First I Look at the Purse

About First I Look at the Purse

"First I Look At the Purse" (G7044) is a 1965 song recorded by R&B group The Contours on Motown Records' Gordy label. It was written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, the authors of the Temptations' very first hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do". This song reached #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the Top 20 on Billboard's R&B chart, peaking at #12. The song received some added attention when it was covered by The J. Geils Band on their self-titled debut album in 1970. The song has also been covered by David Bromberg, Rod Stewart, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, The Cortinas and Nashville Pussy. "First I Look at the Purse" was the last Contours hit featuring original lead Billy Gordon. It also features the renewed line-up of Contours, as several original members had left back in 1964. Shortly after its release, Gordon departed the group, and Motown, for good, due to personal problems. He was replaced with Joe Stubbs, brother of lead singer of fellow Motown group The Four Tops, Levi Stubbs. more »

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1993

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Some fellows look at the eyes
Some fellows look at the nose 
Some fellows look at the size 
Some fellows look at the clothes 
I don't care if her eyes are red 
I don't care if her nose is long 
I don't care if she's underfeed 
I don't care if her clothes are wrong 
First I look at the purse
Some fellows like the smiles they wear
Some fellows like the legs that talk
Some fellows like the style of their hair
They want the waist line to be small
I don't care if their legs all vein
I don't care if their teeth are big
I don't care if she wears a ring 
Why waste time looking at the waist line 
'Cause first I look at the purse...yeah!
A woman can be as fine as can be 
Kisses sweeter than honey 
That don't mean a thing to me
If you ain't got no money, baby 
'Cause if the purse is fat, that's where it's at yeahaa...
Some fellows like the way they walk 
The way they swing and sway
Some fellows like the way they talk 
If they can talk talk all day 
I don't care if she waddles like a duck or talks with a lisp 
I still think I'm in good luck if the dollar bills are crisp 
'Cause first I look at the purse...yeah yeah
Keep an eye on the money 
Woman's got to have some fine greenbacks hah
I ain't greedy guys 
Oh I don't want to work no more

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Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, England, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces influenced heavy metal genres. more »

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