solving the mystery

So tonight BJones answered the question that's troubled him since he was a wee pre-teen: what exactly was Eddie Money singing in the chorus of the 80s song "Take Me Home Tonight"?

You know the one. It goes like this:

"Take me home tonight
I don't want to let you go (something something something)
Take me home tonight
Because just like (something something)

And then a woman's voice interjects

"Be my little baby
Baby, my darlin' ... oh oh oh oh oh"

So BJones pulls up the video on the youtube so we can listen to it. JScharp discerns "until you see the light" for the first mystery phrase.

We then search online for lyrics to the song (clearly the easiest way to figure it out) but that's even more confusing.

"Because just like Ronnie says"? Who's Ronnie?

She's the interjecting woman, according to the comments. Wikipedia explains further:

"The Ronettes were a girl group of the 1960s from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. They consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (a.k.a. Ronnie Spector) ... Their most famous songs include ' Be My Baby'."

"Ronnie Spector accompanied Eddie Money on the 1986 hit song 'Take Me Home Tonight'."


So it's like this song was an early form of sampling! Very interesting. Never picked up on the reference.