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What's your favorite Motown hit?

Kalli — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:36:34 GMT

Our PBS station is running their membership campaign and they've got Motown on tonight. There are so many great hits, I thought it might be fun to ask what your favorite song is?

Mine: Baby, I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:39:13 GMT

ONE OF Many, "My Girl" by the Temptations.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

Pandalady — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:52:01 GMT

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
ONE OF Many, "My Girl" by the Temptations.

I've got to stickwith the Temptations, too with "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"! Love the story but also the long instrumental interludes!

Great thread!

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

Pearlee — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:53:21 GMT

Too many great Motown songs to name a favorite. What great music - still love it.

One of my favorites is the Four Tops Just Walk Away Renee. I like both versions - theirs and the Left Banke's. About those Motown groups - their synchronized dance moves always cracked me up and still do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4VLoY1t6tM

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

Goodie2shoes — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:54:53 GMT

Darn it ! I saw this on my TV channel guide and forgot to watch, glad I checked in on this forum so I just turned it on for the last 45 min of the show. My favorite ? anything from Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Actually anything Motown, my favorite era of music.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

tansy — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:56:37 GMT

Too many to choose a favorite but when I Heard It Through The Grapevine comes on, I turn up the volume

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RoughDraft — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:00:40 GMT

The Tears of a Clown and everything else Smokey did.

Dancing in the Streets

I Heard it throught the Grapevine.

Oh heck, I loved almost all of them.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

JaneMarple — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:01:18 GMT

Too many to name, I LOVE MOTOWN

The best cooking and cleaning music ever.

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itiswhatitis — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:08:43 GMT

Papa Was A Rolling Stone

-Temptations

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:13:31 GMT

okay, okay , another one

"Mickey's Monkey" by The Miracles

and

Dancin' in the Streets

Great dance tunes

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

JaneMarple — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:14:49 GMT

My four kids were all born in the eighties and they will tell anyone that they knoww all the words to Motown songs because of being stuck in the van with me driving on long trips. My motto to them was " The driver is. the DJ"

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RoughDraft — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:17:12 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
Too many to name, I LOVE MOTOWN

The best cooking and cleaning music ever.

That made me laugh out loud Jane. If the music starts when I'm doing dreaded housework, I've been known to shake my old bo..ty!

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

JaneMarple — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:18:18 GMT

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
okay, okay , another one

"Mickey's Monkey" by The Miracles

and

Dancin' in the Streets

Great dance tunes

No no MGM, Heatwave!!!!!! If this song comes on in the car, watch out to the other drivers on the road.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:20:39 GMT

Stevie Wonder, "fingertips"

Marvin Gaye, What's Goin' On'

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

sunshine45 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:21:17 GMT

now THIS is a tough question!

aint too proud to beg.....the temptations

i could list dozens that are great and all of the ones mentioned are all worthy!

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sunshine45 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:24:02 GMT

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:27:11 GMT

For me, Motown is set in two different time periods, the 60's and 70's.

I loved the 60's and then the 70's became special because of the Jackson Five and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

Two different times but both enjoyable.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

sandraskates — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:34:38 GMT

Love Child by the Supremes.

Amazing lyrics and you can almost feel the pain in the singing.

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:37:28 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc

Re: What's your favorite Motown hit?

MyGirlsMom — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:39:24 GMT

@Kalli wrote:
Our PBS station is running their membership campaign and they've got Motown on tonight. There are so many great hits, I thought it might be fun to ask what your favorite song is?

Mine: Baby, I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joqjBAJx4ZA