The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active … Read Full Bio ↴The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s, recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R&B acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas.

Founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States 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 the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a 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.

Get Ready
The Supremes Lyrics

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I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
(it's alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real
I say that you do
(you're outta sight)
So fee fi fo fum

Look out baby 'cause here I come

And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come
I'm on my way

If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you
(it's alright)
The loving you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you
(it's outta sight)
So fiddle-lee-dee fiddle-lee-dum

Look out baby 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come
I'm on my way

All my friends shouldn't want me to I understand it
(be alright)
I hope I'll get to you before they do the way I planned it
(be outta sight)
So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle dee dum

Look out baby 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready
So get ready
I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready
So get ready here I come.
I'm on my way.
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy

Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
Get ready 'cause here I come, boy

Overall Meaning

The Supremes' song "Get Ready" is a love song with an upbeat melody and a playful tone. The lyrics are about a man who is completely captivated by a woman and who is promising to make her dreams come true. He tells her that she makes him feel special and that he wants to make love to her. He also warns her not to play "hide and seek" with love because she might miss out on what he has to offer. The chorus repeats the message that he is on his way to win her heart and that she should get ready.

The lyrics are full of playful rhymes and alliterations that make the song a joy to listen to. The use of phrases like "fiddle-lee-dee" and "twiddle-dee-dee" add a sense of lightheartedness and fun to the song. The repeated phrase "get ready" is catchy and easy to sing along to, making it a classic Motown hit.

Overall, "Get Ready" is a feel-good song that celebrates love and promises excitement and adventure. The Supremes deliver the lyrics with their signature style and energy, making it a timeless hit.

Line by Line Meaning

I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do (it's alright)
I have never come across a girl who makes me feel so good and it's perfectly fine

Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do (you're outta sight)
Whenever someone asks me who the person of my dreams is, it always you, and you are just awesome

So fee-fi-fo-fum, Look out baby 'cause here I come, And I'm bringing you a love that's true so get ready, So get ready
I am coming with a love that's genuine, you better be ready for it

I'm gonna try to make love to you so get ready, So get ready here I come, I'm on my way
I am going to do everything I could to make love to you, so you better get yourself prepared, because I am already on my way

If you wanna play hide and seek with love let me remind you (it's alright), The loving you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you (it's outta sight), So fiddle-lee-dee fiddle-lee-dum
If you think you could run away from love or play games with it, well let me remind you, you are going to miss out on so much loving and will take ages to find it again, you better take this seriously

All my friends shouldn't want me to I understand it (be alright), I hope I'll get to you before they do the way I planned it (be outta sight), So twiddle-dee-dee twiddle-dee-dum
I know my friends might not want me to get to you, but I hope I could do it before them, just the way I want it to be, and they won't even notice

Get ready 'cause here I come, boy
I am coming for you, so you better be prepared, boy

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: William Robinson Jr.

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