Valerie Simpson on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2020
- Read more in Valerie Simpson's interview with Christian John Wikane at PopMatters:
www.popmatters.com/valerie-si...
Filmed by Sekou Luke Studio. Produced by Sekou Luke Studio [Rebel Media] & Christian John Wikane. Music: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross, written and produced by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson. (For promotional purposes only) - Фільми й анімація
Glad to hear Valerie certify the greatness of Diana's version. Is it truly a masterpiece. Not to take nothing from Marvin & Tammi's duet which is an all time great duet. But Diana's version has more depth and orchestration. To hear it from one of the creators it's one of her proudest productions...enough said.
Diana Ross is one of the most well rounded Superstars EVER. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don't care how many times I hear Valerie in an interview, I listen everytime. I'm so glad that everyone here knows who this treasure is .
I must say, the background singing on this song was phenomenal. Some of the best background vocals ever. This song is almost perfect. Diana Ross was WOW!
The Andantes and Joshie Armstead along with Val and Nick.
You know a song is good when you find yourself singing the background vocals more than the lead vocal. 😁
RIP Nick Ashford
Valerie Simpson is utterly spellbinding to watch and listen too. Her and Nick wrote some of the very best music ever to grace the earth.
Two beautiful human beings. 💙
When I hear the musical intro to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" It literally empowers me. One of the greatest ever written by A&S and sung by DR.
Just fascinating how the song came about with Diana Ross. Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson two of the most greatest writers.
Ashford and Simpson are true Icons of music! R.I.P Nick Ashford!
My favorite part of the song has always been when the background sings the first “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough...AINT No Valley Low Enough...” with Diana saying “Ah-Ha...Woo hoo ohh..”
The dynamic songwriting and producing duo of Ashford and Simpson. R.I.Paradise Nick 🕊️🕯️
Its Beautiful to hear how song and lyric evolved...
It still sounds good. TODAY!!
The song is timeless.
What an amazing story! I simply love when legends tell what was going on behind the scenes to songs that have literally been the soundtrack to our lifetimes. BRAVO MS VALERIE!! ❤️❤️❤️
Masters At Work. So marvelous to hear this in Valerie’s voice.
I heard this song downtown coming out of someone’s car, as soon as I got home I searched for it, I knew it was Diana, that voice, her signature sound, and the way the song is formatted gave me something that Marvin and Tammi’s never did although I still adore their version and it was what made me fall in love with the song in the first place.
Same with me, I heard this song driving back from the beach summer of 1970 riding in my boyfriend's 65 convertible suicide doors Lincoln Continental with some other friends and I stopped talking because I recognized her voice, made everybody else be quite, and next day I was at the record store looking for that 45,, I was 16,, to this day, one of my all time favorite Diana Ross songs 🎵
☺ Ashford & Simpson and Marvin Gaye trumped Berry Gordy under the ground. LOL
Ain't No Mountain High Enough and What's Going On are the best pieces of work with the Motown name on it! Period. Two great sounds that defined the sixties transition into the seventies.
My older sibs friends would say - that's my theme song. I heard that many times. Speaks for itself.
I can listen to Valerie talk all day. And she and Nick together were SO delightful to watch in interviews. I miss him. They are true legends.
This song cuts deep down into my soul.... had it on replay during my cousin's funeral procession.. 😞
I always knew and felt the song had a greater message, before every exam I listened to the words, 'You can do everything', there is no mountain high enough
Got me looking up Joshie Jo
While "Solid" is A&S's biggest hit as performers, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is their biggest hit as songwriters...
She’s right! I was just a teen when this record was released BUT I knew immediately that it was much much more than a simple “love song”. It has remained by primary inspiration since then.
So powerful. I didn't understand the deeper meaning. I got it at great time in my life! Never knew Mr. Gordy wrote songs AND thought Ain't no mountain was Marvin and Tammi. Sending ALL love and support you can handle prayers to Ms. Valerie. God Bless.
omg i love her
Ain't no Mountain High Enough What a Great story behind great song...Berry Gordy loved Diana Ross sometimes didn't certain Good songs be released by Diana Ross...Ain't No Mountain High Enough Forever will be Diana's Best!
The spoken word intro on the beginning of this song says it all .
I was about 11 when this came out and I remember me and my friends and my sister used to lip sync to this song.
I wish people would ask her about the Diana & Marvin album.
I can tell u alittle that Marvin was smoking weed and Diana was pregnant with chudney lol
Diana had Marvin to leave because she was pregnant he loved his weed
@@anthonywinn9651 lol yea I'm aware of these things. I just want to hear additional things we haven't heard. I guess the sessions were that unpleasant that they'd rather not talk about it.
absolutely love this ... this is great
No denying it’s a CLASSIC of CLASSICS!
Great stories! more! more!
Ive heard all the other versions....all of them. And I sing along and reminisce to a point with those versions, because at the very least, the lyrics make all the different versions relatively credible. But Diana's original???...its like fire, shot up in my bones. Whenever I hear it, I have to be very careful with my emotions and how much of them I let loose, because it was the song that was played at my folk's wedding. My Dad died in 2015..and me and Mom, do not speak anymore, even tho' I value what she contributed to my life, before I came ALL THE WAY OUT, as a gay man.
So "Aint No Mountain.." takes me back to a time when I really liked looking thru my old photo album..and all the pics that were handed down to me, from relatives. And many (or most) of those pics are from the 60s & 70s, when this song became embedded in every aspect of American society. This song is "Americana"...and its a very nostalgic tune, too.
No words .......
Incredible
Awesome.❤ Thanks for sharing.
Valerie Simpson recorded some demos of the sons she wrote for Diana Ross. With all due respect for Diana Ross, I think Valerie sang those songs better. I love Valerie’s voice no matter what she is singing. She is such a humble class act with so much talent. I play her interviews over a lot.
I’m just stuck on this woman being 74 !????? I thought maybe 50 at best let me go wash my face again ! 😩😩
She is a fine lady indeed.
Glad they stuck to their original vision because Berry was off that time.
I still like marvin and tammi version bwtter but i liked the story
vikki carr also did a fantastic version she also did i can't give back the love i feel for you
I hate it when people don’t acknowledge the original recording Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
HI there! The intention of this interview was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Diana Ross version going to #1. If you click the link in the video description, that will take you to the full written interview where the original version is certainly acknowledged.
this version quickly made Tammi terrell disappear into oblivion unfortunately .
I think her untimely death did that
By the time this recording was released Tammi terrell was either very ill or even dead
Those little 3 minute diddies were off the hook...
Is it hard for her to say the Supremes?
When are you people going to realize the Supremes was Diana Ross and background singers. That may be a bitter pill for some to swallow but swallow you must! history has already closed that book
@@anthonyyusef5897 well this may be a bitter pill to swallow for you but people actually liked the ALL THREE Supremes.
@@1talldaddy those are fans, we're talking about a Motown insider Valerie Simpson reference them as the girls. You can adore background singers all you want doesn't alter the truth
@@anthonyyusef5897 you mean fans of the ENTIRE GROUP.and the one song her and Nick wrote and song background for Diana Ross and the Supremes for tanked on charts.so her opinion on what to call them means nothing.now just because YOU like Diana Ross means you have to devalue the group.and the truth is Berry Gordy signed the Supremes as a GROUP and not Diana Ross as a solo act.
jeffrey conyers I noticed that too. I couldn’t tell if she was throwing shade or she was just so familiar with them that she always referred to them as the girls.