The Blossoms - That's When The Tears Start video free download


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Uploaded: 2007/04/25

"That's When The Tears Start" - One of my all time favourite records. The legendary Darlene Love led the Blossoms, having first had a spectacular solo career with Phil Spector in the early Sixties. The Blossoms were a Motownesque group of girl backing singers, for many Sixties TV shows, often actually backing up the original Motown acts themselves for shows like "Shindig". They recorded this Van McCoy Northern Soul anthem for Reprise Records in 1967. In 1989 I covered it with The Velvelettes for Motorcity. Darlene carried on recording, having the awesome Phil Spector 1970s production "Lord If You're A Woman", which was also a massive Northern Soul monster. I was flabbergasted at how sincere and helpful and cooperative and utterly wonderful that Darlene was to re-record and film this wonderful gem, especially as she had also become a very successful actress, appearing in all four "Lethal Weapon" films. She was in London with her sister Barbara, also one of the original Blossoms, so the opportunity to film the group for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul' was just priceless, and so very much appreciated.

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13 years ago

MotownMaster

love Darlene, such a soulful voice and a classy lady

13 years ago

13NJJACK

The B side of this song,Good Good Lovin,was great also.Ill be looking for her Xmas show again this year.

13 years ago

SWDetboy

What a great track, who are the other 2 ladies? Too bad the other original Blossom is'nt on this. Darlene Love blows it away as usual. Great Song & Track.

14 years ago

mgmstlmo

Ian if you make a new record with her, PLEASE make one of the cuts "Lord If You're A Woman"

14 years ago

mgmstlmo

Darlene is nominated for the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame, and no one deserves this nomination as much as her. She is truly an amazing singer, and given us so much over the years. Darlene you are the best!!!!

14 years ago

IanLevine

Are you Darlene's son, Clayton ??? If so, FANTASTIC. All these people on here keep saying Barbara isn't related to Darlene - can you please tell us all, so they'll shut up for once and for all, PLEASE.

14 years ago

IanLevine

And please tell your Mum I adore her and it was my greatest joy to make this video, and she was so lovely and wonderful, and I'd do anything to make a new record with her - I utterly adore her - she's the best.

14 years ago

andrew dean

still love it

15 years ago

suavesteppers

Enjoy that cool , soulful and smooth harmony ! Yes music to these ears !

15 years ago

andrew dean

ktf ian sharon deans bro lovely tune sis sen me reaching for the best as pressie coming over april 2010 for mum and dads memoriel would really like to meet you fav record tfrankie love man crocker now music dj and producer i think you would know

15 years ago

ilovebob1234321

just to let you know when love was originally recording for spector she wasn't given credit for her the songs she recorded. it wasn't until 1997 when the supreme court ruled in her favor that the credit was finally given to her.

15 years ago

Margandy

This is an amazing track - thank goodness common sense and justice prevailed. Keep up the fight Ian

15 years ago

IanLevine

Warner Music tried to remove this claiming it was their original 1967 version. They never even bothered to bloody listen to it. Thankfully, justice has prevailed. That's six times now my videos have been wrongly removed from YouTube and had to be reinstated.

15 years ago

Paul James

Always loved this - shame it was never a hit. It's curious how it's the two backing singers' "Over you" that is the song's main hook.

15 years ago

sonwamac

IanLevine...I don't know why Darlene said in Europe that Barbara was her sister..maybe she was putting somebody on...pulling their Leg?...having fun with them?...But in her auto biography she told many what would be intimate secrets about her life...like her love affair with Bill Medley...her brothers and sons problems with the law..things she could have easily left out. I don't know why then she would leave out the fact of Barbara being her sister if it were so.

15 years ago

IanLevine

Then why did Darlene say that she was, and was travelling with her in Europe ???

15 years ago

sonwamac

I don't know what "knowledge" you have but Barbara is NOT a sister to Edna and Darlene

15 years ago

IanLevine

Darlene brought Barbara with her and said she was her sister. I think if anyone ought to know, then Darlene would,

15 years ago

soulsista1220

Edna is definitely her sister. In her book there's pictures of them together as small children. I don't recall a Barbara. That dark skinned girl in this video is considerably younger.

16 years ago

paultinsel

ahhh i even have darlenes book and i don't remeber barbara ...thank u :)

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