This song is just heavenly,like other Stylistics hits from this period.It takes you back to a time when soul music (as it was called back then) was all about melody,amazing vocal harmonies and lush arrangements.There are numerous great Stylistics songs,but this one is my favorite.My only complaint is that this song is way too short.It's so gorgeous,you want it to continue for another few minutes...lol.In subsequent years,this song was covered by many other artists,such as Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (who performed it as a duet),Patti Austin,Angela Bofill (both of these ladies released competing versions in 1982) and others.I seem to recall a late-80s or early 90s remake,which featured a long spoken intro,anybody know what I'm talking about? Anyway,nothing tops the original version...


"Stop,Look,Listen (To Your Heart)" by the Stylistics

(written by Thom Bell-Linda Creed)

You're alone all the time
Does it ever puzzle you,have you asked why
You seem to fall in love,out again
Do you ever really love or just pretend

Why fool yourself
Don't be afraid to help yourself
It's never too late,too late to

(chorus)
Stop,Look,Listen to your heart,hear what it's saying
Stop,Look,Listen to your heart,hear what it's saying
Love,love,love

Though you try,you can't hide
All the things you really feel,this time decide
That you will open up,let it in
There's no shame in sharing love you keep within

So jump on in
Head over heels,and fall right in
It's never too late,too late to

(chorus)
Stop,Look,Listen to your heart,hear what it's saying
Stop,Look,Listen to your heart,hear what it's saying
Love,love,love

(instrumental break)

Stop,Look,Listen to your heart,hear what it's saying
(Listen to your heart,can't you see it's not too late)

repeat


[This message was edited Tue Jul 6 5:03:50 2004 by DavidEye]

good one, David actually for quite some years I ONLY knew the Marvin & Diana version (their duet album was among the first maybe 100 records I bought) only found out about the Stylistics original much later

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[This message was edited Tue Jul 6 5:34:13 2004 by Dancelot]

You know,I was thinking of the Marvin Gaye/Diana Ross duet album when I started this thread,which gave me the inspiration to start another thread about Diana's best songs,lol.

definitely in my top 10 Stylistics tracks!(although that changes from week to week,too...)

This song is the best. I love the way Thom Bell incorporated the oboe and sitar in a number of his productions.

awwwww shyt.... there u go..... imma dig out that abum on Vinyl Rat nah'

All of The Stylistics stuff is great to me. I have all of their albums, ever since I was kid. My mom liked them a lot. Yeah, great group.

Listen 2 ur heart cant u c its nooot 2 late my favorite part.