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Papa was a Rollin' Stone (for reals)

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I think that guy on the bongos is our own Sixty Grit.
How do I know?

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lyrics after the jump

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This was the fifth consecutive hit for The Supremes and for the Motown song writing talent of Holland-Dozier-Holland. The Supremes rivaled The Beatles in popularity in 1965 and did much more in terms of integrating black & white audiences. They did for R&B what Patsy Cline did for C&W.

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Stop! In The Name Of Love was the 4th consecutive hit for The Supremes, songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland, the musicians The Funk Brothers, and of course for Berry Gordy and Motown. I have a theory that Holland-Dozier-Holland were secretly pushing the budding romance between Gordy and Ross.

The song was released 50 years ago this month.

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Diana Ross is by far my favorite Diva.

"Come See About Me," recorded 50 years ago and released in October 1964, was the third consecutive #1 single for The Supremes. KLEM FM already covered the first and second. Two more followed in 1965. All five were written by the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland team, and were musically supported by The Funk Brothers, and recorded at Hitsville USA.

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I already mentioned the 1964 hit song by The Supremes, "Where Did Our Love Go?"

Here is the second one, "Baby Love," also from 1964:

From the Wiki:

The Supremes became the first Motown act to have more than one American number-one single, and by the end of the decade, would have more number-one singles than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) with 12, a record they continue to hold; Stevie Wonder is currently in second place with ten number-one singles. link

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The beloved rendition we all know was recorded fifty years ago, April 8, 1964.

This was The Supremes' game changing hit.

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The original feminist?  If so, bless her:

Why don't you be a man about it

And set me free? (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

Now, you don't care a thing about me

You're just using me (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

Go on, get out, get out of my life

And let me sleep at night (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on

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This is the original, uncircumscribed version. The original was too long for AM radio airplay.