heard a classic motown compilation in a charity shop a couple of days ago despite me not knowing any of the songs and it rlly suited the cracking weather we are having in worcestershire at the mo
basically this a thread for peeps to post their fave motown hits and obscurities
post songs, links, artists whatever and i will defo be making a cd out of it so me and my mother can bond over the music she grew up to!
ta
Motown Gold 3cd set
dirt cheap, all the hits, pop-soul in a box
do it
Did It, Done It, Loved It
25 Miles is my favourite Motown song
good call
Rilleh
Marvin Gaye & Omah Paige
Quicksand
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Lil' Darlin'
Marvin Gaye
I Did It All For You
Billy Eckstine
Tears of A Clown
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Needle In A Haystack
The Velvelettes
From Head To Toe
Chris Clark
I could go on...
my absolute
favourite pop song of all time is heatwave by martha reeves and the vandellas.
it's just perfect in every way.
after getting that tip top motown compilation i'd get the stax 50th celebration compilation. it's lovely stuff
this old heart of mine...
by the isley brothers is my favourite. oh yeah!
<3 motown
my mom played it alllll the time when i was growing up!
some of my favorites:
"hold on i'm coming" by sam & dave
and later, very motown influenced songs:
"strawberry letter 23" by the brothers johnson
"didn't i blow your mind" by the delfonics
'Didn't I blow your mind' is a BRILLIANT song
see also 'Assembly Line' by the Commodores
There are so many...
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
"Love Starved Heart" - Marvin Gaye
"Truly Yours" - The Temptations
"Get Ready" - The Temptations
"Uptight" - Stevie Wonder
"I Wan't You Back" - Martha Reeves
"Stormy" - The Supremes
i was literally just
humming 'Heatwave', best Motown song, its proper joyous stuff. And i think the only song to have lyrics worrying about whether the protagonist has 'high blood pressure got a hold on me?'.
there aren't many motown/stax singles that aren't amazing really
i think 'i was made to love her' by stevie wonder is my favourite, though. james jamerson!