About The Song
They pre-dated Ted Danson’s “Cheers” character, Sam Malone, by several years, but a few of the Bellamy Brothers’ early records were well-suited for Malone’s playful vocabulary. “If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me” might not have won applause from the National Organization For Women, but it did set up a humorous tongue-in-cheek image for Howard and David.
In an interview with Pat Harris of “Country Song Roundup” Magazine, David Bellamy emphatically stated that he and Howard would never “put women down.” They called their style a “romantic suggestivity.” In fact, David said they would often get complimentary letters from women, thanking them for writing songs like that because they’re so romantic.
The brothers tapped the same well again when they recorded their 1980 album “Sons of the Sun.” David wrote the first single, “Lovers Live Longer,” based on a headline he read on a gossip tabloid while going through the checkout line at a grocery store. That record peaked at #3. The next one was a song they received in the mail at their home in Florida. Although “Do You Love As Good As You Look” was penned by other writers, the song seemed to be a natural for them.
“Do You Love As Good As You Look” actually got its start inside a recording studio where co-writer Charlie Black was overdubbing vocal harmonies during a demo session. A beautiful girl happened to walk by the glassed-in studio and the nucleus of the song was formed right then and there by Black and the other male members in the room. Later, when Charlie teamed up with his buddies Rory Bourke and Jerry Gillespie, “Do You Love As Good As You Look” was polished up and completed.
The songwriters initially hesitated about sending it to the Bellamy Brothers, thinking Howard and David wouldn’t consider recording something they didn’t write themselves. Apparently, it didn’t matter. The tune sounded like a page right out of their own catalog and “Do You Love As Good As You Look” brought them to number one on Billboard’s country singles chart for the fourth time on March 7, 1981. Six more chart-toppers followed through 1987’s “Kids Of The Baby Boom.”
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Lyrics
Long blonde hair, sky blue eyes
Yeah, that well-bred look is easy to recognize
A tailored dress, a fit so fine
And it adds up to the question on my mind
Honey, do you love as good as you look?
Can you satisfy your man, like your body says you can?
Judging from the cover, I’d love to read the book
Honey, do you love as good as you look?
If you could read my mind, you might blush blood-red
But then again you might come over here instead
I see they brought your check and soon you’re bound to go
If I don’t make my move right now, I may never know
Honey, do you love as good as you look?
Can you satisfy your man, like your body says you can?
Judging from the cover, I’d love to read the book
Honey, do you love as good as you look?
Judging from the cover, I’d love to read the book
Honey, do you love as good as you look?
Honey, do you love as good as you look?