Fuzzed-out Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone Original. Hey, Mama, is it true what the say, that Papa never worked a day in his life? Whitfield had initially recorded the song – in a more typical funk arrangement, with lush, almost Latin-inflected instrumentation – on second-tier Motown group The Undisputed Truth, who had a minor hit with it (#24 R&B) earlier in the year. For the radio release, Michael took the live covers and abridged them, augmented them with additional keyboards and drum loops, and seamlessly blended the two. An eye-popping video directed by Marcus Nispel helped turn the track into a hit. Tuning: E A D G. Author chrisjohnson_ [a] 51. The LP version – appearing on the Tempts' album All Directions – is nearly twice as long at over twelve minutes. Tell me, is that what sent papa to an early grave? One of the last great songs by The Temptations. Uh. "Uh! [Chorus] Papa was a rolling stone, (my son) Where ever he laid his hat was his home and .. And Mama, bad talk going around town saying that Papa had … A few months later, Whitfield reworked it into a 12-minute track for The Temptations, featured on their album “All Directions.” It was the third of September That day I'll always remember, yes I will 'Cause that was the day that my daddy died I never got a chance to see him Never heard nothin' but bad things about him Momma I'm depending on you to tell me the truth Momma just hung her head and said, son Papa was a rolling stone Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was alone Papa was a rolling stone … Wherever He laid His hat was His home. “Papa” was a critical as well as a commercial success, garnering three Grammy Awards in 1973 for the group, the songwriters, and long-time Motown arranger Paul Riser. Folks say papa never was much on thinking, (Papa was a rolling stone) well well well well, The Temptations' “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone [Verse 1] It was the third of September That day I'll always remember, yes I will Because that was the day that my daddy died Never had a chance to see him, no And when he died, all he left us was alone." Template:Infobox single Template:Infobox single "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a psychedelic soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971. Never thought it would get this popular. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" on Discogs. "Papa was a rolling stone, my son. Wherever he laid his head was his home. Acapella Town is the biggest place on the net for your Acapella Downloads! (And when he died) All he left us was alone. Released as a single on the Gordy label in late September 1972, the song became an instant smash, and only the veteran group’s third single – after 1964’s “My Girl” and 1971’s “Just My Imagination” – to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (though it only reached #5 R&B). Thank you to everyone who watched this and enjoyed it. [Verse 2] Em Hey, Mama, I … “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971 and originally recorded by The Undisputed Truth which they released as a single in May 1972. "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is a soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971 and covered by Duran Duran in concert. "Son, Papa was a rolling stone (my son) (Well, well, well, well) Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone Lone, lone, lone, alone Papa was a rolling stone (my son) Wherever he laid his hat was his home (And when he died) All he left us was alone I said, Papa was a rolling stone (my son) (And when he died) All he left us was ALONE." Norman Whitfield had recorded this song with the band The Undisputed Truth before The Temptations did. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube Playback options “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” didn’t start out as a Temptations song. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin all snatch a verse of their own, with only founding member and group leader Otis Williams declining to step up to the mic. 'Cause that was the day, that my daddy died. At 6:54, “Papa” was easily the longest track Motown had released as a single up to that point, and quite a departure from the company’s “in-and-out-in-under-three-minutes” ethos of the previous decade. By this time, 1972, The Temptations were far removed from their romantic-chart topping ballads of the 1960's such as My Girl, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, I Wish It Would Rain, I'm Losing You and Beauty's Only Skin Deep, and were more into what became known as Psychedelic Funk, which was something that caused Eddie Kendricks to leave the … With its relatively sparse but expansive instrumentation, the song marks something of a departure from the Sly and the Family Stone-influenced “psychedelic soul” of the early Dennis Edwards era, into the more “orchestral funk” sound that Isaac Hayes and others had made popular through their soundtrack work on so-called blaxploitation films. The Tempts' version was actually the song’s second single release. 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