INGLÉS SAN MATÍAS CURSO 2022/2023: “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes

“You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes

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

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.

Phil Colins

YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE THE SUPREMES

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 gotta 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 hanging 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 hanging on
I remember mama said

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 when mama said

You can't hurry love no
You just have to wait
She said 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
You can't hurry love
No, you can't

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

https://youtu.be/fQ7uXX9K7Sk

The Supremes "You Can't Hurry Love" (Official Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXrvHakZLaw

https://youtu.be/dXrvHakZLaw

Dixie Chicks - You Can't Hurry Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEou0k7faE

https://youtu.be/8PEou0k7faE

Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (Official Music Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IwBJYTwQ0