“You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes
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Who Wrote “You
Can’t Hurry Love”?
This song was
written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland (Brain Holland, Lamont Dozier
and Eddie Holland). This trio of composers literally defined the Motown sound
during the label’s heyday of the 1960s’. And yes, this song is a product of
Motown Records.
This track was
inspired by a gospel entitled “(You Can’t Hurry God) He’s Right on Time” from
the 1950s, as relayed by a singer named Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002).
Additionally, according to Lamont Dozier, the actual sound of the track was
influenced by an earlier Supremes’ tune entitled “Where Did Our Love Go” (1964).
Release Date
of “You Can’t Hurry Love”
The official
release date of this track was on the same date as the aforementioned album, 25
August 1966. And “You Can’t Hurry Love” also served as the second single from
that project.
A Mega Hit
Song
“You Can’t
Hurry Love” marks one of the dozen times The Supremes topped the Billboard Hot
100. It also reached the pinnacle of Billboard’s R&B chart. In addition to
that, it enjoyed a similar success on the Cashbox Top 100 and Cashbox R&B
listings, as well as the Record World 100 Top Pops and Records World Top 50
R&B charts.
And outside of
the US, it also scored a number one on Canada’s Billboard chart and a number
three in England (the UK Singles Chart).
Recording
Meanwhile The
Supremes and co. were able to record this hit in only two sessions.
The three
members of The Supremes at the time this song was recorded were Diana Ross,
Mary Wilson (1944-2021) and Florence Ballard (1943-1976). And just to note, the
late Mary Wilson was the only member to remain in the group from start (1959)
to finish (1977).
Famous Covers
This song has
been covered by a few big-name artists, such as Whoopi Goldberg (1986), The
Dixie Chicks (1999), Bette Midler (2014) and Boyzone (2014). However, the
most-successful cover of the 20th century was that of none other than Phil
Collins, who dropped his own version of this classic in 1982.
You Can’t
Hurry Love by Phil Collins
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You Can’t
Hurry Love is a song released by British singer-songwriter Phil Collins in 1982
from his second solo studio album Hello, I Must Be Going! The song, which was
originally released by The Supremes in 1966, is basically about a mother
advising her young daughter to be patient and not rush into establishing a
romantic relationship with anyone because at the right time she would meet the
right person.
According to
Collins, he and Padgham found it very difficult trying to achieve the rough
drum sounds of the original song since their main goal was to make a “remake”
of the song and not an “interpretation”.
Facts about Phil
Collins’ “You Can’t Hurry Love”
·
Collins
altered some of the lyrics of the original song in his version. For example, in
his version he used the line How much more must I take? instead of the
original song’s How much more can I take?
·
Collins’
version of You Can’t Hurry Love went on to become the most famous and
successful cover of the song peaking at the number 1 position in a number of
countries including Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
·
Having
peaked at number 1in the United Kingdom, You Can’t Hurry Love became Collins’
first solo song to reach the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart.
·
The
song was Collins’ first cover to be released as a single as well as one of his
most successful cover songs.
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YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE THE SUPREMES |
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I
need love, love to ease my mind
You
can't hurry love
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Can't
hurry love
You
can't hurry love
No
love, love don't come easy
You
can't hurry love no
You
can't hurry love |
Ease verb UK
/iːz/ (MAKE LESS)
= to make or become less severe,
difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc.: aliviar
¨ To ease the problem of overcrowding, new prisons
will be built.
¨ These pills should ease the pain.
¨ After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers,
tension in the area began to ease.
Stand verb (ACCEPT)
= to successfully accept or bear
something that is unpleasant or difficult:
resistir, soportar
¨
I can't
stand hearing her cry.
Hang on — phrasal verb with hang verb US /hæŋ/ past tense and past participle
hung US/hʌŋ/ = infml (WAIT)
to wait:
¨ Hang on – I’ll be with you in a minute!
Strength noun UK /streŋθ/
(POWER) = the ability to
do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort:
¨ She had the strength and stamina (resistencia) to
take the lead and win the gold medal.
¨ Admitting you've made a mistake is a sign of
strength, not weakness.
¨ He showed great strength of character when he
refused to accept the bribes (sobornos).
Bear UK:*/ˈbɛər/US:USA /bɛr/ =
soportar, aguantar, resistir.
Tender UK:*/ˈtɛndər/ ( meat, food=tierno, blando // skin=delicado
sensible // kind, gentle =amable.,
dulce, cariñoso // emotionally sensitive=sensible, delicado, cariñoso).
Tight UK:*/ˈtaɪt/ _ apretado, ajustado
The Supremes: You Can't Hurry Love - Original
(Take 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ7uXX9K7Sk
The Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love"
(Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXrvHakZLaw
Dixie Chicks - You Can't Hurry Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEou0k7faE
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (Official
Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IwBJYTwQ0
