Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Imitation Of Life”
Imitation in Song
In 1969, Diana Ross and The Supremes recorded a song called “Livin’ In Shame.” It’s based on the movie, about a woman who has been ashamed of her mother for as long as she can remember and when she leaves home, she tells her friends that her mother died traveling in Spain. And when she really does pass away, she regrets denying and ignoring her for the last few years of her life.