Posted at February 17th, 2008 by zMin
Whether you love or hate the song, you can’t deny that the video for Erykah Badu’s “Honey” is one of the most original to come out in a minute. Just for kicks I decided to track down the original covers for all of the albums she mimicked just to see how well they matched up, and E.Badu’s team did a damn good job. Check out Erykah’s versions versus the real cover art below.
Rufus & Chaka Khan – Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, 1975:
Diana Ross – Blue, 2006:
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full, 1987:
Ohio Players – Honey, 1975:
Minnie Ripperton – Perfect Angel, 1974:
Labelle – Chameleon, 1976:
De La Soul – Three Feet High and Rising, 1989:
The Beatles – Let It Be, 1970:
Nas – Illmatic, 1994:
Olivia Newton John – Physical, 1981:
Grace Jones – Nightclubbing, 1981:
Earth, Wind & Fire – Head to the Sky, 1973:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s January 22, 1981 Rolling Stone Cover:
So tell me Slim what you wanna do
when you know i’m in love wit you
everytime that i turn around
look for you but you cant be found
fly free baby fine wit me
i’m in love wit a bumble bee
ooh Slim , boy you killing me
but you soo sweet ta me
honey you so sweet
sugar got a long way to catch you
you so sweet
all i gotta do is add a lil lemmon
you my favorite drank
ya make me thank
honey you so sweet
so tell me Slim, what its gonna be
it dont be like this usually
when it come to that , “what it do..” (slang for how you doin)
i dont fall for that “woop- tee -woo ” (bull)
ooh boy can you tell me please
wanna know if ya feelin’ me
ooh Slim boy ya killin’ me ,
but you soo sweet ta me
you got that honey
you runnin’ from me
you really turn me on
you got that honey
stop acting funny
you really turn me on
so tell me Slim , what you tryin to do
im trynna get me an interview
look for you all over town
but you gave me the run around
fly free baby fine wit me
i need to know if you’re feelin’ me
can you stick your pinky finger in my tea
cause you soo sweet ta me
oww!