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29. Agreed. James Jamerson was the bass player for the "Funk Brothers"...

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 10:58 AM

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the house band of Motown which was the soul of the Motown sound.

But please, "Bernadette" was by the Four Tops, one of the big Motown groups, not the Four Seasons who never had anythng to do with Motown.

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EDIT what is/are your favorite Motown song/s. You can post as many as you want, Please include singer/s [View all] debm55 Jul 7 OP

Superstition, or... ProfessorGAC Jul 7 #1

I know, I could post tons but I as the OP I try to keep it at one or two. Thank you , ProfessorGAC Love Motown. debm55 Jul 7 #6

What's going on? bluedigger Jul 7 #2

Great song. Thank you bluedigger. debm55 Jul 7 #9

Excellent. It was a breakthrough album IIRC as it shattered the 3 min length of song barrier... brush Jul 7 #27

My Girl samplegirl Jul 7 #3

Thank you very much, samplegirl for including The Temps and My Girl. debm55 Jul 7 #11

I love Superstition & most Motown tunes SheltieLover Jul 7 #4

Thank you SheltieLover. Motown was the one. debm55 Jul 7 #12

Too many to count... Of course I adore Stevie Wonder, but goodness I can't choose just one--even among his songs hlthe2b Jul 7 #5

You can write more then one. hlthe2b. debm55 Jul 7 #13

Well, the one performer I could not bear to have left out is Marvin Gaye.. hlthe2b Jul 7 #18

Thank you very much hlthe2b, Those songs are terrific, One of my favorites is when Marvin sang with Tammy,"Aint No debm55 Jul 7 #22

What I love most about Motown is James Jamerson's bass playing. Mister Ed Jul 7 #7

Thank you Mister Ed. I loved Bernadette. Put as many as you want. debm55 Jul 7 #14

Agreed. James Jamerson was the bass player for the "Funk Brothers"... brush Jul 7 #29

Doh! Thank you! Do I ever feel foolish! Mister Ed Jul 7 #32

No problem. I have those moments too at times. Levi Stubbs was great... brush Jul 7 #33

Not to worry Mister Ed. we all do it. debm55 Jul 7 #37

"Heat Wave" by Martha and the Vandellas Emile Jul 7 #8

Or Martha and the Vandellas doing "Dancing in the Street"... hlthe2b Jul 7 #15

That is a great song hithe2b. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #24

Yes Emile, both were great. thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #23

Right now, it's this EYESORE 9001 Jul 7 #10

Oh that is great. Now EYESORE 9001 you got to :get up off of that thing and shake it" debm55 Jul 7 #25

Oh, I do, but they need to post signs first EYESORE 9001 Jul 7 #26

EYESORE 9001 Dance like no one is watching and let the music carry you away. debm55 Jul 7 #28

Not Motown but stilll great. brush Jul 7 #30

Smokey Robinson and Ooh Baby Baby, because it led to the Linda Ronstadt version. House of Roberts Jul 7 #16

Thank you very much House of Roberts.for your selections. debm55 Jul 7 #38

Four Tops MichMan Jul 7 #17

That;s fine MichMan. They are all so terrific. Thank you so much. debm55 Jul 7 #39

"Love Train" or "Back Stabbers" by the OJays Ritabert Jul 7 #19

Thank you Ritabert. I love your selections. debm55 Jul 7 #20

So many to choose from. Ritabert Jul 7 #21

"I Can't Help My Self" by the Four Tops. "My Girl" by the Temptatons... brush Jul 7 #31

Love both Thank you for sharing them with us.brush. debm55 Jul 7 #41

2 ALBUMS rather than individual songs. "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder & "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye Wiz Imp Jul 7 #34

Thank you very much Wiz Imp. I had both of those albums and played them until they died. debm55 Jul 7 #42

If forced to pick just one song, it's got to be this Wiz Imp Jul 7 #44

Thank you Wiz Imp I still have the album. Love the song, love the album, love the singer. debm55 Jul 8 #49

*See all this was before they re-segregated Radio...Rick James, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye justaprogressive Jul 7 #35

Wow, justaprogressive you have three classics there. Thank your very much for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #43

Almost anything by Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Rev Al Green lpbk2713 Jul 7 #36

Thay were all great, I agree. Thank you so much for sharing with us debm55 Jul 7 #40

A couple of tunes from Motown LogDog75 Jul 7 #45

Wow. What a collection. Thank you very much LogDog75 debm55 Jul 8 #46

"Being with You" by Smokey Robinson Coventina Jul 8 #47

Thank you very much Coventina, Great singer. debm55 Jul 8 #48

Sam & Dave- Wrap It Up Doc_Technical Jul 8 #50

Thank you very much, Doc_Technical debm55 Jul 9 #53

Anything Michael Jackson or his cousin, Stevie Wonder CountAllVotes Jul 8 #51

Thank you very much, CountAllVotes. I never knew Michael and Stevie were cousins. debm55 Jul 9 #54

Yes, 3rd cousins traces to his mother's family CountAllVotes Jul 9 #56

Thank you very much CountAllVotes. debm55 Jul 9 #57

You are very welcome debm55! CountAllVotes Jul 9 #58

Smiling Faces Sometimes Sequoia Jul 9 #52

Great songs. Thank you Sequoia for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 9 #55

"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and "Ball of Confusion" by the Temptations Eugene Jul 10 #59

Thank you Eugene. for sharing with us. I agree with your selection. debm55 Jul 10 #60

A little late to the dance, but the Chiffons. boonecreek Jul 10 #61

thank you very much , I loved the voices and songs. Brings back memories. Thank you boonecreek debm55 Jul 10 #62