By Vickie (64.236.243.31) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:43 pm:

Rarely do I like all versions of a song..

I love every version of this song I have heard..Tammi's, Isleys, Rod Stewarts..Who else has recorded this song?

I just love this song..I'm listening to it now on aol radio..

By medusa9e (66.73.6.124) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 08:12 pm:

Whoever wrote that song, he/she was r e a l l y
in love, or had one hell of an infatuation...just listen 2 the words
ex: if you leave me 100 times, a 100 times I'll take you back, I'm yours whenever you want me....
..that's that graveyard love, when U R N it kneedeep...umm umm umm
But I do like that song very much!
(like a fool I start grinning and my head start spinning. 'cause i love U)...guess it's like that sometimes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

By stephanie (66.54.1.38) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 08:16 pm:

The Supremes did a wonderful version of it on
Supremes A Go Go and no disrespect to the Isleys but I like the Supremes version better. Its one of the few Motown songs by the Isleys that I like.
Stephanie

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 08:31 pm:

Medusa9e:
"This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" was written by none other than the hitmaking team of Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland - the Great H-D-H.

Stephanie:
H-D-H produced both versions by the Isleys & the Supremes. Three years ago, Ron Isley said in a radio interview on the now-defunct Jammin' 105.1 FM (NYC) that the Supremes' version was recorded first.

Vickie:
The following artists also recorded this classic:
Zombies
Delroy Wilson
Contours (later version of the group for Ian Levine)

Lamont Dozier even recorded a version of "This Old Heart Of Mine."

Now, how about that video with Rod Stewart & Ron Isley wearing those Continental suits singing this classic.....
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By ME (68.42.209.170) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 08:35 pm:

Rod Stewart and Ron Isley, that is a groovy video. Stewart is just having himself a ball on that video.

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:32 pm:

Donnie Elbert did a great version on Mojo, over here. I thought that was the original, until I was educated.

By Vickie (198.81.26.231) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:50 am:

I just love that song..
thanks Kevin for the info, I'd like to hear those other versions...

Vickie

By HW (68.37.216.164) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 08:49 am:

I'll check through the logs to see who else and when at Motown.

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 09:03 am:

HW, I'm glad to see you are still checkin' in on us SD'ers.

By john c (12.2.233.107) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 03:37 pm:

A great example of the Jamerson style of holding a note over the bar, now considered part of the "Motown bass" style. That's on the Isley's version. He doesn't do it on the Supremes. Great, great song.

By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 05:34 pm:

John C - Good point on Jamerson's playing. He does the same on "You Can't Hurry Love". It always flips me out because it's off but it works so well!
On Phil Collins' YCHL, the bass player does not do it.

The drummer (Benny Benjamin ?) really rocks on the Isley's version. I think that really puts it over the top

When I was 15 (1986) my dad & I were watching an episode of Moonlighting (American TV - Bruce Willis) & "This Old Heart Of Mine" by the Isley's came blasting out of the TV soundtrack. My dad said, "It's your mom's song!" When my mom watched the episode she said, " It's my song! It's different! Who's singing the song?" She only knew the Supremes version off the Supremes A - GO - GO album. The next week or so, the local oldies station put it into rotation due to the plug on Moonlighting. I myself had never heard it before that time. I'm not sure how big a hit the song was the first time around? Top 20? Anyone know?

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 05:41 pm:

Steve:
This Old Heart Of Mine Is Weak For You - Isley Brothers
TAMLA Single 54128
Charted #6 R&B, #12 Pop
1966

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4) on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 06:35 pm:

Thanks Kev!

By matt (208.130.56.167) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 02:45 pm:

anyone ever notice the similarity to the impressions' "can't satisfy"?

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 02:53 pm:

I think vice-versa might be more accurate, seeing as how HDH were awarded co-writers' credits to the Impressions song ;o)

By matt (208.130.56.167) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 02:59 pm:

oh,they were??? never knew that!

By Frankm (81.152.61.22) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 04:01 pm:

The most popular Motown song in the Glasgow area according to the amount of times I've been asked for it at parties etc. It was a hit on several occasions in the UK

By TD (68.70.126.246) on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 08:57 pm:

If I am not mistaken it was a hit first in England? The Brits know good music.

TD