The Temptations - I've Passed This Way Before

Such a good track, I almost used this one for my David Ruffin tribute video. After an irresistable intro by bass Melvin Franklin, the other Temps kick in led by David. This is their version of the classic sung by David's older brother Jimmy Ruffin. It really is a fab song, with the trademark angst in David's voice and smooth backing harmonies. From the album: "The Temptations: From 1966-1969" Enjoy!

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Music

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• soul
• r&b
• motown
• temptations
• franklin
• kendricks
• williams
• ruffin
• detroit
• i've
• passed
• this
• way
• before

[bluenile048]

@MrGirl999 Ruffin's voice had that edge on it, it was so throaty and raw. He made you feel the emotion of the song. David could bring the song home and find it a place to live in your heart.

[MariaScarlett]

Ruffin just is and was The Man - no-one can sing like him - superbe!

[U4Know2]

@sweetrob..........Well, no one could have said it better than YOU..............

THE GREAT DAVID RUFFIN ...............NEVER BEFORE OR NEVER AGAIN HAS THE WORLD KNOWN MORE OF A SOUL FILLED VOICE THAN RUFFIN !l

[sweetrob51]

What would be special and hard for another singer to do is just David Ruffin being David Ruffin.He's not one of the great but "IS" the greatest singer of all time.He is truly missed.

[cerealbowls]

I miss the Temptations, they touched my soul growing up.gt

[jacksonhardenmusic]

Happy Birthday Melvin!!!! best bass ever.

[NubianQueenNEFERTITI]

I was a kid, this is the first time I heard this song and I thought I heard everything. I love the old music much better than they new school music because you can feel the love in the heart . In new school love has nothing to do with it.

[Brooklyn50s]

This Group and Motown was all that got me thru the worst time in our musical history. That time was the lame ass Beatles and the rest of those British bugs that ruined America's music. Thank you for this post. Although many of us have this music in our collections, these posts allow younger people who weren't exposed to these sounds to hear what real music was actually like when a voice and a good song and the ability to sing was required to be successful. Thank you again for this great song.

[B4BoomersBlockBoy7]

I love this song ! It's goes good right after " You're My Everything ". Temps 4-EVA

[mainlymotown]

Brilliant post,thankyou!

[mitchrose60]

David sounds better because David is better, in fact, he was the best of all The Tempts lead singers, not to take anything away from the others, but watch the vids of David performing, he was made to be the lead singer of the greatest group of all time

[peace3316]

David sounds better than his brother, Sing D.R. You was the very best!!!!!!!!