Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ros… Read Full Bio ↴Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ross, is an American soul, R&B and pop singer and actress born in Detroit, Michigan. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, both due to her solo work and her role as lead singer of The Supremes during the 1960s.

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 is Like an Itchin' in My Heart
Diana Ross Lyrics

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The love bug done bit me
Didn't mean for him to get me
Woo, get up in the morning
And I'm filled with desire
No, no, I can't stop the fire
Love is real live wire
Oh, it's a burning sensation
Far beyond imagination

Love is like an itching in my heart, tearing it all apart
Just an itching in my heart
And, baby, I can't scratch it

Keeps me sighing, oh
Keeps me yearning
No mama can't help me
No daddy can't help me
I've been bitten by the love bug
And I need some information
To help me out of this situation
Now, when you're ill you take a pill
When you're thirsty, drink your fill
What you gonna do, oh yeah
When love gets a hold, a hold on you
Love is like an itching in my heart
And, baby, I can't scratch it

Love is a nagging irritation
Causing my heart complication
Love is a growing infection
And I don't know the correction
Got me rocking and a-reeling
And I can't shake the feeling

Love is like an itching in my heart, tearing it all apart
Just an itching in my heart
Baby, I can't scratch it

Keeps me sighing, oo
Keeps me yearning
Keeps me burning
Keeps me tossing
Keeps me turning
Keeps me yearning
I've been bitten by the love bug
And I need some information
To help me out of this situation
Love is a nagging irritation

Causing my heart complication
I've been bitten by the love bug

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart" describe the intense feeling of being in love as both captivating and worrisome. The first lines of the song suggest that the singer didn't intend to fall in love, but she was bitten by the "love bug," and now she can't help but feel desire.

As the song progresses, the singer compares her love to an itching in her heart that tears her apart, and she can't scratch it. This analogy implies that being in love is something that is difficult to ignore and requires constant attention. She also compares her love to a nagging irritation that causes heart complications, indicating that love can be both wonderful and troublesome.

Throughout the song, the singer is in awe of the intensity of her emotions and seeks help to cure the affliction that is love. She yearns for a cure, but it seems that there is none to offer. The repetition of the phrase "keeps me" implies that being in love consumes all thoughts and actions. Overall, the song describes the overwhelming nature of love and the helplessness it can cause.

Line by Line Meaning

The love bug done bit me
I have fallen in love

Didn't mean for him to get me
I didn't intend to fall in love

Woo, get up in the morning
I wake up every morning

And I'm filled with desire
I am full of love and longing

No, no, I can't stop the fire
I can't control my love

Love is real live wire
Love is intense and exciting

Oh, it's a burning sensation
Love is a passionate feeling

Far beyond imagination
Love is beyond what I could have ever imagined

Love is like an itching in my heart, tearing it all apart
Love is a strong feeling that is both pleasurable and painful

Just an itching in my heart
I can't ignore how much I love someone

And, baby, I can't scratch it
I can't get rid of this feeling

Keeps me sighing, oh
I am constantly sighing with longing

Keeps me yearning
I am constantly desiring more love

No mama can't help me
My mother can't assist me with this

No daddy can't help me
My father can't assist me with this

I've been bitten by the love bug
I have fallen in love

And I need some information
I need advice on how to handle this feeling

To help me out of this situation
To assist me in dealing with my love

Now, when you're ill you take a pill
When you are sick, you take medicine

When you're thirsty, drink your fill
When you are thirsty, you drink enough liquid until you feel content

What you gonna do, oh yeah
What will I do now?

When love gets a hold, a hold on you
When you are completely in love

Love is a nagging irritation
Love can be frustrating

Causing my heart complication
Love is creating problems for my heart

Love is a growing infection
Love is overwhelming and consuming

And I don't know the correction
I don't know how to fix this situation

Got me rocking and a-reeling
Love has my emotions in a state of flux

And I can't shake the feeling
I can't ignore or shake off these emotions

Keeps me burning
I am constantly feeling the flames of love

Keeps me tossing
I am constantly feeling anxious and restless

Keeps me turning
I am constantly thinking about my love

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Jr. Holland

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Donna Kay

4y↑1

The love bug done bit me
Didn't mean for him to get me
Woo, get up in the morning
And I'm filled with desire
No, no, I can't stop the fire
Love is real live wire
Ooh, it's a burning sensation
Far beyond imagination

[Refrain]
Love is like an itching in my heart
Tearing it all apart
Just an itching in my heart
And, baby, I can't scratch it

[Verse 2]
Keeps me sighing, ooh-oo-ooh
Keeps me yearning
No mama can't help me
No daddy can't help me
I've been bitten by the love bug
And I need some information
To help me out of this situation
Now, when you're ill you take a pill
When you're thirsty, drink your fill
What you gonna do, oh yeah
When love gets a hold, a hold on you

[Refrain]
Love is like an itching in my heart
And, baby, I can't scratch it

[Verse 3]
Love is a nagging irritation
Causing my heart complication
Love is a growing infection
And I don't know the correction
Got me rocking and a-reeling
And I can't shake the feeling

[Refrain]
Love is like an itching in my heart
Tearing it all apart
Just an itching in my heart
And, baby, I can't scratch it

[Bridge]
Keeps me sighinh, keeps me trying
Keeps me yearning, keeps me burning
Keeps me tossing, keeps me turning
Keeps me yearning

[Outro]
I've been bitten by the love bug
And I need some information
To help me out of this situation
Love is a nagging irritation
Causing my heart complication
I've been bitten by the love bug

L. ANGEL LOVE

5y↑4

I JUST LOVE HOW THE MUSIC STARTS AND MOTIVATES ME
TO START MY DAY GREAT OR EVEN

CHANGE THE MOOD THAT'S NOT
SO GOOD INTO SOMETHING VERY

EXTRAORDINARY BUT SWEET ,
NOW, WHAT MORE CAN I SAY
IT'S THOSE FABULOUS

"MOTOWN SOUNDS" THAT I GREW
UP WITH I WHAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE AND I

THANK YOU LADIES SO MUCH
FOR MAKING IT ALL POSSIBLE,

DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES
THE LATE FLORENCE BALLARD
MARY WILSON AND CINDY BIRDSONG
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AMAZING

GOD-GIVEN TALENT TO SING FOR
ALL YOUR MUSIC CONNOISSEURS WORLDWIDE

All comments from YouTube:

Michael Raymond

5y↑54

Diana Ross' voice manages to weave its way through that big loud band and still be heard above it. Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson groove away so smoothly and effortlessly in the background. The Funk Brothers play Holland~Dozier~Holland's music so beautifully, it was a match made in music heaven. I hear this song and it still gets me rocking and bopping all these years later. The Supremes' songs were timeless classics that can never be replicated. The early Motown sound was absolutely fucking awesome, nothing comes even close to comparing to it. 😎

Nappa Apricota

2y↑1

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Sue Bradford

👍...I got Tingles ✝️ reading your Comment...Thank You Lord 🙏❤✝️

Ruben Saenz

3y↑18

Diana Ross’s voice is best and most unique voice I have heard ever:

Thomas Murphy

3y↑13

I have adored this song, and Diana's voice for fifty years, or more. One of the very best.

1st and 40

5y↑82

My mind literally can't process how good this is

Peter Black

4y↑5

There is so much production packed into such a short amount if time. This is the definitive Motown Sound.......my favourite

Piaffe#25 Rider

3y↑1

For real..!

Renee & Michael The Emporium

3y↑1

I ve always felt that way about this song too

Element’ry Penguin

Isn’t it great?

Sylvia

4y↑15

Gives me goosebumps, love this song

James Crow

8y↑16

My favorite Supremes song ever. The guitar riff, the xylophone, the baritone sax solo. This song rocks n' rolls just right.

JACK ANTHONY

8y↑3

Yes. I agree that this is one of the best songs under the Supremes' name. However, when you say this is the best Supremes song ever, you only mention the guitar riff, the xylophone and the baritone solo which goes to show you that it is the musicians who give this song its incredible driving beat. The vocals of the Supremes round out the song. The musicians were not the Supremes but the great Motown in-house musicians. Too bad the musicians get no credit on the label of the record. It is the person or persons laying down the vocals who seem to get all of the credit. I went to a Supremes' concert in 1968 with my sister and she felt the musicians for the Supremes were so incredible that she thought they should be the Supremes as well.

Bruce Scott

5y↑2

James Crow ...That's not a xylophone. It's a vibraphone or vibraharp. In short, vibes.

Jerry Weaver

50w

@Bruce Scott TO THE PERSON WHO SAID THAT WASN’T A XYLOPHONE USED ON THIS TRACK IS WRONG! IT IS A XYLOPHONE!

Anthony Yusef

4y↑30

You can put together a compilation of great songs that didnt go to #1 for the Supremes. This classic would be on the top of the list.

Michael Raymond

3y↑1

Yep, Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart and My World Is Empty Without You. I don't get why they weren't number 1 hits either. Awesome tracks. 👍

Kaiser Sözshye

7y↑18

This was the true sound of Motown. My first love in music. always makes me smile and lifts my depressed spirit.

Daniel Rosenfeld

6y↑11

My favorite Supremes song. And that's saying a lot because they had some of the best songs from the Motown era.

Great Vocal Majority

9y↑68

When I was about 10 yrs old, the Supremes hit. I had a few older female cousins and I can't tell you how wild they were for the Supremes. So, when I first saw them on television, I was really awestruck. Their music and beat was so damn great. My cousins with me, couldn't sit still. The Supremes made you MOVE! Where did all that talent from MOTOWN GO?? God! There was so much of it. Now, it's almost all gone. Sorry. Rap and hip hop isn't even music. God bless Holland and Dozier! The Lennon and McCartney of Motown! Long Live Motown!

MEL PELL

8y↑7

Today (July 25th, 2016) was my first time hearing this song in YEARS. And ohhh, how it has brought back for me happy memories of growing up in Motown in the late 1960s. As far as contemporary rap & hip hop are concerned, I fully share your sentiments. I miss R&B music as I knew it from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Aitana

6y↑3

i'm 17 and i listen music btw 1930-1980's, but i also listen political, critical or feminist rap and i enjoy it... i know that i shouldn't compare music styles bc they are different (the music from those years has quality, rhythm and something that gets deep into your soul, with rap u can just feel identified with the lyrics) but i think reggaeton or trap are worst jjajajajja

Lisa1966

6y↑8

I'm 61 and I grew up listening to this music! I absolutely love it!

Tim Thorp

6y↑71

I gotta say Holland Dozier Holland, along with Lennon McCartney, and Jagger Richards are pretty much the Mt Rushmore of 60's songwriting teams

Muffs 55mercury

5y↑10

When H-D-H left Motown in 1967 (mostly over royalties) the hits slowed down somewhat. The corporation just got bigger and bigger and eventually all but a very few of their acts left the label over the same reasons. Motown lost it's roots.

Anthony Yusef

4y↑1

@Muffs 55mercury Motown didnt lose their roots. The company grew and spread it wings. Gordy wanted to take his company to tv and movies. The 70's were just as good for MOTOWN as the 60's were.

Pickles-the- Chimp

@Manny Mistakes And the Gibb brothers...

BK C_

4y↑1

@Anthony Yusef Not really

BK C_

4y↑1

@Anthony Yusef The 1970s saw motown decline and the Sound Of Philadelphia (TSOP) eclipse Motown, by 1988 Motown was sold to Universal Music.

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Nigel George

3y↑8

What a cracking Motown records, don’t you just love the sound of the xylophone what a wonderful Northern Soul and Motown instrument✊🏻

Love 1980 Music

6y↑9

I love Motown! This song is awesome and sung very well.

Ms. J.

6y↑3

Fantastic! !

Ege Shegava

12y↑2

Agree - simply the most rocking song the Supremes ever did; it rips like a roller coaster out of the shute...and it's all swirling turns on the long drones of the saxes...and the xylophone is another 'voice' to the girls in the background.

himycatisdead

14y↑11

I will choose listening to this song a hundred times in a row over what these girl bands are offering these days! The production on this song takes no prisoners! It is flat out Motown at its best!

John Jarou

10y↑5

one of the best from the original lineup,for sure.

Gene Flores

9y↑169

One of the best Motown songs ever!

Coke Guts

7y↑8

Gene Flores That Holland-Dozier-Holland sound to the max. 👍😎

stage7

5y↑5

Gene Flores
Now THAT'S what "I'M" Talking about!!!! I have ALWAYS Felt that, bro.!!!! This song BANGS!!!! 💖😆

Robert Herman

4y↑3

Got me rockin' and a reelin'. Can't shake this feeling. Oh yeah, great music and great memories.

Sheila Riley

4y↑1

Gene Flores like your pic!

laminage

3y↑1

So Bonechilling. I think that Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin is playing Drums, and James Jamerson is playing Bass but I'm not sure about the others. In The UK there's a Songwriting Team called Xenomania who were heavily influenced by Motown or Tamla Motown as it's known in Europe as well as Phil Spector. Their greatest claim to fame is writing multiple hits for Girls Aloud the most successful Girlband to come out of Reality TV 2002-2013. They had 21 Top Tens, Four Number Ones, Six Platinum Albums and they went to Number One with another Girlband called The Sugababes with their Version of Walk This Way to raise Money for Children in need. Sadly one of the Members Sarah Harding (The Blond) is dying of Cancer.

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Daniel Stump

5y↑5

Holland, Dozier and Holland + Funk Brothers + Diana, Mary, Florence ...
Was there ever any other music so exciting!?

Rupert Daley - Fast Soul (60s & 70s)

4y↑3

Great video and wonderful tune ✔

Kenya Nkhrumah

12y↑5

One of the greatest tunes of all time! Especially w/the Funk Bros/Jamerson on Bass/Ross's lead/Florence and Mary in BG. Infectious drumming. The xylophone is merciless! Have mercy!

Flute64

4y↑4

1 of my favorite Motown groups of all time, Supremes. Brilliant, love dancing to this great Motown tune.❤🎶🎼

raslu04

8y↑6

love love love the sax and what I believe to be a xylophone throughout the song. Holland and Dozier were genius.

timothyy pearson

8y↑2

yes it was xylophone played by Jack ashford

Michael Raymond

5y↑1

The Funk Brothers 😎

Michael Raymond

5y↑1

Martha & The Vandellas also sung Holland~Dozier~Holland's songs brilliantly. Listen to Third Finger, Left Hand and Nowhere To Run and Love Is Like A Heatwave and Quicksand by Martha & The Vandellas and you can hear that distinct Holland~Dozier~Holland sound. The Funk Brothers were awesome, after Motown got rid of The Funk Brothers and Holland~Dozier~Holland it all went to the dogs. The earlier Motown sound was irreplaceable and unbeatable, there will never be another sound like it again.

Chris Bailey

8y↑63

The great James Jamerson is on bass duty as well - what a genius, sadly died too young !

Sunnu Valentine

5y↑1

The Master ...The trend setter...!!!

Cockney Red

5y↑3

Paul McCartney has often said that he loved JJ's bass playing the most and was a huge fan.

MsAppassionata

My hero!

Joe Morin

5y↑1

This is when they were good.

Kenya Nkhrumah

11y↑2

One of those masterpieces that define Soul-rockin/reelin/Funk City For Days thanks to James Jamerson & The Funk Brothers and Ms. Ross' melodious delivery w/Mary & Florence when they were in their element!!! Have Mercy!!!

Stephen R

3y↑2

When she performed this during the 1983 Central Park concert during the lightning storm … they added in a wailing electric guitar solo and the rain was just coming down in sheets. I fucking LOVE IT so much. Just so good.

Karen Goemer

6y↑5

Love this song by the Supremes

mildred fitts

5y↑13

THIS WAS THE JAM BACK IN THE DAYS DOING THE CHARGE, I LOVE THIS SONG RIP FLO. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

marknorthwest93

11y↑2

A dance floor burner that never fails to get me shaken' it down. Too bad there is no footage (as yet) of The Supremes performing this live outside of the Ed Sullivan show.

Texaslawhorn

4y↑2

A shame indeed!

sim27

10y↑11

Amazing. Is this one of the best ever Motown singles? There's a lot of talk here about the (baritone?) sax, but it's the vibes that really and truly make this record I think. Vocals are perfect, and bass and drum genuinely heavy - the whole record feels bottom up.

John Jarou

10y↑5

you bet! real bottom line motown here from the original lineup. it doesn't get much better than this.

Eddie Williams

6y↑2

How about those violins..starts out wonderful..

Chis Flanagan

4y↑2

What an incredible song.....so very underrated. These chicks are all over it..

Robert Herman

4y↑8

Got me rockin' and a reelin'. Can't shake this feeling. Great song, great memories. Thank you.

Gany Meade

4y↑3

Takes me way back to JHS days. Nothing is better than this. The Instrumental to this is fantastic as well.

Mario Brighton

11y↑3

I have this single, is just FANTASTIC!

Kalihi Warhomes

5y↑6

OMG, this hit brings back SO many fond memories.

Coke Guts

7y↑3

The way the band builds up, instrument by instrument. The way Diana Ross weaves her way through that big, loud arrangement. The way Florence and Mary so effortlessly groove along in the background. I love all of their songs but Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart is my favourite of all of them. It has that distinctive Funk Brothers, Holland-Dozier-Holland sound from the early days of Motown. It's just such a fuckin groovy song. 😎

Renee Leati

8y↑7

What a song! The great legends of MOTOWN!

Jagger Jagger

4y↑19

The Song Still Percolates, Cooks and Rocks!

Lisa1966

8y↑7

I can't believe that this song is 50 years old. Boy oh boy how time flies And I was in third grade when this song first came out. I just love the Supremes!

OU812 ALSO

3y↑5

This song simply kicks ass!

sim27

10y↑5

this song is so utterly excellent

sauquoit13456

11y↑3

On this day in 1966 {October 22nd} the Supreme's album "The Supremes A' Go-Go" peaked at #1 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart... It was the first time an all-female group reached #1 on the Billboard's Album chart... Also on the same day it peaked at #1 {for 4 weeks} on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart... Two tracks from the album made Billboard's Hot Top 100 Singles chart; "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" {#9} and "You Can't Hurry Love" {#1 for 2 weeks}...

nanlisa

13y↑6

I was only in third grade when this song first came out. I just love the Supremes!

Malcolm Marshall

1y↑1

Love it, Diana really rocks out, and you can really hear Flo on background

Wayne Brasler

12y

I hope one day the world can hear the original version of this record. It included an additional psychedelic riff underneath the other backing tracks, but Berry Gordy felt it all was too overwhelming and too complicated for radio, so that track was pulled.

John Jarou

11y↑1

one of their best if you ask me.they owe a lot to the funk brothers.

a1974h

10y↑8

I'm into loads of different music and have a vast record collection of all different styles but I have to say, music does not get better than this. It's just fuckin perfect

Donna Means: You Can Call Me LaLa!

11y↑42

I love this song!

nancy RODRIGUEZ

6y↑3

Me too donna way to much

L J Sopjes

4y↑1

When I first heard it, I played it OVER and OVER and OVER . . . fifty years later, I still love it.

Hermie Bussie

5y↑4

I love this song. I was about 16 when that song came out.

hollidayevery

14y↑18

There is such a thing as synergy. Diana, Flo, and Mary had that. I have never heard Diana sound as amazing as she does when Flo and Mary aren't singing the background vocals, and their voices are magical with Diana's out front...Call and Response, the way it works best in church and in the black experience. Those 3 particular voices together were SUPREME!!!

Loki Jordan

3y↑2

I mostly agree. Except... that ain't Mary and Flo on Someday We'll Be Together. Other than that, yeah, they're killing it.

L. Anthony Stanford

1y↑1

@Loki Jordan I don’t understand your message. The person said absolutely nothing about the song “Someday We’ll Be Together”.

Loki Jordan

@L. Anthony Stanford "I have never heard Diana sound as amazing as she does when Flo and Mary aren't singing the background vocals..."

Diana sounded amazing on that song... without Flo and Mary. They may not have heard her sound amazing without them, but I have.

L. Anthony Stanford

1y↑1

@Loki Jordan Ok, thanks. I guess I just read it wrong.

Loki Jordan

1y↑1

@L. Anthony Stanford No prob. Been there myself😆 But back to the Op's comment; they did have a special blend. People keep debating which voice was "better", but I suspect the truth is that neither Flo nor Di would have had a shot at a solo career at that time. Flo had missed her moment as she came to Motown after Martha and the Vandellas, so that big voiced slot was filled. And Diana's voice was just too odd. Nobody knew what to do with it except Berry.

The other thing that worked against them (at first) was that their delivery was too sexy for young girls. Berry wouldn't even sign them to Motown until they graduated high school. None of their hits are about being in love; they about making love. And you can't have little girls singing that.

Anyway, separately, the probably wouldn't have had a shot, but together they were dynamite.

Michael Leroy

1y↑1

A really big hit from them in the fall of 1966

he'stheMaster

3y↑3

Damn good song from the soulful sixties!

Lady

4y↑7

Oh I needed to hear this. Couldn’t get this song out of my head.

Terrell Staley

8y↑5

love it!

Laz A Fare

6y↑2

The music is awesome and the Supremes nailed the vocals...the driving beat made Diana Ross get some urgency in her vocals, which was too often lacking. There was a little Martha and Velvelette flavor in the vocals. Awesome tune on every level.

Ruth Dixon

1y↑1

some of the most electric music in motown's supercharged catalogue.

Linda Newton

9y↑23

I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

Donna Kay

4y↑1

Muffs 55mercury

5y↑1

This song seems long forgotten by our big corporate oldies radio stations (which I stopped listening to 25 years ago) even though this was a big hit (went to #9 in June 1966) Seems the only ones they play is Baby Love or Where Did Our Love Go. The melody and the awesome sax solo make this song truly awesome!!! Still remember Florence Ballard who to me was the prettiest of the three.

M L

2y↑2

🤣 I heard this a while ago and it blew my mind! Maybe the drums, maybe the Supremes idk but I'm hooked

Yvette Marie G

3y↑3

The youngest of ten and my second oldest sister introduced me to classical music and sounds of Motown esp. THE SUPREMES.

B.I.S.O.N.: BRISTOL SCREENWRITER NONSTUDENT

9y↑4

That groove brother!!!

Elle

10y↑85

Perfect Motown sound, right here.

Stephen Ramsden

5y↑1

Dance none stop listening this tamla Motown tune brilliant

Aracely Valenzuela

5y↑3

I was just like 4 or 5 years old and I remember my parents had this LP and I loved it

Tom Yeager

7y↑6

Holland Dozier Holland was the songwriting team that made Motown the hit factory that it was for so many years.....

KAS6558

4y↑7

that propulsive beat is so infectious...it ain't the love bug that got her....

monica bella

6y↑3

One of my favs! Nice presentation :-)

Gary Morris

8y↑31

Brilliant song in every way.

Ms. J.

6y↑1

Supremes at their best!!

Ms. J.

6y↑1

A great musical era in America...

MEL PELL

8y↑3

Grew up on this groove as a child in the late 1960s, listening to those Motown 45s on the show & tell player.

modman1

8y↑4

In my humble opinion this track is one of the most exciting dancers of Tamla Motown and has everything to make it one of Tamla Motowns very best recordings. When Ms Ross was a great singer and not a DIVA. Pat Allen The Burnley & Pendle Soul Club.

123123rog

8y↑2

As a late 60s mod , have to agree as a dancer was fantastic.

eoj2495

4y↑4

My favorite by the Supremes

Mr. Gracian

10y↑9

The Supremes are really SUPREME.
After a long and thorough investigation I declare this track as my favourite/favorite (http://grammarist.com/spelling/favorite-favourite/).
But I have to admit it was a very tough contest.
Back in my arms again, Come see about me, You cant hurry love and so many others....
Incredible.

L. ANGEL LOVE

5y↑22

"WOW I JUST LOVE HOW THIS SONG"
GIVES ME A NATURAL HIGH, TO EVEN
AND TO BRING MY DAY TO CLOSURE,

BUT I PERSONALLY JUST LOVE
THIS AMAZING SONG AND WOULD LOVE T8O KEEP THIS PARTY GOING

Gany Meade

4y↑2

This song sounds the same as it did 50 years ago and it still gives me the same high.

Pepersmells

9y↑6

This is 1 of the best dance songs, my parents used to dance a lot at home on Friday nights at our house, they used to do this dance called the swing. my mom and pops used to be jamming off this record, they could dance, my father would lead her, just brings back lot of memories pops has past away but I will never forget those days back in the early 70 s and get ready by the temps the beats are great.

Gail Theaker

10y↑51

That baritone sax is just too too much omg

Cafe`SkypeDjJimiBruce

7y↑6

It MADE the Motown DSOund IMO...Mike Terry is da baritone bomb! I want to learn how to play it!

Tom Engel

7y↑5

Gail Theaker the mighty Funk Bros.

Jan From NYC Saves Money!

5y↑3

You NAILED it!

Richard Trepsas

From the liner notes below the song here is the complete
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/01/mike-terry-obituary

C M

5y↑3

Living in Seattle in the early 60's, Motown rocked. l'm over 60 & still love The Supremes.

Carolyn Mashhood

5y↑2

Classic,Classic,One of thee baddest Women groups ever, and their style was so fly loved this group.And Ms. Ross you are still The Boss!

Jan Trezise

Just fabulous 🥰

Brian Burton

I don't know if anyone remembers but there's a girl group called The Good Girls that did a pretty good rendition of this song. But nothing is better than the original version.

Amandamoo73

11y↑2

I have this on my phone and on my mp3 player. why can't I rate it ten times over??

Bryden MacDonald

Can we rip this at The Brooklyn Mirage!!!???!!! Can that be a thing!?!?! ❤️

elamite66

10y↑14

my personal fav by the Supremes back in the day in the Bronx I bought the 45 after the first time I heard it!

Dave Takach

3y↑1

mine too. dave t

L. ANGEL LOVE

5y↑4

Cafe`SkypeDjJimiBruce

7y↑3

Again, lovin mike Terry on baritone sax which made this sound unique. Above is wrong! He played the baritone!!

Quietstorm7 Jenkns

7y↑2

A good work out song. And a great love song.

Fernando Garcia

6y↑16

Best girl group EVER. Period.

kenneth wisentaner

6y↑3

after the MARVELETTES :)

Tarantulisimo

5y↑1

Diana Ross -- lead vocals
Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson -- background vocals
The Funk Brothers -- all instrumentation
Mike Terry -- baritone sax

LANGEL LOVE

3y↑1

EXCELLENT QUALITY MUSIC PRODUCERS FROM
HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND.

The Miller Network

The Funk Brothers at their best.

Gany Meade

4y↑1

OMG. The Supremes were so fine. Their gowns were the most gorgeous I have ever seen or will ever see. The 60's styles were the best ever.

Louise King

This is my favor song by the supremes . This song reminds me of when I was in love. I did not know how to deal with the situations that him and I was going through, I felt that the l man, I was in love with, had me in a bond that I could not get out of. It felt like it was a disease. I could not get out of it. My mother or father could not help me. I had to go through the pain. I'm talking about years! Years! Of pain

njerzee911

5y↑1

What can you NOT do to this tune? Dance, Roller Skate, Chair Dance..?? Great Tune

Kenneth Hamlett

6y↑8

Ms. Ross sang lead on every hit record by the Supremes up until she left the group for solo stardom. Her sound was the sound of the Supremes that sold records to the public and made them the most successful recording group in US history. Some debate the volume of the background vocals, the intentions of this person or that person, to try and diminish the impact of the group and the role Ms. Ross played in the group's success. But, when they denigrate Ms. Ross, they denigrate the group and that success. They also ignore the tireless work that Ms. Ross -- often without the participation of other group members -- did continuously to promote and increase the group's popularity. Some of us are old enough to have watched it happen in real time, to have read the interviews, to have seen the live TV appearances, etc, so we are not swayed by revisionist history, We heard and read the interviews given by Ms. Ballard in which she openly admitted that while she enjoyed singing in the group and was proud if their success, she hated the other things that were essential to achieving and maintaining that success -- traveling and touring, rehearsals, giving interviews, doing costume fittings and photo shoots, etc. -- and she readily admittted to being intentionall late or absent from performances, appearing for work intoxicated, and intentionally sabotaging the rehearsed choreography to throw Ms. Ross and Ms. Wilson off their performances. She even acknowledged that her behavior and attitude were probably her way of ensuring that she would get fired, enabling her to leave behind a schedule and workload she disliked, so she could be at home and start a family. Though I would question her decisions with respect to professionalism, she certainly had a right to decide that being a part of a successful and in-demand group were not for her. I have seen and read interviews with Ms. Wilson in which she poked good natured fun at Ms. Ross for being so focused on the group's success and doing the work to maintain it, rather than relaxing and enjoying the good times associated with the success. I also heard both Ms. Ballard and Ms. Wilson separately say that it was Ms. Ross' voice and sound that sold the Supremes' records.

Some criticize Berry Gordy for his focus on Diana Ross and his promotion of her. I wonder what they would have done it they had the most successful recording group in the country under contract and one of its members had the sound that the public was buying in record numbers, was terrific in personal appearances and was willing to work day and night to make the group and the records successful, while another group member was lackadaisical in her attitude and always looking to kick back and enjoy fame, and another did not want to do the work, was inconsistent in her attendance and purposely disruptive to the performances. I suspect that they would have done exactly what Mr. Gordy did. If he not done so, we would undoubtedly not be discussing these matters today, because the group's success would have been less spectacular, the solo stardom of Diana Ross might never have had the opportunity to break new barriers for all Black entertainers, and the Supremes would be discussed in Motown history as just another group with some hit recordings back in the 1960s. I am a great fan of the Supremes, and I admire all the members of the group. But, I see no reason to deny the obvious in order to rewrite a story for the group that I would prefer to the one that actually occurred. No one is arguing that Paul McCartney and John Lennon were unfairly spotlighted in the Beatles or that the background vocals of Ringo Starr are responsible for individual songs becoming hits. Background vocals are important, essential-even, but no background vocal ever made a song a hit that would not have been a hit without them or with them supplied by someone else. All these debates, which are of course intended to diminish and question Ms. Ross' success, do not achieve that purpose. Instead, they pit fans one against another, diminish the group's amazing achievements and in a way I find cruel, they call attention to Ms. Ballard's subsequent recording career and its failure to produce recordings that sold well or are of the quality of the Motown work. She deserves better. The group deserves better. Certainly, the entertainer who provided the sound of the group, promoted the group tirelessly and has never spoken negatively about any member of the group deserves better. It is time this absurd debate ended so we can all enjoy the music they group created, the barriers they toppled, the style they set and the impact on the nation they -- and other Motown artists -- have had. Instead of picking apart issues that have little importance, we should be enjoying the music and saluting Ms. Ross and Ms. Wilson (as well as Ms. Birdson, Ms. Terrell, Ms. Ballard, and the others who passed through the group) in their (and our, in some cases) senior years. Ms. Ross continues to be an entertainment force after more than 50 years, and she has produced a beautiful family that is making its own impact on the business. Let's enjoy instead of constantly trying to create or perpetuate acrimony!

patrick ryan

5y↑2

Very truthfully spoken, and it's almost impossible to imagine all the work Ms. Ross put into here career as a Supreme and beyond. The group would have been just another group had it not been for Diana's unique sound and ability to master a variety of musical styles. 1/2020

GreyPanther

5y↑1

Amen. Well said.

mikeymopp

The joy of sax.

laminage

I think this and Back In My Arms Again were the only Two Supremes Songs with Xylophones. They Holland Dozier Holland were also along with Phil Spector a major influence on alot of other Folks from Abba (As Benny Anderson stated at The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Awards Ceremony)as well as The Bay City Rollers (The Duran Duran of the 1970's). In fact if you can check at Annyfrid Lyngstad (The Brunette) who did her own version of Baby Love in Swedish as seen on 60 Minutes Australia. They were also a big influence on Xenomania who gave Girls Aloud the most successful Girlband in the UK in terms of Reality TV virtually all of their Hits. Cheryl Ann Tweedy was born on June 30th 1983 40 Years to The Day that Florence Ballard was born. Yet in England they are known

M D

Both tracks are my favorite Supremes

Wayne Brasler

14y↑1

I wish everyone could hear the original recording. It had an additional instrumental track which was psychedelic, but Mr. Gordy felt the record was just too busy. So that track was deleted. The record was much more exciting with it.

acapulco ramon

9y↑1

wow...its my favourite of all surpremes song.....thanks holland and dozier......and the ladies.

Chase Jackson

9y↑1

+acapulco ramon ...i was born after the supremes reign so was unfamiliar with many of their songs......i was watching the divas tribute to diana in 1999 and she sang this when she went into her surpremes medley......i instandly loved the song....but thought the name was luv bug.......one of my favorite songs.....and listening to it hear....well produced...

patrick ryan

7y↑1

Record World, Billboard, etc. all had very high expectations for this song along with songs like Barefootin', When a Man Lovea a Woman, Sweet Talkin' Guy -- all major spring/summer 1966 hits. I was surprised that on Billboard it stalled at position 9 only. As some have said, it may have been ahead of its time. 51 years later (12 Sep 2017) it' as timely as it ever should have been. This along w/"Nothing But Heartaches" -- 2 No. One Songs for sure (that never were).

Coke Guts

patrick ryan This song and My World Is Empty Without You are my two favourite favourites. 😎

patrick ryan

Thanks for the reply; Happy Thanksgiving. 23 Nov 2017

Coke Guts

patrick ryan 👍😎

Tamara Margaret

12y

No girl band can beat these ! they just can not make songs and music today at all im so glad i were in this era motown soul lives on !!

Peter Black

4y↑2

Mary and Flo are warming up just waiting for Diana to make her debut up in MOTOWN .........HEAVEN.

Craig Davenport

9y↑9

One of my best songs by them. Read the comments about Flo singing lead on this song. I don't see it or hear it... They struggled to get hits with all of them taking turn on leads and the songs went "nowhere"! Until HDH decided to change the keys (higher) for a song they though Diana sang better. It worked!! It was a #1 hit and they, Berry/HDH stayed with the chemistry/choice... Unfortunate for Flo and Mary "who thought they were gonna change leads like the Temps", their singing lead was done. Sad and Unfortunate. But, 12 or more #1 hits says alot. Just a side note.. D Ross always had that (IT) factor. The others did not imo.