FabSwingers.com forum: Your favourite Motown song...

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Following on from the disco thread... what's your favourite Motown song?

I'm always between Heatwave by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Try A Little Tenderness by Otis Redding and Be My Baby by the Ronettes.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas- Nowhere to Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQRIOKvR2WM

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Easy one for me "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" Marvin Gaye. I think it's my favourite song ever actually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Far to many too list.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You cant hurry love ... the supremes

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The Temptations - Papa was a rollin stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzly6jrepRU

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What's Goin On...Marvin Gaye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Temptations - Papa was a rollin stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzly6jrepRU"

excellent choice

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

http://youtu.be/ofw_oFbWRlE

Stevie Wonder

My cherie amour

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By *ellowbabesCouple
over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

Frank Wilson...do I love you

https://youtu.be/4TXI2ssVN2M

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I Was Made To Love Her" Stevie Wonder

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnZZTVp_2A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many to choose, but I'd go off-piste and say The Four Tops' If You Don't Want My Love.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Please mr postman ... the marvelettes

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4"

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thought you would laugh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What becomes of the brokenhearted ... jimmy ruffian

.. spelling terrible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8"

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one!

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one! "

"ok"?

Just ok?

That man's voices is A-MAZING!

Ok!

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

You Can't Hurry Love, The Supremes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qOiNnK7AFg

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Ykv1D0qEE

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one!

"ok"?

Just ok?

That man's voices is A-MAZING!

Ok!

Ok ok, keep ya wig on! Lol.

Guess I'm more of a Drifters, Commodores that kinda stuff girl. Lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My favourite is anything by James Brown

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My all time favourite song is Me and Mrs Jones by Billy Paul. Just absolutely love it!!! Could happily listen to it over and over again!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sly stone family affair

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

ABC-Jackson 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxpmbEATBH0

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one!

"ok"?

Just ok?

That man's voices is A-MAZING!

Ok!

Ok ok, keep ya wig on! Lol.

Guess I'm more of a Drifters, Commodores that kinda stuff girl. Lol. "

You're off the Xmas card list :P

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one!

"ok"?

Just ok?

That man's voices is A-MAZING!

Ok!

Ok ok, keep ya wig on! Lol.

Guess I'm more of a Drifters, Commodores that kinda stuff girl. Lol.

You're off the Xmas card list :P"

What's wrong with the Drifters? Naughty Joe.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Omg. There's so many. I love motown n soul music. Forgotten just how much until the disco thread!!

If you wanna go Norther Soul, try this...

Garnet Mimms 'As Long As I Have You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2y9X08tN8

It was ok. I guess I'm more of a soul girl. There was more of an edge to this one!

"ok"?

Just ok?

That man's voices is A-MAZING!

Ok!

Ok ok, keep ya wig on! Lol.

Guess I'm more of a Drifters, Commodores that kinda stuff girl. Lol.

You're off the Xmas card list :P"

Was I ever on it? Lol

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

two for me....

Susperstition - stevie wonder...

(you have to youtube the version he played on sesame street.... brilliant!)

Aint no mountain high enough - Marvin gaye and Tammi Terrell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always loved this live version of ...Grapevine for the hilarious phone call intro.

https://youtu.be/Y7dGdrP3pms

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Hard question toss up between jimmy mack and band of gold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*slaps own wrist*

How could I overlook 25 Miles?

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By *ark074Man
over a year ago

nottingham

Ain't no mountain high enough.

But honestly there are so many.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

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By *ittle missnaughtyWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

"Martha Reeves and the Vandellas- Nowhere to Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQRIOKvR2WM"

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By *ittle missnaughtyWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

"Frank Wilson...do I love you

https://youtu.be/4TXI2ssVN2M

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUBk1M1kcYM

The Temptations - get ready

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"Easy one for me "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" Marvin Gaye. I think it's my favourite song ever actually."

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wjSqDVP7aEY

R. Dean Taylor - there's a ghost in my house

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

War - Edwin Starr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

"War - Edwin Starr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg"

What is it good for

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"War - Edwin Starr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg

What is it good for

Absolutely nuthin'!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm seeing Motown the Musical next week, I'll let you know!

So many classic songs, I do like 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' & 'Higher & Higher' tho I not too sure that is Motown or R&B...?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf3ZE7CLg0

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Nah. Bored with that...

REACH OUT - I'll Be There (Four Tops')

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpkOcbVYS0

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

"War - Edwin Starr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg

What is it good for

Absolutely nuthin'!"

Say it again !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Edwin Star, Twenty five miles to go. Play it loud!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ghost in my House, R Dean Taylor.

Not sure if this counts as Mowtown, but it's on my dad's album, but I have a deep deep love for Red Lights (Spell Danger) - Billy Ocean

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

So many to choose from I coildn't possibly pick one!!

Papa Was A Rolling Stone and Get Ready (The Temptations), Reach Out I'll Be There (The Four Tops), Uptight and Master Blaster (Jammin') (Stevie Wonder), Tracks Of My Tears (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) all get me as do many more....but probably my favourite ever is Heaven Must Have Sent You by The Elgins just has my toes tapping and fills me with joy every time I hear it.

Mr G

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Bin dun?

Who cares!

Stevie Wonder Superstition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bin dun?

Who cares!

Stevie Wonder Superstition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g"

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Feel The Need - Detroit Emeralds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wjSqDVP7aEY

R. Dean Taylor - there's a ghost in my house "

This is my favourite too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Neither one of us : Gladys Knight

My Guy : Mary Wells

Tracks of my tears : Smokey Robinson

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Oh!

The Supremes - Baby Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_y6nFjoVp4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Digs into my Kent and motown records... too many to choose from..

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Same old.somg

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/6HjCbKnzDzQ dont know if it qualifys as mowtown aaron neville "tell it like it is"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have lots I like listening to.

Stop,look,listen to your heart-Stylistics.

People make the world go round- Stylistics.

I'm stone in love with you-Stylistics.

Got to be there -Michael Jackson.

It's a shame-The Spinners.

Easy-Commodores.

Midnight train to Georgia -Gladys Knight and the Pips.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn't I blow your mind-The Delfonics.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Listening to Mowtown Anthems

Gotta love

Reach out I'll be there

The four tops

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Didn't I blow your mind-The Delfonics."

Sexxxxxxy!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Al Green-How can you mend a broken heart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Marvin Gaye -Let's get it on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

La-La means I love you -Delfonics.

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Tami Terrell - All I Do

I believe it never came out until a Motown Box Set was released a few years back.

Crazy, as its extraordinarily beautiful (very different to Stevie W'a version of his own song).

When I've played when DJ, people often ask who it is. More than any other song.

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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago

a quandary, could you change my mind?

It's 1am

It's me the dog, YouTube, earphones on, music up loud..

Listening to some of the choices, I thought I knew when I started reading the thread. "heard it through the grapevine"

However I'm now thinking it's yet another thing that I could not decide on. It was cake on an earlier thread

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

"It's 1am

It's me the dog, YouTube, earphones on, music up loud..

Listening to some of the choices, I thought I knew when I started reading the thread. "heard it through the grapevine"

However I'm now thinking it's yet another thing that I could not decide on. It was cake on an earlier thread "
personally i like creedance version

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Papa was a rolling stone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"two for me....

Susperstition - stevie wonder...

(you have to youtube the version he played on sesame street.... brilliant!)

Aint no mountain high enough - Marvin gaye and Tammi Terrell"

Anything by Marvin and Tammi, love that duo.

Plus the Jackson 5, I want you back always makes me smile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For the northern soul poster..

96 tears

Tainted love

Motown...so many

Grapevine war papa was a rolling stone tracks of my tears stoned love Abraham Martin and John

Or maybe not quite motown...

Summer Breeze The Isley Brothers

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