Originally Posted by
RanRan79
"Baby Love" is one of those overplayed, overused songs that doesn't really appeal to me. If it's on I'll listen to it, but it's never a Supremes song that I make it a point to play. And honestly the chorus is so corny to me. "Baby Love" is certainly an example I can understand of people who say they can't dig the Supremes. The song helped them continue their rocket into super stardom but to me there isn't much of anything particularly special about it, although the Funks are illustrating their brilliance. I really think the Funk Bros are the star of the "Baby Love" show.
Back when baby boomers were more influential, I agree, I got tired of hearing Baby Love, My Girl, I Can't Help Myself and Marvin's Grapevine. Now I like hearing them again.
Now I can again appreciate how perfect a pop record Baby Love is. Toe-tapping and hummable to the nth-degree.The musicianship and Diana's singing are wonderful. The record swings. Diana's oohs make the record memorable. It's the best or most effective sung or vocal introduction [[as opposed to the instrumental ones). I don't know who gets credit for thinking of adding that or reworking Baby Love from the original version, but the final record is a pop classic.
I don't think Where Did Our Love Go is insubstantial at all. You are right, the sum of all its simplistic parts add up to a true Motown masterpiece. I prefer Where Did Our Love Go to Baby Love but all of the Supremes/HDH run of five classic #1s is phenomenal.
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