Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve, as I've done from the start

[Chorus]
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

[Verse 2]
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet


[Chorus]
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

[Bridge]
I resolved to call her up
A thousand times a day

And ask her if she'll marry me
In some old-fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?

[Chorus]
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

[Chorus]
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

[Refrain]
Every little thing, every little thing
Every, every little thing
Every little, every little, every little
Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does
That she does is magic
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Eee-oh, oh, eee-oh, oh
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
She does is magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ey-oh, yo-oh
Eee-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

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About

Genius Annotation

Sting was performing “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” as early as 1975 and it was recorded in 1976 when Sting, Summers and Copeland were members of the short-lived band Strontium 90 featuring vocalist Mike Howlett.

In 1981, Sting re-worked the song with pianist/composer Jean Roussel, much to Summers and Copeland’s dissatisfaction – who then tried to ‘undo all of Sting’s arrangement’ and give it more of a ‘Police sound’. However, after their several failed attempts, in frustration, Copeland, in an effort to prove the song was ‘crummy’, played over Sting’s original demo. Summers' guitar was added and this became the officially-released recording.

The song topped the pop charts in the UK, Canada & The Netherlands. It also reached the top 5 in Norway, Australia and the US. It was stopped at #3 in the US by the biggest song of the decade “Physical” and the longest-running #2 song of the decade “Waiting For A Girl Like You”.

In a music review, Record Mirror expressed that the song was a ‘welcome break’ between the headiness of the rest of the album, calling it ‘a romantic song deft and tender, which starts quietly enough before breaking into mardi gras.’

“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” has been covered several times by artists including Shawn Colvin, Petula Clark and Ra – and was interpolated into the Black Eyed Peas song “Magic”.

Q&A

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What did The Police say about "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"?
Genius Answer

In 2000, Revolver asked the band about this track:

Summers: Well, I’m going to get very insulting here. When Sting was off doing the demos in Canada, he used this pianist who was incredibly pushy … He even managed to come down to Montserrat when we were recording … He must have played 12 piano parts on that song alone. And as the guitar player I was saying, ‘What the f*** is this? This is not the Police sound’.

Copeland: So we tried to make the song a Police song – which meant undoing all of Sting’s arrangement. That was our basic policy anyway. Always has been. Throw out Sting’s arrangement, keep his lyrics and the song. So we tried playing it slower than the demos, we tried my “rama-lama” punk version. Andy tried turning the chords upside down. We spent more time on this song than on all the other songs put together. One morning, in a state of extreme grumpiness, I remember saying, ‘Okay put up Sting’s original demo and I’ll show you how crummy it is.’ So Sting stood over me and waved me through all the changes. I did just one take, and that became the record. Then Andy did the same thing on the guitar. We just faced the music, bit the bullet, and used Sting’s arrangements and demo. Damn.

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