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  • which 1 is Mary???

  • If Kelly has Talent & Class, that would exclude her from playing Mary Wilson in a film, (Miss Mary has neither), Beyonce" like Diana, had "The Nerve" to shine, Deal with it MusicalGem

  • This just reminds me why I thought Kelly would be great to play Mary in a film. She's got a similar look and vocal timbre. Also, Kelly knows a few things about being used and exploited by an older man she trusted with her dreams, in order to bolster the career of someone else (Beyoncé Knowles), to later be discarded while someone else takes the spotlight. Hmmm, kinda reminds me of the Supremes. Kelly Rowland has got talent and class. She deserves a better break than she got.

  • I bet Kelly was laughin' her tail off (in her head) the whole time.

  • and where the fuck was Miss Ross? she's so quick to go on and on about Motown and she can't even show up to its 45 year special....thank god, she probably would have fucked that up, too! Flo Ballard forever!!!!

  • @wayydowneast Diana Ross declined to appear. This was after the two-day jail sentence for the DUI arrest, and Arne Naess death.

  • -and you KNOW Kelly still thanks God that she only had to sing for ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wilson - stick to your background singing and give all our ears a rest.

  • Sounds bad

  • Kelly Rowland proving that she can do much more than just stand behind Beyoncé and her weave! Go Kelly!

  • I love Mary Wilson! She suffered a mild stroke just weeks before this performance but still she carried on! Go Mary!

  • You can't hurry love. . .wil always be a special song in Mary's heart

  • Well Peter Benjaminson the author of The Lost Supreme book is working on the the film right now. If I was you I would send him a message on his Lost Supreme site encouraging him to keep Kelly as Mary and Taraji as Diana in mind. As well as I did. That way his descision is made up due to all these suggestions and interviews with Taraji saying she wants to be Diana. Well Taraji keep your keep your fingers crossed because you might get a call from The Ballard Daughters one of these days.

  • ehy great wig Mary...You need to borrow some money from Diana to buy a new wig...What a loser

  • I saw her in foxwoods ..she was the free lounge act. who would pay to see a has been who never could sing and nothing but a glorified back up singer.

  • @getdown5349 you are fucked up!

  • Woow this is great.

  • kelly was better than them all.

  • go kelly! UR BRILLIANT!

  • Go Kelly! You make them sound better than the Post Diana-Jean Supremes. Of course they just had to let Mary Wilson get up there and and butcher their songs with lead singing. Yuck! Those songs weren't written in her key or for her.

  • Great performances by all three women..Howver Cindy sounds the best..its true she was she was never a lead singer but have proven past singing experince with Labelle and the Supremes at different times......Mary sounds terrible ..Can't tell why..she would have known the songs really well.

  • I hate how rude ppl can be to legends. If it wasnt for them there would be no Destiny's Child. Respect them, cause Im sure they accomplished a lot more in their lives then ya'll will ever accomplish in ya'll miserable lives !!!

  • @DaKing00JGreg That's ridiculous analogy. Someone had to be first. I could sit here and say if it wasn't for The Shirelles or all the girl groups that came before Diana Ross and the Supremes there would be no Diana Ross and the Supremes

  • @BlogShag And you'd be ABSOLUTELY right. But I guarantee you Diana Ross and the Supremes realized that and would NEVER disrespect them. Just like Destiny's Child would NEVER disrepect those that came before them like the people writing comments are disrepecting these women!

  • hahahaha It's like a forgotten backup singer supergroup

  • Mary Wilson had just suffer a stroke 2 weeks before this performance,and didn't want to miss this. i think she's a real trooper!

  • This was bad! I Love, Love, Love..Mary, Cindy and Kelly! The dresses were horrible, they needed full length gowns and at least similar styled wigs (weave for Kelly). Mary is SO much better than this performance, she has come a long way. Cindy is a sweetheart and can never do wrong. Kelly was good..this was just not a good performance or look for them.

  • Cindy Birdsong is goregous. I'm only 21 and I usually don't make comments about much older women, but I if I was about born during Cindy's era and we were about the same age, I would've tried to get up on. I swear it, LOL. I really would've. I would've tried to make her my wife.

  • After having seen Mary in concert over 30 years now and seeing what she has achieved makes me feel so fortunate to know her. The comments you guys are making are untrue , malicious and obviously biased probably from the Return to Love failure which of course you blame on Mary .. Get a life of your own before you tear others apart.

  • @bigtownguy Amen to that! I absolutely adore Mary Wilson!

  • @bigtownguy Amen brother.

  • Mary Wilson is a legend back up singer who could not sing. What a beast. Go borrow money from Diana and buy a new wig. Such a bimbo

  • @getdown5349

    She don't need no money from DIANE!

  • Kelly was definitely the new Diana of this group lol! She carried both of those old birds!

  • @sphereone7

    oh as if!

  • a disaster

  • Mary's wig looks horrible, ew.

  • soooooo where is Diana?

  • She a HO! Never could sign and never will be able to. Legend for sleeping with Tom Jones for years. She is a scum bucket

  • You stupid asshole. Get a clue Mary Wilson is a legend.

  • Their harmony is tight.

  • kelly rowland reminds of a young mary wilson

  • @xcvfr57 Well your opinion is brillant because Kelly might be getting lucky. Like about 2 weeks ago Faith Evans announced on The Wendy Williams show that she got a request from Florence Ballard's daughters to play their mom in the flim based on the book Lost Supreme The Story of Florence Ballard by Peter Benjaminson. So this might be Kelly's big chance to play young Mary. Like maybe Taraji P. Henson's big chance to play Diana like she always wanted. Of Course Faith's chance to play Florence.

  • @bigja2008 Faith would be perfect as Florence Ballard. Get the right director, great writer, this could be a great movie. I could see Kelly as Mary and Taraji would be fantastic as Diana.

  • @NubianFeenx Then do us all a favor Message Mr. Benjaminson of The Lost Supreme Book and Uncourage him to Keep Ms. Rowland in mind for Mary.

  • @xcvfr57 I totally 100% agree!! I was thinking the same thing!

  • I freakin love this vid....Expetionally since Holiday Heart is one of my fav movies and those sonqs where in there!!!

    BTW.....Kelly did an AWESOME job!

  • Mary Wilson was my fav. here and flo and mary were a tie for me

  • sing KELLY!

  • see dis is wat im talkn bout fam. kelly shudv ben dis abbrassive wit DC. cuz she has tha total package. fam kelly be killn, she jst dont get as mch credit as she should

  • Mary Done WONDEFULL! on You cant hurry love, & Kelly Done RLLy good Too, & So did Cindy

  • Child, proof positive as to why ms. wilson should never attempt to even hum these songs....they are not hers, they are not in her key (key far west) and she looked like she just rolled out of bed. Tragic!

  • Mary NOOOO you sound horrible, but sitll xxooxxo u.

  • OK i'm not that familiar with the supremes, i just love kelly rowland so could someone tell me which supreme is which? ( and i know diana isn't there)

  • mary is the one with the blonde hair, the other one is cindy

  • wasn't there one called florence as well? (thanks for letting me know)

  • YEAH in my opinion she was one of the best. but unfortunaly her life was cut short after they kicked her out of the group.

    but yeah florence was the one who originally made the group

  • Mary could not sing in the 60, 70s. a glorified back up singers. this is disgusting. She is the quiessential lousy has been back up singer. Give it rest Mary and retire and do the public a favor and never sing in public. She was at Foxwoods 6 months ago. for Free. in the lounge and she sucked there and about 25 people. What a waste of no talent. LOL

  • Cindy does a better job singing 60's supremes songs than mary.its a pity Mary was ill before this show she shouldn't have done it as she was flat and fat her gown wasn't zipped up and that wig awful

  • What a disaster!! This is why Berry Gordy did not let Mary sing lead in the majority of the songs. She destroyed the classics sung in Diana's voice. She should be ashamed. Even Lynda and Scherrie sound better and look better than Mary and Cindy.

  • LOL schitt it's her now, their careers are so similar!! they both never took off sad to say.

  • lol, thats exactly what im thinking.

    i dont understand why i would get 4 thumbs down. lol

  • oh boo, people on here get testy over the silliest schitt, be glad you didn't say anything about beyonce, OMG they came for me, you'd think they were on her fucking payroll LOL.

  • lol

    yeah its funny how offensive they get

    i didnt even say anything offensive, i just spoke my mind, aint nun wrong wit that

  • True that, f*ck 'em, they aint' doing nothign 4 you so why sweat it? i know sometimes they do get to me. This one guy or girl went to my page and everything and came back talkign sschitt about my age, and how i need to get a life i'm old, etc. it was wild.

  • yea u right they aint nun.

    lol its funny to me how they get so emotional about beyonce n she dont even know they exsist,lol

    stuff like that just keeps me laughing

  • Miss Wilson should have taken all the leads.. She IS The Supremes & she Sounds Great! So does Cindy Birdsong & the girl..

  • I think there are studio singers singing behind them offstage to make the sound fuller...especially on "You Keep Me Hanging On."

  • Has Mary replaced Miss Ross with a stunning beauty a quarter of Diana's age.  Now that IS naughty Mary !! lololol

  • I don't believe Diana Ross even cares about that sort of thing... She like it when young girls mimic her. She loves her role as a mother figure. And AT 65 years old if Mary Wilson is still playing those "naughty Mary type things as you say" Then it's sad.

  • Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong - Ive been in love with them all my life........... Now - who is this Kelly Rowland girl ??????

  • @Spiffs did you not HEAR the damn introduction!!! or are you just trying to be funny cause if you were you FAILED!

  • @kellyrowlandAboss  oooooooooooo.... I can see we come from different generations

  • And why has Diana changed her name?

  • Will someone please tell me what Diana Ross is on - whatever it is - it seems to be working. Shes getting younger !

  • It's called living well and being happy with self!

  • hahaha, good one

  • I think Cindy sounded horrible, but dis video is rlly good. thnx for uploading!!

  • cindy was way better than mary...

  • well.. that is just your opinion!!!

  • They are "SUPREMES" and should have looked the part!!Full length gowns would have been more appropriate for these ladies.Mary's wig should have been shoved down the stylists' throat. This was not their best performance and i KNOW they are much better than that..Kelly Rowland was good, hope she can eventually get from out of B's shadow!

  • I had to laugh, Marys wig looked like it had been shoved down the stylist throat and pulled back out again. Does anyone know if there is a Motown 50 in the works, it has been 50 years

  • Only reason Mary and Cindy sang without Diana is because, Miss Ross would want more money than the other two... I hope some day they are together. For goodness sake they are all great singers.

  • Kelly needed this. It's a pretty good feeling to know you sang with The Supremes. Kelly needs a new start in her career as a soloist and this is what she needed.

  • If I was Kelly, I would have been embarrassed.

  • No offense, but now I know why Diana sang lead lol. It seems like the older each one got, the better Diana sang and the worst Mary got. Anyway Kelly nailed this performance

  • I agree with you

  • Cindy, I expected to get fat,,,she loved her food. But Mary,,,what happened?

  • You're right, 28 years post-Supremes, in your 60s and a minister; shouldn't Cindy still be a toothpick-thin sex symbol? And Mary? mid-60s and a stroke, why doesn't she look better than Kelly? When you're 64, look at YOUR body.

  • whew.

  • at the end of You keep me Hanging On, when Mary does the right leg kick, I swear I saw moths fly out. I read on here from a previous reader she had been ill, but regardless, I would not have wanted to be seen looking like that I love mary so dont get me wrong, same with Cindy, but if they still want to represent "what was" they owe it to themselves and their fans to just say not to the cheese danishes, and krispy fried chicken

  • this js proves that kelly has real talent! she looks & sounds good! plus she is so lucky to be singing with legends!!! luv kelly =)

  • Poor Mary, couldnt someone tell her she looked like a train wreck? That wig, OMG, the dress with that wide backside she now has. And they said Flo was fat.

  • child u are wild...u just like me...lmao...i noticed that wig to..looking a hot ass mess...lmao...they still the shit tho...

  • You are disgusting and should be completely ashamed of yourself.

  • Don't even go there.

  • He, getdowmn349 is a moronic asshole!

  • You are one stupid asshole that don't know what the fuck you are talking about. Ok getdown5349? You sure do need to "getdown", go get laid and leave the fabolously beautiful and talented Ms. Mary Wilson alone!@

  • Thank you. I seen Mary live 8 times and she has never disappointed the fans. She was always nice to me and it was good to see her and Cindy singing live.

  • Man, Cindy Birdsong has been my favorite since i first saw her 1967 youtube supreme video. I fell for her when i saw the one on the Ed Sullivan, when she said "FAT IS IN". Shows how whats considered small things, can make big impressions.

  • Flo said that, not Cindy

  • You're right. I keep getting Flo and Cindy mixed up. Anyway, i love both of them and all the supremes.

  • listen to the crowd cheer for Cindy hitting the note at the begining of baby love

  • Mary Wilson suffer a stroke just a couple of weeks before this performance,she said she was not gonna miss this for the world ,in an interview. She is a real TROOPER!!

  • Cindy is flo's replacement she is a former supreme she is an original bluebell from patti labelle and the blubells.

  • I am forever a Supreme fan, BUT Mary, can I buy you a new wig? Adn try to get the lyrics right. Cindy, Mary, I love you both.

    Shame on Diana, Mary, Cindy and the promoters for not making the Supremes Reunion work. Forget egos, just be nice.

  • The reunion probably would have worked better with Kelly. She replaced Diana that night anyway because she also sang the duet Endless Love with Lionel Richie.

  • @Worme95 She did sing the duet with Lionel. I thought Kelly needed to be there..it boosted her career becasue she always been known as a backgrouns inger and her career was always been shadowed / DIRECTED and associated by the Knowles.

  • @Eriq7001 Yes it seems like she has always been in Beyonce's shadow, but people forget Kelly was the first Destiny's Child member to win a grammy on her own. SHe is very talented.

  • They changed the lyrics intentionally. They always do that!

  • I heard Mary sing not long before this.She can really sing. If i am not mistaken Mrs. Mary Wilson had serious medical problems shortly before this performance. Coming on this stage at this time of life and performing at all, is a testament to their endurance and greatness. How foolish is it, to criticize the performance of women who started singing in the 1950s. How assinine. By the way, i am a young person and i love the supremes, all of them.

  • I didn't know that. I saw this that night and I knew that Mary Wilson could sing better than that but she did good to be there at all. She's an amazing lady just for that.

  • Hmmm...

  • Woah, u idiot you know nowt!

    Just listen to the voice!

    TW%T

  • I just so loved THE SUPREMES!!! As such, it is always a pleasure to Mary and Cindy performing. I am always reminded of those wonderful days in the 60's and 70's.

  • its BIRDSONG, not songbird

  • while all u bitches dissing mary first i heard she had a stroke b4 she did this performance cause mary still sound good now

  • Mary is indeed a supreme example of THE SUPREMES. I truly appreciated this video. I loved the performances of all three. A sheer delight to see Mary and Cindy together again. Kelly was a trouper and I loved her too.

    Thank you so much for the information on Mary. But, really, the B*TCHES kinda spoiled your comment --- sorry. Again, thank you for the background information.

  • I don't liek that fact that you called them old Folks. They are legendary. Anyway, i think kelly didn't sing it as good as the original.

  • i know they are legend but tey old whats wrong with that? love them all but kelly spiced it up

  • This is crap!

  • This was one of the very few nights Mary was "off." She had a serious medical condition two weeks before.

  • The person who should have been leading this was not Diane Ross, not Beyonce, not Kelly, and not even the FLOs.

    The person who should have been lead singing here is Florence Ballard. Had she lived, I know she would still have a powerhouse voice and she would have brought down the house!

  • Is Flo coming up from the grave u tard.

  • Rosstown, this is a public forum. In an effort to post a comment, why was it necessary to call someone a name? Was it that difficult for you to focus on the subject and not the person? The person was only expressing a desire and a concern. I think name calling is an indication of someone lacking the desire or ability to respond with substance. All you had to do was say, I DISAGREE AND WHY.

    Just my thoughts.

  • Proof positive if you ever needed it as to why Mary was a fabulous backup singer, but crap on lead. Kudos to Cindy though - she sounds good!

  • Toward the end poor Kelly had to be thinking...Why did I do this???????

  • oh yah, ya mothafucka's better know yaw place and leave my Mary alone,she did a hell of a good job, i think she was always th sexiest supreme AND I CAN SAY THIS BECUASE IM FROM DETROIT. MOTOWN FOREVER!!!

  • kelly messed it up a little, im sorry im just with the old school they should have let beonce or another supreme do it. but it would have been awsome if they could have got Miss Diana to join her girls

  • Mary Wilson-Needs more pratice and sounds bad here.

    Cindy Birdsong-Sounds good for someoe who was out of the music bussiness for so long.

    Kelly Rowland-Held her own and was good.

  • Booooooo!

  • fuck you

  • fuck you

  • Mary Wilson had suffered a stroke just two weeks before this performance,she is a real trooper!!!!!

  • I agree; Kelly held her own. But Cindy Birdsong, being 65 at the time and long ago retired from the music business, sounded phenomenal, though she has sounded better. And FYI, Cindy takes the fewest, briefest leads because she has self-confidence issues singing lead, no joke! I don't know why; she's always sounded great! Mary, on the other hand, HAS sounded better and not very good here, but at LEAST she took it like a professional. Props to 'em all!

  • You are correct. Cindy really isn't a lead singer and never has been, however she blends well with other singers (Patti, Nona and Sarah of Labelle and all the other Supremes) and can hit some very high, powerful notes. She also has an instantly recognizable face and is very, very sweet. That's why we love her!

  • Am i the only one who thought, Kelly done well and she saved the performance. That dog looking and sounding woman ruined it. Kelly held her own here.

  • Hell, Mary too. You know Diana would pull a .45 out her wig if you even approached the center mike.

  • amazing voices always!

  • Dont you mean a current RandB/Soul Sound because Kelly is not HipHop, she does not rap, she sings!

  • Booooooo! IM FROM DETROIT MOTHAFUCKA!!!! yalk about our Supremes

  • I was so happy to find this vid again and always to see Cindy put on her Supremes bag...that smile and exhuberance, she just steps right in and helps Mary to re-evoke the group's magic days and memories! :)

  • It's amazing how much Kelly looks like Mary Wilson.

    Destiny's Child seems to be following the supremes.

    Beyonce has a very sucessful solo career, as did Diana.

    Mary tried, made a good attempt. as is Kelly.

    And Cindy did her thang, as is Michelle.

    Kelly has a very soothing voice, and I have faith she will top the charts again. Kelly, I love you. :)

  • Kelly replaces Diana Ross! Finally she gets to front a group!!

  • ok u really gonna get yo muthafuckin ass wooped u dont dare talk about kelly you stupid pathetic bitch dont fuck with me dont fuck with me i will beat yo ass you dumb slob slut of the century

  • kelly vocals on point!

  • Jobeterob is just another asshole jerk that "thinks" he is Diana Ross and because of that, he "thinks" he is suppose to dislike Mary Wilson! Pay him no mind, he goes all over the internet trashing Mary Wilson and praising Diana Ross...give me a break!

  • kely is soo beautifel and she sings amazing!

  • Damn baby...no, no ,no no no. Mary's fog horn voice sounded like shit run over twice. She might as well been on top of a light house guiding ships in. If she was ill or recovering...keep that shit under wraps until you are better.

  • This performance came just a month and a half after Mary Wilson had what was described as a mild stroke.  She also had just did a series of concerts in Las Vegas the night before this taping occurred. I still enjoyed seeing her and Cindy with Kelly on this show.

  • Kelly Rowland takes control... Wow!!!

  • Kelly did good, well great! I liked it, ppl need to wake up and stop sleepin om Ms. Kelly!

  • Fa Real

  • Kelly better look to her left and see that's not where she wanna be 20 yrs from. Cos at the rate she's going she's gonna end up like ol'Ms.Wilson herself. But this performance was a true diva moment.

  • were did this came from....Kelly is good..Cindy well she is not bad at all(I remember her with Patti and the Bluebelles)from Nwe Jersey....Mare..is another story.

  • What happened to Mary here?