The Supremes "Send Me No Flowers" Was it intended for the Doris Day Film?
Someone on YouTube commented on this song tonight and it got me to thinking about that title, "Send Me No Flowers." I can't recall if I ever read anything about this song or not, but years after I uploaded it, I've come to find an amazing tool that unlocks worlds of information on Motown music: the site "Don't Forget The Motor City." Now, with recording dates easily found, all in one place, it's easier to establish timelines of one sort or another. At first, I had the belief that HDH saw the title of the movie, thought it was cool and drafted a song of their own [[just because there was one song out already by that name, why waste a good title?)
But tonight, I realized HDH did their song before the film came out. So here's the speculation I have on this whole thing, as put on full display for everyone to see on YouTube [[it may have been foolish to go out on such a huge limb, but I don't think people read those descriptions anyway!):
"Did Holland-Dozier-Holland intend to write this song for the Doris Day film? Consider: HDH recorded this in May of 1964, the Doris Day single and film were released some five months later, in October of '64. Berry Gordy was a big fan of Day [[reportedly, before Motown, he had written a song for Doris, "You Are You.") It's entirely plausible that the trade papers had mentioned that a film was in the works for Doris as well as the intended title, "Send Me No Flowers." The title is just too on-the-money for all of this to have been sheer coincidence. Unfortunately, the song sat in the Motown vault, never to find a home until nearly two decades later on the Supremes' 25th Anniversary collection.
Listening to this easy-going slice of soulful pop, it's difficult to understand why this didn't find a slot on the "Where Did Our Love Go" album [[the song was recorded during the time frame of that album being compiled.) However, it's also interesting to note that even though this was recorded in May of '64, a month after "Where Did Our Love Go" [[recorded Apr-64), there is absolutely no relation between the two, "Send Me No Flowers" doesn't have the stamp of a follow-up/soundalike production. So it would seem this was not intended as a single."
So what are yall's [[My parents' Southern roots are showing) opinion on this? Or does someone know more about this song that I- I'd love to hear about it.
https://youtu.be/DmSUgF-dX9Q