In 1959, Ross was brought to the attention of Milton Jenkins, the manager of the local doo-wop group The Primes, by Mary Wilson. Primes member Paul Williams convinced Jenkins to enlist Ross in the sister group The Primettes, which included Wilson, Florence Ballard and Betty McGlown.
In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the female entertainer of the century. In 1993, The Guinness Book Of World Records listed her as the most successful female artist ever (the title is now attributed to Madonna), partly due to her combined total of eighteen number-one singles, six of them recorded solo and the remaining dozen from her work with the Supremes.
Ross was also one of the few pop singers to find modest success in the acting world winning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Billie Holiday in the 1972 film, "Lady Sings the Blues" as well as having hits with other film roles such as "Mahogany", "Out of Darkness" and "Double Platinum", not to mention her role in "The Wiz".
Ross has been awarded many lifetime achievement accolades from many organizations and media outlets: she has been featured on BET, Soul Train, and awarded multiple times at the NAACP Image Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007 and given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement in 2011.
Ross' professional vocal collaborators have included the following during her career: Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Julio Iglesias, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Smokey Robinson, among many others.
Love Lies
Diana Ross Lyrics
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Okay, maybe I'm trying too hard to hang on
But whenever I hold you, you never look into my eyes, surprised
I guess I was fooling myself all along
Love lies 'cause it doesn't last forever
Love lies, it makes you feel so clever
You give and it just takes
Whenever I kiss you, you never want to lose control, so cold
It's taken so long to find out
But now I see that we can't even talk now
How your love always turned me on
They're gone, this isn't how I thought love is gonna be
Love lies 'cause it doesn't last forever
Love lies though it makes you feel so clever
You can give and it just takes
And leaves your heart to ache, love lies
Love lies, love lies
Love lies, love lies
In Diana Ross's song "Love Lies," the lyrics speak to the difficult reality of the ephemerality of love. The singer is struggling with a partner who seems to pull away, never making eye contact during intimate moments or losing control during kisses. The singer realizes that they have been fooling themself this entire time, and that their love is not as strong as they thought. This realization ultimately leads to an understanding that love can be deceiving and can leave your heart aching.
The repetition of "love lies" throughout the chorus serves as a powerful reminder that the idea of love may not always be what it seems. The phrase "love lies" can be interpreted both literally and figuratively. On one hand, it implies that love can be dishonest or deceitful, but on the other hand, it also suggests that love is something that doesn't last forever, and that idea in itself is a lie.
Line by Line Meaning
Whenever I touch you lately, you seem to pull away
Every time I try to connect with you lately, you push me away
Okay, maybe I'm trying too hard to hang on
Perhaps I am putting in too much effort to keep us together
But whenever I hold you, you never look into my eyes, surprised
Even when I hold you, you seem uninterested and distant
I guess I was fooling myself all along
I realize now that I was deluding myself
Love lies 'cause it doesn't last forever
Love can deceive us because it is not everlasting
Love lies, it makes you feel so clever
Love can make us feel smart and invincible, but it's a lie
You give and it just takes
When you give love, it always takes something from you in return
And leaves your heart to ache, love lies
Love has the power to break our heart
Whenever I kiss you, you never want to lose control, so cold
You always seem hesitant and cold when we kiss, showing no passion or emotion
It's taken so long to find out
It has taken me a long time to realize this
But now I see that we can't even talk now
I have come to understand that we do not even communicate properly
How your love always turned me on
I used to be so attracted to the way you loved me
They're gone, this isn't how I thought love is gonna be
Unfortunately, those feelings are now gone, and this is not what I expected love to be like
Love lies, love lies
Love deceives us, love deceives us
Love lies, love lies
Love deceives us, love deceives us
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALLAN CHAPMAN
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