Well, I wanted the story on this one and I got it. An early 45 by the Supremes, "Buttered Popcorn". The first thing I noticed was that it wasn't the spit shined sound I associated with them. This, being an early cut, was a little more to my liking. None of that string laden shit, and a lead vocal by Florence Ballard, before Berry Gordy decided that Diana Ross's pipes were more marketable. Then I realized that the lyrics could be said to be a little racy. "Greasy, and sticky, and gooey, and salty." Full blown smut. Gordy, who wrote the song, feigned innocence. Yeah, right.
That there would be the end of my interest if not that the song is a catchy number, in a Northern Soul sorta way. Came to find out that the early Supremes were a quartet. Laugh all you want about me not knowing that, but the Motown I dig is more the did Talking Book, Innervisions-era Stevie Wonder, What's Goin' On-era Marvin Gaye, and anything the Temptations did with Norman Whitfield, particularly if there was wah-wah involved. I also found that before they were the Supremes they were the Primettes. Well, that's a good name. Could mean prime as in the good shit. Or if you're a math whiz, it's because they like prime numbers. That might explain why they whittled the group down from four to three. Only after being renamed as the Supremes. Oh shit, they are prime and they are supreme. One marvellettes at that.
That there would be the end of my interest if not that the song is a catchy number, in a Northern Soul sorta way. Came to find out that the early Supremes were a quartet. Laugh all you want about me not knowing that, but the Motown I dig is more the did Talking Book, Innervisions-era Stevie Wonder, What's Goin' On-era Marvin Gaye, and anything the Temptations did with Norman Whitfield, particularly if there was wah-wah involved. I also found that before they were the Supremes they were the Primettes. Well, that's a good name. Could mean prime as in the good shit. Or if you're a math whiz, it's because they like prime numbers. That might explain why they whittled the group down from four to three. Only after being renamed as the Supremes. Oh shit, they are prime and they are supreme. One marvellettes at that.
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Listen:The Supremes - Buttered Popcorn mp3 at Tumblr
The Supremes - Buttered Popcorn (original version) (streaming) at YouTube
The Supremes - Buttered Popcorn (2nd version) (streaming) at YouTube
The Primettes - Tears of Sorrow (streaming) at YouTube
The Primettes - Pretty Baby (streaming) at YouTube
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Buttered Popcorn at Motown Junkies
Buttered Popcorn at Wikipedia
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