Lovely Lady (formerly known as Let Me Love You) is a formerly unidentified soul-funk song by Canadian musician Foster Shaw, released in the 1985 on the album Don't Waste It.
Search History[]
The song was posted to YouTube on March 3rd, 2024, by user Ibrahim k-h in a Lyon Funk mix, where the song plays 29 minutes and five seconds in. None of the songs in the video were credited.
On March 30th, 2025, the song was reposted to WatZatSong by user Murphy, asking who it was by, and giving it the placeholder name "Let Me Love You". He theorized it was a test or private pressing.
On July 24rd, 2025, user Q reuploaded the song to YouTube. Four days later, it was identified by Discord user JackAmpersand as Lovely Lady by Foster Shaw after finding an upload of it on YouTube.[1]
Lyrics[]
Oh, oh ,oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ooh
(Well, girl w-well)
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Girl your fashion, stirs my passion, my reaction
Is let me love you
Can imagine, that your lovin'
Would be heaven just let me love you
You're a treasure, there's no measure
To the pleasure, just let me love you
(???) now
Your pleasure emotion
To have you for a while
(???) erosion
You set my soul on fire
The moment I see you
(???) by my side
There's nothing I can't do
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Give me your love tonight
The magical lady
Say that the time is right
Come be my baby, welcome
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Girl your fashion, stirs my passion, my reaction
Is let me love you
Can imagine, that your lovin'
Would be heaven just let me love you
You're a treasure, there's no measure
To the pleasure, just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, to the (???)
Just let me love you
Baby tonight, in the moonlight
Til the daylight, just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let me love you
Lovely lady, be my baby, don't say maybe
Just let-
Foster Shaw[]
Foster Shaw was a Funk, Soul, Disco, and Afrobeat musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1977, he released his first and only single, Thank You Baby / Mend My Heart, with two songs.
- Thank You Baby
- Mend My Heart
In 1985, he released his first and only album, Don't Waste It, which included this song.
He doesn't seem to be active today.
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