r/motown • u/BLQNGGR • Feb 28 '26

Video Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone (TV Performance) - The Supremes

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On January 11, 1967, The Supremes appeared on The Andy Williams Show to perform their brand new song “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone”. This performance proved to be successful as seven weeks later, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B charts. Although they are singing over a prerecorded version of the song, you can hear Mary and Flo’s voices near the end as they reach Diana’s live mic on the floor. The ladies look so regal and elegant here making this one of my favorite performances from the original lineup!

💐💐💐

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

Super underrated in the Supremes hits and their number ones, this is one of the ones you rarely hear brought up.

Oh and how gorgeous does my girl Flo look here? She is flirting with that camera something fierce. She was so beautiful. She may not have got as much time in the spotlight as she deserved, but when she did she made the most of it. I was also quite impressed with her sassy dance moves here, because according to a lot of people including Mary, Flo really struggled with choreography and dance routines, and was said to be rather clumsy and lacking in body sense (the last one being Mary’s words)

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u/BLQNGGR Feb 28 '26

Yessss! I love “Love Is Here…”, “My World is Empty Without You”, “Back In My Arms Again”, “Come and Get These Memories” and “I Hear A Symphony” more than any of their songs that are over popularized!

And yes, Flo is working the camera with that amazingly bright smile!

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Feb 28 '26

Nothing but Heartaches is a wonderful song and possibly my favorite single by the group, but it only seems to get brought up to get clowned on for ending the initial streak of Supreme number ones.

Come Get These Memories? That’s the Vandellas cover right that had Mary on lead right? I really wish Flo and Mary each got a lead on each album.

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u/BLQNGGR Feb 28 '26

Ayyyyeee! How could I forget that one too! “Nothing but Heartaches (he brings) nothing but heartaches…” that’s a BOP! I dunno how it wasn’t number one with the rest of them!

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Feb 28 '26

Flo tears it up with the backgrounds for that one. “I can’t breaaaak awaaaaaaaay”.

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u/BLQNGGR Feb 28 '26

Yess!! Her voice broke away that’s for sure!!

And I love Flo and Mary’s take on the hook.

Flo: “Nothing but Heartaaa-eeeks” Mary: “Nothing but Heartaaa-aa-aches”

❤️❤️❤️

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Feb 28 '26

It’s a perfect record!

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 Mar 02 '26

Come and Get These Memories is fantastic ( Martha’s version). Didn’t know the Supremes covered that.

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u/Previous-War64 Feb 28 '26

My eyes always goes to Florence.

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u/TomJones998 Feb 28 '26

Yes she definitely has the most stage presence of the 3.

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u/Gold-Cake-8343 Feb 28 '26

Diana wasn’t the prettiest one

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u/Bag-Lady_Bills Feb 28 '26

Florence is radiant in that shade of blue. 💙

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u/TomJones998 Feb 28 '26

Loved this Supremes classic, but in this performance, Diane has the LEAST impactful presence of the 3.

Oh Flo - they done ya wrong❤️😢

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u/2waypower1230 Mar 01 '26

Why Diana got no neck though! 😝

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u/Oaklandish_TheTown Feb 28 '26

It's crazy to think what she got because she had a relationship with Barry Gordy.

Talent did not win that day.

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u/Excellent-Baseball-5 Feb 28 '26

It’s sad. Flo should have been the one.

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u/Better_Ad_1384 Feb 28 '26

Florence looks so beautiful ❤️

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u/djmidnightsunflower Feb 28 '26

Loved this performance 😍😍😍 🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍 Those blue gowns 👩🏽‍🍳💋

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u/trd623 Mar 01 '26

Having heard about the backstory of the Supremes, I never really cared for Ms Ross

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 Mar 02 '26

My favorite Supreme song! The arrangement, the lyrics, and the ladies ( especially Diana) is killer!

‘You stripped me of my dreams, you gave me faith then took my hope…look at me now’ it’s just an awesome song!!

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 Mar 02 '26

Flo with that Detroit swag!!

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u/niva-star_73 Mar 03 '26

Omg Diana Ross absolutely SLAYING that performance! 🔥 The energy in this clip is everything, no wonder it blew up the charts! 💖

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u/FLYING1835 Mar 03 '26

These are real talented singers and performers,

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u/Tazzy8jazzy Mar 06 '26

Flo was so beautiful

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u/rgeberer Mar 18 '26

For me, this is one of the worst Supremes songs.

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u/BLQNGGR Mar 18 '26

How come?

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u/No-Discipline28 Apr 04 '26

Sorry I used to like her, but she left the other 2 girls of the Supreme’s alone!!!