@@sierria64 Motown had a problem with giving artists their songwriter publishing. Smokey Robinson, was a Berry Gordy protegé, Stevie Wonder was an exception, and Marvin Gaye had to Fight for it! He had to dig in his heels before the Iconic "What's Going On" Album was released. Che Check it Out! Ciao!!!
HER AND HER SISTER WROTE THIS SONG ! THIS SHOULDA WENT PLATINUM ! BUT GORDY TRIED TO HURT THE PROJECT ! SHE SUED MOTOWN AND WON ! THIS IS ANOTHER TREASURED POSSESSION ! THANK YOU BRENDA !
No he just put his name on the record after he with a producer speeded up the tempo that Brenda and her sister had wrote and done it in. This if course gave him royalty rights with Brenda having ti fight in court to receive after became a hit years later with a rock group.
Remember buying this on a single with ‘Just look what you’ve done’ on the other side back in ‘67. What an amazing singer she was and oh so beautiful as well
Men this is all you see not getting she and her sister wrote this . But I will let you have this and it runs in her family if you see her sister Patrice Holloway who co wrote this with her ,she was one of the cartoon characters on Josie and The Pussycat’s ,the lead singer on most of their songs even their theme song at the beginning of the cartoon.
Omg love the way she dances! Love her voice, such a talented and underrated lady! She also knew several instruments whereas most Motown ladies did NOT!
@@tracythomas4727 yeah I was thinking the other day when MTV came along it introduced us to the rest of America's music because soul, r&b, disco, electro had always found its way over here I'll be honest we look at America as a bit of a crazy place because we have held black America to our bosoms, it's made us laugh, it's made us cry, it's made us happy, it's made us sad, it's made us sing, it's made us dance When Luther Vandross sang 'You must have known that I had feelings deep enough to swim in' you can't fail to bowl us over with that, I mean what a lyric The creativity of black America is on another level I like watching soul Train videos these days the dancing is better than any "national" dance, it's pure happiness incarnate. So how can you hear those lyrics hear the warmth, hear the depth, hear the soul, hear the love, hear the joy, hear the happiness, hear the passion, hear the pain and see the creativity, the invention and the happiness and still hate black Americans. It doesn't make any sense.
What a talented young lady. I’m noticing she has all of the dance moves as she performs. Got that little hand roll going and as the tempo picked up she swayed right along with the song. A very young and attractive Brenda.
she should have been as big as big as Diana Ross and Mary Wells and Tammi Terrel.........................so talented. A singer song-writer of the highest order and what a beautiful voice. x x x
*I remember watching a performance from NC A&T University Band, and the marchers/steppers were doing this dance in 2014 and I really thought it was a dance no more than 10 to 20 years old. From my era of the 1990s 12yo to 21yo 1990 to 1999. All i can say is WoW! Israelites understand whom you are. The Salt of The Earth. Our skin tones even denotes flavors of caramel, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, smoked paprika and pure cane sugar (brown) ✌️*
@@ronwilliams717The list is long of other women,other women in groups Diana had issues with,jealousy over and Gordy her man taking her side after while in the road with them she called him complaining. Berry of course first seeing Brenda in person wanted her and she told him either she be a singer or his girlfriend but she could not be both. Later on she Duck Clark said was his favorite artist and he would have her on his Bandstand often and wanted her in his tour . Berry said on one condition he would allow this if he put The Supreme’s in that tour also. Here Brenda the outsider with a great manager arranging things like this for her in the west coast only to have the Supremes who had the machine and Boss of it who groomed and gave them hits of course being a success on this tour then her who was sabotaged and more. He would repeat this behavior many times to other solo female artist and female group artist at Motown. In Glady’s Knight and The Pips,case they were doing so great on a tour ,getting the most loud applauses Ross called him and like a brat was upset over this. She was called to the Bosses office reprimanded for doing what she and her group does as they always have over a jealousy.and he kicked them off that tour of black colleges. We all know what Ross did to even her group mates even calling Berry on them and every woman at Motown she had done something like this too or worse ,so yes they all wanted to whip her skinny behind after having her sabotage their careers and more by having this power over the boyfriend who was the founder and boss at Motown. Knight said years later she confronted Berry over how they were treated,what Diana was doing ,in he simply said he was in love with her.then. But yes he created Motown ,made many successful,made music their which will always live in along with the artist who song them. But it makes me wonder how many more like Brenda he let then girlfriend ruin their careers by being mush in her hands ,over dumb mess like jealousy,envy ,entitlement to the point of money ,success of the label even more .
Wonderful to see a TV performance of this classic. Brenda's original version is certainly the best: the beginning of the second verse paired with the strings has got to be one of the most beautiful passages I've ever heard -- utterly breathtaking. Motown gave this production the loving treatment. Her choreography is interesting - works for me. I could listen to this all day.
I love Blood Sweat& Tears music like the next person but this original version they couldn't mess with & I wish also she should've received more recognition not only from Motown but chart position as well
I've always liked Brenda Holloway and her voice but never knew she sang and wrote this song -I only knew the Blood Sweat and Tears version. Wonderful singer.
trivia note_ Her sister Patrice Holloway was one of the voices for the animated series "josie and the pussycats" and of course sang the title song .......
This has moved me beyond pain and grief - the travails of the exploited and impoverished. This is MY preference - and Candi Staton's. Shall I not have an encore? Bien sur; le plus precisement!
I love this song...it really does make me VERY HAPPY - just to sing it.. Performed by a beautiful woman with a secure spirit! I love this video as well !!
And here’s my uninformed ass thinking it was a Blood, Sweat and Tears original 🤦♂️ Beautiful song, always loved it no matter which version, so I’m glad I discovered this one
@@YACKYSNACKY . I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Where are you from if you don't mind me asking? I'm from Apeldoorn, Netherlands
I always knew this as a Blood Sweat & Tears song. Just discovered that there version was a cover & wanted to check out the original. Enjoyed it, although I did chuckle about all the arm movements.
Brenda and her sister Patrice (also a vocalist...she was on Capitol Records) shared writing credits with Berry Gordy and Frank Wilson (who later wrote and produced for other Motown acts).
Oh my goodness! Her voice is so beautiful! I thought that this was an original by Blood, Sweat and Tears!. I like both versions, but that bass line on Blood, Sweat and Tears is so cold. But 1:14 -1:27 of this version is gold.
I love Brenda all the way I went to high school with her my name is Sylvia Cortez at the time I am 78 years old I love the way she's saying she is to sing in the shower at school I told her make a record so she did I heard it later on but I love that girl
I have to post this as it is nagging at me...BTW thank you to the poster for this...I "found" Brenda tonight and have enjoyably been checking her performances and interviews.. what a gal!!my comment... There seemed to be a lot of "choreography " that was given to her to do... and though some was awkward the most of it was well done... so...what was the evolution of "dance" like that during a performance..I am not talking about the Doo Wop days or the Motown repeat steps ie Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops etc This was different , it had flow, a storyAnd that developed into full on performance-inclusive dance routines ( Thriller, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Weapon of Choice, etc )... She participated as one of the pioneers !!!And did a great job of it IMHO !
WoW! I thought that dance was started in the mid 1990s at HBCU campuses. Dam! "If Only My People Would Turn From Backsliding and Their Wicked Ways I Would Heal Their Land and Restore Them"
Old is always the original and comes back around decades later with younger generations thinking it is new and they invented it. From dance ,fashion,musical lyrics,cords,voices sampled by them the new mostly Rappers stole ,and I say stole because they never give credit to those older generations of artist .
After MARY WELLS left MOTOWN, BRENDA HOLLOWAY was the MOTOWN Female Artist prototype for DIANA ROSS in 1967 before going solo; listen to her voice diction and watch her body language very classy❗
Brenda and her sister wrote this song and Brenda wrote it about a ex boyfriend. She was singing the hook and her sister came home and they both added more lyrics to it.
She wrote this song! Blood, Sweat and Tears had a big hit with it. I wonder if she received her royalties.
she sued berry gordy cuz he was cheating her .. good for her strong women
@@sierria64 Motown had a problem with giving artists their songwriter publishing. Smokey Robinson, was a Berry Gordy protegé, Stevie Wonder was an exception, and Marvin Gaye had to Fight for it! He had to dig in his heels before the Iconic "What's Going On" Album was released. Che Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Brenda sais " I get a $10,000 royalty check every year"
Sandra Jones yes she did that’s my grandma
@@jamilmagee68 your Grandmother is a super talented lady
To have a Lady that beautiful, with a voice like that... What a gift.
HER AND HER SISTER WROTE THIS SONG ! THIS SHOULDA WENT PLATINUM ! BUT GORDY TRIED TO HURT THE PROJECT ! SHE SUED MOTOWN AND WON ! THIS IS ANOTHER TREASURED POSSESSION ! THANK YOU BRENDA !
Her wrote this song?
Ya, Gordy was a straight up thief
No he just put his name on the record after he with a producer speeded up the tempo that Brenda and her sister had wrote and done it in. This if course gave him royalty rights with Brenda having ti fight in court to receive after became a hit years later with a rock group.
❤
Beautiful song Brenda
Remember buying this on a single with ‘Just look what you’ve done’ on the other side back in ‘67. What an amazing singer she was and oh so beautiful as well
That was a classic two sider.
Damn she was fine! I didn’t know she wrote this, I thought it was a BST song.
Cameras didn't miss one single micro inch of this beautiful, show stopping, highly talented lady.
Brenda Holloway such a underrate entertainer
Definitely
DAMN! THIS IS ONE FINE SISTER. HER SKIN LOOKS SMOOTH AS CARAMEL CANDY. HER VOICE IS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY SENSUAL.
What about her Great VOICE.
@Imani M
Luv that jacket-dress She wore there.
The crisp shaped lapel also NICE.
She so fine. I can't believe it.
Men this is all you see not getting she and her sister wrote this . But I will let you have this and it runs in her family if you see her sister Patrice Holloway who co wrote this with her ,she was one of the cartoon characters on Josie and The Pussycat’s ,the lead singer on most of their songs even their theme song at the beginning of the cartoon.
A lot back then
She was beautiful! DAMN!!!
Derek Statham
Probably one of the most attractive woman of her day
Don't forget about Freda Payne and Tina too. Brenda still looks good by the way.
I was thinking the same also.
@@tvgebt7869 and also Tammi Terrell.
And still is
The prettiest woman to grace the stage for Motown records..
Certainly 1 of
better than diva diana ross
Omg love the way she dances! Love her voice, such a talented and underrated lady! She also knew several instruments whereas most Motown ladies did NOT!
I consider her one of the better singers of the 60's and a really good soul singer. She controls and finesses her notes.
Adored by the white soul obsessed boys and girls in the UK.......we love her😘😘😘
You guys & gurls n the UK have ALWAYS loved "soul music". Thank-you.
@@tracythomas4727 yeah I was thinking the other day when MTV came along it introduced us to the rest of America's music because soul, r&b, disco, electro had always found its way over here
I'll be honest we look at America as a bit of a crazy place because we have held black America to our bosoms, it's made us laugh, it's made us cry, it's made us happy, it's made us sad, it's made us sing, it's made us dance
When Luther Vandross sang 'You must have known that I had feelings deep enough to swim in' you can't fail to bowl us over with that, I mean what a lyric
The creativity of black America is on another level
I like watching soul Train videos these days the dancing is better than any "national" dance, it's pure happiness incarnate.
So how can you hear those lyrics hear the warmth, hear the depth, hear the soul, hear the love, hear the joy, hear the happiness, hear the passion, hear the pain and see the creativity, the invention and the happiness and still hate black Americans. It doesn't make any sense.
The 60's music was so pure
Had the great pleasure of seeing this remarkable woman in concert this week-long she is still in great voice in her 70s
...and still BEAUTIFUL, I'm SURE! Such a TALENT! Check it Out! Ciao!!!
What a talented young lady.
I’m noticing she has all of the dance moves as she performs.
Got that little hand roll going and as the tempo picked up she swayed right along with the song.
A very young and attractive Brenda.
she should have been as big as big as Diana Ross and Mary Wells and Tammi Terrel.........................so talented. A singer song-writer of the highest order and what a beautiful voice. x x x
Thank you so very much! I bought Patricia Holloway record, Black Mother Goose. Almost a weeks' paycheck! Worth every penny!
I'm absolutely blown away by my sister Brenda Holloway , what sound what beauty, what soul!
Britain loves you Brenda
Amazing voice
*I remember watching a performance from NC A&T University Band, and the marchers/steppers were doing this dance in 2014 and I really thought it was a dance no more than 10 to 20 years old. From my era of the 1990s 12yo to 21yo 1990 to 1999. All i can say is WoW! Israelites understand whom you are. The Salt of The Earth. Our skin tones even denotes flavors of caramel, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger, smoked paprika and pure cane sugar (brown) ✌️*
She had great vocals....and she wrote this....
Such a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. Damn!!
Go ahead, girl, do the shingaling! 2019, January.
Brenda is so breathtaking and so much enthusiasm! What a great voice.. I love her!
You should check out her version on Stevie Wonder's "All I Do"- I like it better than Tammy Terrell's! (Love Tammy too)
Andantes always clear and lovely backgrounds made it even better.
So do I !!!
Check out Brenda.......Now that's a Soul Sister! Big Love and Respect 🎸♥️
So beautiful... Happy Birthday Week Ms. Brenda Holloway (June 23,, 2020)✨💖✨
Love her energy
This makes me SO VERY HAPPY!!!!!!Sing Sister❤️🌺🥰
one of the most gorgeous elite R&B singers EVER
She look better than Diana Ross that's for damn sure!! #Gorgeous #the pipes are there
I think I read some where that her and Diane got into it over a can of hair spray. It looks like alot of people had it out for Diane.
In that case….add the rest at Motown. Better than Gladys, Martha, Mary, Tammi & the Marvelettes!
@@ronwilliams717The list is long of other women,other women in groups Diana had issues with,jealousy over and Gordy her man taking her side after while in the road with them she called him complaining. Berry of course first seeing Brenda in person wanted her and she told him either she be a singer or his girlfriend but she could not be both. Later on she Duck Clark said was his favorite artist and he would have her on his Bandstand often and wanted her in his tour . Berry said on one condition he would allow this if he put The Supreme’s in that tour also. Here Brenda the outsider with a great manager arranging things like this for her in the west coast only to have the Supremes who had the machine and Boss of it who groomed and gave them hits of course being a success on this tour then her who was sabotaged and more.
He would repeat this behavior many times to other solo female artist and female group artist at Motown. In Glady’s Knight and The Pips,case they were doing so great on a tour ,getting the most loud applauses Ross called him and like a brat was upset over this. She was called to the Bosses office reprimanded for doing what she and her group does as they always have over a jealousy.and he kicked them off that tour of black colleges. We all know what Ross did to even her group mates even calling Berry on them and every woman at Motown she had done something like this too or worse ,so yes they all wanted to whip her skinny behind after having her sabotage their careers and more by having this power over the boyfriend who was the founder and boss at Motown.
Knight said years later she confronted Berry over how they were treated,what Diana was doing ,in he simply said he was in love with her.then. But yes he created Motown ,made many successful,made music their which will always live in along with the artist who song them. But it makes me wonder how many more like Brenda he let then girlfriend ruin their careers by being mush in her hands ,over dumb mess like jealousy,envy ,entitlement to the point of money ,success of the label even more .
Beautiful Beautiful song! sung by a Beautiful lady 🌼.
Wonderful to see a TV performance of this classic. Brenda's original version is certainly the best: the beginning of the second verse paired with the strings has got to be one of the most beautiful passages I've ever heard -- utterly breathtaking. Motown gave this production the loving treatment. Her choreography is interesting - works for me. I could listen to this all day.
Her sister was Patrice Holloway... they both made history...
A very beautiful ❣️ natural woman. She a beautiful 💓 voice.
I love Blood Sweat& Tears music like the next person but this original version they couldn't mess with & I wish also she should've received more recognition not only from Motown but chart position as well
She wrote this Hit! Blood Sweat and Tears re released her song and did
it justice. Brenda, you are AMAZING!
🎸💚
The most beautiful voice ever!
What a doll!
Beautiful song.
Speechless 🤐💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I've always liked Brenda Holloway and her voice but never knew she sang and wrote this song -I only knew the Blood Sweat and Tears version. Wonderful singer.
Brenda voice is nice
trivia note_ Her sister Patrice Holloway was one of the voices for the animated series "josie and the pussycats" and of course sang the title song .......
Patrice was the singing voice of Valerie. Also Patrice sang most of the leads
@@dchi2012 True Dat! I've heard that. Patrice was another Beautiful talent, in her own right! Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Oh wow. Didn't know that. As a kid I had a crush on Josie and her pussy cats.
She is mesmerizing😍
Alton Ellis covered this in a Rock Steady Reggae style. Hard.
love this song and this video, knowing she wrote it warms my heart ...just look at her doing her thang!
Talented, beautiful & classy lady. ❤️
So cute
yes Miss Brenda Holloway you made me so very happy but I just can't take my eyes off of you you are just too good to be true. You are beautiful.
Spot on wow what a song she puts all her heart in to the song ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
A beautiful talented singer Brenda was. Soo sad she was soo underrated. Love her voice and style.
Wow!
❤❤❤Brenda❤❤❤ Absolutely amazing and the best version of this song. We love you.
I wonder how Blood, sweat, & tears ever came across this throw away song ????
well it was a US hit reaching #39 in '67. So not unknown and not a throwaway.
They should thank her for getting her hand me downs,a song she wrote along with her sister that became a hit for them .
Brenda is like an Angel. The way she sings and moves.
Song reminds me of my late mother. She loved Motown music when I was kid.
What a beautiful and talented singer. South L.A pride. she had it all.
she has to be the most beautiful woman in Motown and a great voice.
Ms. Brenda was Soo underated. Beautiful lady and a beautiful voice.
This has moved me beyond pain and grief - the travails of the exploited and impoverished.
This is MY preference - and Candi Staton's.
Shall I not have an encore? Bien sur; le plus precisement!
Ome of top ten women singers of all time, and one of my five best
I love this song...it really does make me VERY HAPPY - just to sing it.. Performed by a beautiful woman with a secure spirit!
I love this video as well !!
Beautiful sistah sing a classic.
Ms Brenda Holloway works her songs feel n flow out with graceful femininity. She's fabulous!!! thank you for posting
My favorite artist! A beautiful voice and so sexy.
And here’s my uninformed ass thinking it was a Blood, Sweat and Tears original 🤦♂️
Beautiful song, always loved it no matter which version, so I’m glad I discovered this one
Too many beautiful days gone by😪❤
Magnificent!
it's addictive listening to these song, Unfortunately, artist today have no inspiration and no talent for music. Is this your favorite song?
@@derekfovargue6676 No.
@@YACKYSNACKY . I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Where are you from if you don't mind me asking? I'm from Apeldoorn, Netherlands
I always knew this as a Blood Sweat & Tears song. Just discovered that there version was a cover & wanted to check out the original. Enjoyed it, although I did chuckle about all the arm movements.
Brenda and her sister Patrice (also a vocalist...she was on Capitol Records) shared writing credits with Berry Gordy and Frank Wilson (who later wrote and produced for other Motown acts).
Dennis Cunningham and then she had tons Gordy to get paid when blood,sweat and tears hit with this.. making millions... Gordy was great mofo
sorry she had to Sue Gordy
sisgaia :
Choreography of class - as compared to the gestures, acrobatics and Kung Fu antics of today.
Choreography of class, my Lord!
Brenda Holloway not only recorded it first, but she also wrote the song. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Ella escribió esta hermosa cancion
She can S.I.N.G. You're so talented,beautiful,also make me happy too. Good sing voices too.
One of the most beautiful looking woman ever so talented
I LOVE HER VERSION SMOOTH AND SOFT
Great talent.
Oh my goodness! Her voice is so beautiful! I thought that this was an original by Blood, Sweat and Tears!. I like both versions, but that bass line on Blood, Sweat and Tears is so cold. But 1:14 -1:27 of this version is gold.
Kueen 7 so did I!
I love this song and I feel in love with her Ms B had a tuff song make you wanna scream!!
One of the best versions of this song.
The original
I like the way she sing this
More than Great 😊
🎶You made me so very happy 😊🎶 I'm so glad🎶 you came into my Life🎶❤️.
Totally underestimated what a voice
Just WOW! Still a wonderful hit in 2021 for me!
That was fantastic!
I love Brenda all the way I went to high school with her my name is Sylvia Cortez at the time I am 78 years old I love the way she's saying she is to sing in the shower at school I told her make a record so she did I heard it later on but I love that girl
I have to post this as it is nagging at me...BTW thank you to the poster for this...I "found" Brenda tonight and have enjoyably been checking her performances and interviews.. what a gal!!my comment... There seemed to be a lot of "choreography " that was given to her to do... and though some was awkward the most of it was well done... so...what was the evolution of "dance" like that during a performance..I am not talking about the Doo Wop days or the Motown repeat steps ie Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops etc This was different , it had flow, a storyAnd that developed into full on performance-inclusive dance routines ( Thriller, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Weapon of Choice, etc )... She participated as one of the pioneers !!!And did a great job of it IMHO !
Very beautiful girl should have been a big star
WoW! I thought that dance was started in the mid 1990s at HBCU campuses. Dam! "If Only My People Would Turn From Backsliding and Their Wicked Ways I Would Heal Their Land and Restore Them"
Old is always the original and comes back around decades later with younger generations thinking it is new and they invented it. From dance ,fashion,musical lyrics,cords,voices sampled by them the new mostly Rappers stole ,and I say stole because they never give credit to those older generations of artist .
🥰🤪😍🤪😳, I'm in love.
You go
i love this true soul sista
Espetacular.
She was awesome ❤
After MARY WELLS left MOTOWN, BRENDA HOLLOWAY was the MOTOWN Female Artist prototype for DIANA ROSS in 1967 before going solo; listen to her voice diction and watch her body language very classy❗
Motown came all the way to California just for her.
classic!!! i wish kim weston had a cover version of this song!
To my baby 🍼🍼 daddy may he rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️ love your baby 🍼🍼 mama Annie Diaz 💋 carrion Rodriguez 😢😢❤❤
As usual Gordy again this is beautiful ❤
Brenda and her sister wrote this song and Brenda wrote it about a ex boyfriend. She was singing the hook and her sister came home and they both added more lyrics to it.
She could move!!! Favorite part begins at 1:43
You are magnificent