Wonder, Stevie - You Met Your Match Lyrics






Hey you were good at playing the fox girl
When I was good you threw me a bone
But I ain't playing hot for nobody
Girl just you wait 'til I get you home
I'll show you the way to love somebody
Like you've never ever been shown before

Cause my love light's burning
My whole life's yearning for you
Hey Baby you were playing the part with Jimmy and Freddie
You tried to make me look like a fool
But I took care of Cindy and Susie
Just to show you I can be twice as cool Baby

If you want to learn how to love me
I'll teach you in my own private school
Cause my love love lights burning
My whole life's yearning for you

You met you your match
When you play with my affection
You met you your match
When you tried to make me walk the line
When you decided you would hurt me
That's when your grape feel off the vine

Your mama told me that I better be mellow
She said you're just a baby maybe too green
I told her Jimmy, Freddie, Teddy and Victor
They know better
Mama shake off that dream
I told her that you were really cooking
My love is burning for a turn at the steam

Hey, cause
My love light's burning
My whole life's yearning for you
You met your match
When you told me you loved me
You met your match
When you told me that you wouldn't let go

You met your match [X7]
Baby
You met your match [X7]
Baby

You met your match in me..





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  1. T.... G....

    Jamerson on bass

  2. R.... B....

    James Jamerson on Bass

  3. W.... ....

    *Stevie is a beast😍*

  4. R.... B....

    Great bass line

  5. R.... C....

    I told her jimmy, teddy, freddy, and big joe, they knew better, momma shake off that dream. I told her that you really were cookin…..DAMN STEVIE...HOW YOU GONNA TELL THAT WOMAN HER DAUGHTER IS OUT THERE GETTIN DOWN. COLD BLOODED...LOL

  6. s.... j....

    Stevie. Wonder is playing the. Hohner D6. Clavinet

  7. D.... B....

    this song went to #35 on the pop charts in 1968!!!

  8. j.... r....

    1:42 and 2:02..wow

  9. E.... J....

    I LOVE this jam. MY BOYS TOWER OF POWER REDONE THIS ( JUMP SHOT JOHNSON) HILL DISTRICT PITTSBURGH, PA.

  10. L.... ....

    👏👏👏👌

  11. L.... G....

    💛💚💙💜

  12. M.... S....

    REMEMBERING SONGWRITER LULA MAE HARDAWAY (STEVIE WONDER'S MOTHER)
    [JANUARY 11, 1930 – MAY 31, 2006] [01/11/2019]

  13. M.... S....

    TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY (December 8, 1968): Stevie Wonder released his album “For Once In My Life” (#4 R&B album charts; #50 pop album charts). It featured the title track, along with “I Don’t Know Why,” “You’ve Met Your Match,” “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day,” and “I’d Be a Fool Right Now.” This was the first album in which Stevie played the Hohner Clavinet, which would later became one of his blossoming instruments in his future albums. [12/08/2018]

  14. i.... a....

    Boiling turning to steam...HEY you met ur match

  15. L.... J....

    This is were Michael Jackson learned how to sing better.

  16. k.... b....

    🙌🏾💫I just loves me some Stevie this man’s work is supernatural 👽

  17. I.... T....

    Oh God!!!!!!!!

  18. P.... R....

    This is a young Stevie Wonder

  19. K.... Z....

    14 years old and I know almost all the lyrics

  20. G.... ....

    Now, we got it! This is the first hit I remember Stevie releasing!

  21. R.... M....

    I used to kill this album....Stevie was on another levelllllllllllllll

  22. D.... W....

    old skool

  23. R.... M....

    What album was it taken from? For Once In My Life or Down To Earth?

    R.... M....

    For Once In my Life.

  24. D.... A....

    I WON'T TO DEDICATE THIS SONG TO THOSE CHEATING

    ENGLAND PATRIOTS BECAUSE STOLE 2 SUPER BOWLS

    FROM SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, BUT TODAY
    THOSE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES BEAT YOU

    ALL LIKE YOU STOLE SOMETHING YEAH
    2 SUPER BOWLS FROM THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

    BUT THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLE SMOKES YOUR ASSES
    LIKE A PACK OF KOOLS TODAY

  25. B.... W....

    I really loved it when Berry Gordy started to allow him to get into using the synthesizer.

  26. D.... A....

    STEVIE WONDER AT HIS BEST W/
    ONE OF HIS AMAZING GREAT BIG
    HITS FROM BACK IN THE DAY

    IT'S BEEN SO MANY YEARS SINCE
    I 'VE HEARD THIS SONG,
    BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO HEAR 2 UNDERSTAND MORE IN DETAIL THE LYRICS TO
    THIS SONG4 SO THANKS A
    LÖT. M.M. GREAT SONG & MUSIC

  27. J.... M....

    The best of the best

  28. m.... ....

    I'm sorry but you got to be crazy to say that Stevie was in his prime during any other period than from 1971 Where I'm Coming From to 1980 Hotter Than July. That to me is the greatest 10 year album run in the history of music.

    m.... ....

    You know i have agree with a 100 percent✌

  29. J.... S....

    28 people have yet to find their match

  30. K.... ....

    One of my all time favorite Stevie Wonder hits! Can you say plethora?

  31. D.... C....

    I get it Rosemary's Baby

  32. R.... B....

    Great bass line

  33. R.... B....

    Great dance song !!!!!

  34. J.... B....

    It's not James Jamerson on bass, my old buddy Tony Newton played bass on this monster groove...

    J.... B....

    Prove it! Since Jamerson's death some have laid claim to his work. And have failed miserably.

    J.... B....

    I surely can not prove it but just listening to the opening solo bass notes it sure as hell sounds just like Jameson. Lol. It could be another bassist but if so he sounds like Jameson. Good stuff either way.

  35. f.... ....

    He's still just a kid here and he is killing it. Shows his genius all over. He has always amazed me.

    f.... ....

    flagemdown66
    .jy
    I have a wonderful time with you baby and away from you Telly Savalas Kojak Shively

  36. W.... M....

    I haven't heard this since I was a little kid!! Thanks

  37. F.... W....

    HEYYYYYYY YEAAA YEAA YEAAA!!!!

    F.... W....

    Published on Aug 15, 2010

  38. l.... ....

    Teenage Stevie,early therapy......

  39. l.... ....

    BAD ASS SOUND ! LOVE THE BASS INTRO AND THROUGHOUT THE SONG. SING STEVIE!

    l.... ....

    James Jamerson on Bass...yes!!

  40. R.... V....

    No matching Stevie Wonder

    R.... V....

    Published on Jan 9 2014

    R.... V....

    Transit Music Video # 3

  41. e.... s....

    old is the best music

    e.... s....

    Published on Oct 29 2010

  42. W.... ....

    @danehb89 jamerson is all over this album for sure

  43. C.... S....

    Stevie's vocals are OUT of this WORLD!! .. but then they always have been.

  44. D.... S....

    @cgord37 Pure Funk brothers, they were funky way before sly

    D.... S....

    Calm down D.L. ...lol. Sly released Dance To The Music in 68, Stand in 69 and Riot in 71. The legendary Funk Brothers were being funky around about the same time as Sly. Reminder, those groundbreaking Jaimerson bass lines on What's Going On were in 71. But they were certainly doing funky stuff in the late 60s too.

  45. m.... ....

    College days doing the shinaling, African Twist, Funkly Broadway and the Skate.

  46. M.... F....

    Stevie Wonder's mother wrote this song, can you believe it? It's true!! Wish I had a momma like that!!

  47. d.... ....

    God I love the bass intro to this song (and throughout). I'm finding no mention anywhere that it's Jamerson though, even though it almost certainly is.

  48. e.... ....

    Stevie starting to come out with the funk, just the beginning for the best to come

  49. h.... ....

    The first hit (#2 R&B, #35 POP) in which Stevie received credit as a producer. The label proudly read PRODUCED BY DON HUNTER and STEVIE WONDER.

  50. j.... ....

    @customusic4321

    Um, yeah, you've misinterpreted the song all over the place.

  51. t.... ....

    @instanceTu You're welcome. :)

  52. i.... ....

    @timmy841212 ok thanks :)

  53. t.... ....

    @instanceTu It's what you call the Motown sound, it's also what you call "funky soul". :)

  54. i.... ....

    whats this sort of music cold? is it jazz? cuzz i dont know shit but i kindow like this!

    i.... ....

    This is Soul.

  55. R.... ....

    GET DOWN, STEVIE!

  56. R.... M....

    Oh...this was the stuff back then. Oh the sweet memories from the streets of Detroit 1968.We got the new releases sooner than other states. Remember askn other kids if their heard this latest one as we headed off to camp.

  57. J.... P....

    i love this song still, Stevie getting little funky

    J.... P....

    Jody Pate very

  58. m.... ....

    Happy Birthday #60, Stevie!

  59. a.... ....

    one his best tunes prior to " music of my mind". you can dance your ass off to this song.

  60. T.... ....

    wow that sounds pretty epic. Makes me wish that the Pike of today was like the ol' school one.

    I visit the Pike frequently, but it doesn't feel as adventurous as the ol' one sounds like. and plus its REALLY expensive there. :(

  61. w.... ....

    Yeah, the Pike, circa 1968 in the summertime. Man we rode everything at least twice, bus fare up and back and ate, all for 5 dollars!
    Sweet as half-priced penny candy!!

  62. T.... ....

    Are you talking about the old school pike before the earthquake?

  63. w.... ....

    Summertime would find me and my boys catching the Bus to the Long Beach Pike on Friday Nites. We straight rode the wheels off
    the "Cyclone Racer"!! Never forget the good
    times!

  64. G.... B....

    this song just completely turned my day around. no one can put me down when hear his voice.

  65. B.... ....

    Stevie Wonder tore this song up. I bet he can't even hit those high notes that he hit in this song anymore!

  66. M.... G....

    <3 Love this song!!!!! Timeless!

  67. B.... ....

    That's a fair answer.

  68. w.... ....

    I just prefer Stevie's music from that period! It spoke more to me than his later stuff. Simple as that!

  69. B.... ....

    Why do you think so? honestly?

  70. R.... N....

    This reminds me of my mom. I was about 7 or 8, hearing it on the radio and seeing her jammin! Stevie is my favorite artist of all time now. RIP Mom and Dad!

  71. M.... G....

    this is soooooooooooo high :-)

  72. L.... W....

    I really love this...Stevie is singing in his higher register, there are few singers who could do justice to this song...

  73. b.... ....

    Yeah, but the bassline and drums is what makes this a classic :-)

  74. r.... ....

    I agree, Stevie blossomed in 1966 and had a strong 10 year run knocking out hits! I love to hear his early Clavinet work pre "Supestition" it was funky for 1969 1970 standards, he uses it in this and many of the 1969, 70,71 stuff. Of course Superstition is the reason many of us bought a Clav. To damn funky!

  75. w.... ....

    I liked Stevie in the late 70's and 80's, but Stevie was at his best in the late 60's and early 70's. Great posting!!!!

  76. B.... ....

    Stevie Wonder rarely sings in his upper register!

  77. C.... A....

    I feel all submissive & stuff when I listen to this song. I've met my match!!!