“This one was inspired by an argument between its composer, Lamont Dozier, and his girlfriend. Just as she was about to take a swing at him after catching him in a lie, Lamont shouted out, ‘Please, baby! Stop! In the name of love!’ Years later, he recalled, ‘It was so corny and silly that we burst out laughing. Then, I said, Ding, ding, ding! And she asked, What’ that? And I said, It’s the cash register, baby. Can’t you hear it? In other words, I knew in that very second that I had a hit, and it would be for the Supremes. Oh, and it also ended the fight’” (J. Randy Taraborrelli, Diana Ross: An Unauthorized Biography, 2007).
The Supremes “Stop! In the Name of Love”
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