How I loved the Supremes! —without knowing who they were, as rock radio in 1960s Florida jumped from song-to-song without a lot of actual information in between. But my parish priest asked me personally, one day, to babysit for a woman who attended the "colored church," St. Benedict's, that he also served. The woman had three kids, and, he said, worked terribly hard and finally had a chance to go out for an evening…if she could get a babysitter, for which Father was willing to pay. So of course I agreed. When I got there, the very nice lady told me to play records, which would help the kids go to sleep. And among the records was The Supremes Sing And Perform Funny Girl.

Well, that was musical theatre! So that was the first album I played. So not only did the lady's little ones (who were so adorable) get to fall to sleep (somehow!) to the energizing sound of Motown, I got to discover a new favorite singing group.

The Supremes are known for "Where Did Our Love Go?", "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love" and for other songs about love, longing and heartbreak. I wasn't even tempted to treat the subject matter lightly. So this song, which wasn't performed by the Supremes, is definitely an homage to the beloved musical icons, instead performed by another of my alter-egos, The Mediocres.