The song `` Really Saying Something '' by the band Bananarama was originally sung by the Velvelettes .
The group 's 10 UK Top 10 hits include `` It Ai n't What You Do ... '' ( 1982 ) , `` Really Saying Something '' ( 1982 ) , `` Shy Boy '' ( 1982 ) , `` Cruel Summer '' ( 1983 ) , `` Robert De Niro 's Waiting ... '' ( 1984 ) and `` Love in the First Degree '' ( 1987 ) .