YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON
Supremes [The] Lyrics

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Set me free why don't cha babe
Get out my life why don't cha babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on

Why do you keep a comin' around playing with my heart?

Why don't cha get out of my life and let me make a new start?
Let me get over you the way you gotten over me, yeah

Set me free why don't cha babe
Let me be why don't you babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
No, you don't really want me
You just keep me hangin' on

You say although we broke up you still wanna be just friends
But how can we still be friends when seeing you only breaks my heart again
(And there ain't nothing I can do about it)

Whoa, ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa
Set me free why don't you babe
Get out, get out of my life
Why don't you babe
Set me free why don't you babe
Get out of my life
Why don't you babe

You claim you still care for me but your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom you wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself so let me find somebody else

Why don't cha be a man about it and set me free
Now you don't care a thing about me
You're just using me

Go home, get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on

You don't really need me

Overall Meaning

The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hanging On” is a song that captures the painful experience of being strung along in a relationship. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a person pleading with their partner to let them go. The first verse sets the tone for the song with lines like “Set me free why don't you babe” and “'Cause you don't really love me, you just keep me hanging on.” The chorus repeats this sentiment, emphasizing the frustration and desperation the singer feels.

The second verse draws on the familiar trope of “let's be friends” but reveals the bitterness that lies beneath that sentiment. “You say although we broke up you still wanna be just friends / But how can we still be friends when seeing you only breaks my heart again” captures the helplessness and anger of someone who can't move on while their ex-partner stays in their life.

The bridge expresses a mix of sadness, anger, and resignation. It's a cathartic release, with the singer asking their partner, “Why don’t you be a man about it and set me free.” The final lines of the song are clear and direct: “You don't really need me,” showing the singer's acceptance that they are not valued or wanted by their partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Set me free why don't cha babe
Please release me from this relationship

Get out my life why don't cha babe
Leave me alone and move on

'Cause you don't really love me
Your feelings for me are not genuine

You just keep me hangin' on
You are stringing me along despite not being invested in this relationship

You don't really need me
You don't rely on me emotionally or practically

Why do you keep a comin' around playing with my heart?
Why do you keep returning to toy with my emotions?

Why don't cha get out of my life and let me make a new start?
Why won't you leave and let me move on from this?

Let me get over you the way you gotten over me, yeah
Give me the space and time to get over you, just as you did with me

Let me be why don't you babe
Let me live my life without your interference

No, you don't really want me
You have no actual desire or need for me

You say although we broke up you still wanna be just friends
You claim to still want a relationship with me, but only as friends

But how can we still be friends when seeing you only breaks my heart again
How is it possible for us to be friends when just seeing you causes me pain?

(And there ain't nothing I can do about it)
I feel helpless to change this situation

You claim you still care for me but your heart and soul needs to be free
You insist that you still have feelings for me, but you need to explore your own personal growth and freedom

And now that you've got your freedom you wanna still hold on to me
Now that you are free, you still won't let me go

You don't want me for yourself so let me find somebody else
You don't truly want to be with me, so let me move on to someone who does

Why don't cha be a man about it and set me free
Take responsibility for your actions and end this relationship

Now you don't care a thing about me
You are indifferent to my feelings and wellbeing

You're just using me
You are taking advantage of me for your own benefit

Go home, get out, get out of my life
Leave me alone and stay out of my life

And let me sleep at night
Let me have peace of mind without the stress and anxiety of this relationship

'Cause you don't really love me
Your love for me is insincere and not genuine

You just keep me hangin' on
You are stringing me along despite not being invested in this relationship.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EDWARD JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, BRIAN HOLLAND

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Peter-bu6ld

2y↑26

LYRICS:

Set me free why don't you babe
Get out of my life why don't you babe
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on

Why do you keep a comin' around
Playing with my heart
Why don't you get out of my life
And let me make a new start
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me

Set me free why don't you babe
Let me be why don't you babe
'Cause you don't really love me at all
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really want me
But you keep me hangin' on

You say although we broke up
You still wanna be just friends
How can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks my heart again
(And there ain't nothing I can do about it)

Set me free why don't you babe
Get out of my life why don't you babe
'Cause you don't really love me at all
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
You keep me hangin' on

You claim you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom
You still wanna hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself
So let me find somebody else

Why don't you be a man about it
You just keep hangin' on
No you don't care a thing about me
You're just keep me hangin' on

Go on, get out of my life
Let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me at all
You just keep me hangin' on

Go on, get out of my life why don't you, babe
You just keep me hangin' on
Get out of my life, get out of my life
You just keep me hangin' on

All comments from YouTube:

@39Kohm

2y↑240

This is a timeless song, the lyrics are relevant after any breakup, regardless of the decade you're in

@paulshepherd1348

50w↑11

They are indeed... my girlfriend broke up with me... but wants to see me as friends... how can that possibly work... this song nails my situation .

@laurenparker1091

44w↑1

Always will be.

@laurenparker1091

43w

Definitely

@lisaparsons4124

34w↑1

Yes I agree and great singers

@elisehill3574

30w↑1

Exactly why I'm here. ☺️

@conradford7493

2y↑185

Can you imagine what your life would be like without music from Motown. Because I can't, this song is fire. If you grooving, then you have great taste.

@robertkyte4055

1y↑4

Can you dig it baby ?????? !!!
lol (Warriors )

@BlackMasakari

1y↑3

oh yes, that is beautiness and sencerely uplifting.

@ggttee3

1y↑2

@user-ellievator

44w

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@paulshepherd1348

42w↑2

Oh I'm groovin! Glad to know o have taste.. 😉

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@ethanhill9460

4y↑98

That Morse code staccato intro NAILS IT. Love every time it returns. Drummer KILLS IT.

@neilryan9301

1y↑8

You're right my friend. The drummer never lets up, he rocks from start to finish.

@delam1970

1y↑6

You Keep Me Hanging On was a number one smash in two decades. The Supremes original topped the R&B charts for four weeks starting on Thanksgiving weekend November 26-December 17,1966 ending Eddie Floyd’s one week run with the original version of Knock On Wood. Then afterwards when the Supremes ended their four week run,their Motown label mates the Temptations replaced them at the top with their original version of (I Know)I’m Losing You. On the pop charts,You Keep Me Hanging On spent two weeks at the top on November 19-26,1966 ending Johnny Rivers’ one week run with Poor Side Of Town. Then afterwards when the Supremes ended their two week run,the were replaced by the New Vaudeville Band with Winchester Cathedral. Then almost twenty-one years later in 1987,Kim Wilde did
a dance/pop version of You Keep Me Hanging On and it hit number one for one week on June 6,1987 ending U2’s three week run with With Or Without You. Then the following week Kim Wilde was dethroned by Atlantic Starr with their smash hit ballad and biggest hit Always.

@chrism6681

33w↑1

@@delam1970Don’t forget the awesome version by Vanilla Fudge

@chriscalvert5887

3y↑443

R.I.P Mary and Florence

@Shane-Flanagan

3y↑18

Reunited forevermore and teaching the angels how to sing.

@dorothythomas9712

3y↑1

Mary is not dead

@chriscalvert5887

3y↑4

Yes she is

@dorothythomas9712

3y↑19

@Chris Calvert well she just died yesterday. According to google February 8, 2021. Sorry my mistake, that was quick when a couple of weeks ago she was speaking of a 60 reunion of signing with Motown, but it was up to Diana. They say she passed suddenly at her Las Vegas home last night. Now it is just Diana.

@TheRTM

3y↑6

And Florence Ballard.

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@joeystokes8288

2y↑69

This song is perfect in every musical aspect... perfectly written and performed... IT WILL NEVER GET OLD!👍🏾💯💯

@calutron008

47w

well try touch me in the morning and see if you like that do you? shoot me a reply if you want too thks man from sydney australia and thumbs up to everybody watching hodi folks

@monacojerry

3y↑53

It’s 1966. I’m seven years old. I’m in the back seat of my father’s old Pontiac. We are driving from Schenectady to Miami. This song hits the old AM radio. Oh my God! What is that? It was so exciting that I wanted the DJ to play it over and over. My!

@beautyswithinu8829

3y↑1

My dad was just born

@monacojerry

3y↑2

@Andrew Ahhh my friend, it is rather sad for me that you might think of Schenectady as a suburb. From the early 20th century to 1970 it was one of the great industrial towns in the world with the Edison Company, General Electric, several train car and train engine manufacturers, steel mills, machinist shops, tool and dye makers, dense German, Irish, Italian, Black, and Appalachian neighborhoods, a socialist mayor, a radical industrial union, liberal Republicans, right-wing Democrats… vaudeville shows, bordellos, night clubs, gambling dens, mob bosses, etc. There were suburbs in Schenectady County, but Schenectady was only a midsize city but still an industrial powerhouse. You know it as a hollowed out rust-town that is a bit sleepy.

@juliestrom412

Ahh! 💖

@kwameaboagye940

4y↑33

The Supremes were just so stunning and phenomenal and when Diana, Mary and Flo go then you know they know how to inspire with their beautiful selves. RIP, Flo Ballard and Mary Wilson

@christophercasey6775

3y↑120

Loved the guitar intro. Absolute killer. Also RIP Mary and Florence.

@suraya1224

40w↑6

Most 60s & 70s Motown music ARE just perfect; lyrics, voices, orchestration. My generation really DID have the best music.

@valeenoi2284

1y↑44

This must have been a revolutionary track back in mind 60's. So different from other songs. Thanks to the writers.

@googleuser2609

2y↑44

Real instruments, real voices, real music.

@neilryan9301

1y↑4

The instrumental work in this song is spectacular !!!!!!!!!!

@calutron008

47w

fuck yeah!!!

@lisaparsons4124

34w

Great singers,year I was born

@girlmeetsreality4644

3y↑30

RIP Mary Wilson.

And only 1 remains. We love you Diana

@AfferbeckBeats

9y↑174

One of the best Motown songs, listen to how hard that rhythm section hits. Drums and guitar are so aggressive. Jamerson funking around on bass as per usual.

@manga12

8y↑1

+danehb89 back in an era when musicians were musicians, and america still made most of her own stuff, though all ages have their problems, like depressions, violence, war, racism, terrorism, mistrust of the established powers that be, but yes I agree agressive rythem for motown, remindes me of an sos on a telegraph, or an old steam train trying to get it started in all their fury, lots dont relize just how fast they were, over 100 mph on passenger trains and more power then any diesle electro today at 50 mph as it would continue to generate power at speed since it was direct drive and the hotter you ran from fast draft on it like a blast furnace the more the steam would expand and the more effective the superheater and power it could put out on the rails. read the story of one run on the pensy called last chance at a t1 with John R crosby.

@chrisbacon821

8y↑3

So true, so true ! Jamerson is a genius, so sad he died so young. I'm playing along to this track (got the book of Jamerson bass songs) and this is a seriously hard piece to play - my fingers are aching ! Oh well you play and learn !

@manga12

8y↑3

The true artists are often short lived and or really ecclectic, some are around for a long time but many are not.

@mycinematics8948

8y↑18

Yeah that bass is so bad ass. I only just realised.

@OldWolf150

7y↑2

Classic Jamerson. amirite?

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@gregoryprusak8130

7y↑383

This song never lets up for 3 minutes and change. Motown sure knew how to produce hit after hit, and give America great groups, ladies and gents alike. The Supremes are tops for me. Can't beat them. And let's not forget the Four Tops and Levi's soulful hurting voice and David Ruffin with the Temps and solo. ALL these groups just give me chills, even 50 years later. Thank you Motown!

@jayhendricks67

3y↑13

You know if it wasn't for the Funk Brothers Motown would have been just regular James Jameson, Earle Van Dyke and the rest of the Band played and wrote the music for all of Motown's Artist They made more hits than the Beatles, Rolling Stones, & The Beach Boys combined

@lightningblue648

2y↑11

This era was Detroit at its apex. I will always love everything about the Motor City from the cars to the music and culture.

@katienoneofyourbusiness1048

2y↑4

Dang girls have been feeling with this forever. So in love with a turd. Guilty.

@christianneoriente1577

2y↑1

100% agree

@michelleper5065

very good.... but NOT kim wilde level greatness... kim wilde is on a different level.. this is why the song is consider's kim wilde's really... this is how great she did it

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@Tristan-wm8yd

2y↑3

July 3rd 2022 and I’m awakened to this song in my head. I’m 30 years old. I had to go to YouTube and give a listen.

@wmpetroff2307

5y↑42

The guitar, the bass line, the drums, the back up voices, the lead, the photos. WOW that's Pop music at its very finest right there!

@neilryan9301

1y↑1

Amen to your comment my friend...

@wmpetroff2307

@Neil Ryan Those are magical intense minutes of sound impeccability created by musical virtuosi. The reworking of this masterpiece is par excellence.

@daniellarkins3849

3y↑212

I just came here to pay my respect to Mary&Flo. Rest easy ladies 🕊⚘

@davebrown9714

3y↑8

I agree with you 🙏🏾

@ericandersen2135

3y↑1

@Dave Brown oplpo

@stormatsunup

2y↑8

I always believed Berry Gordy made one big mistake when he "broke" the spirit of The Supremes by renaming them, Diana Ross & The Supremes. Ill feelings ensued from ( within ) that moment forth. Considering Florence Ballard ( Flo ) started The Group and got bumped out! That said, I so agree with:
Gregory Prusak
4 years ago
"This song never lets up for 3 minutes and change"

@neilryan9301

2y↑1

I didn't realize that Mary was gone.

@ernest472

2y↑1

Berry Gordy & Diana Ross were an item. He had to change the title. He was in love.

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@kerwinhopkins7067

1y↑33

The supreme at their finest!! James Jameson killed that bass line!!

@jjaydion

38w↑2

Very progressive chord pattern! 👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼❤️

@m3anthony

9y↑1.5K

Some songs are just perfect. This is one.

@modernmilner9836

6y↑27

Gets my vote.

@LollieVox

5y↑17

Agreed!!!!!!

@travisdozier1357

5y↑9

I'll throw in..

@mylenenoire

5y↑5

Shake it off

@mylenenoire

5y↑4

Shake it off florence

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@janbriggs3387

2y↑25

THE RINGING GUITAR LICK STAYS IN MY MIND. AND THE LEAD VOCALS CUT RIGHT THROUGH THE MICROPHONE. AWESOME. SONG.

@tonycanabal1659

2y↑3

Diana's vocal was double tracked , which is the reason.

@Keezie27

2y↑39

I love this song. The lyrics, guitar, bass line, everything. Perfection.

@charleswilliams8248

2y↑42

The whole cadence of this song is absolutely fantastic!

@ezequiasm.marques6156

3y↑17

RIP MARY WILSON
Thanks for the beautiful songs.
I'm from Sao Paulo/Brazil

@robjones2408

3y↑60

There are great girl groups.

Then there are The Supremes. This track catches them at the height
of their stellar powers. Nobody has come even remotely close to
matching their style of glamour and groove.

Mary Wilson was a class act. RIP

@yappy-daze9

2y↑2

Yer i agree with you ...emotions in songs ...like jimmy ruffin what becomes of the broken hearted..i love that song because im older and wiser

@astrosteve

4y↑162

Holland–Dozier–Holland were songwriting geniuses. Their importance to Motown cannot be understated. The Supremes killed it on this track, just amazing.

@donaldsmith379

3y↑3

Hello

@tonycanabal1659

2y↑5

Vanilla Fudge version rocked , Wilson Pickett version had soul,Kim Wilde version danceable. Supremes was the best!

@gmartinz01

2y↑3

@Tony Canabal And H-D-H got royalties from all of them. It kills me when I read people saying some performer's cover version of a hit was terrible: trust me, the songwriter is very, very happy it got covered.

@gmartinz01

2y↑3

I love the line "Why don't you be a man about it / and set me free?"

@Greyareas27

14w

Totally agree with your comment, but you mean the importance of Motown cannot be "overstated", not understated.

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@wsharriupton2826

5y↑34

A perfect song, indeed! Thank you Diana, Mary, Florence AND the session musicians who didn't get the credit that they deserved!!

@colinadams5390

1y↑15

Classic music from three beautiful ladies!

@Heyjay454

3y↑75

I love that Flo gets an actual solo line in one of their hits she was so happy when they released it this way!!

@nonamo

2y↑10

Go, Flo! Love her so much.

@Gianni117

25w↑1

And it’s my favorite part of the song!❤

@ejohnson5448

3y↑18

Mary, we will miss you and your beautiful smile and personality! Those great memories and songs will live on forever!

@bjv93

3y↑109

One of the greatest songs of all time. And that's a fact.

@26markiemark

11y↑401

I love the bassline in this song!!!

@shamsam4

4y↑41

James Jamerson.

@celesteblanche2543

4y↑20

That electric guitar is everything! That's, "The Motown Sound"!

@Mr6stringchaos

4y↑26

All of the Motown records had killer bass lines!! Then again, everything in a Motown record was killer. Very tight, and the rhythm and timing was pinpoint accurate.

@rcwilcots

4y↑3

yes!

@luckypargh

4y↑9

@Celeste Blanche Thats OG Funk Brother Eddie "Chank" Willis on lead guitar.

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@michaeldavis466

3y↑62

Mary Wilson will never be forgotten. RIP Mary.

@stanbily9416

@PrezDaNT the GOD - 卐卐 - 1488 HEIL SATANPiss off, you weirdo!

@georgehutchinson2337

3y↑22

a pure hard edge rock song delivered by the greatest girl group in history. just amazing.

@glendahalling5876

5y↑16

How can anyone not like motown,full of soul as always

@lisaparsons4124

34w↑2

The supremes are great singers and was back in 1966, and also year I was born 💙

@shekelafarmer8306

3y↑49

This were a hit song because sooo many females and males could relate to these three queens, the Supreme's words they were singing by their really beautiful spiritual heartfelt vocals.

@yappy-daze9

2y↑1

Exactly 💯

@DrWhom

the genitive plural would be Supremes'

@rarebully

12y↑184

One of the most perfect 3 minutes in Popular Music. It doesn't matter whether you are male or female, what your ethnic origin is, whether you are rich or poor , gay or straight. There is something immediate and direct about this track. Beautifully sung and produced. I think it's awesome.

@jimosullivan2236

2y↑4

Doing 90 in my Lexus

@SURENITY

1y↑2

@JIM OSULLIVAN Yes!

@SURENITY

1y↑1

Absolutely!

@erossinema8797

I don't care what anyone says, Diana Ross was freakin' awesome. She sang clear as a bell with an expressive demeanor and incredible intonation. She didn't yell. Here, you can hear layering of her voice.

@user-jv9ys6vn3f

25w

Loved Motown ,some of the greatest songs ever ,better than that rap crap on the airwaves now.

@bobbymiller546

3y↑16

Nothing can ever compare to this original! Gorgeous ladies and they are all a true legend!!!

@jlouis4407

1y↑11

This song was ahead of its time and timeless. Loved Kim Wilde’s version too in the 80s which is the first version I heard her version is really faithful to the original you can’t improve on perfection.

@pauldacus3110

Check out vanilla fudge’s version

@GennySavastone

How is it ahead of its time? The best music came from the 60s to 80s. Moron

@gwynenglishnielsen8596

3y↑5

Yep. I went through twenty-three years of being kept "hangin' on" and finally found the door. Thanks for this lovely song, ladies!

@donaldsmith379

Hello Gwyn

@gwynenglishnielsen8596

3y↑1

@Clayton Littlewood Hi, Clayton. If you like female singer-songwriters, check out my music on YouTube and tell me what you think. Thanks and be well.

@EricBrownBey

4y↑25

This my brother's favorite Supremes song. One of my favorite by the legendary group.

@sarahthomas2506

1y↑3

All these sistas are talented and smokin gorgeous! I love the Supremes!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

@FosterNewmanMusic

8y↑319

Even more pleasurable to listen to through headphones. God bless Motown!

@TQGraham11

8y↑23

God bless Motown !!!

@jeffreymartin8448

6y↑7

God bless Motown !

@SomeoneVx

6y↑5

bless your ears with a kickin sound system. headphones. . lmao

@ckay9006

6y↑5

I agree 👍

@kathrynmcmorrow7170

6y↑1

SomeoneVx Good advice!

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@robertserrato3596

2y↑8

Love The Supremes. One of my favorites is"my world is empty without you".

@EastOfATL

1y↑3

Long Live Da beautiful Florence Ballard 🌹🕊️❤️🎶

@michaelnorris6168

3y↑11

These songs are so good that they should not ever be remade.

@MisanthropikOne

22w↑2

Nah. Kim Wilde's version is dope also.

@LOUISVILLECARDINALS

16w

No it's not leave it to the originals @@MisanthropikOne

@MisanthropikOne

16w

@@LOUISVILLECARDINALS Sure, if you say so.

@jeffreychandler8666

2y↑5

In the "HOOD" 1966, I remember Chicago teens playing this mega hit at "supervised" parties with parents hovering over them. I was quite young, around 9, at the time.

@michellekirkendall818

2y↑3

I was 13! The song was the bomb!

@CoolBreezeAnthony

3y↑15

I woke up this morning, with this song playing in my head. April 4, 2021, Easter Sunday.

@deathbyaraven

13y↑163

For me they were black American Royalty. I loved them, they had talent, STYLE and grace... and they seemed to always sing about love, broken, lost, found celebrated or otherwise. Their sound was amazing.

@littleboo2002

3y↑8

The Supremes are favourite oldies group.

@christianneoriente1577

U SAID IT SISTER!!!

@laurenchristenson1997

I love them

@ALPHAMAGASLAP

For me a white man, theses awesome women are music royalty.

@slapshot6ful

4y↑161

I love this song so damn much. 2020 and forever Supreme!

@seanthomas1564

4y↑2

I feel like I'm the only 14 year old that likes this kind of music lol

@slapshot6ful

4y↑1

@Sean Thomas right on man! I'm only 34, so this is before my time too. But, it's good to know it will live longer than me. Keep jamming bud

@sandiemitchell692

4y↑1

@Tron Carter 60's &70's music just lives on forever

@myronvalentine889

3y↑10

This song has been randomly playing in my head for day's and today I decided to play this song 🤗great song 🎤R.I.P. MaryWilson who recently passed away 🙏😇

@alexc.3032

6y↑60

I’m in my early 20’s n I’m so glad I could hear real music and I’m Hispanic and I thank you so much for sharing it straight from Chicago I live them and keep looking for more good music like this

@davidpfeifer9489

Alex C. Check out Vulfpeck and the fearless flyers.... also Yusef Dayes

@Peter-bu6ld

2y↑26

@wappaman1784

4y↑81

Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson were sooooooo damn good lookin!!

@josedoegito2599

3y↑7

DIANA too

@LoveTheKay

3y↑4

Love those two

@Maatization

3y↑2

@JOSE DO EGITO He's just being shady....cause it was Diana that went on to be the great beauty....

@iamtrawayne1558

3y↑3

@JOSE DO EGITO I don’t think so

@LoveTheKay

3y↑6

@Maatization no lmao. Diana just wasn’t pretty to most people. Sorry.

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@xeshtaed

8y↑343

It hasn't aged a day. Still as powerful as I imagine it must have been back then.

@keithfitzsimons815

7y↑7

Kim Wildes version has aged poorly however

@alexandramn6734

Keith Fitzsimons everyone will age even you, stupid sack of shit

@kathrynmcmorrow7170

xeshtaed Indeed.

@JohanHerrenberg

5y↑1

It was powerful then.

@jlouis4407

2y↑3

@Keith Fitzsimons Hey don’t knock Kim Wilde’s version it’s awesome

@smartchick649

2y↑4

Gorgeous, all of them. My son has just discovered Soul and R&B old school music. He said , “ mom I was born in the wrong era when it comes to music”. He said that he follows Smokey Robinson on social media. 🤦🏾‍♀️👏🏾

@terrasiho5606

3y↑3

You three great women are much missed. Thanks for your great songs

@danfordboyt4889

6y↑4

This song is fresher today than yesterday! Gets better in time.

@paulputnam8211

6y↑6

The finest hour of Motown: drum roll intro, pile driving beat & clipped vocals - the best, from a time when the music could make your spine tingle !

@vincentnovella7321

6y↑318

greatest female group of all time.

@paulaeasley8563

5y↑7

vincent novella That’s True

@seanthomas1564

4y↑3

You're damn right!

@markm204

4y↑2

No red velvet or blackpink is lol

@spencerclarke2289

4y↑4

Destiny Childs came close as a carbon copy

@bjc9520

4y↑16

@Spencer Clarke Not even close. Martha and the Vandellas, The Ronnettes and The Pointer Sisters all deserve to be in front of Destiny's Child.

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@marieannkamp1924

7y↑348

Motown forever

@davidpfeifer9489

5y↑6

Marie Ann Kamp and ever

@Kw-sv2mo

4y↑5

And ever and ever

@angelomezzadri2463

Sono d'accordo.

@tonychristie1109

10w

These ladies had real talent, style and class! Florence was an absolute doll. WOW😊

@im4given629

6y↑106

Timeless lyrics...

@DRock-zd8gl

6y↑5

KT G This is a timeless song that has been covered by countless numbers of singers and acts but none of them will EVER compare to the original. Motown put out black music you could be proud of. That's why after 50 + years, Motown songs are still held in high regard. Pick out the hottest new rap song today and I will guarantee you that in 50 years, no one will remember it.

@im4given629

6y↑4

Absolutely agree!!

@donaldsmith379

Hello

@rolloff1218

27w↑1

I heard this song in a restaurant today and they were blasting it LOUD. The system sounded amazing so I shared it on my fb page.

@maryhartman9253

1y↑7

God rest your soul Mary Davis 🙏♥️ she went on to reign in the '80s in the SOS band!! She made great music!!!

@Onemoretake01

2y↑5

Hard to top this value of song writing. We'll never see pop music written like this again

@feeleffect

9y↑315

My favorite song from my all time favorite girl group. The Supremes were my first favorite group along with the Four Seasons and The Temptations as a child in the 60's. Those unique voices come once in a lifetime.

@19341zulu

8y↑3

+T. Hayes (DJshnooks) Having grown up in 1960's Detroit, I agree you grew up in the wrong time.

@lisawebb7307

8y↑2

What about The Ronettes? ❤️

@aaronchapin1367

8y↑2

those were my top 3 groups growing up too

@therightmove7291

Indeed

@feeleffect

7y↑8

They were good but NOT on the Supremes level at the time.

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@atbglenn

6y↑14

Great tune by The Supremes. I want to give a shout out to James Jamerson for playing that amazing bass line!

@gmzx3

3y↑6

One of my Motown favorite songs and there are so many great ones. Love the Funk Brothers who lay down an incredible sound that will sound great forever.

@richardchandler5073

3y↑1

I loved the original Supreme. I only wish i had found the love you song about. Now im 71 years old, and on heart never found the love song about by the Angels, know as the Original Supreme. Know those whom have past away, rest in piece, with the world's love, you created

@bjv93

3y↑8

Dude. The bassline in this song. FINE as hell, God DAMN.

@bossladyghana6303

2y↑3

At 26, this song makes a whole lot of sense. 💯🔥🔥🔥
THIS IS SUPREME

@christianneoriente1577

2y↑2

Bosslady... Why don't u b a man about it and set me free!!! I'm 65 and this song made sense 2 me then...and it still does.

@dogsdrivingcars

13y↑39

My God, this is wonderful! The new music I hear on the radio today lacks creativity and purpose, so forgive me if I go back to a time before I was born to listen to the good stuff.

@gracehinds6283

2y↑7

Another example of the brilliance of Motown!

@mrhurst1001

hey 👋how are you doing?

@lescrowe1273

5y↑41

It’s 2019 lm 62 and this song makes me so happy good times, anyone else?

@leewatt1470

5y↑1

Les Crowe it still rocks !!

@thomtlc2

4y↑2

Oh yeah. we're right there with you, Les.

@aschule5684

4y↑1

These ladies were fabulous, I was born 2 years into their career and had an older sister who loved them and exposed me to much of their music..... So many memories attached to this☺️

@eleonorekeuthe9039

4y↑1

i
I am 64 and still loving it in 2020

@bingsinatra5283

4y↑1

Exactly same age, the only record with morse code guitar from the mid-sixties I can dance to.... sorry the only record from the mid-sixties with morse code guitar.

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@MzRage

5y↑7

That wall of sound this song the beat and speed its delivered is perfection!

@larrywolpert1753

6y↑6

I'll never forget hearing that opening guitar riff for the first time. I had never heard anything like it. I was 13 and it blew me awayl

@douglasbermudez8649

4y↑10

This song is timeless. True classic.

@pazuzu126

9y↑325

There is so much emotion in their voices. This could have just been another pop song, but you can feel the pain and heartbreak when they sing, I think it makes all the difference

@jedifulla

9y↑12

+Pazuzu Jones (pazuzu126) Agree. The ladies put their own heartbreak into the vocals.

@feeleffect

7y↑5

Well said.

@zimriel

7y↑6

it sneaks up on you

@BroccoliBeefed

7y↑11

Exactly. And if Diana didn't have soul, as so many like to claim, you wouldn't have been able to hear that pain and emotion. She was a way underappreciated singer. More talented than many people realize

@joeSmashman

5y↑4

Exactly..Beautiful Music that Touches your Soul.

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@1971mystic

3y↑13

RIP Mary Wilson. Another legend gone too soon.😭😭

@dkjay22

3y↑5

As soon as I hear that guitar ringing in the beginning it takes me back to my childhood instantly

@charlielopez4790

3y↑10

R.I.P MARY WILSON 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@willreverend-magisterreid6457

5y↑12

The rhythm and perfect speed of this track is incredible!

@PopShoppekid

3y↑2

What a sound they put out in that little house Hitsville, USA. Detroit, Michigan!!!!

@afret99

9y↑44

God I wish I could go back in time only to see all these great artists in concert. The 60's by them self where OK but the music was GREAT!

@chrislukelily

9y↑3

+DaVoid Saw Diana at Hollywood Bowl two years ago. Stellar showmanship; her band came out first and set up a bass line that shook the theater for five minutes -- and then one word from Diana offstage, "I'M!" The crowd roared. 30 seconds later, "COMING!" Bigger roar. 30 seconds later, "OUT!" She teased for three more minutes like this, then popped up in the middle of the stage in a ravishing gown, still beautiful, causing total delirium. She could still sing, though sadly she left this, my favorite, out of the show. But I still get goose bumps from that night.

@nonamo

2y↑10

This just rocks from beginning to end.

@Shane-Flanagan

3y↑34

RIP Mary. The Glam member of the group. Reunited with Florence forevermore. Teaching the angels how to sing 🙏🌷

@donaldsmith379

Hello Shane

@onlyalisaawilliams

3y↑16

RIP MARY 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@donaldsmith379

Hi Lisa

@mic6434

5y↑7

I always loved Diana voice...no one sounds like her.

@davidhubbert9445

2y↑3

From the very start this is supreme.

@jeremycollins8045

8y↑84

I'm a teenager and I love the supremes

@jeremycollins8045

8y↑13

***** OK well get the fuck out my comment

@Ms9mmBeretta

8y↑1

+Jeremy Collins Nice lol

@jeremycollins8045

8y↑2

+ricardo vallin stupid bitch

@jeremycollins8045

8y↑3

+Ashley Campbell yeah it's like their music gives me this good feeling

@2005peasah

7y↑3

Hi, JerryThere are a lot fucked up cretins on this earth and you shouldn't waste your time on them.The Supremes are so stunningly divine with Sister Diana Ross, Sister Mary Wilson, Sister Flo Ballard, Sister Jean Terrell and Sister Cindy Birdsong.These girls were all-round divine and Jerry, my man, you cannot dispute it.

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@nicholascollora6709

Thanks freedom is a great start with the classroom..bless the Supreme..reminded me of my family. Forever freedom...

@robertjoseph8008

1y↑1

Came up in Detroit celebrating the Motown sound & everything it represented. The music "set me free" then & now....

@rachelwilliams1037

2y↑5

Still loving this in 2022!!💕💕💕💕

@stephenord3403

2y↑2

Jameson, the genius, the master. RIP great man

@redbird1824

What a class act!!of days when there was some virtue.if you can listen to this without wanting to dance if no one is looking --you are dead!

@timmy841212

15y↑34

My favorite version of one of the greatest songs of all time. Diana: "Haha! You crazy!" LOL

@delsongalasinao706

3y↑9

This song is absolutely perfection.

@anneaires3984

7y↑1

You go girls....this tune kicked then and will forever......The Supreme Supremes...thanks ladies!

@ilirida4955

4y↑23

We were going to sing this for chorus for our concert but we couldn’t because of the virus.

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