The Funk Brothers - The Happening

[@vampazilla2622]

I always LOVED this song by the Supremes. Love the music by these great men known as The Funk Brothers! LOVE IT! This is REAL FREAKING MUSIC!

[@kjchicago1]

Released March 1967 on the Motown Record Label as Motown 1107 and featured on the "Motown Original Artist Karaoke" karaoke CD

[@Branner]

Thanks--great to hear the background vocals so clearly, as part of the rhythm section.

[@A297MAN104]

Love The Funk Brothers....Great Track and Recording.....regards....Dave

[@BroccoliBeefed]

One of my favorite Supremes songs. IT reminds me of the 1890s

[@jennifursun3303]

mine is Up The Ladder To The Roof

[@daveberuh5570]

No doubt the Grover Cleveland presidency was known for it's great pop music.

[@timfly767]

The 1890s?

[@claytodd7190]

Funk Bros are the Very Best. They can dress up the best old school soul singers in the world! They truly Jam to the Max! Clay T char N c

[@vincetarsitano5671]

Originally recorded in Los Angeles. Rhythm redone in Detroit by the Funks because Berry Gordy didn’t like the feel of the record.

[@lavalsmith1956]

I know that's right! The Funk Brothers!

[@PaulinaAngel]

This was obviously recorded in Detroit, the sound of the slap reverb on the guitars is a dead giveaway, only the Motown studio can make that sound, and that’s the funk brothers, not the wrecking crew.

[@emdeethelegend]

The beggining was sampled by Fantasia for "Hood Boy"

[@melomanedame]

luv it nice songs tear it up recording ooh thanks yep

[@The60sfanatic]

James Jamerson and Bob Babbitt make me regret selling my bass.

[@bradnorman2101]

I hear this is one of the few Motown hits that Hal Blaine played drums on.

[@geoffruderham6305]

Yup I heard that too. Mostly recorded in Hollywood for the movie, I heard

[@PaulinaAngel]

Richard Pistol Allen is the drummer, recorded at the snake pit

[@xstugee]

@@PaulinaAngel Hal Blaine is absolutely the drummer on this tune...NO DOUBTS

[@PaulinaAngel]

@@xstugee perhaps maybe, we’ll never truly know, but the majority of that recording was done at Hitsville USA with the Funk Brothers, none of Hollywoods recording studios can re-create the sounds of those guitars, Motown recordings have a distinct sound to them because Barry Gordy built all of that equipment himself including the echo chamber, which is why the guitars sounds slap.

[@xstugee]

@@PaulinaAngel No maybe...without a doubt! I am 83 years old and I was there at the time. The LA musicians called it Motown West and included the greatest recording studio group of all time...the WRECKING CREW. Most of the time they did not even get credit for these recordings. Larry Knechtel, Plas Johnson, Hal Blaine and James Burton were just a few of the phenomenal musicians that were part of this. Check them out as you wish.

[@derrickw3021]

The late Richard " Pistol " Allen played drums on this .

[@johnvankeulen9083]

Not true...this is Hal Blaine on the drums--and I believe this cut was "farmed out" to the Wrecking Crew--and not the funk Brothers.

[@jennifursun3303]

there may be some of the Funks who went to LA on this but...

[@GarudaMan9]

The song was recorded (at least) three times. The Wrecking Crew initially recorded the original version of the hit single version. Before release, the rhythm tracks were redone in Detroit with the Funk Brothers, retaining the orchestral tracks. The same was apparently done for the version heard in the film, according to the Motown session logs. So everyone's a little right. "Love id Here and Now You're Gone" is an example of a Supremes song fully done in LA by the Wrecking Crew and released as such.

[@xstugee]

@@johnvankeulen9083 You are 100% correct sir...Hal Blaine is the drummer.

[@colindayo]

So obviously LA not a Detroit groove

[@geoffruderham6305]

For the film of the same name, co written by Frank DeVol I'm told

[@PaulinaAngel]

Recorded at the snake pit/Hitsville USA

[@nicholaswilliams5396]

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