Rod Stewart- You Keep Me Hangin' On

 Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945)^[1] is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide.^[2] He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, 6 of which reached number one.^[3] Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.^[4]

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"
(originally by The Supremes)

Set me free why don't cha babe
Get out of my life why don't cha babe
'cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin'on

Set me free why don't cha babe
Get out of my life why don't cha babe
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin'on

Why do you keep a comin' around
Playing with my heart
Why don't cha get out of my life
And let me make a brand new start
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me yeah

You say although we broke up
You still just wanna be friends
But how can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks my heart again

Get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cos you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin'on

You say you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself
So let me find somebody else

Why don't cha be a man about it and set me free
Now you don't care a thing about me
You're just using me - Hey, abusing me
Get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cos you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin'on
You don't really need me
You just keep me - hangin'on

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records You Keep Me Hangin' On · Rod Stewart Foot Loose & Fancy Free ℗ 1977 WEA Records B.V. Unknown: Andy Johns Backing Vocals: Andy Johns Guitar: Billy Peek Backing Vocals: Billy Peek Drums: Carmine Appice Backing Vocals: Carmine Appice Keyboards: David Foster Unknown: David Gerts String Arranger: Del Newman Guitar: Gary Grainger Backing Vocals: Gary Grainger Unknown: George Tetko Guitar: Jim Cregan Backing Vocals: Jim Cregan Keyboards: John Jarvis Backing Vocals: John Jarvis Unknown: John Naslen Unknown: Lee Hulko Backing Vocals: Mark Stein Synthesizer: Nicky Hopkins Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa Drums: Phil Chen Bass Guitar: Phil Chen Backing Vocals: Phil Chen Saxophone: Phil Kenzie Violin: Richard Greene Backing Vocals: Rod Stewart Guitar: Steve Cropper Unknown: Sy Potma Producer: Tom Dowd Percussion: Tommy Vig Unknown: Wally Heider Writer: Brian Holland Writer: Eddie Holland Writer: Lamont Dozier

The Supremes original version[edit]

Background[edit]

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was originally recorded in 1966 by the Supremes for the Motown label. The single is rooted in proto-funk and rhythm and blues, compared to the Supremes' previous single, "You Can't Hurry Love", which uses the call and response elements akin to gospel. The song's signature guitar part is said to have originated from a Morse code-like radio sound effect, typically used before a news announcement, heard by Lamont Dozier. Dozier collaborated with Brian and Eddie Holland to integrate the idea into a single.^[3]

Many elements of the recording, including the guitars, the drums, and Diana Ross's vocals were multitracked, a production technique which was established and popularized concurrently by Holland–Dozier–Holland (H–D–H) and other premier producers of the 1960s such as Phil Spector (see Wall of Sound) and George Martin. H–D–H recorded the song in eight sessions with the Supremes and session band the Funk Brothers before settling on a version deemed suitable for the final release.^[3]

Reception[edit]

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" was the first single taken from the Supremes' 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland. The song became the group's eighth number-one single when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart for two weeks in the United States from November 19 to 26, 1966.^[4][5] It peaked at number eight in the UK Singles Chart. The Supremes original version was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[6] It was voted number 43 on Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs, a Detroit Free Press poll in 2016.^[7] Billboard described the song as a "pulsating rocker with the trio in top form" with an "interesting, driving guitar figure throughout."^[8] Cash Box said that it is "another in [the Supremes'] long-line of strong 'Detroit' offerings" that "is bound to follow in footsteps of the group’s previous winners."^[9]

The track is one of the more oft-covered songs in the Supremes canon. The group performed the song on the ABC variety program The Hollywood Palace on October 29, 1966.^[10]

Personnel[edit]

• Diana Ross – lead vocals
• Florence Ballard – backing vocals
• Mary Wilson – backing vocals
• The Funk Brothers – instrumental accompaniment

Τραγούδι

You Keep Me Hangin' On (2001 Anthology Version)

Καλλιτέχνης

Diana Ross & The Supremes

Άλμπουμ

You Keep Me Hangin' On

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