The publication wrote: the song “marches to the beat of its own drum, thanks to three stanzas of crafty doo-wop poetry and one punny one-liner - a malapropism, if you want to get technical - that never really loses its novelty appeal." Įpisode 2 of the 2004 BBC miniseries Blackpool featured the Miracles version, accompanied onscreen by the characters singing and dancing, as part of the story. Four themes emerged from the vignettes: (1) acting perpetually positive, (2) (un)catching emotion, (3) rushing for time, and (4) switching roles. On 18 June 2012, American Songwriter named "I Second That Emotion" its "Lyric of The Week". The experiences were presented through vignettes written and analyzed by seven course administrators from programs across the United States. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more. Part of the song was also used by the band Sublime at the end of "S.T.P." on the album Robbin' the Hood as a homage, though not covered in full. Verse 2 Oh, ah, maybe you think that love would tie you down And you don't have the time to hang around Oh, maybe you think that love will make us fools And so it makes you wise to break the. Discover Motown Legends: I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles released in 1993. The Jerry Garcia Band frequently covered the song in concert. The song was later covered by English New Wave band Japan which also proved a commercial success in the United Kingdom, climbing to #9 in the UK Singles Chartin July 1982. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" – 1:39.Background vocals by Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and Melvin Franklinġ969 Track listing.Lead vocals by Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks.The song was covered and released by a group duet of Motown labelmates Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations in 1969. Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothersĭiana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations version.Background vocals by Claudette Rogers Robinson, Pete Moore, Ronnie White, and Bobby Rogers.The song was also a top 30 hit in the UK in 1967, reaching #27, 1967 Personnel: The Miracles The song also topped the Billboard Black Singles Chart and was a million-selling hit for The Miracles, their sixth overall. It became the Miracles highest charting popular single since " Shop Around". This version peaked for three weeks in the United States at #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1967. Robinson "wants no part" in such a relationship, but promises that if the girl changes her mind, he'll be around ( "If you feel like lovin' me/if you've got the notion/I second that emotion.") General CommentIts about a girl that is not interested in a committed relationship (or perhaps no relationship), and the guy who wants her is. The Miracles' original version of the song finds lead singer and co-writer Smokey Robinson courting a girl who, weary of the game of love, prefers to string her men along and not get romantically involved. I Second That Emotion LyricistAlfred Cleveland, William Robinson Maybe, you want to give me kisses sweet But only for one night with no repeat Maybe youd.
2 Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations version.
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