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.
Since I Don't Have You
Diana Ross Lyrics
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And I don't have hopes and dreams.
I don't have anything,
Since I don't have you.
And I don't have fond desires,
And I don't have happy hours.
I don't have anything,
Happiness, and I guess,
I never will again.
When you walked out on me,
In walked ol' misery,
And he's been here since then.
Yeah, we're fucked!
I don't have love to share,
And I don't have one who cares.
I don't have anything,
Since I don't have you.
You, you, you, oh, oh!
You, you, you, oh, oh!
You, you, you, oh, oh!
You, you, you, oh, oh!
You, you, you, oh yeah!
The lyrics to Diana Ross's song "Since I Don't have You" are a heartbreaking tale of loss and loneliness. The singer is expressing the emptiness they feel since the person they loved left them. The language is simple, but it's poignant in its directness. The repetition of the phrase "I don't have anything, since I don't have you" really drives home the theme of loss. The singer is saying that their hopes, dreams, desires, and happy moments were all tied to the person they loved. Now that they're gone, there's just emptiness. The line "happiness, and I guess, I never will again" is particularly striking. It seems like the singer is resigned to a life without joy since the person they love isn't there to share it with.
The final lines of the song, which are repeated several times, are "you, you, you, oh, oh!" This feels like a desperate attempt to call the person back, to try and get them to see how much they're missed. But, of course, they're gone, and the singer is left with nothing but the memories of what they used to have.
Overall, "Since I Don't Have You" is a beautifully sad song that captures the feeling of loss and heartbreak in a few simple, direct phrases.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't have plans and schemes,
I don't have any future goals or strategies.
And I don't have hopes and dreams.
I have no aspirations or wishes.
I don't have anything,
My life is empty and meaningless.
Since I don't have you.
Without you, I have nothing worthwhile.
And I don't have fond desires,
I have no beloved longings or cravings.
And I don't have happy hours.
I don't have moments of joy or contentment.
I don't have anything,
My existence lacks fulfillment.
Since I don't have you.
Without your presence, my life is incomplete.
Happiness, and I guess,
I'm resigned to the fact that I'll never be happy again.
I never will again.
The possibility of experiencing joy is forever lost.
When you walked out on me,
You left me behind.
In walked ol' misery,
Misery and sadness became my constant companion.
And he's been here since then.
I've been stuck in sorrow ever since.
I don't have love to share,
I'm incapable of giving and receiving affection.
And I don't have one who cares.
Nobody is there for me.
I don't have anything,
My life is devoid of meaning or purpose.
Since I don't have you.
Because you're not here, I'm lost and alone.
You, you, you, oh, oh!
You're the only thing that matters to me.
You, you, you, oh, oh!
Your absence is what's causing me such pain.
You, you, you, oh, oh!
I'm fixated on the memory of you.
You, you, you, oh, oh!
I can't escape the feeling of missing you.
You, you, you, oh yeah!
Everything comes back to you.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BOB GARFRERICK, WALT ALDRIDGE
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