"It's A Shame" - The Spinners - May 4, 2024 OD Beach Music Festival

"It's A Shame" Spinners May 4, 2024
I am aware these are not the original Spinners, but that's what they were billed as. Nevertheless, they were entertaining and seemed to genuinely enjoy playing for a rather large crowd.
"It's a Shame" is co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder for The Spinners on Motown's V. I. P. Records label. The single became the Detroit group's biggest single on the V. I. P. Records since they signed with the company in 1964, their biggest hit in a decade. They recorded the song in 1970. The song, became a hit for the group reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It's a shame, the way you mess around with your man
It's a shame the way you hurt me
It's a shame, the way you mess around with your man
I'm sitting all alone, by my telephone
Waiting for your call, when you don't call at all
It's a shame (shame) the way you mess around with your man
It's a shame (shame) the way you play with my emotions
It's a shame (shame) the way you mess around with your man
You're like a child at play, on a sunny day
But you play with love, and then you throw it away
(Why do you use me, try to confuse me
How can you stand, to be so cruel
Why don't you free me, from this prison
Where I serve my time as your fool)
It's a shame (shame) the way you mess around with your man
It's a shame (shame) the way you hurt me
It's a shame (shame) the way you mess around with your man
I try to stay with you, show you love so true
But you won't appreciate, the love we try to make
Oh, it's got to be a shame
Why do you use me, try to confuse me
How can you stand, to be so cruel
Why don't you free me, from this prison
Where I serve my time as your fool
Got to be a shame (shame) the way you mess around with your man
Oh, it's a shame (shame) the way you hurt me
It's a shame (shame) babe babe, the way you mess with your man
You've got my heart in chains, and I must complain
And I just can't be confined, oh look my ooh my
So gotta be a shame
The way it hurt me eh eh

[@anitathomas703]

All the original Spinners have passed on.

[@reneecollin8825]

I 💖 the Spinners , but tis is a revamped version, of the originals (60s,70s and early 80s version)! It's time to hang it up (the Spinners name), and just enjoy their past music/performances, and visit the Rock n Roll Hall of fame - the finally made it 👋👋👋!

[@robedmonds9588]

Loving the lyrics!

[@SouLoveReal]

None of these are the Spinners. They're all young enough to be GRANDSONS of the originals. So glad I saw them in 1994 when there were still at least 3 originals left, along with John Edwards who came in 1977 replacing Philippé Wynne as lead vocalist. Time to start naming the knock-off groups (example) "John Doe and HIS Spinners," etc.

[@johncampbell4256]

They are a tribute act now !

[@Jim-cu3sh]

Just like the Eagles, but these Spinners aren't as pricey.

[@robertbright-jc3sd]

These are NOT The Spinners 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿

[@jaye212]

Nope. I grew up with them…. They ain’t it😤

[@dustinredding4897]

😂😂😂 im giving a score of 2 on this!! Only because they kept the original choreography too it! There is a reason the original spinners rarely performed this song in their post Motown prime in the 70s , it simply can't be done without GC Cameron 😂🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️....it was wrote for him!!! That is also why they got a 2 , GC Cameron is alive and well...wtf?

[@jaye212]

Well, I can’t argue with you when you’re right. A 2 is righteous 🙌🏽

[@tedkay3750]

finally got to the point! now, just a cover group! !time to rename the group! from the Spinners to the knock off's!! LOL!!

[@philadelphiaman]

WHERE IS MARVIN TAYLOR

[@kamronrhodes5151]

Marvin left the group

[@philadelphiaman]

@@kamronrhodes5151 THANK YOU

[@philadelphiaman]

YES I WENT TO WIKIPEDIA SAW CHARLTON WASHINGTON IS BACK AND MARVIN TAYLOR LEFT