Expert: Bong Santos - 8/24/2007

Question
hi bong.. last june, i was relaxing on one of the resorts in mactan, cebu when i heard this tune played on a local FM station. it sounded like a ballad with a rhumba tempo to it and the song had an instrumental background before it faded away. that same piece was sung by a lady and had lyrics like " why...do my heart feel this way? everytime you walk by... always the same.. oh why.. do i feel so alive?..." this particular tune came out either late 70's or early 80's. i searched the net assuming that song was entitled "Why" but there's just too many results. i tried searching also in limewire but to no avail. i've heard this song before and is mostly played on FM stations catered to lite music. is there any way you could help me out in identifying that piece?

thank you,
russell

Answer
Dear Russell,

The title is WHY by TINA CHARLES. It's from her 1977 album I LOVE TO LOVE. If you want an mp3 file of the song, you can e-mail me at bong_santos_jbl11@yahoo.com. Please indicate the song you are requesting. Here's its lyrics:

WHY / TINA CHARLES

WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL THIS WAY
EVERYTIME YOU WALK BY ITS ALWAYS
THE SAME OH WHY DO I TREMBLE WITH IT
SEND A SHIVER TROUGH MY SKIN
IS THIS HOW LOVES BEGINS WHY
DOES THIS FEELING EXISTS IM UNABLE
TO RESIST WHATS HAPPENING TO ME

WHY DO I FEEL SO ALIKE AND OUR BEING MAKES
ME RISE BY THE STARS IN YOUR EYES
I CANT STOP DONT WANNA STOP WHATS GOING
TROUGH ME LIKE A KITTEN UP A TREE WANT YOU
COME AND RESCUE ME

WHY DOES THIS FEELING ACCURED IT IS SOMETHING
YOU START DEEP WITHIN IN ME
OH WHY DO I TRIPP ON MORE TIME GIVE A CERTAINS
I AM DYING NOW I KNOW YOUR WHY

WHY DOES MY HEART BEAT HIS WAY EVERYTIME YOU
WALK BY ITS ALWAYS THE SAME
OH WHY DO I TREMBLE WITH IT SEND A SHIVER
TROUGH MY SKIN IS THIS HOW LOVES BEGINS
WHY OH WHY

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines