Something Got Me Started

Album: Stars (1991)
Charted: 11 23
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  • This was Simply Red's biggest hit off their comeback album. It's a rather bitter breakup/regret song in which a man discovers that dumping his girlfriend was a huge mistake. Now, he'll do anything to fix it, but there's no reason to believe she'll take him back. >>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA

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