"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964.

In 1982, the British girl group Bananarama recorded a cover version of the song and released it as the first single from their debut album Deep Sea Skiving.

Fun Boy Three provided background vocals, having had a hit with Bananarama earlier in the year with another cover, "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)".

The B-side, "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares", was issued on CD for the first time on the 2007 UK reissue of Deep Sea Skiving as one of five bonus tracks.

Fahey produced the single with her designer Anthony Walton, in an attempt to promote her forthcoming live releases.