Moody Blues, The - Stop Lyrics






So you talked to my girl
When I don't want you to,
Want you to.
Just the thought of you holding her
When I don't want you to,
Want you to
Won't do.
No, no, no,
It won't do, no.
Stop! Stop!
You're trying to break it up between us.
Stop! Stop!
Don't want a broken heart between us.

Oh please, forget about it.
Make your mind up
What you're going to do about us.

So you talk better than me
And you know, you know it, know you know it
And if you want to get her from me
And you know you know it, know you know it,
Won't do, no,
I'm telling you it won't do, no.

Stop! Stop!
You're trying to break it up between us.
Stop! Stop!
Don't want a broken heart between us.

Oh please, forget about it.
Make your mind up
What you're going to do about us.

Stop! Stop!
You're trying to break it up between us.
Stop! Stop!
Don't want a broken heart between us.

Oh please, forget about it.
Make your mind up
What you're going to do about us.

[repeat these lines through fadeout:]
Stop! Stop!
You're trying to break it up between us.
Stop! Stop!
Don't want a broken heart between us.





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  1. w.... b....

    i'm surprised nobody has mentioned that British singer Julie Grant did a pretty good version of this song at around the same time.....

  2. D.... D....

    This song was also Julie Grant's final UK single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kz0XOly6l0

  3. J.... S....

    Was he gonna punch him and then changed his mind?

  4. s.... ....

    On this day in 1966 {March 27th} "Stop!" by the Moody Blues entered Billboard's Top 100 chart for a one week stay at position #98...
    Between 1964 and 1988 the quintet had twenty-one Top 100 records; three made the Top 10 with "Nights In White Satin" being their biggest hit in American, it peaked at #2* {for 2 weeks} on October 29th, 1972...
    Besides "Nights In White Satin", their two other Top 10 records were "Go Now" {#10 in 1964} and "You're Wildest Dreams" {#9 in 1986}...
    *The two weeks "Nights In White Satin" was at #2 on the Top 100, the #1 record for both those weeks was "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash...

  5. J.... R....

    I heard this once or twice, liked it, then it was gone. pretty cerebral for a single, creepy lonely street vibe, like pinter

  6. t.... ....

    I thought this song was a bit better known - I grew up in NYC and bought the blue label London 45 when it came out - and I still have it. Maybe the chart sales were mostly in NYC so it played there more often on the radio. Thanks for posting this so more folks can hear it. I've seen Denny twice the last 2 years - he played it the first time but replaced it with "And My Baby's Gone" at this year's show. Wish he'd played both - maybe he will next time.

    t.... ....

    I also grew up in NYC and still live here. We probably heard this ( as I read somewhere else on YT) on either 77 WABC or WMCA. This single charted but wasn't on the regular play list for very long if I recall. Bought the single, as I did back then. At some point, I cracked the 45 but it was a nice even split from the outer edge to the middle but was still playable except for the POP during each revolution. I was very disheartened because I was never able to find the single again but time has graced us with being able to listen to these, otherwise "lost", singles again. I was never a big fan of the post Denny Laine Moody Blues but they did produce some great stuff after Laine's departure

  7. t.... ....

    Love the song. I bought the 45 as a kid and still have it. Denny still does it live but not every show - I saw him twice at the Culture Room in the last 2 years. Don't miss his show - an amazing band that recreates the best of Wings and Denny's distinctive voice gives new life to the songs.

  8. v.... p....

    R.I.P Denny Laine... Do people realise how hard these guys worked to get to the top because I do, it was through sheer mind of matter and perseverance. I hang my hat up to them..they are the longest working "Rock Band in world history.. I love them for that too! Never tire of researching and listening to their brilliance .

    v.... p....

    R.I.P. Clint Warwick. Denny Laine is still around as I write this (October 2017).

    v.... p....

    Your R.I.P. Denny Laine is a bit premature. He's still alive. I saw him perform a few months ago.

    v.... p....

    Denny Laine is still very much alive and doing well. He still tours and his voice is still amazing. I’m his girlfriend, trust me, he’s doing just fine!

  9. R.... P....

    As if Michael Pinder didn't have as big a role as Denny?! It's only correct to say that Denny (and Michael) WERE the ORIGINAL Moody Blues. Perhaps you guys didn't like the direction in which the band then went after Denny left -- and that's your right -- but to make a claim that the original Moodys, primarily playing only cover versions of American R & B and blues, were somehow better or more important than the later incarnation? Ridiculous! "Nights in White Satin" was, to my knowledge, the first full synthesis of rock and roll and classical music ever done. The album is a work of astounding genius. In whatever form music takes in another hundred years the title song will still be played.

    R.... P....

    Don't forget that Ray Thomas was in the original group as well,along with Mike Pinder.

  10. s.... ....

    I'm late to this conversation, but 1966 was a huge year for music and DJ Dale Dorman played this a lot on WOLF 1490 in Syracuse. The song has haunted me for years and it gets heavy rotation on my iTunes playlist.  One question I would ask anyone who had anything to do with recording Stop.  Was the slow fade on the repeated chorus just before the end purposeful, or a mistake.  The fast fade up that follows at "Oh please forget about it" just seems awkward.  That fade would never fly today, while the musicianship on the song is first rate. Tight arrangement.  Wish I had seen the skiffle version of the Moodies.  Anyone who has the first album probably knows about the James Brown covers. Amazing.

    s.... ....

    I don't know about the purpose of the first fade, but it was also done (purposely) on "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis. I regarded this a possible intentional fade just as a "surprise!" because even back then, nobody did this. What I truly believe to be true is they realized they needed to extend the song past the 2 minute mark even though there were several hits less than 2 minutes. By the way, I agree with your love for the song. I was mesmerized the first time I hear it which was on WABC when the chose this to be their "pick hit of the week." It was a rarity for WABC to play songs that weren't making a huge dent on the national charts, but they did take chances on the "pick hit." I used to write down their survey countdown every Tuesday night for 4 years starting in 1963 and I don't remember this song making it on their survey countdown. I never saw their printed copies, so I'm not sure if they match up. Others have written that it made into the top 20 on WABC. Loving this song the way I do, I remember hearing 3 times and then never again. Like I said, it was mesmerizing. I hope you see this. :-)

  11. g.... ....

    Danny Laine WAS the Moody Blues

    g.... ....

    With you there 100%.

    g.... ....

    Oh Yeah!

    g.... ....

    He was only with them for 2 years...Though he was good but the Moody Blues have lasted a very long time without him and endured the critics etc...Now inducted into the RRHOF!!!

  12. M.... D....

    Great song. Very early sixties. I always love the ones with the strange beats. "Tell Her No" by the Zombies has that great feel too.

    M.... D....

    Very early 60s? This was 1966.

  13. J.... R....

    anyone know which was their 1st american single ? I tend to remember Stop Stop as being their 1st release, and Go Now was 2nd. Anyone know for sure ??

    J.... R....

    "Go Now" was The Moody Blues 1st US release. This is their 4th single, released a year later in Jan. '66

    J.... R....

    I remember this being the follow up release after "Go Now" on WABC.

  14. M.... M....

    great song on London label.Huge in the big town on fabulous 57 WMCA and almost as BIG on Music radio 77 WABC.How unusual is it that a song takes off in the Big Town and gets very little airplay in the rest of the U.S.

  15. P.... ....

    This song also got a lot of airplay in St. John's, Newfoundland Canada.....it's always been one of my favorite Moody's song. Love that staccato beat!!

  16. J.... P....

    Yes a top ten in nyc--WABC as well as Wmca! Great song.

  17. W.... G....

    @sburns54 Stop fell out of the Top 10 on WMCA the following week, falling to #23. The song also spent three weeks on the WABC Top 20, peaking twice at #12 (falling to #15 in between its two weeks at #12) before falling off the chart. One of those New York-only hits it seems.

  18. G.... G....

    The M.B.s had another hit on WMCA "This is my house" and yes "Stop" reminds me of "Can't get used to losing you" by Andy Williams. Thank you for this gem.

    Ggonz

  19. r.... ....

    I have this record, b/w Bye Bye Bird. Yeah, WMCA played it a lot. It was a hit in my neighborhood. I liked this better than 'Go Now' and the times I saw Denny in concert, wished he sang this instead.

    r.... ....

    I saw Deny a year ago at The Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale and he did play this - it was the song of the night for me.

  20. t.... ....

    krazeykriss- I lived in the NYC back then and heard it only a few times, didnt think it charted that high !

  21. D.... T....

    "Stop!" was on both WABC & WMCA, New York's two big 60's top 40 stations. It was much bigger in NYC than nationally, cracking the top 15 on both stations, but has sadly been ignored ever since. Great song! BTW, I had the chance to meet Denny Laine literally an hour ago (he came to our radio station for an interview), & told him about "Stop!"'s NY chart success. Even he had no idea...........

    D.... T....

    Nor do I. I used to write down WABC's Top 40 Countdown every Tuesday night for 4 years from 1963-1967 and I remember "Stop" being their "Pick Hit Of The Week" but I only heard "Stop" 2 more times later that week and then never again. I loved the song from the first time I heard it, but I truly don't remember it being in their top 20 r even their top 40. Hell, the song stiffed at 98 on Billboard's Hot 100 or "Top 100 " as they called it then.

  22. g.... ....

    @60piano61 I agree! I played it on my show years ago. I didn't know it charted; it should have gone higher.

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  23. i.... s....

    @60piano61 wow & i thouGHT wmca had a bigger playlist. i remember hearing it on ny radio and then it just disappeared. moodys wouldnt do stop or go now @phillmore east concert. the crowd kept yelling go now and their response was we will be gone very soon. said

  24. d.... ....

    Thanks to Tremsfan for alerting me to this one ~ does anyone else notice a similarity of the staccato chords to Andy Williams' Cant Get Used To Losing You.....?

    d.... ....

    I can't believe over 9 years that no one has replied to you. Yes, it has a strong similarity to Williams' song. Thanks for pointing that out because as soon as I read that I knew you were right. His song was one that I always liked a lot, but never shared with my friends. They would've looked at me as if I had 3 eyes, but I bet a bunch of them liked it too.