The Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something video free download


677,291
Duration: 03:18
Uploaded: 2007/09/18

At fourteen years old, I discovered the joy of listening to The Velvelettes "Needle In A Haystack", not once, not twice, but probably twenty times a day. I knew every word, every nuance, of Cal Gill's amazingly plaintive vocal. The more obscure Motown groups fascinated me far more than the obvious ones. Which is why, when I started Motorcity, I sought out The Velvelettes and re-recorded my beloved classic. And then, of course, also had to record this amazing classic, "He Was Really Saying Something". And these Velvelettes were all four original girls. Not a substitution in sight. I continued to record them over the next few years, releasing their first ever album, something which, at the time, they had never achieved at Motown. There was also another wonderful song that I co-wrote with Ivy Jo Hunter, the legendary Motown songwriter, called "It Keeps Reminding Me (Of Happy memories)", a song which summed up everything I tried to achieve with my Motorcity Reunion Project. When this video was filmed, in July 1989, Norma had a prior commitment, so the girls are down to three here, Cal, Bertha, and Millie

Comments

9 years ago

I Asker I

hey ! i've sample this vocals on my new track "Dream Dust" , come and move your feet ! 

9 years ago

Elwin Green

Wow thanks for including this - the lead singer's voice totally seduced me from the opening line!

9 years ago

marioriospinot

Nice.

9 years ago

Mr. Gracian

SO GOOD!!!! WOW!!!!

9 years ago

Gillian Scott

the original always sounds allot better. i know the group banana rama did a copy or this in the 80s. but this one is better. 

9 years ago

gnomely1

They had more presence than all the others combined. 

9 years ago

jcjlf

these girls (ladies now) are wonderful; the sax is awesome.

9 years ago

Tommy Ireland

Thanks I needed that

10 years ago

Rockin' T.C.

They've nicked Bananarama's song (not LOL)

10 years ago

Richard john kosciejew

I wish I could have said something

10 years ago

Susan Nagy

He was really saying something ooh hoo!

10 years ago

Masato T.

The Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something

12 years ago

Masato T.

Girl Groups are GRoovy!

12 years ago

Groovy Reflections

Girl Groups are GRoovy!

14 years ago

dvlaries

Let's hope the surviving Velvelettes, like surviving members of the Marvelettes, Cotours, Elgins, Kim and Brenda, whatever members of Jr.'s band still survive also know their ways around a pc and their way to YouTube so that they KNOW we haven't forgotten and we still cherish what they gave us. If this stuff caught as you were entering your teens, as it did me, you know that it may as well be part of your DNA, because you're never going to stop being drawn to it. I'm its prisoner and I love it.

14 years ago

CatQueen1980

First time i have ever seen the faces of Velvettes. Smart women and i absolutely love this song, also on my phone, too :)

14 years ago

maruku86

I <3 Cal!

14 years ago

supremester2

The Supremes had crossover appeal and 3 really fine, diverse, talented voices that harmonized beautifully. There is no reason to compare these two groups at all as they were totally different types. The Velvelettes were much, much closer to The Vandellas in sound and style. I don't think Motown had enough material for another girl group - which was a dying breed by 1964. The Velvelettes should have been snapped up by another label if they had great potential.

14 years ago

tootsie4u67

Ms.Betha McNeal ws absolutelt awsome as was the intire group. She was my music teacher in Mddle school inKalamazoo Mich and it was such an honor to have her teach me what she knew!!

14 years ago

TheRoloCasanova

This is a fantastic video. These girls still sounded great. I would rate Cal as one of the best female vocalists of the (all) time - Lonely Lonely Girl Am I is THE classic girl group record. BUT I have never seen The Velvelettes live (nearly did once when they appeared with Martha & Vandellas but the venue was too full). Girls, if you're ever in Crewe - bring those dresses and call in - our living room is just big enough for a one off performance lol.

Related Videos