Honey Cone-Want Ads

  The  Honey Cone團員 Edna Wright去世(76歲)

  Edna Wright 是The Honey Cone 三重唱成員，這個女子合唱團1971年的暢銷曲"Want Ads"曾經在Billboard Hot 100排行榜獲得冠軍，Wright的姐姐女歌手Darlene Love九月12日周六在社群媒體上證實此訊息。

      "我非常震驚且心碎突然失去了我漂亮的妹妹" Love在臉書上貼文，"這段悲傷的時刻，請替我及家人祈禱"。

     The Honey Cone合唱團是一個R&B演唱團體，在洛杉磯組成，Wright在組The Honey Cone之前曾經擔任過 Ray Charles 、the Righteous Brothers 及Andy Williams的和聲。

     女子合唱團於1960年代主導Billboard Hot 100，The Crystals 、The Shangri-Las、 The Shirelles和其它女子合唱團整整十年都曾登上排行榜頂峰，來自底特律Motown 唱片公司的The Supremes得到12次冠軍，除了The Beatles其它60年代的團體無人能及。

    但一些60年代早期竄起的團體到1969年似乎不再風光，The Supremes 的主唱Diana Ross離團而去唱Solo，她在70年代前期非常成功，但不是每個人都可以照樣走這條路，70年代早期成績還不錯的女子團體就屬The Honey Cone了，1971年6月12日The Honey Cone 的"Want Ads"擠下The Rolling Stones已獲得連續二周冠軍的"Brown Sugar"獲得排行榜冠軍，可以證明她們的實力。

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJEJJfev7M

 Want Ads

Honey Cone

Songwriters: Barney Perkins / General N. Johnson / Gregory S. Perry

 

Wanted, young man single and free

Experience in love preferred, but will accept a young trainee

Oh I'm gonna put it in the want ads, I need a love that's true

Gonna put it in the want ads, my man and I are through

At home I find myself, lost and all alone

My man is playing the field, the thrill is gone

He stays out all night, says he's with the boys

But lipstick on his collar, perfume on it too

Tells me he's been lying, tell ya what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna put it in the want ads, this girl's in misery

Gonna put it in the want ads, somebody rescue me

I spend my nights alone, cryin' bitter tears

Although I cry aloud, nobody really hears

And when I need him most, he's never by my side

He's either playing cards, or drinking at the bar

He thinks that I'm a fool, I'm going to the evening news

Gonna put it in the want ads, I need somebody new

Gonna put it in the want ads, my man and I are through

Extra extra, read all about it, wanted, young man single and free

Experience in love preferred, but will accept a young trainee

Extra extra, read all about it, wanted, young man single and free

Experience in love preferred, but will accept a young trainee

Oh I'm gonna put it in the want ads, I need somebody new

Gonna put it in the want ads, my man and I are through

Gonna put it in the want ads, this girl's in misery

Gonna put it in the want ads, please somebody rescue me

Lipstick on his collar, perfume on it too

Tells me he's been lying, I'm going to the evening new

Gonna put it in the want ads, I need somebody new

Gonna put it in the want ads, my man and I are through

Gonna put it in the want ads, this girl's in misery

Gonna put it in the want ads, please som