Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

About Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (Tamla 54048), was a 1961 R&B song by Motown Records group The Miracles released on the label's Tamla Records subsidiary. It was taken from Cookin' with The Miracles, the group's second album, and was written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. It entered the Billboard Pop and R&B listings that year, and reached #52 and #11 respectively. Similar to the group's first million-selling hit single, "Shop Around", this song is an "advice" record. Whereas on the earlier tune Smokey, as the song's narrator, received advice from his mama, who told him "You better Shop Around", this time it is Smokey who is giving life's advice to his own son, telling him about the trials and errors in the search to find true love in the song's preface: If ever I have a son in lifeI'll call him in one day... And sit him down upon my kneeAnd here is what I'll say.... In his trademark poetic fashion, as the doting father, Smokey continues... You might lose your lover... People do sometimes... But it won't make sense for you... To sit around cryin'...'Don't you know that when you fall in love, sometimes... You're gonna have to lose... Well, it may take years, but you're gonna shed some tears...'causeEverybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues. The other Miracles, Bobby, Ronnie, Pete, and Claudette, provide their backing harmonies to punctuate Smokey's vocals on the chorus and elsewhere, using classic call and response vocals on the song's bridge. The song was laden with heavy strings throughout, and was actually, despite its modest chart placing, very important in establishing the Miracles' sound and fan base, proving that they were far from being "one hit wonders". It kept their name on the charts, and Motown's name in the trade papers, (Billboard, Cash Box, etc.). It also established the beginnings of what later came to be known as "The Motown Sound", and featured a level of sophistication not found on previous Miracles' singles releases. more »

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2008

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If ever I have a son in life, I'll call him in one day
Sit him down upon my knee and here is what I'll say

You might lose your lover, people do sometime
Oh, but it won't make sense for you to sit around cryin'
Son, don't you know that when you fall in love
Sometimes, you're gonna have the blues

Well, it may take years
but you're gonna she'd some tears
'Cause everybody's got to pay some dues, now, now
Everybody's got to pay some dues

You might have money, yeah, and a big fine car
It don't matter what you look like
No, no it don't matter who you are
Son, don't you know you can't win all the time

Sometime you're gonna have to lose
Just as long as you live
You got to take as well as give
'Cause everybody's got to pay some dues, now, now
Everybody's got to pay some dues

Whoa whoa whoa
(Whoa whoa whoa)
Yeah yeah yeah
(Yeah yeah yeah)

Yeah hea hea hea hea hea
(Yeah hea hea hea hea hea)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Well now, everybody's got to pay some dues
Yeah don't you know it now
Everybody's got to pay some dues

Make no mistakes now son
About the things I told you
I don't want you to think, yeah yeah
That I'm tryin' to scold you

Son because I know
You got to fall in love sometime
Be careful who you choose
'Cause it's sure my son before your life is done

You'll find that everybody's got to pay some dues
Yeah don't you know it now
Everybody's got to pay some dues
Dues, got to pay some dues, got to pay some dues

I've got to pay, he's got to pay
You've got to pay and she's got to pay
No matter what you do, I say
There is gonna come a day

When you gonna have to pay
Can't nobody get away from dues
Yeah yeah yeah, now

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The Miracles

The Miracles were an American rhythm and blues group that was the first successful recording acts for Motown Records in the 1960s. Founded in 1955 by Smokey Robinson,Pete Moore , and Ronnie White, the group's most notable lineup included that of Robinson, White ,Moore, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson and Marv Tarplin. more »

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