You Can't Hurry Love WEEK 6

        You Can't Hurry Love is one of the classics that almost everyone knows. It appeals to even the most casual listeners through it's simple message and beat while also impressing people who have have a deep knowledge of music and music structure. It's a simple story of a mother telling her daughter about how love "don't come easy" and that sometimes you just have to wait. It repeats the same line enough for you to remember it without it getting too repetitive so that combined with the catchy beat makes for a very iconic and memorable song.

      I had heard both versions of this song before, the original one by the Supremes and the later cover by Phil Collins. Both have a similar feel but I believe the original to be the better song. The original song uses a style of singing that is long lost and that is emphasized when a white male does a cover of female African American singers. The unique structure of the song provides a different feeling and expectation when you listen. You keep waiting for the next verse to come at the end and it literally taunts you by saying that you "just have to wait" until it finally gives it to you, proving to be worth the wait.