Steve Miller Band’s Song “The Joker” Saved His Career

I Really Love Your Peaches

“You’re the cutest thing that I ever did see
I really love your peaches, want to shake your tree
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time
Oh, baby, I’ll sure show you a good time.”

A group photo of the band The Clovers

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Okay, so this is the lyric that got Miller into some trouble. The lyrics were taken word-for-word from a 1954 song by The Clovers called Lovey Dovey. The song’s lyrics go: “You’re the cutest thing that I ever did see/ Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree/ Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey, all the time.” Yeah… the exact same lines.