Been listening to this, definitely one of my favourite Martha & The Vandellas album tracks. The lyrics are just so cleverly written, Smokey sure had a talent for dreaming up some amazingly witty lyrics [[especially considering it's basically just about makeup). My favourite bit of it:
"Like a storm my tears have rained
since your shirt was lipstick-stained
and the stains that it contained were not my colour.
No sponge has quite the power
to absorb the constant shower
of the tears pancake and powder could never cover."
Love it, love it, love it! Although I'm not as keen on the slower alternate version -- I definitely prefer the original LP version.
DJ Moch
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