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.
High Energy
The Supremes Lyrics
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High, high energy
You make me feel light as a breeze
Flying like an eagle, touching life with ease
See the glow you excite within me
Ooh, the love is bursting, bursting in me
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
High, high energy
Every time you love you love me
The way I like it, yeah
Every time it's something different
I wouldn't share you if I could
You make me feel light as a breeze
Flying like an eagle, touching life with ease
See the glow you excite within me
Ooh, the love is bursting, bursting in me
High, high energy
High, high energy
You make me feel light as a breeze
Flying like an eagle, touching life with ease
See the glow you excite within me
Ooh, the love is bursting, bursting in me
High, high energy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
High, high energy
High, high energy
High, high energy
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, wow
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
The song "High Energy" by The Supremes is an upbeat and joyful track about the overwhelming excitement and happiness that comes with being in love. The song is characterized by its dynamic and lively rhythm and its persistent repetition of the phrase "high energy." The lyrics express the immense joy and freedom that the singer experiences when she is with her lover, feeling "light as a breeze" and able to soar like an eagle through life. The music and lyrics work together to create a vivid and electrifying picture of the feeling of pure and unbridled joy.
The repeated phrase "high energy" emphasizes the feelings of euphoria that the singer is experiencing, and the simple yet powerful message of the song is that love can bring us to incredible new heights of happiness and freedom. The song is at once catchy and uplifting, with a message that inspires listeners to embrace the joy that love can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
High, high energy
The song is about high-energy love, which makes the singer feel like they are flying and bursting with love.
You make me feel light as a breeze
The singer is explaining how the person they love makes them feel free and effortless.
Flying like an eagle, touching life with ease
The person the singer loves makes them feel like they can accomplish anything and take on the world with ease.
See the glow you excite within me
The singer is describing the internal excitement they feel when they are with the person they love, which shines outwards like a glow.
Ooh, the love is bursting, bursting in me
The singer feels like their love is overflowing and bursting out of them, which is a testament to the high-energy nature of their love.
Every time you love you love me
The singer appreciates how the person they love shows affection and love in a way that they enjoy and appreciate.
The way I like it, yeah
The person the singer loves shows affection in a way that suits the singer's preferences and desires.
Every time it's something different
The singer enjoys how the person they love is creative and spontaneous with how they show love, which keeps things exciting and new.
I wouldn't share you if I could
The singer is expressing their possessiveness over the person they love and how they wouldn't want to share them with anyone else.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
The repeated chorus continues to express the high-energy and exciting nature of the love being described.
Oh, wow
This exclamation emphasizes the intensity of the singer's feelings and the extraordinary nature of the love they're experiencing.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JR., BRIAN HOLLAND, EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, HAROLD BEATTY
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Manny Pintado
Love it. ♥️
pierre00
This song sounds so much like the Charlie's Angels theme! Even the cover has the Angels' signature pose going on!
paul conlan
That’s because this song album was released 5 months before Charlie’s Angels was first aired.
Mohamed SEGHIRI
@pierre00 😂🤣
pierre00
I can't believe it's been 2 years since I commented this 😱 Time flies!
Chris Walker
Yep, I thought the same thing..
D Jenkins
I remember as a ten year old thinking it was the theme from Charlie's Angels! LOVE THIS SONG AND GROUP!!
Pat Hyatt
This is tremendous
Loully koné
Thank You for the sharing. It's been a long time I didn't listen to this album. It's the lockdown (in Paris) that shoot me back to those olllée days. Goldies. So i'm going to ENJOY listening. thanks again. bisouxxxxxxx
Martin Tanksley
Dig that Susaye Green Lead....should had done MORE leads...4 stars....