I'd slide him off and go, 'Darlin' reach out.', he'd slide back in for 'I'll be there.' and that's the way we did a lot of the stuff.
"Brian played the intro on the piano before I jumped in, pushed him out of the way and sang, 'Now, if you feel that you can't go on.' Then he jumped back in with the bridge, and we were both literally sliding on and off the piano stool. Hardly how things turn out in real life, you might think, yet sample this recollection by Lamont Dozier about the crafting of 'Reach Out I'll Be There' with Brian Holland: Or while a Doris Day-ish singer improvises perfectly rhyming lyrics, a Tin Pan Alley tunesmith handily concocts the music: et voilà, a hit record. Photo: RedfernsRemember those scenes in corny old Hollywood biopics about famous composers? One second, Beethoven's noodling around on the keyboard - da-da-da-daa - and the next thing, as an inspired look creeps over his face, he plays the entire Fifth Symphony.
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