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• Stefanie Magura from Asheville, Nc United StatesI just finished the book written by Brian and Eddie Holland, and see where Eddie believes that he should have written "Leaving me alone to cry," instead of "Leaving me alone and hurt." Apparently, Mr. Gordy said the same thing. With all due respect to these gentlemen, while this change would have fit the melody the same way as the published lyric does, it just doesn't feel right in my opinion. Not withe the previous line "And this time before you run to her," and the next line which introduces the phrase "Think it over." I could be thinking this because I have heard the song many times, more than I can count, but I am not sure of that. To me that version of the lyric just doesn't flow as well. I know I am devoting as much time to a Holland-Dosier-Holland lyric as some would to a Lennon/McCartney or Dylan lyric, but I'm interested to know what you all think.
  
  P.S. I use to comment on the site often. This is the first time I have done so in probably ten years at least.
• Ronsha from New JerseyThe song is briefly mentioned in a Home Improvement episode. Jill starts singing some famous hits. When Tim tells her to stop, Jill answers him by singing "...in the name of love!" Any fans remember this scene?
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 24th 1965, the Supremes performed "Stop! In the Name of Love" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
  At the time the song was at #41 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and four weeks later on March 21st it peaked at #1 {for 2 weeks} and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100 {See the 2nd post below}...
  Just over six years later on March 28th, 1971 Margie Joseph's covered version of the song entered the Top 100 at #97, the following week it was still at #97, and then on its third and final week on the chart it peaked at #96.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 4th 1983, the Hollies performed a covered version of "Stop! In The Name of Love" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
  One week earlier on May 29th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #79; and on July 24th it peaked at #39 (for 1 week) and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100...
  It reached #31 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 14th 1965, "Stop! In The Name of Love" by the Supremes entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #80; and on March 21st it peaked at #1 (for 2 weeks) and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
  It reached #2 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
  Was the fourth in a string of five straight #1 records by the trio; started with "Where Did Our Love Go" (2 weeks), "Baby Love" (4 weeks), "Come See About Me" (2 weeks), this one, and finally "Back In My Arms Again" (1 week)...
  "Nothing But Heartaches" broke the string; it peaked at #11; but the girls bounced back with their next release, "I Hear A Symphony", which reached #1 (for 2 weeks)...
  R.I.P. Florence Ballard (1943 - 1976).
• Guy from Montréal, QcI have an alternate version of this song by the Supremes with slightly different lyrics and a foot-stomping/hand-clapping beat track similar to the one in Where Did Our Love Go. The standard version is much much better. Whoever made the decision to launch it was right!
• Brandon from Burbank, CaThis was the 4th song in a string of 5 consecutive #1 hits...in one year...for The Supremes.
  No other artists have achieved this...ever!
  Their music still sounds amazing...46 years later!!
• Jim from Dearborn Heights , MiOn the TV show Good Times Florida Wilona and Thelma dressed as The Supremes from their show T.C.B. and sang it during a rent party for a friend who lived in the buliding also on Alf Alf sang it too and Gimme A Break! Nell Addy and Thlema sang it to one of them had said the wanted to be The Supremes and Nell said that that was her dream because she wanted to be Diana Ross
• Mike from Germantown, MdMe and my friends have made a running joke with this song. One of us says to another, hey, so and so, come closer, I want to read your fortune." Then when their face gets closer, the first person jolts their hand out and yells "Stop! in the name of love!"
• Keith from Slc, UtIn the 1970's comedy show "When Things Were Rotten," Misty Rowe (playing Maid Marian) tells the evil Sheriff of Nottingham to "Stop, stop, stop in the name of love!" and her three handmaidens (who may have been the Supremes as a cameo) went into the stage pose and sang the first several bars of the song.

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