molly
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Post by molly on Dec 8, 2003 9:41:19 GMT -5
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Common
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Post by Common on Dec 8, 2003 11:39:02 GMT -5
I see the rat is smiling, I wish Eddie, Paul, David would have seen this it they would have slept better... LOLOL!! ;D ;D
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Post by Queenie on Jan 9, 2004 17:51:26 GMT -5
I think number 2 is perfect for O
It was a floatin opportunity for him to see the best R&B singer (in my opinion) in the world Mr. David Ruffin.
From amazing grace he has taken the opportunity to profit from David's, Eddie's, and Paul's image.
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Post by Abe Bowen on Mar 14, 2004 4:14:51 GMT -5
Hello Queen Diva NDF This is abe,i can see the rat is smiling is a funny cynical line that you said,i just want to say that to you.
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Post by AsianTempfan on Mar 14, 2004 21:55:04 GMT -5
Hey I agree about the whole "MY group thang". I dont know why he put his name before the group's every time. Didn't that usually mean the name of that person is usually the leads?
Examples: - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Junior Walker and the All-Stars
Get what I'm sayin? That jerk has no right to do that. I think maybe the group should have been called "David Ruffin and the Temptations." But the thing is, everyone got a lead, not just David. I think the Four Tops should have been called "Levi Stubbs and the Tops". He did get every lead until that one song in the late 70's where Lawrence Payton finally sung one song but that was it. I think if Otis couldn't have it called "Otis Williams and the Temptations", he wouldnt' have accepted anyone else's name before the group. I bet if that jerk was allowed to have the group name be "Otis WIlliams and the Temptations" he would have let that happen. That punk. I HATE OTIS WILLIAMS. HE'S SCUM!
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Post by Queenie on Mar 15, 2004 7:17:52 GMT -5
Hey I agree about the whole "MY group thang". I dont know why he put his name before the group's every time. Didn't that usually mean the name of that person is usually the leads? Examples: - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Junior Walker and the All-Stars Get what I'm sayin? That jerk has no right to do that. I think maybe the group should have been called "David Ruffin and the Temptations." But the thing is, everyone got a lead, not just David. I think the Four Tops should have been called "Levi Stubbs and the Tops". He did get every lead until that one song in the late 70's where Lawrence Payton finally sung one song but that was it. I think if Otis couldn't have it called "Otis Williams and the Temptations", he wouldnt' have accepted anyone else's name before the group. I bet if that jerk was allowed to have the group name be "Otis WIlliams and the Temptations" he would have let that happen. That punk. I HATE OTIS WILLIAMS. HE'S SCUM! thanks for telling us how you really feel about O...
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Post by Davidfan on Mar 15, 2004 10:13:13 GMT -5
thanks for telling us how you really feel about O... LOL ... I think you lean towards feeling that way sometimes ... And I think almost everyone would agree that we all would have loved to buy some DAIVD RUFFIN AND THE TEMPTATIONS CD's or RECORDS ...lol ... "They not seeing stragiht baby ... Smokkey robinson AND the miracles ... Diana ross AND the supremes Juniour walker AND the all starts" "David ruffin AND *snap snap* .. What's they names?" A QUOTE FROM THE MOVIE ;D
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Post by Abe Bowen on Mar 16, 2004 7:08:46 GMT -5
Hello This is abe,About the discussion about the name being changed to David and the Tempts,how do you think Eddie and Paul might have reacted if that happened?Because everybody knows Eddie was talented also and as i wrote in another thread Paul longed to play a more prominent role on leads and said"I like David,but hell,i can sing too"
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Post by AsianTempfan on Mar 17, 2004 5:09:28 GMT -5
Hello This is abe,About the discussion about the name being changed to David and the Tempts,how do you think Eddie and Paul might have reacted if that happened?Because everybody knows Eddie was talented also and as i wrote in another thread Paul longed to play a more prominent role on leads and said"I like David,but hell,i can sing too" I know I mentioned that. Those groups I listed are only with ONE complete lead singer. It would be kinda conflicting in the David Ruffin and the Temptations thing because Eddie and Paul also get leads so it'd be kinda wrong only cuz of that.
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Post by Queenie on Mar 17, 2004 6:36:18 GMT -5
Hello This is abe,About the discussion about the name being changed to David and the Tempts,how do you think Eddie and Paul might have reacted if that happened?Because everybody knows Eddie was talented also and as i wrote in another thread Paul longed to play a more prominent role on leads and said"I like David,but hell,i can sing too" To me Abe it was a matter of who was coming to see you and how many times you were the lead singer??? David earned the name changed? First, David replaces an original member singer. Second, David was selected for majority of the leads. Third David's leads took the group to number 1. Last, fans were coming to see David in concerts. Now I like Eddie and Paul but David is one who carries the other two non-contributors on his back. Vote Name Change!!!!
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Post by Abe Bowen on Mar 17, 2004 11:16:07 GMT -5
Hello Queen Diva NDF this is abe,David is soul music royalty and if he were alive most R&B"singers"would be his court jesters,what do you say?I quoted David in alate 80's interview where he said that there are alot of "singers"in the industry who shouldn't be in it,one might want to say to him can you do any better well,he and we knew he could,what do you say?
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molly
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Post by molly on Mar 24, 2004 10:09:39 GMT -5
Hello This is abe,About the discussion about the name being changed to David and the Tempts,how do you think Eddie and Paul might have reacted if that happened?Because everybody knows Eddie was talented also and as i wrote in another thread Paul longed to play a more prominent role on leads and said"I like David,but hell,i can sing too" Hey Abe! I would hope that Eddie and Paul would have reacted fairly. It wasn't just Ruffin's vocals that qualified him for the lead singer. He was a "sho" nuff showman! Eddie and Paul both could sing. Paul could dance,but Ruffin was the standout! Only 4 years with the group and you can't say Tempts without Ruffins name coming up. The name should have been changed. He deserved that much from the group. In O's mini-series Leon playing Ruffin said it best." they coming to see me! I'm the one selling the records".
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Post by der68 on Mar 24, 2004 15:55:55 GMT -5
Not one member complained when they were riding the Hits! SO there shouldn't have been any complaints with the name change! I understand it too all 5 to make that sound,but David was clearly the stand out! I think the only one threatened by the name change was the one with the LEAST amount of talent. Mr.Otis Williams!
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