My Guy through its appearance on the soundtrack of the Whoopi Goldberg film "Sister Act" (1992) in a rendition that substitutes "My Guy" with "My God," transforming the song into a faux-gospel number. In 1999, "My Guy" was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2008, the Los Angeles-based rock group Warpaint performed a version of the song on their EP Exquisite Corpse (EP) under the title "Billie Holliday". My Guy "My Guy" is a 1964 hit single recorded by Mary Wells for the Motown label. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson of The Miracles, the song is a woman's rejection
My Jamaican Guy even know I wrote it about him." The song is largely written in Jamaican Patois. Jones' mother Marjorie provided backing vocals but, as a pastor's wife, wasn't credited for fear of upsetting church elders. "Cry Now, Laugh Later", another "Living My Life" track, was released on the side B, and later got a separate A-side release on American market. In Japan, "Everybody Hold Still" made the B-side. That release featured a unique edit of "My Jamaican Guy", as well as a different cover. The US and the UK 12" versions of the track differed substantially; the US version (7:01) was