Tell Me Why (formerly known as There’s Nobody Better is a formerly unidentified funk/soul song by Californian musician David Francis Mays, released in 1986 as a single with another song titled Annie.
Search History[]
The song was included in a Lyon Funk mix posted to YouTube on December 3rd, 2022, by user Brahim, playing 15:16 into the video. None of the songs in the video were credited.
On January 20th, 2025, user Lost Content And Nostalgic Videos posted a video to YouTube, containing ten songs from Brahim mixes, asking who the songs were by.
Over time, the song was reuploaded to YouTube by several users, such as Murphy, Q, LostwaveFinder, and multiple others, amassing over 3k views.
On September 4th, 2025, the song was identified by Discord user postalgbv as Tell Me Why by David Francis Mays, when asked how they solved it, they said:
"I was actually searching for Tonight Girl, wondering if it could have "Tell Me" (..tell me that you'll be mine/my) in the title and came across it by luck. I played 2 seconds and clicked away but something seemed familiar so i went back, fortunately."
Lyrics[]
Oh
Totally devoted, to you
There’s nobody better
You know it's true
There’s just one thing stopping you
Just not cute enough for you
The one you don’t deserve
Doesn’t have to say a word
Overcome your conceit
Tell me why
When will we learn?
Tell me why
When will we learn?
The one you really need is always around
But you never notice
Have your head in the clouds
[You] brings love and happiness
I'm using the pictures
But even you must confess
All of the times you tore yourself apart
Looking at the body, instead of a heart
Tell me why
When will we learn?
Tell me why
When will we learn?
[Instrumental]
Oh
Hope I'm not too late
Please
Please, don't turn away
I woke up today
I woke up today
Woke up today
[Fade out]
David Francis Mays[]
David Francis Mays was a funk musician from Los Angeles, California, USA.
In 1984, he released his first single, Jam It Up, along with an instrumental version.
In 1984, he released his second single, 7th Avenue, along with an instrumental version.
In 1985, he released his third single, Annie / Tell Me Why, which included this song and one other.
- Annie
- Tell Me Why
In 1986, he released his fourth and final single, Perth / Annie, which included the other song from his previous single and one other.
- Perth (Why Don't You Come To Perth)
- Annie
He doesn't seem to be active today.
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