Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
This week’s theme is “Best/Better/Good/Great.”
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I was 17 when I attended my first music concert in October of 1977–the Commodores World Tour at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan! Brick House was their current hit and their opening act was The Emotions. I had the keys to my Mom’s gold Pontiac Catalina station wagon and it was loaded to the brim with siblings and friends. 😀
The Emotions released their second album for Columbia Records, Rejoice, in June of 1977, and it spawned two hits, Don’t Ask My Neighbors and Best of My Love.
Best of My Love would go on to top the Billboard Pop and R&B charts and win Grammy for Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, as well as an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single.
Oh, what a night! 😀 😀
FUN FACTS:
- The group was originally a gospel outfit known as the Hutchinson Sunbeams who toured the gospel circuit with their father Joe Hutchinson. The Sunbeams sang on Jerry Van Dyke’s “Children’s Gospel” television show and also occasionally performed in the concert with Mahalia Jackson. They eventually became an R&B/Soul act with a popular following in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Soon being renamed as The Emotions, they signed with the Memphis-based Volt imprint of Stax Records in the late 60s.
- Signing with Columbia Records led The Emotions to an association with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire that would bring them their greatest level of success.
- The Emotions originally consisted of three sisters Wanda, Jeanette and and Sheila Hutchinson, however, when Jeanette left for maternity leave in the late 70s, their youngest sister, Pamela, and cousin, Theresa Davis would join in turn.
- The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time.
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Best of My Love
by The Emotions
Songwriters: Al Mckay / Maurice White
And make me smile with glee
Never never will I feel discouraged
‘Cause our love’s no mystery
Demonstrating love and affection
That you give so openly, yeah
I like the way you make me feel about you, baby
Want the whole wide world to see
Oh oh (oh), you’ve got the best of my love
Oh oh, you’ve got the best of my love
Oh oh (oh), you’ve got the best of my love
Kind that come around each day
My life has a better meaning
Love has kissed me in a beautiful way
(My love, my love)
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
(My love, my love) ooh
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh oh (yes you do), you’ve got the best of my love
Oh oh, you’ve got the best of my love
Oh oh, you’ve got the best of my love
That you give so openly, yeah
The way I feel about you baby
Can’t explain it
Want the whole wide world to see
You for me and me for you
Oh yeah, it’s growing everyday, baby
Oh, oh, oh
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo (ow)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh you’ve got the best of my love
Oh, giving you the best of my love
My love (my love), my love (my love)
My love (my love), oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, you’ve got the best of my love
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, you’ve got the best of my love
Oh, giving you the best of my love
(You’ve got the best, you’ve got the best)
(You’ve got the best, you’ve got the best love)
Compiled from Genius Lyrics, Google, Wikipedia, Songfacts.com, and YouTube.
oh, YES!
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Oooooh! So brilliant 😍
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Agreed! 😊
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Yes 😁😁
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Great song! I need to dance to this one.
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LOL! I can never hear it without wanting to dance. 😊
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The Emotions have a lot of talent and I love the way the singer screams out the lyrics in this song. I had a station wagon in the 70s and I was always selected to drive to all of the concerts because I could fit more people in my vehicle.
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And 50c a person could fill up the gas tank! 😄
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Wonderful classic! I remember seeing them on Soul Train. I was in junior high. Love it! 🙂
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This came out in ’77 before school started, so it always takes me back to my senior year of high school…which was a blast! 😄
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Music always invoked some kind of emotion and for me it’s almost always positive. Probably because I’ve blocked out any of the bad. 😊
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Nah! It’s because we survived the bad stuff and are still standing! All the more reason to celebrate the good! 😉
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Love that answer! Absolutely positively the truth! 😊💜
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Oh I love this song! I met my first husband in 1977 and this was a bug hit. You just took me back to a place and time ☺️
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Music marks us without us knowing it! 😊
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Yes, that is so true Felicia 🥰
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Big hit! lol
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My jam!
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😄😄😄💃💃💃
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💃💃💃💃😊
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Oh, this takes me back …. Great choice!
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Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
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Friday nights, skating rink, this song … priceless
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Brilliant choice! Got me dancing! 😊 which is rare these days! LOL
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LOL! I can relate! But sometimes, ya’ just gotta’ move! 😄💃
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😂😎 LOL Didn’t break my chair either with all that movement!
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😄🤣😄
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😂😎😂😁
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I was thinking of The Eagles song but this is not it. As soon as it started playing I recognized it. They sound great!
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I sure remember this one on the radio. Really nice choice.
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