Who Did It Better

Chaka OR Mary?

Chaka Khan Chaka Khan 1975

Sweet Thing

Written by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden

Sweet thing, sweet thing
Let me love you

What's this song about ↓

A description of a love so good it feels like a privilege. Chaka Khan wrote it as a slow-burning funk ballad, her voice floating over a groove that sounds like a secret being shared. he has found something rare and she knows it. Sweet thing... the simple name she calls the one who makes life worth living. not about the complications of love. It is about the pure, uncomplicated joy of being with someone who feels like home. The arrangement is built around a bassline that moves like a slow walk on a warm night.

That same sweet thing gets a 90s R&B makeover in

Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige 1994

Variation A — side column

Chaka Khan 1975
Mary J. Blige 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Chaka Khan 1975

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

Mary J. Blige 1994

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Chaka Khan 1975
Mary J. Blige 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

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Who Did It Better

Chaka OR Mary?

Chaka Khan Chaka Khan 1975
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige 1994

Sweet Thing

Written by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden

Sweet thing, sweet thing
Let me love you

What's this song about ↓

A description of a love so good it feels like a privilege. Chaka Khan wrote it as a slow-burning funk ballad, her voice floating over a groove that sounds like a secret being shared. he has found something rare and she knows it. Sweet thing... the simple name she calls the one who makes life worth living. not about the complications of love. It is about the pure, uncomplicated joy of being with someone who feels like home. The arrangement is built around a bassline that moves like a slow walk on a warm night.

That same sweet thing gets a 90s R&B makeover in

Variation A — side column

Chaka Khan 1975
Mary J. Blige 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Chaka Khan 1975

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

Mary J. Blige 1994

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Chaka Khan 1975
Mary J. Blige 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Chaka Mary

I need to be convinced

The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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