The Supremes "The Happening" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • @jameskookie
    @jameskookie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    No matter what anybody say, to me it was all three Diana, Mary, Flo as a team that made it so magical. It was a perfect combination.

    • @lorenzoclement2013
      @lorenzoclement2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      exactly

    • @MiamiPush2theLimit
      @MiamiPush2theLimit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree 💯

    • @geddy55
      @geddy55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yep, boy this brings me back and almost brings the boy crush back on Diana. lol

    • @Powerfulchange712
      @Powerfulchange712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You're sooo right!!

    • @elijahcunn4961
      @elijahcunn4961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Too bad Diana and berry Gordy didn’t see it that way

  • @quentin6572
    @quentin6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    “The girls here!” I love this part😂

    • @jfjoubertquebec
      @jfjoubertquebec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not easy to grow old!

    • @gregoryjgarcia3862
      @gregoryjgarcia3862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      His memory dificulty was showing for a year already.

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Old ‘stoneface’ never could remember names! God bless you Ed!

    • @elifoust7664
      @elifoust7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      BIDEN FART

    • @robertphillips2642
      @robertphillips2642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elifoust7664 What

  • @robertcollins7025
    @robertcollins7025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    The Cameramen did a good job here. Gave Mary and Florence their time in the spotlight too. Mary was eating it up and Florence had a sweet smile. This is the Supremes as I liked them best.

    • @divinewilliams3055
      @divinewilliams3055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      i totally agree, they were both very beautiful and this is how all the videos should have been

    • @daytondevin4306
      @daytondevin4306 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @tobyricardo1442
      @tobyricardo1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @daytondevin4306
      @daytondevin4306 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @conradxzavier4913
      @conradxzavier4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dayton Devin happy to help =)

  • @brockreynolds870
    @brockreynolds870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    This performance is just electrifying. Mary is so gorgeous and perfectly on point. Florence looks dignified and amazing... and Diana just lets loose and rides this song like a wave. When her head gets to boppin, you know it's gonna be a great performance.

    • @babakazi5818
      @babakazi5818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best evah it's electric

    • @jeffreydijulius2707
      @jeffreydijulius2707 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      agreed! Had a major crush on Mary

    • @imdoneguessing
      @imdoneguessing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The wave was riding Lady Diana

    • @imdoneguessing
      @imdoneguessing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mary quite contrary ❤

    • @bruceparker9353
      @bruceparker9353 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't care who you are. This rocks! Electric is a great description! Diana's eyes when she gives the "come here" sign with her finger! I don't know what it is, but she's got it!

  • @TheInsaneBEAST1
    @TheInsaneBEAST1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Mary said in her book that Flo was wearing her natural hair for this performance. This was also Flo's last performance on Ed Sullivan

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It's so sad for Florence Ballard and so damn right cruel BG and DR should hang thier heads in shame.

    • @DMSVerse24
      @DMSVerse24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It was so messed up for her to be booted in July of '67.

    • @lucasoheyze4597
      @lucasoheyze4597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Should have stuck with the fake hair 😉

    • @benparks3564
      @benparks3564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@lucasoheyze4597 You probably don't have any.

    • @JhomasE
      @JhomasE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@lucasoheyze4597 her natural hair is fine.

  • @mrob75
    @mrob75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    those girls were on fire during this performance! You can tell that Ed loved them dearly.

    • @JafarWade1970
      @JafarWade1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He loved them so much, He forgot the name of their group!!!!!!

    • @mrob75
      @mrob75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JafarWade1970 possibly…Ed was up there in age and this happens to the best of us…Regards!

    • @impassable
      @impassable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This may be their greatest performance

    • @babakazi5818
      @babakazi5818 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So it seemed didn't push just 1 on that stage more than bout any body. Good show reely. The greatest show on earth sista at a zenith blkluv an blkpwr

    • @cpdesigncad2018
      @cpdesigncad2018 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was rude didn't introduced them the proper way that weird looking cat!

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    RIP Flo and Mary

  • @Playbyplaymedia
    @Playbyplaymedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I sure do appreciate what Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard brought to these performances. Taking a moment to remember the late, multi-talented Frank DeVol, a rare Motown "outsider" who collaborated with Holland-Dozier-Holland to write "The Happening".

    • @buckjohnson1119
      @buckjohnson1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      A great 👍 song.

    • @Dion_Mustard
      @Dion_Mustard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Flo and Mary were the SOUL of the group...as for Ms Ross..no comment.

    • @dougmilesmedia
      @dougmilesmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Frank DeVol aka "Happy Kyne" on "Fernwood Tonight"

    • @Playbyplaymedia
      @Playbyplaymedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dougmilesmedia That's the one! 👍

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Dion_Mustard i can't say what I want to. But yes Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson were the soul of the group and very close too.

  • @SuperNezzy
    @SuperNezzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Flo and Mary look exquisite in their hair and gowns!!

  • @emoemo5152
    @emoemo5152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Mary!! So beautiful!! RIP to her ❤

    • @jaysinger9941
      @jaysinger9941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And RIP to Florence

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jaysinger9941 yes Mary is reunited with her true Sister Supreme Florence Ballard. RIP beautiful ladies 🙏🙏🙏

    • @geddy55
      @geddy55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@georginahawcroft8044 I thought Flo was really cute

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geddy55 yes I thought so to she had an innocent look about and she had a great sense of humour. She should have been lead singer she founded the group and named it. I never liked Diana Ross anyway the way she and Berry Gorrdy treat her was awful ....

    • @geddy55
      @geddy55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georginahawcroft8044 I always had a crush on Diana Ross when I was a boy, but what you say wasn't nice, ya Flo was the creator of the Primettes and lead singer first.

  • @Bysie
    @Bysie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Mary and Florence are absolute angels.x

  • @TheOlskool4ever
    @TheOlskool4ever ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Even after all these years and nearly 50 years after her death...when I see Florence Ballard, I fall in love all over again with her. ❤️

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Florence was my favorite Supreme. That smile and those looks on her face will make anyone fall in love with her.

  • @RP-oe3uq
    @RP-oe3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I love the choreography and group formation. It’s nice to see Mary front and center. The camera person worked overtime on this performance. Great shots of Diana coupled with Flo and Diana coupled with Mary. Diana’s wig with that huge flip in front is so 60s and shows her flare for the extreme while Flo and Mary wear wigs that are more subdued.
    It’s great that we’re getting all these Supremes’ videos but how coincidental is it that they are being released after Mary’s death. Too bad they hadn’t been released while she had still been with us so she could enjoy them too. It would have made her happy and she could have taken pride in all the work she had done to keep the Supremes’ legacy alive.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Flo's wig is amazing, completely the opposite of what the Supremes were known for. That short pixie style looks amazing on her too. Probably her best look, outside of the pageboy.

    • @cindynj
      @cindynj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who has the gowns, etc. ? ❤️🎶

    • @fredyalba1057
      @fredyalba1057 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mary is in the middle because Flo had hauled off on Diana a couple of times. Ms Ballard and Ms Ross did not perform next to each other the last while. Just what I've read.

  • @ThaBrooklynHurricane
    @ThaBrooklynHurricane 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This is pure gold. On Sundays, it was Church and Ed Sullivan. Saturday nights belonged to Lawrence Welk. Happy times. Everybody was here back then 😊❤

  • @owethumhlongo1494
    @owethumhlongo1494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Mr Ed Sullivan was a Huge fan of 'the girls'. 🤗👌

    • @timfly767
      @timfly767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He was such a huge fan of "the girls" that he couldn't remember the name of the group.

  • @freedolphin3077
    @freedolphin3077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Flo looked happy and beautiful.

    • @kelamo7067
      @kelamo7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oddly enough the lyrics hit home to her career. Eery!!!

  • @mariomurillo7158
    @mariomurillo7158 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The orchestra on this show really elevated this song's already upbeat harmony and sound. Definitely complimented the girls' performance.

  • @iamtrawayne1558
    @iamtrawayne1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Man I wish Florence was still here with us .

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      U and me both

    • @NOV123
      @NOV123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes. This is my era. I remember when they first came out. I actually remember when Motown was starting out

    • @jaysinger9941
      @jaysinger9941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And Mary.

    • @NOV123
      @NOV123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @D M Thanks. I’m 78

    • @geddy55
      @geddy55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Flo is super cute in this one.

  • @Jennylicious84
    @Jennylicious84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The best female group of all-time by far!!!

    • @timothylawson3262
      @timothylawson3262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats a fact, Destiny's child next.

    • @jamescollins2499
      @jamescollins2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed it is the best Female group of all time Denise . I am a big fan of their songs and they are what i call Talented .

    • @jamescollins2499
      @jamescollins2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You seem pretty Fascinating and i definitely would really like for us to be friends .

    • @marytyus7232
      @marytyus7232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true

    • @toomuchinformation
      @toomuchinformation 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Three Degrees as well.

  • @krupadrum
    @krupadrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mary how beautiful thou art...

  • @zolablanco4165
    @zolablanco4165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    R.I.P Mary Wilson Always Understood The Assignment 🤩

  • @dalifeliver0071
    @dalifeliver0071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    They look stunning in all types of colors and gowns

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They look gorgeous

  • @Caramel923
    @Caramel923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Spectacular! Such beauty, the voices, the glamour, the pride and confidence, the tempo of the music. Obviously they took Ed's breath away. He could only intro them as "the girls". I was a proud little girl watching them live on the Sullivan show that night.

    • @jamescollins2499
      @jamescollins2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello K luv. How are you doing today 😊😊?

    • @fayskelley
      @fayskelley ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful!

    • @imdoneguessing
      @imdoneguessing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lady Di. , Flo ever , Q Mary . Ed must have lost it after the show.. His show was top clean fun . I bet it's was why the have a theater named after him .

  • @Qboro66
    @Qboro66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Mary was fiercely beautiful in this performance...
    I always loved her beautiful sleepy eyes that would burst open from time to time...
    The camera blocking and direction on this number was topnotch...
    The Ed Sullivan show was at the top of their game...

  • @maurico2two86
    @maurico2two86 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Diana Ross performs with so much joy and has so much charisma in personality and voice that you can't help but fall in love with her. She was only 23 in this performance--truly born to be a star.

  • @dougronald561
    @dougronald561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mary was always the most beautiful one! We will miss you, Mary!

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mary was indeed beautiful! So sad her sudden passing... lovely till the end

    • @dougronald561
      @dougronald561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattc2094 Agreed

  • @k.n.carter8089
    @k.n.carter8089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Wonderful clip of the original 3 Supremes. We will forever miss the heart and soul of the group...Mary & Flo!

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed, we miss you Mary and Flo.... they were a brilliant trio, so sad how things turned out... but so glad got to see and hear them on TH-cam... truely one of a kind group

    • @ryandejuan9934
      @ryandejuan9934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mary and Florence were the real voices of the group in my opinion … but I do believe Diana possessed something only she could add to the image and sound of the group.

    • @andrewthornhill7042
      @andrewthornhill7042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ryandejuan9934 Truly. People disparage Mary and Flo's input into the group, but each added a particular piece to the dynamics. When someone says that it was all about Diana and that anyone could support her that's not really so. I won't disparage Cindy Birdsong in any way because I believe she was/is a true talent, but when Flo left, the Supremes weren't the same Never mind that the girls' vocals weren't utilised properly, that 'three as one' aspect of the original group had been irrevocably shattered.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryandejuan9934 this is true

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@andrewthornhill7042over time, Ross GREW to be very confident and comfortable as a vocalist. Initially she wasn't. Just very cocky. When Flo was lowkey being ousted, Ross wanted her out but in the same breath was scared that she wouldnt be able to carry the show without Flo.

  • @rogerwilcoshirley2270
    @rogerwilcoshirley2270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Theatrical Diana with her fabulous distinctive voice, Mary looking incomparably beautiful, and voluptuous Flo obviously enjoying the limelight. Its just impossible to totally understand such exceptional talent all one can do is be mesmerized in amazement ;-)

  • @JCNDCIII
    @JCNDCIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    They are cranking out The Supremes' performances now after Mary's passing! Thank you!

    • @design17
      @design17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, they are Jay. I want to see "In And Out of Love" performance. This is when Ms. Mary wore her blond wig. And I think it's the same show, were the ladies performed with The Temptations. Performing each other songs.

  • @JonathanGardnerTV
    @JonathanGardnerTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Flo's last appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and she is glowing!

  • @tjj5337
    @tjj5337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    They were happening!

  • @robertbeatty9563
    @robertbeatty9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    great summer song sung by three delightful ladies

  • @paullockwood4872
    @paullockwood4872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The Supremes would never have happened without Flo's drive and vision. ♡

    • @chasenip2
      @chasenip2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Neither Flo nor Mary had any X-Factor. Sorry but true. Berry knew who belonged front & center.

    • @fredschimmelpfennig8799
      @fredschimmelpfennig8799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Flo came up with the name (the supremes).

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@chasenip2 thats not true. Any one of these ladies could have been pushed and made into the star. Dont forget. Mary and Flo didnt get the constant support that Ross got, and think of how that must've made them feel. As young girls in their early 20s I'm sure that was a blow to the ego and self-confidence and I'm pretty sure they were hurt - not only by Berry slighting them but their so-called friend and bandmate jumping on the bandwagon with him as well. Must've been tough.

    • @orane3549
      @orane3549 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chasenip2 Not true!! "Berry knew who belonged front & center" for sure, the one who would go to bed with him!!

    • @gilw.9367
      @gilw.9367 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stop it already!

  • @paulowen5421
    @paulowen5421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mary is flawless may she rest in peace

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mary took fabulous to the next level in this clip. Wooohooo!

  • @RP-oe3uq
    @RP-oe3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    One of their best performances! All 3 ladies shine in their own way. We can see how regal Florence was and how accurate Diana is when she describes her as such. Mary’s coolness is on display here. Diana’s flare for the dramatics while blending said drama with fun is evident. All 3 bring their own brand to this iconic performance. “The Happening” was their 10th number one song and they proved that they could have hits that weren’t penned by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
    When the movie was released, I went to the cinema to see the movie that this was the title song for and the movie wasn’t good but it was great to sit in the cinema listening to The Supremes’ sound filling the entire theater.

    • @RP-oe3uq
      @RP-oe3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Frank DeVol joined HDH to write this hit so it wasn’t an exclusive HDH song.

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed, the supremes were a power house act... they all were amazing in this song... and 10 number 1 hits is a real feat! Did you see the movie because you knew the supremes were singing the sound track?

    • @RP-oe3uq
      @RP-oe3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Matt C
      Yes! The only reason I saw the movie was because of The Supremes singing the title song. I had already seen The Supremes on the big screen in some teenage beach movies so this wasn’t a first but I wouldn’t miss any chance to see “the girls” no matter the circumstances. I’d even sit through a really bad movie!
      Who knew that six years later I’d be standing in lines that went around blocks to see Diana in Lady Sings the Blues?
      The Supremes always had an affinity with movies and Hollywood.

  • @NOV123
    @NOV123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The words to this song are surreal for Blondie. This is LITERALLY like her LIFE STORY regarding her music career!! Her facial expressions on certain lyrics could tell it all on here!!!

    • @horizontoday7874
      @horizontoday7874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What’s even more chilling is that this is her last performance on Ed Sullivan.

  • @mzyotruthnlove8263
    @mzyotruthnlove8263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very good performance. They're all so beautiful and vibrant.

  • @ivangranger8494
    @ivangranger8494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I think this is my all time favorite by them, So upbeat, and wonderful vocals. Their dresses are beautiful, as are they!

  • @EM-pp8gz
    @EM-pp8gz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    April 1967 saw The Supremes as our Spring Concert at Univ. of Tenn. sing The Happening, released one month earlier in March, and many more songs. Great performance!

  • @user-xh4rq3xu5g
    @user-xh4rq3xu5g ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The most 60's song ever!

  • @MelodyMaker151
    @MelodyMaker151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is my favorite TV performance from this lineup. The angles, the gowns, the energy of the song. I love it.

    • @jamescollins2499
      @jamescollins2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We can call them one of the best groups ever . Have you ever watched them performed live Melody maker ?

    • @marytyus7232
      @marytyus7232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true

  • @MarkRogersVOCFB
    @MarkRogersVOCFB 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So talented.

  • @kingofpointless
    @kingofpointless 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    My personal favourite Supremes song, and I adore the way they performed it here. I'm in love with every single facial expression Diana was making throughout this.

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m in love with Diana, period 😝 marvellously talented, her enthusiasm definitely stood out

    • @RP-oe3uq
      @RP-oe3uq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Matt
      Well said. She is what attracted me to the group. How can anyone resist her yearning to please the audience?

    • @mattc2094
      @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RP-oe3uq I think audiences responded to that raw enthusiasm that shone through in every performance... even on TH-cam video it’s palpable

  • @daviddrama101
    @daviddrama101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I never get tired of this performance.

  • @buckjohnson1119
    @buckjohnson1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I loved this song!!

  • @skip031890
    @skip031890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of my favorite Supremes songs.

  • @paulsmith9542
    @paulsmith9542 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Awesome!!

  • @UPBEATFOREVER
    @UPBEATFOREVER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Supremes sound so beautiful and look beautiful too.has the word LEGEND written all over them!

  • @fredschimmelpfennig8799
    @fredschimmelpfennig8799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know, it's not just me, that can see, but the camera LOVES flo. She just draws it's attention !

  • @marylamb6063
    @marylamb6063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Berry Gordy wanted the Motown sound to be heavy on bass. That was unique, as songs were usually light on the bass. All of the Supremes song has heavy bass, and this really adds depth to the overall sound.

    • @RVJEDI
      @RVJEDI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr. James Jamerson

  • @mattc2094
    @mattc2094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Diana is just beaming in this performance! Mary looks stunningly hot, such a shame Flo would be out, she had an amazing soulful voice

    • @anthonyyusef5897
      @anthonyyusef5897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was a shame if Flo had any sense she would've let Diana leave which everyone knew was going to happen as soon as 66' If she thought she was that great she would've certainly taken over singing lead. However she let drugs,alcohol and a man take her down the wrong path ... A shame indeed.

    • @georginahawcroft8044
      @georginahawcroft8044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@anthonyyusef5897 why don't you shut your disrespectful mouth. You are always badmouthing Florence Ballard and it's getting boring now. Go tell the wall.

    • @michellekirkendall818
      @michellekirkendall818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@georginahawcroft8044 Anthony Yusef is absolutely correct! She could have taken the Supremes to the next level in the 70's! She decided to self destruct! She could have been victorious!

    • @jobucats2166
      @jobucats2166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michellekirkendall818 So many so called Supremes fans hate on Diana so much; however, they overlook that Florence's erratic behavior put the business we call 'The Supremes' in jeopardy by her frequent missing of recording sessions, missing performances, showing up late, and outbursts in front of industry people. She did not act professionally in fulfilling her duties as a reliable member of the group. Can you imagine fans showing up at a concert and learning that someone again had to step in for Florence? Sure, she had experienced some trauma; however, the Supremes could not stop while she got herself back together.

  • @calvinguile1315
    @calvinguile1315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always loved Flo with short hair 😍

  • @lorenzoclement2013
    @lorenzoclement2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    fine,beautiful classy ladies

  • @keithunderwood8244
    @keithunderwood8244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Pretty ladies. Got some class girls!

  • @leerevelle9844
    @leerevelle9844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the best' visual' TV performance of 'The Girls' great camera work the way they go back and forth,and Flo looks happy and beautiful ,she was ready for us mere mortals

  • @fvansoldt
    @fvansoldt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How can you watch this and not get goose bumps?

  • @gli7utubeo
    @gli7utubeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Awesome, awesome, awesome. Historic performance.

  • @dennispearson9287
    @dennispearson9287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Mighty Supremes At The Height of Their Powers " On Top of The World " !!! On The Ed Sullivan Show !!....This Historic Footage is Priceless !!!.....

  • @jameskookie
    @jameskookie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When Mr. Ed said "THE GIRLS" with that expression, u knew he loved and adored them ,

  • @ChadQuick270W
    @ChadQuick270W 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really enjoy the clips that include the introduction by Ed Sullivan. These look so great for 55 year old color videotape. Thanks so much for sharing this with us 😎

  • @saxyvi
    @saxyvi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The quality of The Ed Sullivan Show videos are fantastic! They are much better than videos I see from the 70's and even some from the 80's.

  • @jonathanbruno8824
    @jonathanbruno8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    No one can deny Diana Ross’ contribution to the group, but it was Mary and Florence who created the mystic of the Supremes. The glamour the choreography the harmony...all that separated them from the countless girl groups. They were a group in the beginning and that’s what made them a success. The three together.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TRUE

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Giselle I dont even think Mary HINTED at it. She just SAID it. LOL. And how hard she had to work to adjust her sound to fit Cindy's.

    • @stuartbrixton6260
      @stuartbrixton6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Giselle yeah,I think you are right.Andantes sang on quite a few supreme songs.Did read that Andantes sang all the backing on love child.

    • @claytonmagee5368
      @claytonmagee5368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Giselle, yes. And when Diana left, even more so. They had a perfect combination. Their voices blended. And even though Diana's replacement Jean Terrell had technically a better voice and they still continued to make some great music, their voices never quite blended as well.

    • @k.n.carter8089
      @k.n.carter8089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said.

  • @arhondasmith967
    @arhondasmith967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of my favorite supreme's songs, Diana's voice was made for this song...lol..it's like magic the way she has that big smile and sings beautifully at the same time.

  • @cindytaylor9336
    @cindytaylor9336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Flo looks stunning here! She was a beautiful woman with what we now call a full figure. With her structure, it would have been ridiculous for her to look like a toothpick. 45 years after her passing, I'm still sad that it all spiraled down for her after her departure from The Supremes. I wish she could have lived to see her daughters grow up. Rest in peace Flo. You have many fans who love you.

    • @jamescollins2499
      @jamescollins2499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rest In Peace flo .. she’s such a rare and special person Cindy and still miss hearing her sing .. Dod you ever went to any of their concerts ?

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Full figured was in back then so I dont know what the big deal was. And lets be honest. Cindy was bigger than Flo. Flo was just taller.

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The short pixie hair was very flattering on Flo

    • @ceeceetracey9839
      @ceeceetracey9839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Giselle She was before my time too and I love her dearly. I think a gofundme needs to be started to put a better headstone on her grave. Something upright with a beautiful picture of her on it.

    • @melissahenderson2263
      @melissahenderson2263 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ceeceetracey9839 good idea” should’ve been happened, better late than never… I guess..

  • @Large23collectibles
    @Large23collectibles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Sweet Florance is cooking on this performance.

    • @pianoman551000
      @pianoman551000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My eyes were only on Florence! Sweet, lovely woman, who truly had a beautiful voice.

    • @oxyquan313
      @oxyquan313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Her final performance with them tho..

    • @NOV123
      @NOV123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pianoman551000 Blondie!! Lol

    • @NOV123
      @NOV123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@oxyquan313 The words to this song is literally like her biography 😢

    • @iamtrawayne1558
      @iamtrawayne1558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Literally !

  • @seangibson9040
    @seangibson9040 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ed Sullivan must have really loved this group because they made many appearances on his show. So much so, he simply called them the girls.

  • @kevintmerk
    @kevintmerk ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beautiful sound….such talent and beauty.

  • @rioboy13
    @rioboy13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is wrong billing, because at this point they were STILL The Supremes. Their name hadn't been changed until later in 1967 to Diana Ross & The Supremes.

    • @jfblog23
      @jfblog23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The billing officially changed in July/August, with the release of their next single “Reflections”

    • @pianoman551000
      @pianoman551000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jfblog23 July, 1967 with their performance at the Hollywood Bowl, was the actual change of the group's name.

    • @wallysingelman5370
      @wallysingelman5370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pianoman551000 Didn't Mary say in her book that she and Flo had no idea of the name change and saw it on the marquee?

    • @pianoman551000
      @pianoman551000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wallysingelman5370 Yes! That threw Mary off balance. Mary knew that the name change was coming but didn't know when until Cindy officially joined the group.

  • @rickheuft476
    @rickheuft476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is such a lovely up-beat Motown song with the saddest lyrics. Really love it.

  • @MrNathan791
    @MrNathan791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nothing but magic when the Supremes performed. And no lip syncing. Something about Diana’s child like voice and the beautiful background vocals that made The Supremes stand head and shoulders above all the other girl groups in that era. And they had so many great hits that still sounds good. RIP Mary & Flo. Gone but never will be for gotten.

    • @msr1116
      @msr1116 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Diana carried herself well, along with having a terrifically good singing voice, femininity, and dressed formally in long evening gowns. The Supremes looked....welll....supreme --certainly against the casualness of competitors and the times, when hippie sloppiness and weird psychedelic garb began to work its way through certain socio-economic classes. There was a revolt among white Boomers to dressing up---from which we really haven't recovered to any meaningful degree.

    • @randellgribben9772
      @randellgribben9772 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      even more today

  • @JayArchangell
    @JayArchangell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the energy, wow, such a light performance.
    all bright and lively, the supremes. plus the airtime flo and mary had, amazing.

  • @andydrewlinger9301
    @andydrewlinger9301 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    To help those here--concerning "The Girls Here" introduction--Mary Wilson explained this in her first book "Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme." It became a term of endearment that Ed used after their first few appearances, under the guise that they were so familiar to the country by then that calling them something straightforward like "the girls" was obvious to everyone in the audience, both live and at home, as to who they were. Also, this term was unique in relation to all the girl groups of the day (none of whom got such personalized treatment in Ed's intros of them).
    He really was enamored of The Supremes and almost every time they were on the show had them come over to talk to him a bit, following the performance--a treat only certain acts received.

    • @tmamone83
      @tmamone83 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ohhhh, okay. For a moment I thought he had an epic brain fart.

    • @andrewthornhill7042
      @andrewthornhill7042 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tmamone83Sullivan sometimes had problems remembering individual names; after all, he dealt with so many artists over the years. Mary wrote that there were times Ed seemed a little confused as to who was who, particularly after Florence had gone.

  • @AlkalineInsides
    @AlkalineInsides ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was absolutely fantastic. I could not stop smiling. All three ladies are so professional and a complete gift here.

  • @randellgribben9772
    @randellgribben9772 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my fav. supremes song

  • @antglehol
    @antglehol 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love love love this performance. They all looked so happy and enjoying their perfomance🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @allthingsretro2
    @allthingsretro2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The girls here!
    Oh Ed. Bless ya!

  • @Elmaestrodemusica
    @Elmaestrodemusica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how the audience is dressed so nicely and clap so politely yet enthusiastically - but today ....

  • @Powerfulchange712
    @Powerfulchange712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love love love that song and that performance soo much!!

  • @parthenasingleton368
    @parthenasingleton368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I will always love the original supremes Florence Ballard may she

  • @marytyus7232
    @marytyus7232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow they were so beautiful especially Flo and Mary. Their dresses were so beautiful. Sometimes Diana had a sexy voice.

  • @m.omarmartinez8423
    @m.omarmartinez8423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Magical! The greatest trio EVER!

  • @Heirllionaire
    @Heirllionaire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m young than 40 and I’m so proud of Motown

  • @talktalk2
    @talktalk2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ed must have really liked them or this song. He seemed into it. This is a GREAT performance. RIP Ed, Florence and Mary.

  • @nhmooytis7058
    @nhmooytis7058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was 15 in 1967. Everybody appeared on Ed’s show!

  • @Satine_Moisant
    @Satine_Moisant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    SO HAPPY this is HD sound quality! Thank You!!

  • @ralphstamm4456
    @ralphstamm4456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My first time at the drive in to see the movie . I was nine.

  • @charissew4798
    @charissew4798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This brings a smile to my face, great performance and great fashion

  • @hamishcummings1728
    @hamishcummings1728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP Mary my favourite and special supreme

  • @Lorne55
    @Lorne55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy Heavenly '78th' Birthday to dear Florence today (June 30, 2021). We Miss you ! I'm shooore Florence, you & Mary are providing the Vocals up above today... God Bless your Soul, mi favourita...

  • @claudermiller
    @claudermiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Wow. This could have been Florence Ballard's song after she was dropped. The lyrics really describe what happened to her. 😪

    • @kelamo7067
      @kelamo7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Several posts on here suggests this is literally loosely based on her show business career. These lyrics are almost intentionally describing solely her.

    • @TheInsaneBEAST1
      @TheInsaneBEAST1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kelamo7067 its from the movie of the same name in 1967

  • @reggiebryant253
    @reggiebryant253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for these really great clips! Would also love to see their fantastic performance of "Mame" from this same episode of the Ed Sullivan Show.

  • @mojo0307
    @mojo0307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The voice, face and stage presence of the Legend and Icon that is Diana Ross. Magical!

  • @mileswalcott7241
    @mileswalcott7241 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a deep song 🎵 love it and love child ❤️

  • @georgealexander141
    @georgealexander141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man! Ed loved The Supremes.

  • @fakerating
    @fakerating 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite Supremes clip!!

  • @evelyncutler7164
    @evelyncutler7164 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just listening to the Supremes' makes me feel great! What a wonderful group!

  • @randiruiz1368
    @randiruiz1368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The gowns are just priceless***
    The Happening

  • @L4M858
    @L4M858 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just really really like this song, so good!!

  • @atis9061
    @atis9061 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m sorry but I can’t take my eyes off Diana! This woman is pure glamour 😮