Quote Originally Posted by marybrewster View Post
I have said this before and I will say it again:

I have a poster from Motown Records circa 1982 that says:

THE SUPREME GIRLS.....Are they really the DREAM GIRLS?

This is an advert to promote Diana Ross/Supremes records and tapes.

In 1982, Berry and Smokey were still at Motown. And with ads like this, they used the success for "Dreamgirls" to sell their product, and promote their business.

They can't have it both ways. You can't jump on the bandwagon when it benefits you, only to denounce it and threaten lawsuits.

I've seen an interview with Smokey where he is LIVID about "Dreamgirls". He wasn't so livid when those albums and cassettes were lining his pockets.
Yeah and remember in 1982, Motown toyed with the idea of bringing the Supremes back with Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne and Cindy Birdsong! Mary admits that she named her first book the way she did because they had "appropriated" the Supremes story for the play Dreamgirls.