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老歌亂談(701)Where Did Our Love Go
美國黑人女子合唱團體The Supremes ( 至上合唱團 )，1959成立於底特律，原團名為The Primettes，至1961簽入Motown唱片公司時被要求改名。
1961─1963，The Supremes發行了6首單曲，竟然無一首打進排行榜前40名，因而在公司被打趣說成是「no-hit Supremes」。在此情況下，The Supremes也企圖對公司多做出一些貢獻補償，像是替大牌的歌手如Marvin Gaye或是團體The Temptations唱合音等等。至1963年底，The Supremes終於有一首《When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes》闖進了排行榜第23名。而此首歌為Motown的寫歌及製作團隊Holland–Dozier–Holland ( 為Lamont Dozier及Brian & Eddie Holland兩兄弟 ) 的作品。
接著，Holland–Dozier–Holland又寫了此首《Where Did Our Love Go》，本來是要給另個女子團體The Marvelettes，卻被嫌曲調太軟太慢而被打了回票 ( 相較於The Marvelettes 1961的冠軍曲《Please Mr. Postman》，此曲的節奏當然是較輕柔。 )，結果就丟給了The Supremes，其實她們也不怎麼喜歡，但也只能硬著頭皮去錄。
亂談(367) Please Mr. Postman
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1964年7月，《Where Did Our Love Go》以單曲發行，隨即進入了排行榜在77名的位置，6週後，當時The Supremes還在參與巡迴演唱，此曲已衝上了排行榜的冠軍，而The Supremes也從巡演開始時的墊底換成了掛頭牌。
此曲為The Supremes的首支冠軍曲，由於是Diana Ross擔任主唱，也應算是她的第一首冠軍曲。Diana Ross日後成為超級紅星，與受到Motown老闆Berry Gordy的賞識和提攜不無關係。1967，Berry Gordy將團體改名為「Diana Ross & the Supremes」，大大突顯了Diana Ross的地位。其實從1965起，Ross和Gordy就有交往的曖昧關係，1971年1月，Diana Ross在有身孕下嫁給了一位音樂執行長Robert Ellis Silberstein，同年8月產下一子，Silberstein知道孩子的真正父親是Gordy，但還是接納了孩子，冠以自己的姓氏。
Berry Gordy & Diana Ross
Diana Ross & Robert Ellis Silberstein
Baby, baby, baby don't leave me.
Ooh, please don't leave me all by myself.
I've got this burning, burning, yearning feelin' inside me.
Ooh, deep inside me and it hurts so bad.
You came into my heart (baby, baby) so tenderly,
With a burning love (baby, baby)
That stings like a bee (baby, baby).
Now that I surrender (baby, baby) so helplessly,
You now want to leave (baby, baby).
Ooh, you wanna leave me (baby, baby).
Ooh (baby, baby).
Baby, baby, where did our love go?
Ooh, don't you want me?
Don't you want me no more (baby, baby)?
Ooh, baby.
Baby, baby, where did our love go?
And all your promises of a love forevermore!
I've got this burning, burning, yearning feelin' inside me.
Ooh, deep inside me, and it hurts so bad.
Before you won my heart (baby, baby)
You were a perfect guy.
But now that you got me,
You wanna leave me behind (baby, baby).
Ooh, baby.
Baby, baby, baby don't leave me.
Ooh, please don't leave me all by myself (baby, baby).
Ooh.
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