2) The Intruders is a former American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul.
Formed around 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards.[1] In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973.
In 1965, when songwriters and record producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff first contemplated leaving the Cameo-Parkway record label to risk launching their own label, the vocalists on which they pinned all their hopes and venture capital were The Intruders. Like many other subsequent acts the duo produced, which includes the popular Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and The O'Jays, The Intruders had already developed a vocal sound that was both theirs and uniquely Philadelphian.
Brown, Daughtry, Terry and Edwards had been recording and performing one-off singles together since 1961, blending Philly's street corner doo-wop tradition with black gospel fervor. The result was neither as pop-infected as Motown, nor as funky and blues-inflected as Stax. The sound which The Intruders refined for the Excel, Gamble and Philadelphia International imprints reflected a different attitude than either Stax or Motown.
Gamble and Huff's success with The Intruders helped convince Columbia Records to grant them the money to launch Philadelphia International. Gamble and Huff acknowledged that their work with The Intruders was the very foundation of what they called "The Sound Of Philadelphia".
The Intruders, meanwhile, were undergoing some internal turmoil. When the group resurfaced on the 1970 Gamble LP, When We Get Married, lead singer Brown was replaced by nightclub singer, Bobby Starr (born Robert Ferguson). The title song, "When We Get Married" (R&B #8, Pop #45), a Dreamlovers cover, became a hit on the charts, as was the follow-up "(Win, Place Or Show) She's A Winner". Starr's tenure with the group was short-lived; Brown returned to the group in 1973 for the album Save The Children, which spawned The Intruders' last two big hits, "I'll Always Love My Mama" (R&B #6, Pop #36) and "I Wanna Know Your Name" (R&B #9, Pop #60).
"Cowboys To Girls" (R&B #1, Pop #6) remains the only chart topping single of their career. It was awarded an R.I.A.A. gold disc for one million sales in mid May 1968.[1] It was recently covered by the Hacienda Brothers. Other covers of their hit singles include Tiarra's cover of "Together", which was also done by Gladys Knight & The Pips on their Silk'N'Soul LP.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, in the West Coast, their music was popular among Latino, specifically Chicano, youth.[citation needed] Daughtry died of cancer in 1994, and Brown committed suicide in 1995. The Intruders continues to exist in 2 forms: The Philly Intruders, who appear on "the Big Show" DVD, and the Bobby Starr-led Intruders, who feature on the "My Music DVD hosted by Patti LaBelle on PBS.
A Love That's Real
The Intruders Lyrics
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To get her a pail of water
To show her that he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
Romeo told Juliet
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
Whoa, [?] in a storybook
A play of fantasy
They could never compare
With the love between you and me
Because we got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
We got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
He was such a determined fella
He searched all over for Cinderella
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
Mary's lamb was white as snow
He followed her wherever she'd go
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
Whoa, [?] in a storybook
A play of fantasy
They could never compare
With the love between you and me
Because we got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
We got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
The Intruders' song A Love That's Real is a celebration of true love. The lyrics refer to various love stories from Cinderella to Romeo and Juliet to Mary and her lamb. Each of these stories paints a picture of someone going out of their way to show their love to someone else. Jack climbs a hill to get water for Jill, Romeo tells Juliet something unforgettable, and the shepherd boy in the storybook follows his love everywhere she goes. The chorus emphasizes the importance of a love that is tangible and real, rather than the fictionalized version present in storybooks and movies.
The song can be interpreted as a call to action for those listening to it, urging them to actively show and celebrate their love for their significant other. It emphasizes the importance of small gestures and actions that can have a big impact, such as climbing a hill or following someone around. The song's refrain "We got a love we can feel, we got a love that's really real" further emphasizes that a love that is felt and experienced in real life is much more valuable than the romanticized versions portrayed in literature and media.
Line by Line Meaning
Jack went up the hill for Jill
Jack went to great lengths to show his love for Jill.
To get her a pail of water
He did something as simple as getting her a pail of water to express his love.
To show her that he loved her
He had the intention of demonstrating his love to her.
(Ooh, he loved her)
He had intense feelings of love for her.
He really, really loved her
He had a deep, genuine love for her.
Romeo told Juliet
Romeo expressed his feelings of love to Juliet.
Something that she could never forget
He said something so memorable that she would never forget it.
To show he loved her
He made a demonstration of his love.
(Ooh, he loved her)
He had intense feelings of love for her.
He really, really loved her
He had a deep, genuine love for her.
Whoa, [?] in a storybook
The idealized love stories in storybooks.
A play of fantasy
These love stories are not real and only exist in our imagination.
They could never compare
These stories could never compare to the real love between the singer and their beloved.
With the love between you and me
Their love was real and could never be matched by a fictional storybook romance.
Because we got a love we can feel
Their love was real and tangible.
We got a love that's really real
Their love was genuine and authentic.
He was such a determined fella
He was very determined in his pursuit of love.
He searched all over for Cinderella
He went to great lengths to find his beloved, just like Prince Charming searched for Cinderella.
Mary's lamb was white as snow
Referring to the nursery rhyme 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
He followed her wherever she'd go
Just like the lamb in the nursery rhyme, he followed his beloved wherever she went.
To show he loved her
He demonstrated his love through his actions.
(Ooh, he loved her)
He had intense feelings of love for her.
He really, really loved her
He had a deep, genuine love for her.
Because we got a love we can feel
Their love was not just a fantasy or a storybook romance, but something they could feel deeply and truly.
We got a love that's really real
Their love was not superficial or insincere, but something that was genuine and authentic.
We got a love we can feel
Their love was not just an idea or a concept, but something that they experienced deeply and powerfully.
We got a love that's really real
Their love was not a mere illusion or a romantic fantasy, but something that was grounded in reality and truth.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KENNETH GAMBLE, KENNY GAMBLE, LEON HUFF
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Jack went up the hill for Jill
To get her a pail of water
To show her that he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
Romeo told Juliet
Something that she could never forget
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
Whoa, [?] in a storybook
A play of fantasy
They could never compare
With the love between you and me
Because we got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
We got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
He was such a determined fella
He searched all over for Cinderella
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
Mary's lamb was white as snow
He followed her wherever she'd go
To show he loved her
(Ooh, he loved her)
He really, really loved her
Whoa, [?] in a storybook
A play of fantasy
They could never compare
With the love between you and me
Because we got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
We got a love we can feel
We got a love that's really real
fuzzy 68
Why don't this style of music stay around and keep coming back forever and ever? Old school is where it's at..... Who is listening to this 2021
Shirley Brown Jordan
Me love me some Intruders takes me back
Mary Jane
me. of course.
Diane Ashmore
@Shirley Brown Jordan me everyday allday
Donna Gomez
right!!!
buttons&gadgetsdr1
i know man ! im so sick of that heavy-bass trap crap, and this atrocious auto-tune singing and rapping. that robotic electronic sound is horrible. its not true tone, inflection, dynamics, intonation, pitch, fluctuation that only the human voice can do.
Harry Styles
Music that's real. They set the bar. Just timeless!
10KGent
Surely we of that time, know this is a timeless masterpiece! A Love That's Real!
Harry Styles
Amen!
REDD BLITZ PRODUCTIONZ
The Intruders were and remain the truth. I always felt they never got the proper recognition as like their contemporaries.