Time again for the song of the week from my iPod. I missed last week because of the college touring but we don’t want to miss another week!!! This week a guilty pleasure, one of those fun songs that I listen to because of the memories it brings back…

The Foundations - Build Me Up ButtercupThe Foundations were a British soul band active mainly from 1967 to 1970 although various versions of the group have been touring almost constantly. The Foundations were the first ethnically diverse British music group to have a number one hit. They successfully imitated the Motown sound popular in the mid-60′s and turned it into several major hits including, “Baby Now That I’ve Found You” and “Build Me Up Buttercup”.

The group went through various lineup changes but included Eric Allendale (who passed away from a stroke in 2001), Arthur Brown, Pat Burke, Clem Curtis, Mike Elliott, Tony Gomez, Tim Harris, Peter MacBeth, Alan Warner, and Colin Young (who joined the group when Clem Curtis and Mike Elliott left in 1968). Besides being ethnically diverse the group was also diverse in ages ranging from Tim Harris who was 18 to Mike Elliot who was 38 when the group formed. The group featured a large horn section which added a special note to the group’s sound. The group broke up in 1970 although various versions have toured under the Foundations name on the 60′s nostalgia circuit.

Build Me Up Buttercup
Why do you build me up (Build me up)
Buttercup baby just to
Let me down (Let me down)
And mess me around
And then worst of all (Worst of all)
You never call baby
When you say you will (Say you will)
But I love you still
I need you (I need you)
More than anyone darling
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (Build me up)
Buttercup
Don’t break my heart

I’ll be over at ten
You tell me time and again
But you’re late
I wait around and then
I went to the door
I can’t take any more
It’s not you
You let me down again

Baby Baby
Try to find
A little time
And I’ll make you happy
I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone
Waiting for you

Why do you build me up…

To you I’m a toy
But I could be the boy
You adore
If you’d just let me know
Although you’re untrue
I’m attracted to you
All the more
Why do I need you so

Baby Baby
Try to find a little time
And I’ll make you happy
I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone
Waiting for you.

ooh ooh ooh

Why do build me up…