THE SHIRELLES – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” was written by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It’s a benignly sexual song with the singer wondering what will happen the day after an encounter with her man. It met with some resistance from radio stations, but not enough to stop it from becoming a huge hit, selling over a million copies.

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The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (1961)02:32

In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with “Boys” on the B-side. The single’s first pressing was labeled simply “Tomorrow”, then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was “too country”. She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons’s syndicated classic radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged.

Lyrics:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

Tonight you’re mine, completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow?

Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment’s pleasure
Can I believe the magic of your sighs
Will you still love me tomorrow?

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