The Supremes were a hugely successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia and disco. Second only to The Beatles in terms of records sales and chart success, The Supremes were the most successful American musical act of the 1960s, delivering twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes.
Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in 1964 with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross and the Supremes in 1967. Ballard left the group that same year because of personal differences and was replaced by Cindy Birdsong.
Diana Ross left the group for a history-making solo career in 1970 and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of The Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Diana Ross and the Supremes Lyrics
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But I refuse to let you go,
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
Now I've heard a cryin' man
Is half a man with no sense of pride,
But if I have to cry to keep you,
I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walking away,
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
And each day it grows more and more,
I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Don't you go,
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby,
Please don't leave me, girl,
Don't you go.
The lyrics of "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by Diana Ross & The Supremes express the desperation and willingness of the singer to do anything to keep their love interest from leaving. The opening lines, "I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go," reflect the singer's stubbornness and refusal to let go. The singer expresses their willingness to beg and plead for the love interest's sympathy, indicating the strength of their feelings.
The chorus of the song reinforces this theme of desperation by repeating the line "Ain't too proud to beg." The singer is willing to give up their pride and do whatever it takes to keep the love interest by their side. The verse about crying also reinforces this theme of desperation, with the singer willing to weep if it will keep the love interest from leaving. The verse about sleeping on the love interest's doorstep reinforces this idea, with the singer willing to endure ridicule from others if it means keeping the love interest from leaving.
Overall, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a song about the lengths one is willing to go to keep the person they love from leaving. It highlights the desperation and willingness to give up one's pride for love.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you wanna leave me,
I am aware that you desire to abandon me,
But I refuse to let you go,
However, I am determined not to let you leave,
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy,
Even if I am compelled to implore and plead for your compassion,
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
I won't complain because you are very important to me.
Ain't too proud to beg and you know it,
I am not too proud to beg for your affection, and you are aware of it,
Please don't leave me girl,
Please do not leave me, my girl,
Don't you go,
Do not depart,
Now I've heard a cryin' man
I once heard that a man who sheds tears is weak,
Is half a man with no sense of pride,
He lacks the qualities of a real man and is humiliated,
But if I have to cry to keep you,
However, if I have to weep to hold on to you,
I don't mind weepin' if it'll keep you by my side.
I won't find it inconvenient to cry my eyes out as long as it means you are with me.
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
If it takes me sleeping at your doorsteps day and night,
Just to keep you from walking away,
Just to stop you from walking away,
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand,
I am okay with your friends laughing at me,
'cause I wanna keep you any way I can.
Because my primary aim is to keep you by any means necessary.
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart,
I possess an intense and passionate love within my heart,
And each day it grows more and more,
And it increases with each passing day,
I'm not ashamed to call and plead to you, baby,
I am not embarrassed to call and plead with you, baby,
If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
If it is pleading that will stop you from leaving me through that door.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Norman Whitfield, Edward Jr. Holland
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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