Originally Posted by
sup_fan
Let Yourself Go is one of my all time fav supremes songs. it's an amazing party and dance tune. but i've always been disappointed with the live versions. on the record, Scherrie is a strong lead and owns the song. Susaye and Mary contribute stunning background harmonies through the verses and then all 3 get a chance to party and ad lib on the long outtro.
but live was always a bit of a hot mess. Susaye and mary add far too many ad libs throughout and it seems Scherrie never performed with a mic at the appropriate level. she's forever drowned out.
in the High Energy videos the girls did, although a bit sloppy at times, the choreography was much stronger than in the tv appearances they did for Walking, Wheel or Let. if done perfectly, it's really complex and visually exciting choreography. but you must be perfectly in sync for it to have the right effect. otherwise it's a mess. Also on the video and tv shows, they didn't always plan the camera angles right and so you sometimes missed the high points of the choreography
in this vid, the excitement of a "party" is missing
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