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LogDog75

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45. A couple of tunes from Motown

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 08:49 PM

Jul 7

Dancing in the Streets - Martha and the Vandellas

Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups

Do You Love Me - The Contours

My Guy - Mary Wells

UpTight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder

I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations

Love Machine - The Miracles

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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