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127. The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
from the album Where Did Our Love Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBmgAOO0Nw

Right before the British Invasion really took off, popular music in the 1960s seemed headed in a very different direction. This was the age of the girl group, bands of young women singing in close harmony supported by some of the best songwriters and producers of the era. Most of the lasting megahits from this era have a celebratory or high energy atmosphere. Where Did Our Love Go, on the other hand, is surprisingly mellow. Diana Ross leads with the gentlest vocals imaginable, even while singing about a failed relationship. The foot stomping percussion lends a dynamic element to an otherwise simple beat. The backing vocals exist at a distance, coming off as echoes of Rosss sentiments.

Other than a brief saxophone solo right in the middle, there is not much variance to this short track. This simplicity works to establish Where Did Our Love Go as a purely emotive piece. Diana Ross plays a woman stunned by the sudden end of a relationship, rambling lyrics suggesting a total loss for words. This is soul music in a distilled form. Sometimes emotions are too extreme for words, and The Supremes capture so much longing and ghostly despair despite the surface level pleasantness.

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