Heard this song this morning while out for my run and had to crank it up. Love Motown!! Love The Temps. I really need to get a condensed Motown Greatest Hits. All mine are in Michigan in 45 version. Love the intro but whole song is great!! TIS
Supposedly the songwriter/producer Norman Whitfield did not think that new primary lead singer Dennis Edwards was giving him quite the desired intensity. So he put the line "It was the third of September" in the song knowing full well it would greatly irritate Edwards, whose (beloved and non-deadbeat) father really HAD died on the third of September...
No kidding? I never knew that but yea, I can imagine Edwards would be a little irritated. Still, great song.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
