Berry Gordy/Diana Ross/The Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart

[pissedoff7771]

they were treated then he got these young talented singers to sign away their royalties.that was just greed they had nothing left for their children.this is why i tell my kids do not ever sign anything without a lawyer.these kids were young and at first it was like a family and i guess they thought family looks out for each other.eddie kendricks had to sign his rights away for a solo career.its just broke my heart to find out how dirty business can be.no one really gets away with dirt!

[pissedoff7771]

its just sad that a group of men called the funk brothers played on every hit that came out of motown and they were never given credit until marvin gayes whats going on then berry just closed the studio putting a sign on the door saying no more work here. these people had families same as heafter 14 years of hard work.if some brillant men had not got together and produce standing in the shadows we still would not know of these wonderful and talented men.thats what angers me the most the way cont

[hollidayevery]

Berry has his faults, but he is also a composer of "Money (That's What I Want)", "Do You Love Me", a co-writer of "You Made Me So Very Happy", "No Matter What Sign You Are", "I'm Living In Shame", "Try It Baby"...the company was started mostly on the strength of songs that Berry himself wrote...Let's give credit where credit is due...He did have a tremendous eye for talent, but he was a talent himself...faults and all

[GGE47]

@hollidayevery Berry really lived up to that song"Money,That's What I Want".He snould have been living in shame,but he feels no shame.I was wondering if the song"You Made Me So Very Happy" was the one that Blood Sweat and Tears sang in 1969.Did he just write lyrics or did he also write the music?I remember Jackie Wilson singing "Lonely Teardrops" in 1959 and The Contours singing"Do You Love Me" in 1962..Jackie Wilson knew Berry Gordy and maybe that's why he didn't sign with Motown

[hollidayevery]

@GGE47 I can't say for sure, but I have always heard that Jackie had an interest in signing with Motown, but was under contract to Brunswick Records in New York. (Sidebar: There is a scene the the movie "The 5 Heartbeats" where a light complexioned singer has been "coerced" into remaining in his contract with a "New York" record company...I have always heard that this scene was a reference to Mr. Wilson).

[hollidayevery]

@hollidayevery I love that you asked about "You've Made Me..." It is one of my favorites, and even though BS and T had the bigger chart success, Brenda Holloway sings the song like no one's business...Check it out. I am sure it has to be here on YouTube somewhere!

[GGE47]

@hollidayevery Thanks for answering my question.I just heard both versions and Brenda's was more for the soul charts and BS and T was for the pop charts.I liked the 45 rpm better than the album.It had a short part on the album that interrupted the flow of the song and I guess why that was eliminated for the 45.It was also shorter for the airtime.I could also see their names on the label.I doubt if Gordy wrote music and lyrics like HDH did.

[hollidayevery]

@GGE47 I agree with you...I don't think Berry was as prolific as HDH, or Ashford and Simpson, or Whitfield/Strong, or Smokey, but remember, he started the company because of the strength of HIS own ability to write material that had been proven to have commercial appeal like the Jackie Wilson songs: Reet Petite, Lonely Teardrops, To Be Loved, and others. Those are the most famous ones I can think of off the top of my head right now.

[hollidayevery]

@GGE47 Berry has always been a set of contradictions: He was as close with Smokey as anyone ever, but others, not so much.

"You've Made Me..." IS the same song BS and T recorded. The credits read: Frank Wilson, Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, and Berry Gordy. Supposedly the song was originally written by sisters Brenda and Patrice, then producer Frank Wilson helped them finish it, then Berry helped finalize it...common practice. "Reet Petite" by Jackie is also a Berry composition.

[deathbyaraven]

barry gordy got far too much credit... he isnt a singer or writer.. he discovered great talent is all... they were great to begin with it wasn't difficult.

[red777photo]

@deathbyaraven No Berry Gordy =No Motown, Motown was a machine, Berry was the heart of it.

[freeek04]

@deathbyaraven Actually he IS a writer. He got his start writing for Jackie Wilson. Lonely Teardrops and Reet Petite are Berry Gordy compositions. He also co-wrote Love Child later on with The Corporation. As much as he's a stubborn businessman, he WAS an excellent talent as well.

[furious1965]

@deathbyaraven If that's true and it's so easy, why don't you become a mogul? Hell, if it's that simple and obtainable, why doesn't everybody who wants a easy, lucrative job just 'discover great talent' and become a multi-millionaire? What a preposterous contention. *smh* Haters gone hate...

[WESTON147]

@deathbyaraven You're wrong. Berry Gordy was and is a song writer. He wrote Lonely Tear drops for Jackie Wilson and To be loved just to name a few.

[MegaMusicman09]

MOTOWN...........NOW THIS REALLY IS THE BIZ.....

[IAPETUSGIANTS]

On the local K-Earth Oldies but Goodies radio station here in Los Angeles, one of the DJs said that an American group kicked the Beatles off the top 100 Hits List 6 consecutive time in a row in the 60s. My mind was ruminating that perhaps its was the Beach Boys, or the Doors, or some other Rock GROUP... and then with utter surprise the DJ announced it was the Supremes! WOW! I was so impressed, and quite proud of the LADIES and the Motown Music Machine, genuine American institutes, for sure!

[realguy440]

There are bits on here of the Supremes appearing on a talk show with Berry Gordy. Does anyone know how to find that appearance? Thanks.

Great video by the way!

[chrissen1]

First hint of disco music...WAY before those Studio 54 days...I been bitten by the love bug and I need someone to make love......

[haweye79]

They were the number one female group and only second to the Beatles

[Jkaneshige]

Whoa.... what a great song that I had forgotten. Hard drivin' Supremes!

[yurherenow]

this was hot, the combination of the music and Ross' voice.. amazing.

[cruizahkimo]

this song is one of the many reasons why I love Diana Ross..

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

isn't this on Supremes a Go Go  my favorite supremes song next to keep me hangin on and love child

[oncedeysayidinii]

looool love this songg its in a film called (the war) meeh and my friends are doin a dance to this.xx

[jackeroo08]

Wow one of the best things I've seen in ages .. well done. It's Art sweetie .. Art !

[tofelt]

it took the rest of the world to grow into & APPRECIATE this song for its OVERWHELMING BRILLIANCE! happy to say i was FEELING it then & LOVING it to this day!!!!!!!!!! it just keeps coming at you with a FORCE a DRIVE that is UNMATCHED!!!

[PaulDePace]

Really nice audio on here Red... Great job and much appreciated.

[honypoboy]

got nothin' butt love fo da sistas!

[christheone8773]

This is like the ultimate Supremes party song!!

[MikeHudson65]

This is my favourite song too, they're all so good but this one is got the edge!

[daymude63]

my favorite diana ross and the supremes song!

[etrax2000]

folkes should always save every video as soon as they see it because it will be taken down sooner or later. I had the Ain't necessarily so video from ON BROADWAY somewhere. will try to repost it under a disgused name of course.

[cdsouthsidec1]

Hi do you have many videos, I'm looking for alot, especially one where they sang "Stop In The Name Of Love" on a show where Diana is on stage and Flo and Mary drives bumper cars in the middle near to end of the video, but that was taken down,please send me a reply, thanks.

[etrax2000]

I may have that somewhere as I usually copy them from my temp files.. I tell people all the time never use the name Suprems as they usaually get puled down sooner or later

[cdsouthsidec1]

Thank you, please get back to me, once you find out, thanks again.

[sandralawson18]

@etrax2000 Yea! But, each and everytime you do

that, You Tube might ending up taking from you, just

because of frenchment bit. You've might as well better off buying things from Amazon, instead. That's

what I'm doing.

[etrax2000]

The ones I copy from temp files, i don't upload ..well at least not any more. I just save them to a disk. fro my own use. Motown will never release most of their videos ..not to mention the thousands of hours that Gordy has of them in concerts and tv specials from around the world. ..he hired professional Hollywood camera men to record the Supremes both back stage and at press conferences etc. but we plain folks will never see them, Maybe after he dies, they will be donated to some museum.

[sandralawson18]

Maybe that's why you've better off buying

things from Amazon, if they have what you

are looking for. And, why they feel the need to put them in museum, in the first

place? You've can't hear them through

mirrow.

[etrax2000]

@sandralawson18 I meant all the various Rock and Roll and musical culture exhibits and radio museums... they have special concert and lecture halls to see video and home films not available to the general publuc. Many celebrities donate these to museums.. we general people will never have acess to studio fims and othjer films that Gordyhas of all his artist. some of those that they show with the young jackson five, Motown has thousands of hours of video on them and The Suprems and others.

[etrax2000]

@etrax2000 recording, traveling,--- rehersing shopping- in their hotel rooms- even running through airports and eating at foreighn restaurants and meeting dignitaries. We all only catch glimpses of their archives... each motown . act has its own library of classic films and videos...all locked away in that SUPREME vault,

[sandralawson18]

@etrax2000 I'm sad. Because, I know I'm never gonna hear any of their music, again. Because I grew

up with Berry Gordy's music, since I was just toddler.

Well, there's nothing we can do about, but enjoy it

while it last it.

[sandralawson18]

@etrax2000 I love those two women Diana Ross

And The Supremes, Marvelettes, Stevie Wonder,

Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Junior Walker And

The All Stars, and so many others. It will not be the

same, I'll tell you that music. That's for sure.

[sandralawson18]

You know, what I will do, is to buy some

CD's from Amazon, depends on some of

the music that you like, and you can record sertain songs from the CD for your

ownself.

[sandralawson18]

@etrax2000 Hi! If you planning on download or

record from this website, I suggest you record anything, as much as you can. Because, You Tube

just erase some of the music from my website.

[sandralawson18]

@etrax2000 So, I just do them a favor and just erase

all the music from the website. It;s not I can't buy my

own music from Amazon. I'll will never depend on

You Tube, play music for me, anymore.

[XMIR10C]

Bye the way, whoever keeps taking the Ed Sullivan version off will pay the price

[XMIR10C]

"It will reappear soon - Know what you mean - aint nothin better than the live version off Ed Sullivan. "

[Branner]

I love the way you Brits still appreciate this music. It's a disgrace here in the States: it's just considered "oldies." Most young people wouldn't know this song from "Stairway to Heaven." Thanks for the video.

[XMIR10C]

Wrong. USA made all these #1's

[Branner]

No--that was in the 1960s (forty years ago). I'm talking about NOW: and what I'm saying is right. The Brits appreciate this music NOW more than here in the States, where most of the young don't know anything about it. .

[tummielvr]

I am in my early 20's and know mostly every song these girls sang, and although I have heard of "Stairway to Heaven" , I have never heard the song itself

[franjoy56]

Pure r&b soul away from the pop inflections the supremes Diana, Mary & Flo had previously released as singles.

and just think I had two 45 vinyls of this single in 1966 one I had won from a fan club the other i purchased and wore out both copies. until I got Supremes a gogo.

[lilmissy691]

@ 1:15 do you have the interview of the supremes and berry gordy was there too.

[venusclare]

Great song & video!!!. Thanks

[GeenaRodriguez]

This intro is just so HOT! This intro and the intro to "Back in My Arms Again" are my two favorite Motown intros.

[joshfukkinb]

this song is hot

[twister5960]

tune.

[paul51]

Liked your video / images!!