Respectable - Outsiders, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Respectable (Outsiders, The, 1966). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-28. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"Show more

"Respectable," written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley, was the Outsiders' second top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at no. 15 in 1966; it would be the last time the group scored a top 20 hit (Whitburn, 2013). Bruce Eder of allmusic.com (2022) argued that "the Outsiders will never be considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Bands with just two big hits ("Time Won't Let Me," "Respectable") and a history mostly confined to AM radio in the '60s don't seem to rate that kind of recognition. But if any two-hit, dance-oriented band from the '60s ever deserved a crack at being voted in, the Outsiders do, simply based on the quality of their work over three years and four albums." I could not agree more.

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Lyrics:

What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been kissed.
Rubbidy rub dub dub,

She's never ever been in love.
She's never been in the moonlight
Watchin' the stars above.

What kind of girl is this?
She's never been out on a date.
What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever come home late.
But I begged her on my knees to please go out with me.
And she did.

Did ya love her? (No, no, no, no!)
Did ya hug her? (No, no no no no!)
Did ya squeeze her? (No, no, no, no!)
Did ya kiss her? (No, no no no no!)

What kind of girl is this?
She's never ever been kissed.
What kind of girl is this?
Let me tell you,

She's the kind you can't resist.
But I lover her, can't you see?
She's the kind of girl for me.
She's so respectable! (repeat and fade)