Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing I got your picture hangin' on the wall It can't see or come to me when I call your name I realize it's just a picture in a frame I read your letters when you're not near But they don't move me and they don't groove me Like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing I play the game, a fantasy, I pretend I'm not in reality I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me No other sound is quite the same as your name No touch can do half as much to make me feel better So let's stay together I got some memories to look back on And though they help me when you phone I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there So let me get the real thing, so let me get the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing I got your picture hangin' on the wall It can't see or come to me when I call your name I realize it's just a picture in a frame I read your letters when you're not near But they don't move me and they don't groove me Like when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing I play the game, a fantasy, I pretend I'm not in reality I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me No other sound is quite the same as your name No touch can do half as much to make me feel better So let's stay together I got some memories to look back on And though they help me when you phone I'm well aware nothing can take the place of being there So let me get the real thing, so let me get the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” foi um dos sete singles que Tammi Terrell gravou com Marvin Gaye e que alcançaram o Top 40 da Billboard Hot 100.
A canção faz parte da sequência de duetos de Terrell e Gaye que consolidaram sua fama na Motown durante a década de 1960.
A gravação foi lançada depois que Terrell ingressou na Motown em 1965, período em que já havia passado por gravadoras como Scepter/Wand, Try Me e Checker.
Embora o texto não detalhe premiações específicas, o sucesso da faixa contribuiu para que “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, outro duo da mesma parceria, fosse induzido ao Grammy Hall of Fame em 1999.
A carreira de Terrell foi interrompida logo após a gravação de sucessos como “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”, quando ela desabou nos braços de Gaye durante um concerto em outubro de 1967, antes de ser diagnosticada com tumor cerebral.
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