rain, whenever I want it to, oh I I can build a castle from a single grain of sand I can make a ship sail, on dry land tell 'em yeah But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue 'Cause I can't get next to you I can't get next to you, babe (next to you) I can't get next to you (I just can't get next you) I can't get next to you, babe I can't get next to you … I can fly like a bird in the sky Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy Oh, I can turn a river into a raging fire I can live forever if I so desire !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? //, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. 'Cause I can't get next to you. It will provoke them to be a Christian in action and deed. "Next to You" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police as the opening track on their debut album Outlandos d'Amour in 1978. The song was performed by The Temptations. [Verse 1] I can turn the gray sky blue. Watch the video for I Can't Get Next to You from The Temptations's The Ultimate Collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 3 song for 1969. The single was a number-one hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. The single was also a number-one hit on the Billboard Top R&B Singles for five weeks,[1] from October 4 to November 1, replacing "Oh, What a Night" by The Dells, and replaced by another Motown song, "Baby I'm For Real" by The Originals. I Can't Get Next To You will make the reader think about the type of Christian they are or the type they're striving to be. Follow @genius Watch the video for I Can't Get Next to You from Al Green's Greatest Hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. "I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Gordy (Motown) label. I can't get (next to you) I, I, I, I, I can't get (next to you) I, I, I, I, I can't get (next to you) Girl, you're blowing my mind The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com Can't get next to you babe, can't get next to you. Verse 2: C F7 C I can fly, like a bird in the sky, C F7 C And I can buy any-thing, that money can buy. "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); I can turn your gray sky blue. [CDATA[ I Can't Get Next To You - song by The Temptations | Spotify. (No I can't, but I'm tryin') Can't get next to you babe, can't get next to you. Next to you I just can't get next you. 'Cause I can't get next to you. Uh-ya Oh, I [Paul:] I can turn a river into a raging fire. I just can't get next to you Temptations: I can't get next to you babe, I can't get next to you, I... David: Can fly like a bird in the sky Eddie: Hey, I can buy anything That money can buy Temptations: Oh, I... Melvin: I can turn a river Into a ragin' fire Melvin: I can live forever, If I … I could make it rain whenever I wanted to. I can make it rain whenever I want it to. I Can’t Get Next To You Lyrics. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. The duo also wrote the Temptations hit " Cloud Nine ," which was released in 1968. The single was also a number-one hit on the Billboard Top R&B Singles for five weeks, from October 4 to November 1, replacing "Oh, Wh… [Eddie:] Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy. (I just can't get next you) I can't get next to you, babe. [Eddie:] Unimportant are all the things I can do. The applause that starts the song, which is cut short by Dennis Edwards' spoken "Hold it, hold it, listen" line, was sampled in another Temptations song "Psychedelic Shack.". Billboard ranked it as the No. I can turn the gray sky blue, I can make it rain, when I want it too. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "I Can't Get Next To You" on Discogs. (No matter what I do) I can't get next to you. The song was a number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 18 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies and replaced by "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley. (You never know how hard, yeah) I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can. The song was a number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 18 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies and replaced by "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley. I can't get next to you. The song I Can't Get Next to You was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and was first recorded and released by The Temptations [US1] in 1969. [citation needed] Green's cover, the title track of his 1971 LP Al Green Gets Next to You, reached number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100, and number eleven on the R&B chart. The song has been frequently covered, with the most notable cover being a 1970 version by Al Green, which strips the composition of its fast pace and multi-lead vocals, and instead renders it as a slow-burning plea for love.