The week of December 10, 1984, saw four songs topping the Billboard Hot 100 that have already been featured on the blog. They were, in order, Billy Ocean’s ‘Caribbean Queen,’ Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You,’ Prince’s ‘Purple Rain,’ and Wham!’s ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.’
That brings us to #5, where R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan had her highest-charting song as a lead performer with ‘I Feel For You.’
This song was written by Prince and recorded by him for his second album, self-titled, in 1979. His version is a more traditional R&B track.
Chaka Khan turned it into something much funkier, enlisting rapper Melle Mel to kick things off with his fast-paced flow. Stevie Wonder also shows up, delivering one of his signature harmonica performances. This is a great example of an artist turning somebody else’s song into something all their own.
Chaka, Chaka, Chaka, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
[Rap: Melle Mel]
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, that’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, ’cause I feel for you
Chaka Khan, would you tell me what you wanna do?
Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you?
Chaka Khan, let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too
So let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka
‘Cause you know that I’m the one to keep you warm, Chaka
I’ll make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka
Baby, ’cause you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you, rock you
[Verse 1: Chaka Khan]
Baby, baby, when I look at you
I get a warm feeling inside
There’s something about the things you do
That keeps me satisfied
[Pre-Chorus: Chaka Khan]
I wouldn’t lie to you, baby
It’s mainly a physical thing
This feeling that I got for you, baby
Makes me wanna sing
[Chorus: Chaka Khan]
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
[Rap: Melle Mel]
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, that’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, ’cause I feel for you
Feel for you
[Verse 2: Chaka Khan]
Baby, baby, when I lay with you
There’s no place I’d rather be
I can’t believe, can’t believe it’s true
The things that you do to me
[Pre-Chorus: Chaka Khan]
I wouldn’t lie to you, baby
I’m physically attracted to you
This feeling that I got for you, baby
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
[Chorus: Chaka Khan]
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
[Bridge: Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder]
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh-ooh
[Harmonica Solo: Stevie Wonder]
Yes sir, one more time
Say yeah
I feel for you (I think I love you)
I feel for you (I, I, I think I love you)
[Rap: Melle Mel]
Chaka, Chaka, Chaka, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, that’s all I wanna do
Chaka Khan, let me rock you
Let me rock you, Chaka Khan
Let me rock you, ’cause I feel for you
Chaka Khan, would you tell me what you wanna do?
Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you?
Chaka Khan, let me tell you what I wanna do
I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too
So let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka
‘Cause you know that I’m the one to keep you warm, Chaka
I’ll make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chaka
Baby, ’cause you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you, rock you
[Refrain: Chaka Khan]
I feel for you (Ooh, feel for you)
I feel it too (Ooh, feel for you)
I feel for you (Ooh, feel for you)
[Chorus: Chaka Khan]
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
I feel for you
I think I love you
Meet Me In Montauk 
Definitely a good cover of a Prince song. So many artists benefitted from Prince’s songwriting in the mid 80s such as Sinead O’Connor (“Nothing Compares to U”) and the Bangles (“Manic Monday”). The man was prolific!