I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Original Artist

"I Heard it Through the Grapevine"written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. It is performed by Erica Gimpel, Lori Singer, Gene Anthony Ray and Valerie Landsburg in the season 2 episode "Beginnings".

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The original version of the song was recorded ton August 16, 1966 by Smokey Robinson and  The Miracles and included their 1968 album, Special Occasion.

However the first version to actually be released was by Gladys Knight and The Pips in 1967. The Fame Version is closer to this one in sound.

I bet you're wonderin' how I knew, baby, baby, baby
'Bout your plans to make me blue
With some other girl you knew before
Between the two of us girls
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I'm just about, just about, just about to lose my mind
Oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am

Baby won't you listen to me

Boy take a good look at these tears of mine
Baby, baby these tears I can't hold inside
Losin' you would end my life you see
Because you mean that much to me
You could've told me yourself
That you love somebody else

Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it, yes, I heard it (heard it through the grapevine)
Oh, just about, just about, just about, to lose my mind
Oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am, oh yes, I am

Gooo, go
Go, I gotta go
Go, go
You gotta let me go
Go, go, go
I gotta go whoa, whoa, whoa

Say believe half of what you see
Oh, ho, and none of what you hear

Baby baby, but I just can't help bein' confused
If it's true please baby, won't ya tell me dear
Oh, do you plan to let me go
For the other girl you loved before?
Don't ya know that I heard through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Don't ya know that I heard it, yes I heard it