"It Really Hurts Me Girl" is a song and

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by American group,

The Carstairs The Carstairs were an American group of the 1960s and 1970s whose 1973 single, "It Really Hurts Me Girl" is credited with starting the modern soul music scene and genre. Modern soul A male vocal group from the U.S., The Carstairs releases met wit ...

. In the UK, DJ

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, having heard this song played on radio in

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, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the

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in 1973. It caused controversy as it was not to the liking of those who preferred traditional Northern soul music based on a sound and rhythm similar to that traditionally emanating from the

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label. The song is credited with stating a new musical genre that came to be known as modern soul music.

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