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.
You've Changed
Diana Ross Lyrics
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That sparkle in your eyes is gone
Your smile is just a careless yawn
You're breaking my heart
You've changed
You've changed
Your kiss is now so blase
I can't understand
You've changed
You've forgotten the words
I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realize you ever cared
You've changed
You're not the angel I once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
You've changed
In Diana Ross's song, You've Changed, she sings about how her lover has changed, and their relationship is not the same as it used to be. The sparkle in her lover's eyes is gone, and her smile is now just a careless yawn. These changes are breaking Diana's heart. Her lover's kiss is now blasé, and she is bored with their relationship in every way. Diana cannot understand why her lover has changed so much, especially when they used to share so many memories and had a strong connection. However, her lover, who once said "I love you," has now forgotten those words, and Diana feels ignored and unloved. Her lover is no longer the angel she once knew, and she recognizes that their relationship is over and things will never be the same.
The lyrics of the song express a feeling of heartbreak and nostalgia. The lines "You've forgotten the words I love you" and "You ignore every star above you" show that the singer feels neglected, and the phrase "I can't realize you ever cared" suggests that the singer is struggling to come to terms with the fact that their lover's feelings for them have changed. The use of repetition in the lyrics, the way that the same phrase is repeated at the beginning of each verse, adds to the sense of loss and confusion that the singer feels.
Line by Line Meaning
You've changed
You are not the same person I used to know
That sparkle in your eyes is gone
You no longer have the happiness and excitement you used to have
Your smile is just a careless yawn
Your smile is not genuine anymore and it does not make me feel happy
You're breaking my heart
Your change is hurting me emotionally
Your kiss is now so blase
Your kiss is now boring and unpassionate
You're bored with me in every way
You no longer have any interest in me or our relationship
I can't understand
I cannot comprehend why you are acting this way
You've forgotten the words; I love you
You no longer express your love for me
Each memory that we've shared
All the memories we have created together mean nothing to you
You ignore every star above you
You do not appreciate the beauty around you and you take everything for granted
I can't realize you ever cared
I cannot believe that you ever had any feelings for me
You're not the angel I once knew
You have changed so much that you are no longer the person I fell in love with
No need to tell me that we're through
It is clear to me that our relationship is over
You've changed
You are not the same person I used to know
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, CONSALAD CO., Ltd., Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Carl Fischer, Bill William Carey
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