Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately Lyrics






[Spoken intro:]
What's up girl?
He stood me up again
Again?
Mmhmm
Well what's up with this guy?
Do you really like him that much?
Yes honey, I love him, he is fine,
he does a lot of nice things for me I know he used to do nice stuff for you,
but what has he done for you lately?

Used to be a time when you would pamper me
Used to brag about it all the time
Your friends seem to think that you're so peachy keen
But my friends say neglect is on your mind
Who's right?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

Used to go to dinner almost every night
Dancin' 'til I thought I'd lose my breath
Ahh
Now it seems your dancing feet are always on my couch
Good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death
Ain't that a shame?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

I never ask for more than I deserve
You know it's the truth
You seem to think you're God's gift to this earth
I'm tellin' you, no way

You ought to be thankful for the little things,
but little things are all you seem to give
You're always putting off what we can do today
Soap opera says, you've got one life to live
Who's right, who's wrong?

What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah

Get with it
Uh, let me know, and from the front
Let me know, and let me know from the
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah ha)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah (yeah)

(No oh oh, no oh, yeah, mmmhmm
Da di da di, da di da da
Da
Mmmhmm
Yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah ha ha, hey
Mmmhmm, yeah ha ha)

What have you done for me lately? (lately)
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
(Uh, uh, uh, da di di da, di da di da, a di do da da, yeah)
What have you done for me lately?
Ooh ooh ooh yeah
What have you done for me lately? (lately)

This is wild, I swear





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  1. A.... S....

    That song was all

  2. m.... p....

    I just realized that in Coming to America's African dance scene, and this videos dance scenes are both similar both choreographed by Paula Abdul🙂

  3. m.... p....

    I love Janet Jacksons facial expressions in this video lol😍

  4. A.... T....

    Fruit salad please

  5. R.... L....

    Alternating shoulder shrugs
    Over and over
    And variations of it
    Iconic mid 80s choreo

  6. W.... B....

    203-212,,, go Janet!

  7. L.... T....

    The best of Janet Jackson music will live for every.

  8. M.... M....

    Época news toreo🇲🇽🎶🎶🎶👌👌

  9. A.... ....

    Feb. 2020

  10. 1.... ....

    I was always fascinated by the ketchup guy

  11. C.... F....

    I KNOW certain ones certainly is no t god's gift to who ever,more like his curse

  12. M.... M....

    Today I'm having my janet jackson all day music day😁

  13. L.... C....

    Janet just defines 1 of the best moments & Music in 80's

  14. R.... S....

    This song was written for Allen in southern WV. It has his name all over it, pos!

  15. J.... D....

    Seriously what happened to music after the 80s? I mean the 80s totally rocked and part of the 90s was ok but then it's like the life just totally fizzled out of the music world. What happened?

  16. t.... ....

    Very similar Please me MV by Bruno Mars

  17. L.... B....

    The 80s brought a lot of good musicians to the forefront of entertainment, as well as bringing others from the past to the present to make them go down in history!

  18. G.... T....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vj3riMwJ98

  19. C.... A....

    Madea gets a job brings me hear

  20. T.... E....

    I wonder when did this come out in 1980s

  21. E.... R....

    Out of curiosity, I wondered what happened to the guy that danced with Janet in this video...Rudy Houston has now transitioned to Lana Houston during the 90's....wasn't expecting that, but hope she's happy now....

  22. C.... S....

    This is a song that I can relate to very much now I am going to sing it everyday because I like to complain🤣

  23. C.... S....

    This clip is so funny😂😂🤣

  24. M.... T....

    Janet ain't putting up with no guy shenanigans in this one. Get in line, boys. lol

  25. S.... l....

    Who’s here after bon appétit performance at WITNESS THE TOUR 😂😂😂?

  26. T.... L....

    then if its the little things YOU should be grateful. :D

  27. g.... m....

    adoro essa batida tenho que colocar em ultimo volume é gostoso de ouvir

  28. N.... G....

    It's Michael Jackson!!! The moves and the eyes, Definetely, very cool.

  29. j.... g....

    This is wild..I swear!!!❤❤❤

  30. C.... P....

    Jammin😎2020

  31. C.... C....

    Is that Paula Abdul? Did they lower her voice?

  32. F.... ....

    Paula Abdul's in fine form here.

  33. M.... H....

    At 49 in 2020 my Members Only Jacket membership just expired!
    Still 💗 my 80's music!!

    M.... H....

    You're right about that!!!

  34. K.... M....

    Janet asking the real questions. She's such a strong woman.

  35. M.... G....

    That was Paula, but wasn't her voice..

  36. S.... h....

    She has that same talking voice on poetic justice with tupac.......lol...nostalgia........luam keflegzy choreography brought me here..........i really appreciate these lyrics......even tho she was heartbroken her words were used creatively keeping all hope for love alive....yass this era....comming from a 1992 baby....my mom always played this song i see why.....now....thanks moms

  37. o.... b....

    34 years ago today @janetjackson released her first #1 r&b single #whathaveyoudoneformelately

  38. C.... W....

    Still listening in 2020 to the Queen of r&b 80s. Those were the days.

  39. K.... S....

    Anyone else notice Paula Abdul? In the front row earing a flowy white top, white bow in her hair with a black belt & tights....

  40. R.... C....

    Shes.my.queen.nice..friend

  41. S.... J....

    Man gotta love that 80s gated reverb on the snares. my god.

  42. N.... Z....

    Yup still getting cranked to this song in 2020 people!!!

  43. g.... t....

    Paula Abdul!!!!!

  44. T.... M....

    You seem to think you’re gods gift to this earth. I’m tellin you... NO. WAY.

  45. T.... H....

    I have almost never associated Janet with her brother. Maybe their soft spoken voice, that's about it.
    The woman is a force of nature, hell yes Janet. Love love love Miss Jackson. 😆😍🤩

  46. h.... k....

    2020😊🎧🎵🎶🎤❤️

  47. W.... i....

    He watches over everytthhiiinnggg so I sinngggg

  48. B.... G....

    Man, like it was yesterday!

  49. J.... J....

    Eddieeeee what have you done for me lately 😂😂😂😂😂

  50. J.... B....

    Hi. Kathy seven. Love

  51. T.... N....

    Eddie Murphy brought me here

  52. W.... W....

    Amar ideges Jackson 😂😂😂

  53. K.... S....

    He got a job and more responsibility is what happen lady

  54. T.... S....

    WHUT HAVE YA DUNN FO ME LATELY - Hank Johnson

  55. T.... M....

    I've never been a fan of how abrupt the last seconds of the video are.

  56. B.... N....

    0:56 1:30 1:47 2:03

  57. L.... I....

    The higher the hair, the closer to God..

  58. M.... G....

    The friend at the beginning who says, "...but what has he done for you late-leeeee" is Paula Abdul, who also choreographed this and several other JJ videos.

  59. C.... A....

    I just love the song "What Have You Done For Me Lately" By Janet Jackson ❤

  60. s.... ....

    this is a must for RPDR!

  61. P.... P....

    you can see she is michaels twin geez they looked the same...

  62. m.... k....

    I prefer janet to Michael. I dont care what anyone says. Janet Jackson be the KING and QUEEN of POP👄😁👄👄

  63. A.... J....

    Oh ohhh! Not the snake?

  64. B.... (....

    Janet is the female version of her brother

  65. C.... ....

    Mr Heckles, is that you?!

  66. N.... V....

    My former sister in law Sheila D.

  67. C.... P....

    Grid ref

  68. m.... ....

    paula abdul woow

  69. d.... ....

    Needs more shoulder pads.

  70. S.... ....

    P.S. Who wants to see her do her old videos LIVE ON BROADWAY????? I WOULD LOVE THIS!

  71. S.... ....

    I love that the girls are all hot and they aren't dressed like hookers! It's proof you don't have to strip down to your birthday suit to entice :}~

  72. C.... T....

    Nobody dances like Janet

  73. r.... L....

    Used to be a time when you would pamper me
    Usta brag about it all the time
    Your friends seem to think that you're so peachy keen
    But my friends say neglect is on your mind - Who's right?

    What have you done for me lately?
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah
    What have you done for me lately?
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah

    Used to go to dinner almost every night
    Dancin' 'til I thought I'd lose my breath
    Now it seems your dancing feet are always on my couch
    Good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death - Ain't that a shame?

    What have you done for me lately
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah
    What have you done for me lately
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah

    I never ask for more than I deserve
    You know it's the truth
    You seem to think you're God's gift to this earth
    I'm tellin' you no way

    You 'ought to be thankful for the little things
    but little things are all you seem to give
    You're always putting off what we could do today
    Soap opera says
    you've got one life to live
    Who's right, who's wrong?

    What have you done for me lately
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah...

    Ooh ooh ooh yeah...

    Get wit it...Uh
    What have you done for me lately Ooh ooh ooh yeah
    Ooh ooh ooh yeah

    This is wild, I swear

  74. R.... S....

    You tell 'em Paula.

  75. J.... K....

    👍 ok

  76. S.... ....

    Jesus, the compression on this is horrible.

  77. M.... ....

    This seems like it’s HD before HD 😁 obviously hazy but very different from most music videos of the time and even now

  78. R.... ....

    Eddie Murphy raw brought me here

  79. I.... P....

    This was a video 💋👄 no needed to be naked to be sexy and hot. Janet's vids of the 80's were the proof. This was the art of dancing and acting with class and style

  80. L.... A....

    I LOVE seeing Tina (Landon) + Paula (Abdul) in this video! There was no way for either of them to know what was in store. So beautiful.

  81. H.... A....

    'THIS IS WILD I SWEAR IT'

  82. A.... S....

    Written by Prince, with no credit. FACT.

    A.... S....

    He ghost wrote a lot of songs for his friends in those days and never asked for credit.

    A.... S....

    @Pat Mcgroinyes, Prince was very sharing with his art, he made complete albums to none musicians artists (some of them with not much talent musically). He did many projects under pseudonyms and he supported great artists from his community, including most of his childhood friends.

  83. E.... D....

    D. Melvin and the 49ers brought me here!

  84. D.... R....

    I wish there was a time machine :-(

  85. J.... M....

    My GF used t'say this to me all the time, then I dumped her ass

  86. T.... X....

    "I know he USED to do nice stuff for you! What has he done for you LATELY!" YESSSS!!!!! If little things are all he seems to give, something's gotta change or we gonna wrap this thing called "us" up!

    T.... X....

    She was so cute

  87. L.... M....

    perfect tense.

  88. M.... N....

    Janet is my favorite Female artist of all time!!!!!! I Love that she produced Hits, Dance her ass off, look beautiful, all with her clothes ON!!!!!!!!!!!. Basically she 's sayin I'm a bad bitch with my clothes on!!!!!!!!!! She doesn't flaunt her body what she flaunts is her talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fire!!!!!

  89. J.... ....

    I was n Walmart listen to Walmart radio and l had to hear it agn. Right on Jan.

  90. N.... s....

    She dances like Michael 🤣🤣😊

  91. h.... s....

    She looks just like Micheal!

  92. V.... ....

    Eddie Murphy brought me here 😁

  93. R.... E....

    i love this song i use to watch it on friday night videos janet jackson is so beautifull

  94. g.... &....

    A golddigger's song

  95. R.... B....

    👀🌹

  96. M.... W....

    Yeah... What have you done for me???. Lately

  97. S.... B....

    I just asked my girl this today! Bitch, what have u done 4me LATELY??!! 👊🏾👀

  98. v.... ....

    She was at her best in the 80's this one was EPIC

  99. J.... ....

    I didn’t realize that was Paula Abdul with Janet in the beginning of the music video. Janet was fierce here and her dance moves rocked.