1) Maxine Brown is an Am… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists with this name:
1) Maxine Brown is an American soul singer.
2) Maxine Brown was an American country music singer and member of The Browns.
1) Maxine Ella Brown (born 18 August 1939, in Kingstree, South Carolina) is an American soul singer.
She began singing as a child, performing with two New York based gospel groups when she was a teenager. In 1960, she signed with the small Nomar record label, who released the smooth soul ballad "All in My Mind" late in the year. The single became a hit, climbing to number two on the R&B charts (number 19 pop), and it was quickly followed by "Funny", which peaked at number three. Brown was poised to become a star, and she moved to ABC-Paramount in 1962, but left the label within a year and signed to the New York based, uptown soul label, Wand, in 1963.
Brown recorded her best work at Wand, having a string of moderate hits for the label over the next three years. Among these were the Carole King / Gerry Goffin song "Oh No Not My Baby", which reached number 24 on the pop charts; "It's Gonna Be Alright"; and several duets with Chuck Jackson. However, the label focused much of their attention on Dionne Warwick, leaving Maxine Brown to toil in semi-obscurity.
In 1969, she left Wand and signed first with Commonwealth United and then Avco Records, but her later recordings met with little commercial success. Despite her lack of hits, Brown is acknowledged as one of the finest R&B vocalists of her time, capable of delivering soul, jazz, and pop with equal aplomb.
2) Maxine Brown (April 27, 1931 – January 21, 2019) was an American country music singer who was originally a member of the successful 1950s trio the Browns, before a brief solo career.
Funny
Maxine Brown Lyrics
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I don't hurt like before
Really, I think I'm over you
It's funny, but when I
Hear them speak your name
This little heart no
No, no, no, no longer painsLike it did the day
You said we were through
I loved you, oh, so long
I wondered what went wrong
You shattered my dreams
Yes, you hurt my pride
My love you threw away
All I could do was pray
But, darling, you
You didn't care how I cried
Funny, but when I
Meet you on the street
My little heart no
No, no, no, no
Longer skips a beat
Like it did the day
You said we were through
It's funny, I think
I've gotten over you
The song "Funny" by Maxine Brown is about moving on from a past love. Brown sings about passing her ex-lover's door and feeling less pain than before. She goes on to say that hearing her ex's name no longer causes her heart to ache as it did when they first broke up. Brown reflects on the love they once shared and how it fell apart, causing her heartbreak and shattered dreams. Despite her love for him, her ex threw their relationship away without a care for her feelings. However, as time passes, Brown finds that her heart no longer skips a beat when she sees her ex on the street, and she realizes that she's getting over him.
Through her lyrics, Maxine Brown speaks to anyone who has experienced the sadness and heartbreak of a lost love. She celebrates the power of time to heal old wounds and prove that there is life after heartbreak. She acknowledges the pain that comes with a breakup and the difficulty of moving on, but ultimately, she finds hope in the possibility of healing and the promise of new beginnings.
Line by Line Meaning
Funny, but when I pass your door
I find it ironic that passing by your door no longer causes me the pain that it used to before.
I don't hurt like before
I don't experience the same feeling of hurt as I did before.
Really, I think I'm over you
I believe that I have finally moved on from you.
It's funny, but when I Hear them speak your name
I find it strange that simply hearing your name from others no longer causes me the pain that it used to before.
This little heart no No, no, no, no longer pains
My heart no longer suffers the same pain as it did the day you left me.
Like it did the day You said we were through
The intensity of my pain has decreased since we parted ways.
I loved you, oh, so long
My love for you lasted for a very long time.
I wondered what went wrong
I questioned what caused our relationship to fail.
You shattered my dreams
Your actions destroyed the dreams I had envisioned for us.
Yes, you hurt my pride
You also caused me to feel embarrassed and ashamed.
My love you threw away
You discarded my love for you.
All I could do was pray
The only thing I could do was pray for our relationship to be restored.
But, darling, you You didn't care how I cried
However, you didn't care about my pain and suffering.
Funny, but when I Meet you on the street
It's strange that when we happen to meet on the street,
My little heart no No, no, no, no Longer skips a beat
my heart no longer skips a beat like it used to.
Like it did the day You said we were through
I don't feel the same strong emotions that I felt when you ended our relationship.
It's funny, I think I've gotten over you
It's a strange feeling, but I believe I have finally moved on from you and I am able to face you without feeling the same emotions.
Contributed by Samuel P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MichaelGushue-tl8xd
Summer of 1961 for the legendary singer.
@brianbyczek-m6p
this is so beautiful one of my favorite female songs.......this and "all in my mind". I hope people don't let these gems dies it would be so sad to lose them
@fredlawson9394
No school like the old School RBs 🎤🎼🎵🎶💙🖤
@darrylevans4401
The late and great Maxine Brown singing one of her best songs Funny play this on my internet radio show Classic Soul me The Masterblaster.
@kevinnorman2937
Maxine Brown is NOT DEAD!!. THE one you referring to is a Country Singer Maxine Brown (1931-2019). Just like Johnnie Taylor and Little Johnny Taylor. Two different people who unfortunately sound VERY ALIKE!!!!! Almost hard to tell who is who!!!
@bsmith9506
@@kevinnorman2937 Wow, didn't know that she's still here..and that there is another singer with the same name.
@jerrykibbe6363
Such an underrated old blues look song
@johnrobinsoniii4028
We owned the original “45” at home.
@Daniel-hz7tk
Since I fell for you and sleep walk combined? Kinda? I like it though
@arviljones6090
I was 12 when she made this song and still dance to these songs