Oakland, California 1969, I had an afternoon newspaper route and had a radio strapped onto my handlebars. I used to scour the AM dial waiting for this song to play so I could sing along. This song still has power. Thank you ladies, for your gift of song. 49 years later, it still reverberates...
I was on the other side of the tunnel, doing the same kind of listening. Delivered newspapers too, did your papers get dropped in large green bins? I also did the local variety of what is now the only game in town. Paperboy, what a gig!
Los Altos, California 1969. I was a sophomore in high school and driven to class every day by my older brother (who was a senior) in his '63 Triumph TR-3B sports car. The acoustics in that car were horrendous, but this song was constantly being played on KYA radio in San Francisco and sounded AWESOME...regardless of that noisy little car!
I first heard this as bumper music on the Art Bell radio show (best late night radio EVER). He had fantastic bumper music! I remember being immediately taken by the song, then Art Bell started talking about how he was obsessed with it. Can't believe it didn't go higher on the charts in the U.S.
RIP Misty Brown. She was a member of the Flirtations and I knew her well. She lived in Sonoma, CA and passed recently. She use to come into the Feed Store I worked at all of highschool and she use to buy Hay and any type of pet food to feed hungry animals around town. She use to sing around town all the time too. It was great to know you Misty. Maybe I’ll see you again one day.
Check out Matt Williamson's channel Pop Goes The 60"s, He just made a video on the Flirtations. He does a fantastic job on showcasing bands from the 60's👍
I called a DJ on the radio to play this song back in 1989, he thought I wanted Nothing But Heartaches by the Supremes ((another classic). I finally got him to realize what song I wanted, aftet he played it, he raved on and on about it, and started featuring it regularly on the Super Gold show in 89 and 90.
I too rediscovered this song via old Art Bell radio shows on TH-cam - the production is superb and it's such a great song- one of those good songs that gets stuck in your head!
Here I am searching the internet to find out who sings this song . . . And after discovering the answer find out that I’m not the only Art Bell listener who first heard it on one of his archived shows. What an incredible song from an incredible group of ladies. I’ve discovered gold !!!
One of the most rockin records by a black girl group and the pounding sound as Mike said. They gave it all and it is so awesome!! These girls really rocked.
This song is a true gem. The instrumentation and arrangements totally blow me away. The stereo separation kicks butt too. The harmonies are fantastic. Too bad that it only hit 39. Classic stuff.
I am so lucky to have a original copy of that single in my collection and lucky to hear the song on s radio station while in London on my first trip there, also had the pleasure of talking to the DJ on the air at time :-)
These ladies very pretty in costumes like ladies should look. No show off cleavage hanging out! To catch mens attention ! Because men pay the most ticket money! By the most albums ! By the most drinks ! So music artist aim for couples appeal ! Al ways counting on Couples to fill clubs! And colaciums and. The big Tiket boxes mediums ! theatres . Carnegie Hall!
I agree tomshiba51. There are so many genius production elements in this song it will insanely "hook" you, and you won't know why. Hooks abound in this song; the lines, "He's got me oh why, can't I get him?" absolutely wreck me, I feel like Pavlov's salivating dog waiting for it. I'd love hear a remix with individual tracks discernible; but even then the "magic" (literally) in this cut could never be intellectually figured out. I'm a fan of 60's music, and I can't recall ever hearing this before - that in itself is pretty strange...
Nothing today or recently could ever touch this, classy and musically there ranges, harmony all together make this one incredible song. Thank you Ladies
Best radio show EVER. Everything about it was incredible. And the bumper music was no exception. It so often fit that late night/EARLY morning vibe, not to mention the topics, perfectly. Dang, I miss those college days listening to him all night!
Yep. Their timing was bad because The Girl Group Phenomenon had petered out after The British Invasion. Even The Supremes popularity had waned on the Charts after Holland/Dozier/Holland left in 1967 the same year that Florence Ballard got fired.
I remember hearing this song back in 1993. I was listening to AM Radio, WHNE or Honey Radio (oldies) in Detroit. The station only broadcasted during daylight hours. This song was the last song that before before they signed off. I had just lost me job of over 15 years and was heartbroken. This song described how I felt! A great song!
I first heard this tremendous song on some 60's oldies show and it absolutely electrified me. Holy shit! Talk about thrills up my spine.Criminally under rated and ignored.
I remember cruising down the Garden State parkway in my 67 Pontiac GTO with this song playing as loud as my radio could go,and wondering who the hell is playing that bass!.....Great song.
This is one of those rarities you hear decades later on that small AM Oldies radio station and you say "Wow, I remember that one" but not usually the title or artist.
This absolute classic suddenly came on in the pub i was in yesterday , and , to their eternal shame , all the other patrons just carried on talking and drinking - oblivious to the masterpiece in their midst. Thanks for sharing Mike.
That's why at my age (63), I socialize in a very small circle. These songs, time stamped my life, and hearing them occasionally, brings a smile and pleasant memories.
I first heard this song years ago at a store where I work. They played 60's music around 5 and 6 in the evening before they began playing 70's, 80's and 90's around 7 and 8. I heard many classic songs that I looked up on TH-cam.
Those British producers really know their stuff. Some of the best sound recordings of Northern Soul. Even better than the Wall of Noise of phil spector.....imo of course.
I live in Louisville, KY and heard this not long ago on the retro station WAKY. Grew up listening to top 40 hits on this (at the time) AM station, now FM. I'd forgotten this song, but loved hearing it after so many years. The DJ who played it, Johnny Randolph, explained that it got a huge amount of play here in Derby City, but didn't catch on much anywhere else. What a shame! Good looking talented women!!
I've commented on this before. Listen to how they straight up BLAST OUT. Right from jump! It's a pure example of AM Gold, but it's also just a stunning power-pop song.
Beautiful 😍 🎵 🎶 song. Joyfull 😊 yet with a strange edgy, menacing undercurrent running 🏃♂️ through it like 👍 👌 the classic surreal 60's series, "The Prisoner". I wish 🤞 history had been more appreciative. ❤️
One of the best Soul records of the 60s by the Flirtations! Great bass line played with a pick. It doesn’t get any better than this. Thanks for posting!
Saw these ladies in Europe with Tom Jones many years ago...best backup singers he ever had! They also sang many of their own songs. One of the best groups ever! Outstanding voices!
@philipbaca8861 Ironically, the orchestration for this song was by Johnny Harris, who happened to collaborate with Tom Jones in the late 1960s. And the drummer on the song? None other than Chris Slade, who recorded everything Tom Jones touched in the 1960s (and would later be part of AC/DC).
Music Man Mike : Thanks so much for playing this " lost 60's Hit " ! 1st & perhaps only time I heard this in Denver, on KIMN, 950 AM, I had to go out to my favorite record store, & buy the 45 . Well, I still have that record, & never tire of this fantastic song, with superb production. 1969, I was 22 & 23 y/o, & a part-time senior at CU-Denver. What a time it was to be young. -----------------MJL< 75 y/o
Only reached 34? What? I knew the minute I heard it this is great must have, ran out and bought the 45 I still have, thanks ladies, first class wall of sound.
It was the timing as well. In reality The Supremes were the only "Girl Group" to survive The British Invasion in 1964 with The Beatles. In 1967 they lost their Songwriting Trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland and their popularity on the Charts waned. Girl Groups at that time had pretty much dried out and Martha & The Vandellas and The Marvelettes careers were pretty much over.
Im a 68 year old english woman who has never forgotten this song, in london we danced to it every night, l wonder how long it be before its used for a marvel film, god willing lol
Where was this song when I was a teenager? I would have bought it after it hit the record shops. This classic is absolutely beautiful. The Instruments & the vocals from the Sisters is OUT OF SIGHT! 60's - 70's acronym back in the day. The Flirtations you have just made me a fan. Ya Heard Me? Holla! T'Challa! Delfonics Forever!
Wow. Isn't it strange that with all the music that's been recorded over the years, songs like this disappeared from the general consciousness. Oldies stations and compilation records are the same old same old, and it isn't until we happen across one like this that it all comes flooding back. Oh yeah, I remember this song. And with it, memories that haven't been pulled off the shelf for decades. Thanks, MusicMike! You get it. You know the power of music.
Oakland, California 1969, I had an afternoon newspaper route and had a radio strapped onto my handlebars. I used to scour the AM dial waiting for this song to play so I could sing along. This song still has power. Thank you ladies, for your gift of song. 49 years later, it still reverberates...
I was on the other side of the tunnel, doing the same kind of listening. Delivered newspapers too, did your papers get dropped in large green bins? I also did the local variety of what is now the only game in town. Paperboy, what a gig!
Los Altos, California 1969. I was a sophomore in high school and driven to class every day by my older brother (who was a senior) in his '63 Triumph TR-3B sports car. The acoustics in that car were horrendous, but this song was constantly being played on KYA radio in San Francisco and sounded AWESOME...regardless of that noisy little car!
I too remember Oakland in the late ‘60’s.
Ditto on the paper route and the transistor....memories of '61-'63.
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I first heard this as bumper music on the Art Bell radio show (best late night radio EVER). He had fantastic bumper music! I remember being immediately taken by the song, then Art Bell started talking about how he was obsessed with it. Can't believe it didn't go higher on the charts in the U.S.
One of the best songs of the 60s!
RIP Misty Brown. She was a member of the Flirtations and I knew her well. She lived in Sonoma, CA and passed recently. She use to come into the Feed Store I worked at all of highschool and she use to buy Hay and any type of pet food to feed hungry animals around town. She use to sing around town all the time too. It was great to know you Misty. Maybe I’ll see you again one day.
Check out Matt Williamson's channel Pop Goes The 60"s, He just made a video on the Flirtations. He does a fantastic job on showcasing bands from the 60's👍
I called a DJ on the radio to play this song back in 1989, he thought I wanted Nothing But Heartaches by the Supremes ((another classic). I finally got him to realize what song I wanted, aftet he played it, he raved on and on about it, and started featuring it regularly on the Super Gold show in
89 and 90.
Gorgeous ladies. Gorgeous song.
Art Bell got me listening to this song, absolutely love it.
I too rediscovered this song via old Art Bell radio shows on TH-cam - the production is superb and it's such a great song- one of those good songs that gets stuck in your head!
YESSS!! ME TOO!
Here I am searching the internet to find out who sings this song . . . And after discovering the answer find out that I’m not the only Art Bell listener who first heard it on one of his archived shows. What an incredible song from an incredible group of ladies. I’ve discovered gold !!!
Yup. Been hearing this song on Art Bell for decades. Art had great taste in music and introduced me to a wide variety of cool tunes.
A true 1969 classic! Wonderful!!
Should've been a #1 hit song!!❤👏👍
Hauntingly beautiful, and those girls…WOW.
~at 72 yrs young I hear myself mumming this song a lot these days..heartbreak nation.
Whoever wrote this song must have known they had an instant winner - the entire production and singing is masterful.
The music sounds NOTHING like Motown, and the girls sound NOTHING like the Supremes! Literally, one of a kind!
That this song barely cracked the US Top 40 was a crime. With such great production values and talent it should have made the Top 10 easily.
Agreed
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Howzabout that bass...wowee,blow me down
#34 my azz! It's just as good as all those other 60s soul tunes at the time, or better.
Agree. As good as any Supremes song.
I was in the 9th grade when this song was played on the radio in Seattle. Like it then and I like it now -50 plus years later😊
Just home from the Navy and loved this record, still in my collection, great times in 1969.
One of the most rockin records by a black girl group and the pounding sound as Mike said. They gave it all and it is so awesome!! These girls really rocked.
This song is a true gem. The instrumentation and arrangements totally blow me away. The stereo separation kicks butt too. The harmonies are fantastic. Too bad that it only hit 39. Classic stuff.
It was #3 on Billboard and #2 on Cash Box. Maybe yoou saw another rating service.
Finer than fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you friend.
I am so lucky to have a original copy of that single in my collection and lucky to hear the song on s radio station while in London on my first trip there, also had the pleasure of talking to the DJ on the air at time :-)
The drummer flat out nailed it, too! GREAT TUNE!!!
Hi summer of 1969 love this song
These ladies very pretty in costumes like ladies should look. No show off cleavage hanging out! To catch mens attention ! Because men pay the most ticket money! By the most albums ! By the most drinks ! So music artist aim for couples appeal ! Al ways counting on
Couples to fill clubs! And colaciums and.
The big Tiket boxes mediums ! theatres . Carnegie Hall!
I was 23 In 69 and remember it well and liked it
This song has a mysterious, other worldly sound to me. I love the deep bass beat, background brass and singing this offers. One of my favorites.
tomshiba51 Yeah I hear ya! For me it's the melody, one of the very best, and from an era where melody ruled!
I agree tomshiba51. There are so many genius production elements in this song it will insanely "hook" you, and you won't know why. Hooks abound in this song; the lines, "He's got me oh why, can't I get him?" absolutely wreck me, I feel like Pavlov's salivating dog waiting for it. I'd love hear a remix with individual tracks discernible; but even then the "magic" (literally) in this cut could never be intellectually figured out. I'm a fan of 60's music, and I can't recall ever hearing this before - that in itself is pretty strange...
Agree mysterious
Nothing today or recently could ever touch this, classy and musically there ranges, harmony all together make this one incredible song. Thank you Ladies
One of the best, got lost. Voices words horns pianos excellent!!!!
i will never get tired of this awesome song!!!!
Art Bell turned me on to this wonderful song
Listen the those vocal breaks. This is a rocking gem.
Yes, most fabulous!! Thanks.
Art Bell (RIP) spent about an hour of his show playing and talking about this song.
The only time I ever heard this song before was when it was Art Bell's bumper music.
Best radio show EVER. Everything about it was incredible. And the bumper music was no exception. It so often fit that late night/EARLY morning vibe, not to mention the topics, perfectly. Dang, I miss those college days listening to him all night!
It's hard to believe this song only hit # 39.The competition was tuff , but this song was awesome.
One of the best songs no one knows
Not true I know it.
Art Bell listener?
I know
Yes
Yep. Their timing was bad because The Girl Group Phenomenon had petered out after The British Invasion. Even The Supremes popularity had waned on the Charts after Holland/Dozier/Holland left in 1967 the same year that Florence Ballard got fired.
I remember hearing this song back in 1993. I was listening to AM Radio, WHNE or Honey Radio (oldies) in Detroit. The station only broadcasted during daylight hours. This song was the last song that before before they signed off. I had just lost me job of over 15 years and was heartbroken. This song described how I felt! A great song!
I love this song- brings back memories of 60's. Beautiful girls in beautiful outfits!
Mighty fabulous for sure.
I first heard this tremendous song on some 60's oldies show and it absolutely electrified me. Holy shit! Talk about thrills up my spine.Criminally under rated and ignored.
That lead singer is a beauty.
I remember cruising down the Garden State parkway in my 67 Pontiac GTO with this song playing as loud as my radio could go,and wondering who the hell is playing that bass!.....Great song.
This song needs to be re released.
Definitely!!!!!
I've had this 45 since it was first released. Will never let it go. The perfect anti-depressant! Echo Echols - needs to be re-released!
It was by Freemasons
here you go! ;) th-cam.com/video/BK63T4tNnbE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=RoxanneTellier
It's such an awesome song. I have to dance
OMG! Haven't heard this in over 50 years! Great then; fabulous now. Thanks for posting.
Have not heard this since 1969. What a wonderful memory and song.
I remember this - great song! Oh, the memories come roaring back....
When this song was released I was in the Air Force. I remember listening to this song as we GIs were cleaning the dorm.
I heard them from Art Bell, and that was maybe 1997-8. He was a MASSIVE fan.
I think the word for this is BANGER
This is one of those rarities you hear decades later on that small AM Oldies radio station and you say "Wow, I remember that one" but not usually the title or artist.
This absolute classic suddenly came on in the pub i was in yesterday , and , to their eternal shame , all the other patrons just carried on talking and drinking - oblivious to the masterpiece in their midst. Thanks for sharing Mike.
That's why at my age (63), I socialize in a very small circle. These songs, time stamped my life, and hearing them occasionally, brings a smile and pleasant memories.
@Jay Walker It also when someone heard it. I still remember being in a carseat at 5 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - came on the radio
@Jay Walker What?
@Jay Walker Exactly what?
I know the feeling.
Take me back to 1969 with all the best powerful British soul music
Summer of '69. Little league baseball. If only I knew I was in the midst of a great musical era.
Awesome song from 1969, a great year for music
Great song!
I sure do love this song and I sure do love this group they got one heck of a voice
I first heard this song years ago at a store where I work. They played 60's music around 5 and 6 in the evening before they began playing 70's, 80's and 90's around 7 and 8. I heard many classic songs that I looked up on TH-cam.
SHEER AWESOME!! Back in our day. The very best; our time!! And all our memories!! Thank you!!
Those British producers really know their stuff. Some of the best sound recordings of Northern Soul. Even better than the Wall of Noise of phil spector.....imo of course.
No one was better than Motown though. 😊
Agree ... classic Northern Soul song.
This trio, this song is pure class!
this song killed me and still does. thanks for the post!
OMG, the best of the best. Damn, play it 10,000 times at least friends.
I was introduced to this song by Art Bells Coast to Coast radio show : )
Wow 2021 and I am just listening to this for the first time ever 🤯🤯. WOW.
Can't believe Barry Gordy missed this band!!!
Such a fabulous sound ,and the quality in their voices,.love it,.
I live in Louisville, KY and heard this not long ago on the retro station WAKY. Grew up listening to top 40 hits on this (at the time) AM station, now FM. I'd forgotten this song, but loved hearing it after so many years. The DJ who played it, Johnny Randolph, explained that it got a huge amount of play here in Derby City, but didn't catch on much anywhere else. What a shame! Good looking talented women!!
Just heard this song on an Art Bell Somewhere In Time broadcast from 1999.
I've commented on this before. Listen to how they straight up BLAST OUT. Right from jump! It's a pure example of AM Gold, but it's also just a stunning power-pop song.
Beautiful 😍 🎵 🎶 song. Joyfull 😊 yet with a strange edgy, menacing undercurrent running 🏃♂️ through it like 👍 👌 the classic surreal 60's series, "The Prisoner". I wish 🤞 history had been more appreciative. ❤️
i just love the vocals on this!
One of the best Soul records of the 60s by the Flirtations! Great bass line played with a pick. It doesn’t get any better than this.
Thanks for posting!
Nobody has mentioned the great drum sound too. Lots of kick for that time frame.
Saw these ladies in Europe with Tom Jones many years ago...best backup singers he ever had! They also sang many of their own songs. One of the best groups ever! Outstanding voices!
@philipbaca8861 Ironically, the orchestration for this song was by Johnny Harris, who happened to collaborate with Tom Jones in the late 1960s. And the drummer on the song? None other than Chris Slade, who recorded everything Tom Jones touched in the 1960s (and would later be part of AC/DC).
Music Man Mike : Thanks so much for playing this " lost 60's Hit " ! 1st & perhaps only time I heard this in Denver, on KIMN, 950 AM, I had to go out to my favorite record store, & buy the 45 . Well, I still have that record, & never tire of this fantastic song, with superb production. 1969, I was 22 & 23 y/o, & a part-time senior at CU-Denver. What a time it was to be young. -----------------MJL< 75 y/o
Only reached 34? What? I knew the minute I heard it this is great must have, ran out and bought the 45 I still have, thanks ladies, first class wall of sound.
The song is ffffantastic, one of my all time faves, Mr Mike...
Mike great job giving us information on The Flirtations and providing us with this great song.
you're welcome
Joe Seibert Yes Sir 😀
I loved this song, and knew who the flirtations were, I lived through this era and remember all of it. thanks---
Every time I hear this song I hear new stuff....GREAT CLASSIC UNDERAPPRECIATED SONG!!
This song is loved by the great late Art Bell....RIP❣️
This is a gem of a song! I feel so lucky to be able to hear it! Definitely stands out from Martha and from The Supremes.
60’s/70’s motown , funk , soul , bluesrock , garagerock , hard rock and psychedelica is very hard to de-throne imo.
What a song! Amazing sound!
This song should have gone higher than 34...sounds great.
evoman1776 I know. Top ten at least
It was the timing as well. In reality The Supremes were the only "Girl Group" to survive The British Invasion in 1964 with The Beatles. In 1967 they lost their Songwriting Trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland and their popularity on the Charts waned. Girl Groups at that time had pretty much dried out and Martha & The Vandellas and The Marvelettes careers were pretty much over.
I totally agree.
love this - must hear often
Im a 68 year old english woman who has never forgotten this song, in london we danced to it every night, l wonder how long it be before its used for a marvel film, god willing lol
Still sounds GREAT after all these years !!!
A song that is a pleasure to listen to, what vocals!!!
FABULOUS !!!!! I remember it well, I love how its arranged.
Great hit!!!!!!! These girls are great!!!
Great group, most fabulous song, thanks.
This song is so good ! Sends a shiver down my spine every time ! Where's the dance floor ... ?
Omg what a slamming freaking record.....turn it up and thank you
This great song. Love it.
The best all girl Northern Soul song ever! I always wished they would have had more hits..
This song is incredible!!!! It should have been a #1 smash hit!!!
Everything I love about 60s soul in this!!❤🎶👌
Gives me goosebumps!!!
Goosebumps for me, too. What an amazing tune!
Yes, sing it ladies, you really rule. Thanks.
Wow just wow. Just blew me away. Love at first listen.
Love your sound Mike.....High School Class of 1965....Vietnam 1968-69....God Bless you!!!
rob combs caught this song at the bus station going to ft. Bragg, a good sendoff to face a long hot summer and fall.
Glad you guys made it back from that hellhole
love this track, many thanks
Those were the years. So much talent that stood the test of time. What the hell happened?
British production took this song 🎵 to another level. Love ❤️ it.
Where was this song when I was a teenager? I would have bought it after it hit the record shops. This classic is absolutely beautiful. The Instruments & the vocals from the Sisters is OUT OF SIGHT! 60's - 70's acronym back in the day. The Flirtations you have just made me a fan. Ya Heard Me? Holla! T'Challa! Delfonics Forever!
Wow. Isn't it strange that with all the music that's been recorded over the years, songs like this disappeared from the general consciousness. Oldies stations and compilation records are the same old same old, and it isn't until we happen across one like this that it all comes flooding back. Oh yeah, I remember this song. And with it, memories that haven't been pulled off the shelf for decades. Thanks, MusicMike! You get it. You know the power of music.
Mike, I agree with you. This song got my attention when I first heard it on the radio when it was a hit.
very cool
Soul music is timeless.
I was in Viet Nam when this song broke, I call it a helicopter song, it always takes me back.
Thank you for serving our country ......... I really appreciate it.
One word Vietnam not Viet Nam I was a grunt.
I played this when I was leaving for fort Bragg 11b 10. Light weight inf. This brings chills, good ones though⭐️⭐️🤩
@@bobbywall172 AIRBORNE !
Thank you for your service man.
You do a great job we all appreciate your dedication
Thank you very much
This is a wonderful song it might remind me of me he's got me why can't I have him❤❤❤
This is a great song great singers and I love this old soul music
we would dance all nite to this song...