"My Strongest Suit" is the fourth song from the concept album, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida. The song is sung by the Spice Girls.
Princess Amneris explained her wardrobe minded philosophy, as her handmaidens helped prepare her for the royal banquet, and putting on a veritable fashion show in the process.
After the grand banquet, Amneris, in a moment of quiet reflection let down her guard while with Aida. Revealing her beauty and fashionable ways to be the perfect mask of her fears of her father's failing health and her own insecurities. Unknown to Amneris, Aida was able to relate to the pressures of being a princess, and offered her own philosophy and words of comfort to Amneris and a true friendship began to blossom between the two.
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Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Now I believe in looking
Like my time on Earth is cooking
Whether polka dotted, striped or even checked
With some glamour guaranteeing
Every fiber of my being
Is displayed to quite remarkable effect
From your cradle via trousseau
To your death bed you're on view, so
Never compromise, accept no substitute
I would rather wear a barrel
Than conservative apparel
Because dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Staying in or hitting townwards
From the top and working downwards
I ensure that every stitch is stitched in time
Whether wig or hat or turban
Whether clad boudoir or urban
Not to strut your stuff outrageously's a crime
And the few who are invited
To my wardrobe are delighted
As they wander through my things to find en route
That in negligee or formal
I am anything but normal
Because dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Now you don't need a recital
Of the reasons why it's vital
That tonight my trappings will not be subdued
That from coronet to sandal
No one else is worth a candle
That I couldn't make more impact in the nude
So bring me all my finest
Most audacious, my divine-ist
Most revealing, most expensive and taboo
Most arresting, most heart-stopping
Most free flowing, most eye popping
Because dress has always been my strongest suit
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Dress has always been, dress has always been)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(My strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Strongest suit, strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
(Dress has always been my strongest suit)
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear, anytime, anywhere...
Amneris: In life one has to face a huge assortment
Of nauseating fads and good advice
There's health and fitness
Diet and deportment
And other pointless forms of sacrifice
Conversation? Wit? I am a doubter
Manners? Charm? They're no way to impress
So forget the inner me, observe the outer
I am what I wear and how I dress
Oh now I believe in looking
Like my time on earth is cooking
Whether polka dotted
Striped or even checked
With the some glamour guaranteeing
Every fiber on of my being
Is displayed to quite remarkable effect
From your cradle via trousseau (Ah)
To your deathbed you're on view, so (Ah)
Never compromise, accept no substitute (Ah)
I would rather wear a barrel (Ah)
Than conservative apparel (Ah)
For my dress has always been (Ah)
My strongest suit (Ah)
Women: Overwear, Underwear, Anytime, Anywhere
Amneris: Staying in or hitting town wards (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
From the top and working downwards (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
I ensure that every stitch (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
Is stitched in time (Is stitched in time)
Whether wig or hat or turban
Whether clad boudoir or urban (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
Not to strut your stuff (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
Outrageously is a crime (Ooh ooh ooh ah)
Women: Such a crime
Amneris: And the few who are invited (Oooh overwear)
To my wardrobe are delighted (Oooh underwear)
As they wander through my things (Oooh anytime)
To find en route (We're wandering through your things)
That in negligee or formal (Ooh negligee)
I am anything but normal (Anything but normal)
And dress has always been my strongest suit
Women: Overwear, Underwear, Anytime, Anywhere
Overwear, Underwear, Anytime, Anywhere
Amneris: I am what I wear (Overwear, Underwear, Anytime, Anywhere)
I said anytime (Overwear, Underwear, Anytime, Anywhere)
Anywhere
So bring me all my finest (Finest)
Most audacious, my divinest (Divinest)
Most revealing, most expensive and to boot (Most Revealing, most expensive)
(Most arresting) Most arresting
(Most heartstopping) Most heartstopping
Most free-flowing (Overwear)
Most eye-popping (Underwear)
Most arresting (Anytime)
Most heartstopping, yeah (Anytime)
Dress has always been my strongest suit
(I am what I wear)
My strongest suit
(I am what I wear)
You know that I an what I wear
(I am what I wear)
Dress has always been my strongest suit
So bring me my finest (My finest)
Most audacious, my divinest (Divinest)
Most revealing, most expensive and to boot (Most revealing, most expensive)
Most arresting, most heartstopping
Most free-flowing, most eye-popping
Dress has always been my strongest suit
(I am what I wear)
My strongest suit
(I am what I wear)
You know that I an what I wear
Dress has always been my strongest suit
My strongest, my strongest
My strongest, my strongest
My strongest suit
Amneris: I may leave a great impression
As I race through a succession
Of the latest crazes, chase the newest fad
I feel better when beguiling
Find that fashion keeps me smiling
But in my heart I know it's rather sad
Aida: That a life of great potential
Is dismissed, inconsequential
Amneris: And only ever seen as being cute
So I'll flutter to deceive
Aida: Oh no you must believe
That one day you're bound to find
Both: A stronger suit
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- My Strongest Suit was covered by KayCee Stroh for Disneymania 6.
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