Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, The Miracles
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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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Written by: RONALD WHITE, SMOKEY ROBINSON, WILLIAM ROBINSON JR.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12 facts about this song
Song release"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" was released in September 1961.
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Record LabelIt was produced under the record label "Motown", which is a famous American record label renowned for its role in the racial integration of popular music.
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SongwritersThis hit was co-written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who was also the founder of Motown.
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B-side TrackThe b-side of the single was "I Can't Believe", another song by the same group.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 3 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart.
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Group MembersApart from Smokey Robinson, the Miracles group also featured members Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Claudette Rogers Robinson at the time this song was released.
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Significance"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" was considered as one of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' early successes before they achieved a number 1 hit.
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GenreThe song belongs to the doo-wop genre, blended with R&B and soul, which was the trademark sound of Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.
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Live PerformanceThey performed "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" live on the Dick Clark Show in 1961.
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Album InclusionThis song was later included in the 1965 album named 'Greatest hits from the beginning' which was a double album consisting of both hit singles and B-sides from the beginning of The Miracles' career.
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Miracle's EvolutionThis song is representative of the maturing sound of The Miracles as they evolved from doo-wop towards a more Motown and Soul-influenced style that they became famous for.
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Industry ImpactDespite not being a chart-topping hit by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, the track significantly contributed to laying the groundwork for their future success and Motown's dominance in the 1960s.
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