The Supremes, Stop! In The Name of Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 20^th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Stop! In The Name of Love” by The Supremes. 

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 20^th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2024), we recollect and reflect on “Stop! In The Name of Love”, performed by The Supremes.

The Supremes, one of Motown’s iconic collectives, have 12 no. 1 hits to their name.  That is nothing short of epic! Sadly, a Grammy has eluded Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson, among other members throughout the years.  Even without that statuette, The Supremes don’t need the validation of an award as their timeless hits speak for themselves. Among those marvelous number ones is the show-stopping, “Stop! In The Name of Love”, which spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.  Appearing as the fourth track from More Hits by The Supremes, which was released in 1965, it was penned by Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, and Lamont Dozier.  What a team! Brian and Lamont also produced this exuberant classic.

“Stop in the name of love / Before your break my heart,” The Supremes sing utterly sublimely on the centerpiece, the chorus. They urge him to, “Think it over.” Sound advice! Beyond the tuneful chorus, the verses are superb too. The girls know this man isn’t faithful. Diana Ross sings, “I watch you walk down the street / Knowing your other love you’ll meet.” Adding to potentially devastating matters of the heart, “But this time, before you run to her / Leaving me alone and hurt / (Think it over).” Besides the fun songwriting, and fabulous vocals by the group, the instrumental is marvelous too, including the use of organ, amplifying the soul, and the use of vibraphone and articulated horns.  Honestly, there’s not much to ‘think over’ when it comes to the quality of “Stop! In The Name of Love” – it’s the cat’s meow!

🎙 The Supremes • 💿 More Hits by The Supremes • 🏷 Motown • 📅 1965

The Supremes, Stop! In The Name of Love: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 20 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Motown; OpenClipart-Vectors, Speedy McVroom via  Pixabay]