There's this song in my head. What is it?

October 19, 2009 10:35 AM

Songfilter: help me find out what this early 90s era pop song that is stuck in my head is

This song running through my head I have heard many times on bland corporate radio, and I'm fairly certain it's from the late 80s/early 90s. Its main hook is 3 repeated (and sycopated) notes sung by a girl, either "stuck in love" or "so in love". I'm sure this will only help the real music nerds out there, but these three repeated notes start on the 'and' of beat 2 (the song is in 4/4). From what else I can remember, there's a lyric that goes like "it's why I think of you, (synth-generated orchestra hit here), baby)".

If any of you have a clue about what I'm talking about, your help is greatly appreciated.

posted by MattMangels to grab bag (7 comments total)

When I Think of You by Janet Jackson?
posted by jrossi4r at 10:38 AM on October 19

Shake your love. I just can't shake your love. Shake your love. I just can't shake your love.

SHAKE IT
YOUR LOVE
posted by asockpuppet at 10:45 AM on October 19

It's Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.
posted by bunny hugger at 10:54 AM on October 19 [1 favorite]

Do you remember anything else about it? Do you recall any of the other lyrics? Can you guess the singer's race and age? What's the instrumentation like? What genre of music is it (pop, r&b, contemporary country, etc.)?
posted by box at 10:55 AM on October 19

From what else I can remember, there's a lyric that goes like "it's why I think of you, (synth-generated orchestra hit here), baby)".


Actually, it's thus:

'Cos when I think of you (orchestral riff) Baby,
Nothin' else seems to matter,
'Cos when I think of you (orchestral riff) Baby,
All I think about is our love..
Ooohhh (so-in-love) oooh (so-in-love)..."

And that would be "When I think of You" by Janet Jackson.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:22 AM on October 19

Awesome job guys.
posted by MattMangels at 2:04 PM on October 19

"When I Think of You," Janet Jackson, summer 1986 to be exact (her 1st #1 single in the States).
posted by blucevalo at 3:10 PM on October 19