Expert: Bong Santos - 11/21/2006

Question
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP ME FIND OUT WHO AND THE NAME OF THE SONG I'VE HAD IN MY HEAD FOR YEAR, AND NEVER COULD FIND IT.  IT NEVER MADE IT BIG IN HOUSTON B/C THE RADIO STATION WAS DOING VOTES ON IF THEY SHOULD KEEP IT OR THROW IT BACK.  AND THE VOTE WAS TO THROW IT BACK. BUT I WENT TO LOUISIANA AND HEARD IT IN A CAR.  I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE LATE 80'S EARLY 90'S BUT NOT FOR SURE...(HERE I GO)
MICHELLE, ILL NEVER GET OOOOVER YOU. MICHELLE, ILL NEVER GET OOOOVER YOU. MICHELLE, LOVING YOU'S LIKE HEAVEN, MISSING YOU'S HELL.....(THATS ALL I KNOW) I HOPE THIS IS EASY FOR YOU. THANKS.

Answer
Dear Joe,

The title is actually MISHALE by Carribean artist ANDRU DONALDS. It came from his 1994 debut album called ANDRU DONALDS. The single hit the Hot 100 Chart peaking at #38 on February 11, 1995. In between releasing three solo albums, DAMNED IF I DON'T (1998), LET'S TALK ABOUT IT (2001) and SNOWIN' UNDER MY SKIN (2004), ANDRU DONALDS also served as lead vocalist for the musical project ENIGMA. To date, he has provided lead vocals on 3 of their albums, THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR (1998), VOYAGEUR (2003) and A POSTERIORI (2006).

Here's MISHALE's lyrics:

MISHALE / ANDRU DONALDS

There’s many a day I act free
We’re oceans apart
Even though my tears have dried
There’s an emptiness I feel in my heart
Come forward

Uh, from the first time that I loved you
I told you from the start
Our love would come together
If we could stand to be apart
I never mean to break to you heart, no

The days I cope without you
I feel so all alone
I see you in my dreams at night
I feel your touch so strong (So strong)
I feel your pain and tears miles away
I surrender my soul to you, dear

Love you
Love you
Love you
Love

Mishale, what am I supposed to do
Mishale, I’ll never get over you
Mishale (Mishale), loving you is heaven
Missing you is hell and I need forever to be strong

No matter where I find myself
You’re always on my mind (Always on my mind)
The photographs stare back at me
Reminds me that your love’s deep as mine (Deep as mine)
I’m coming home to you, babe, is what I’m livin’ for, yeah, yeah (Yeah)

Love you
Love you
Love you
Love

Mishale (Mishale), what am I supposed to do (Mishale)
Mishale (Oh…oh…), I’ll never get over you (Mishale)
Mishale, loving you is heaven (Loving you is heaven)
Missing you is hell and I need forever to be strong, ho…oh…oh…

My swollen eyes reveal my pain
As my tears fall ?
My life’s fading
I’mma just ?

Love (Love) you (You)
Love (Love) you (You)
Love (Love) you (You)
Love

Mishale, what am I supposed to do (Mishale)
Mishale (Oh…oh…), I’ll never get over you (I’ll never get over you)
Mishale (Mishale), loving you is heaven (Loving you’s heaven)
Missing you is hell and I surrender myself to you, baby

Mishale (Oh), what am I supposed to do (What am I supposed to do)
Mishale (Oh…oh…), I’ll never get over you
Mishale (Mishale), loving you is heaven (Loving you is heaven)
Missing you is hell and I need forever to be strong, oh…oh…

What am I supposed to do
Mishale (Mishale), I’ll never get over you
Mishale, loving you is heaven (Loving you is heaven)
Missing you is hell


Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines