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I need love, love
To ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You got to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before loneliness will cause my heart
Heart to break?
No I can't bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can't go on
These precious words keeps me hangin' on
I remember mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
No, love, love don't come easy
But I keep on waiting
Anticipating for that soft voice
To talk to me at night
For some tender arms
To hold me tight
I keep waiting
I keep on waiting
But it ain't easy
It ain't easy
But mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said to trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
''(repeat and fade)''
| Aud (lost in lakecity) | Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 20:32 MORE SUPREMES PLEASE!! |
| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 21:05 daveesh wrote: phil collins's far more soulful version blows this out of the water.
I can only assume this is sarcasm. |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 21:05 RobRyan wrote: I'm amazed that there would be so much hostility to this Motown classic. I don't know what more a person could want in a pop tune. This is every bit of a 9, with a little left over.
Much, much less poppishness. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jul 08, 2008 - 06:37 phil collins's far more soulful version blows this out of the water. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Jun 06, 2008 - 18:02 WonderLizard wrote: So far this morning we've had the Temps and Supremes. Now how about some Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye? Love that old time soul music.
I was just about to say about the same... a month later! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: May 06, 2008 - 07:48 So far this morning we've had the Temps and Supremes. Now how about some Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye? Love that old time soul music. |
| Danny_G (Lima) | Posted: May 06, 2008 - 07:42 Arianrhod wrote: roscoe wrote:
A gave it a 3.
IT DOES NOT BELONG HERE! I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones.  9!Ditto 
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| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Apr 04, 2008 - 19:41 I'm amazed that there would be so much hostility to this Motown classic. I don't know what more a person could want in a pop tune. This is every bit of a 9, with a little left over. |
| n4ku (KY) | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 07:02 billbangert wrote: this song totally doesn't belong in this format.
 Is that narrow mind of yours at all painful?  |
| leap | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 07:02 muy  roscon este tema oiga |
| n4ku (KY) | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 07:00 It's a soulful morning here at RP. I approve.  |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 07:00 big_gare wrote: One of the best things about Radio Paradise is that you never really know what genre is coming next. To be critical because you feel that any given song does not fit the "format" is absurd. Don't you get it? There is no "format"! Just good music that is appealing on at least some level. Some better than others, but to suggest that a song "does not belong" says that your taste is perhaps a little narrow and needs to be broadened! C'mon people, relax & let Radio Paradise live up to its name. Go Bill!
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| steeler (Teetering on the precipice) | Posted: Mar 04, 2008 - 06:59 Pretty sage advice for a pop song. Great tune. |
| coffee-eyes (Boston, MA) | Posted: Jan 01, 2008 - 10:10 billbangert wrote: this song totally doesn't belong in this format.
Eclectic music = Great music from all genres and all eras That's what I love about RP.  |
| RockinBlueVoodoo (Deep in the Blues) | Posted: Sep 24, 2007 - 13:38 roscoe wrote: I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones. |
| big_gare (Cloverbush, BC) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:57 One of the best things about Radio Paradise is that you never really know what genre is coming next. To be critical because you feel that any given song does not fit the "format" is absurd. Don't you get it? There is no "format"! Just good music that is appealing on at least some level. Some better than others, but to suggest that a song "does not belong" says that your taste is perhaps a little narrow and needs to be broadened! C'mon people, relax & let Radio Paradise live up to its name. Go Bill! |
| stevetheshoe (wayfaraway) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:54 billbangert wrote: this song totally doesn't belong in this format.
I really didn't think that there was a "format". Just good music. |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:52 billbangert wrote: this song totally doesn't belong in this format.
I'm an oldschool rocker, and have never been a big Motown/R&B/soul fan BUT this is a breath of fresh air! 9 at least! |
| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:48 billbangert wrote: this song totally doesn't belong in this format.
I couldn't disagree more strongly. This song sounds good today and even at that it represents an entire genre that has lead to so many excellent developments. I love it! I gave it a 9. |
| youngj (Canton, GA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:48 roscoe wrote: A gave it a 3.
IT DOES NOT BELONG HERE! I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones. Uh, okay. Nickleback rules then.  "> |
| Arianrhod | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:47 roscoe wrote: A gave it a 3.
IT DOES NOT BELONG HERE! I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones. 9! |
| RockinBlueVoodoo (Deep in the Blues) | Posted: Sep 03, 2007 - 17:22 roscoe wrote: A gave it a 3.
IT DOES NOT BELONG HERE! I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones. And yet three of your highest rated songs are Miles Davis, Neil Young and Beethoven... Im not sure how Beethoven qualifies as a 'NEW great sound' but you might want to rethink your criticism. |
| billbangert | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 19:17 this song totally doesn't belong in this format. |
| roscoe | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 19:11 A gave it a 3. IT DOES NOT BELONG HERE! I seek out NEW great sounds, not old ones. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Aug 13, 2007 - 02:39 Johray63 wrote: A lovely, classic song with one of the most influential rhythms ever. I don't see most (any?) current fempop acts accomplish that! As usual, coming from Motown, superb musicianship, singing and production.
Amen to that! |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: Aug 13, 2007 - 02:27 victoryluna wrote: You're bored, Bill, right? Want to mix it up?
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| Johray63 (The Lowlands) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 14:40 A lovely, classic song with one of the most influential rhythms ever. I don't see most (any?) current fempop acts accomplish that! As usual, coming from Motown, superb musicianship, singing and production. |
| rklein (East Bay) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 14:29 Brings back wonderful memories from my dance lessons  |
| victoryluna (Cincinnati) | Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 05:09 You're bored, Bill, right? Want to mix it up? |
| lixy (Sverige) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 12:09 queenjill wrote: Hey, yeah! And how come Bill plays the Beatles but not Justin Timberlake? He's so dreamy! And popular!
Good one! |
| Saliby_Br (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 12:06 I am trying to work  |
| bokey (Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 12:04 Love this song.It would make a great segue with "The Music Goes Round And Around",if thats even on the playlist by anyone. |
| heyjoe3577 (Seattle) | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 19:39 DrLex wrote: .... Most current (fem)pop, at least from the 'artists' you mentioned, is shallow fluff designed to sound good to teenagers the first 2 times they hear it, and then become annoying very quickly so they'll want to buy new singles often. To people who have heard a lot of good music during their lifetime, those songs are annoying immediately. It's disposable music, which is evidenced by the fact that in my country, you don't hear any of those songs older than 6 months on the radio anymore, ever. Nobody wants to hear that stuff anymore, because it's no longer 'hip' and often, that's all there was to it.... Well said. The more records sold, the more commercials that air, the more crap that is recorded....on and on and on. |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 06:27 Stefen wrote: Why is it that decades-old fempop is okay but current fempop is not?
I guess because this is old and has attained the status of "elder stateswoman." I really don't see much difference between the merits of this song and just about any Top 10 hit from Britney Spears. Both are fun to listen to and dance to, but lack any real artistic merit beyond that. Like candy--it's fine every once and awhile but I wouldn't want to consume only that all day long. |
| Alifreckles50 (Frederick, MD) | Posted: Mar 24, 2007 - 15:06 say what you will - The Supremes rate (in my book, anyway) as one of the top girl groups of all time. Fun, fun, fun. Now, everybody, get up and dance!  |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 00:10 DrLex wrote: It's disposable music, which is evidenced by the fact that in my country, you don't hear any of those songs older than 6 months on the radio anymore, ever. Nobody wants to hear that stuff anymore, because it's no longer 'hip' and often, that's all there was to it. This comparison disregards the piles of trash that was produced back then as well, thrash that we don't remember because of the exact same reasons you put forth about current music. Certainly, it is easier than ever to mass produce trash that make pleasing but forgettable noises to kids. Nonetheless good tracks keep popping up and they will be ones that we play in five or twenty years, still moaning about the modern noises in corp radio. |
| hurrah (Europe) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 00:04  |
| cathenley (Santa Maria, CA) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 00:02  |
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 09:29 Stefen wrote: Why is it that decades-old fempop is okay but current fempop is not? Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, et al, have done some great stuff.
You're joking, right? If not, you seem to be missing the whole point of Radio Paradise. If you want to hear music like that, just tune in on any commercial stream or FM radio station. Of course they won't play anything older than 6 months ~ 1 year from those artists, and I'll explain why. Most current (fem)pop, at least from the 'artists' you mentioned, is shallow fluff designed to sound good to teenagers the first 2 times they hear it, and then become annoying very quickly so they'll want to buy new singles often. To people who have heard a lot of good music during their lifetime, those songs are annoying immediately. It's disposable music, which is evidenced by the fact that in my country, you don't hear any of those songs older than 6 months on the radio anymore, ever. Nobody wants to hear that stuff anymore, because it's no longer 'hip' and often, that's all there was to it. Seriously, if Bill would play "Wind it up" from GS, all other songs would need to be re-rated to 10 to keep the rating system in equilibrium, or he'd need to add a "-10 - I want to kill the DJ for playing this" rating. |
| queenjill (CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 09:06 Stefen wrote: Why is it that decades-old fempop is okay but current fempop is not? Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, et al, have done some great stuff. Hey, yeah! And how come Bill plays the Beatles but not Justin Timberlake? He's so dreamy! And popular! |
| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 09:05 Jack_Jefferson wrote: This past Sunday, I heard a special on the radio while driving home about Steve Miller. He credited Diana Ross with inspiring him to write the lyrics to 'Abracadabra'. It was a very interesting special.
Good Heavens! That has caused me to reduce my rating on this song from 9 to 7. Anything that contributed to "Abracadabra" being written is a crime against music. I love much Steve Miller, but "Abracadabra" is a strong contender for the worst song ever award, imho. |
| civey | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 09:04 9:01 am - The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love 8:57 am - Spoon - I Summon You :) |
| Skyhawk (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 09:03 Yes Yes Yes. |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 05, 2007 - 23:55 Shesdifferent wrote: Bill throws this in to see if we are paying attention!
And we definitely are... |
| zarvok (Pittsburgh, PA) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:31 Stefen wrote: Why is it that decades-old fempop is okay but current fempop is not? Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, et al, have done some great stuff.
Perhaps it's a mistake to equate all pop songs sung by female singers? The motown sound marks a distinct and interesting period in american music and maybe Bill likes it more then some of the current artists you named. |
| tiggers | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:30 whodini wrote: Does this have the same bass line as Paul Weller / The Jam's "Town Called Malice"?
No, The Jam's 'Town Called Malice' has the same bassline as this ;-) |
| pigglywiggly (mid-America) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:30 RoryBK2311 wrote: Not sure about the transition from Spoon to this...
Yeah, pretty rough. |
| Wilmshurst (My pineal gland) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:30 |
| ThePoose | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 08:30 Who's on bass? James Jamerson? |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Jan 07, 2007 - 18:14 Why is it that decades-old fempop is okay but current fempop is not? Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, et al, have done some great stuff. |