FabSwingers.com forum: Your favourite Motown track?

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

I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4

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

stoned love..the supremes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ce7FWOAM8

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By *ringo1969Man
over a year ago

salisbury

William Bell, A Tribute to a King.

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

Otis Redding-I've been loving you too long.

One of my faves. x

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

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

Far to many to choose from but Tracks of my Tears is up there.

This is a great song

Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQywZYoGB1g

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By *isa 59Woman
over a year ago

Newcastle

Good grief...I don't think I could pick just one!

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

I have most of them On 7" and still in original covers , Does anyone know if they are worth anything.

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By *leshlight121Man
over a year ago

leicestee

I agree Lisa to many greats to pick one

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

"I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4"

Too many favourites

Off the top of my head though, Edwin Starr, 25 Miles

http://dai.ly/x2t2xpa

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

I dont know what my favorite song is it keeps changing

The last track i heard is up there though for me

Jimmy ruffin - what becomes of the broken hearted

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

"Good grief...I don't think I could pick just one!"

Well one from your list ?

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

"I have most of them On 7" and still in original covers , Does anyone know if they are worth anything."

they probably are...you need to find a specialist dealer...try looking on google for someone local

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

"Far to many to choose from but Tracks of my Tears is up there.

This is a great song

Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQywZYoGB1g"

I like that one too.

And Ain't no Mountain High Enough. Although it always reminds me of the film Stepmom now.

http://youtu.be/-crsuEOlUO0

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By *leshlight121Man
over a year ago

leicestee

Anyone heard Diana ross someday we'll be together but it's a live version and she has people from the crowd singing aswell it's amazing

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

"Far to many to choose from but Tracks of my Tears is up there.

This is a great song

Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQywZYoGB1g

I like that one too.

And Ain't no Mountain High Enough. Although it always reminds me of the film Stepmom now.

http://youtu.be/-crsuEOlUO0

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

"stoned love..the supremes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ce7FWOAM8

They were great.

Stop in the Name of Love I liked too.

http://youtu.be/JC-MDYopSoA

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

"William Bell, A Tribute to a King. "

I don't think I've heard that.

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

"Otis Redding-I've been loving you too long.

One of my faves. x"

Good choice.

Try a Little Tenderness could never be covered as well as he did it.

http://youtu.be/UnPMoAb4y8U

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

The Tracks of My Tears or I Second That Emotion for me

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

Is Midnight Train to Georgia Motown?

How about a bit of 70's soul? one of my fave Sly & the Family Stone tracks, so sexy!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdorgC9qUkI

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

Has to be tears of a clown..

although i had my best shared orgasm whilst papa had a rolling stone was on..

please note - no talcum powder was harmed whilst posting this reply.

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

"I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4"

Are you listening to smooth radio?

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

I saw a lot of motown stars at the old Meca In grimsby years ago,

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

Most of Dianna Ross. I don't care what you think of her, and I know her diva attitude stinks. But man, she's got a lovely voice

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

"Otis Redding-I've been loving you too long.

One of my faves. x

Good choice.

Try a Little Tenderness could never be covered as well as he did it.

http://youtu.be/UnPMoAb4y8U"

Going off topic slightly but for me The Conmitments soundtrack version of Try A Little Tenderness gives the original a very good run for its money.

As for favourite Motown track altogether then as others have said far too many to mention....but the first that came to mind was Heaven Must Have Sent You by The Elgins

Mr G

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

"I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4

Are you listening to smooth radio?

Always

Just love band of gold and it's just been on

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

there are far too many great tracks to choose from, one of my personal favourites is " there's a ghost in my house " - R. Dean. Taylor

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

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKshpLXnxE

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

Marvin gaye - heard it through the grapevine.

Not Motown but my fave song from the era is Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay but he was with Stax I think

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By *atie ShayTV/TS
over a year ago

"There's a ghost in my house" by R Dean Taylor

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

The world is just a great big onion, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

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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=WR9pvGtyiHg

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The Supremes - Baby Love - "Top Of The Pops" Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iIXC5sk8M

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

You Can't Hurry Love, The Supremes, HD Quality

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

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

Papa Was a Rolling Stone

(Soul Train Video)

https://youtu.be/0g7KawdsVSQ

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

"I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4"

That song makes me cry x

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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

I commend this to the House

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By *ackett1962Man
over a year ago

harrow

If they are in original sleeves and undamaged they can be worth a small fortune.

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By *bsolute LibertinesCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Ain't no mountain high enough...The Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell version.

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By *ackett1962Man
over a year ago

harrow

The one for me is the Temptations song my girl.

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By *ringo1969Man
over a year ago

salisbury

"William Bell, A Tribute to a King.

I don't think I've heard that."

A tribute to the great Otis Redding, well worth a listen.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Stevie Wonder Superstition

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

(theme tune to Burning Man 2005)

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

Abraham, Martin and John by Marvin Gaye.

Anything by Stevie Wonder tbf

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnbdXWvmysg

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The four tops - Reach out i´ll be there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnDm3qr1Knk

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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"Stevie Wonder Superstition

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

(theme tune to Burning Man 2005)"

I love dancing to this,good choice fella

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

Bobby Womack, Across 110th Street

http://youtu.be/E2_OqZQLoWE

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Sam Cooke - What A Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GLAKEjU4w

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By *ogerNesszonesMan
over a year ago

Northern England

Of the top of my head...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub72eylahJg

Jr Walker and the All Stars. Just listen to the bass, hi hat and then the sax comes in. BLISS and goosebumps even after all these years.

So many many more I could've named - including Marvin Gaye's entire "What's Going On" album, but as a stand alone song; This one immediately sprang to mind.

Oh and there's always this belter from David Ruffin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmneugiD7Ig

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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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Straight home from work to blast some of these out, thanks guys

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

My Girl The Temptations

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

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I"

*as Sir Micheal Cain*

Oi, d'you know? I was gonna post that song as it has a particular resonance today

Good shout.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (1961)

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

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

"This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I

*as Sir Micheal Cain*

Oi, d'you know? I was gonna post that song as it has a particular resonance today

Good shout.

... but... but it always happens the other way around!!

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0GDQrK2jo

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I

*as Sir Micheal Cain*

Oi, d'you know? I was gonna post that song as it has a particular resonance today

Good shout.

... but... but it always happens the other way around!!

Eh?

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

Ain't no mountain high - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

One of my all favourites of any genre

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

Under the boardwalk - The Drifters

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

"This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I

*as Sir Micheal Cain*

Oi, d'you know? I was gonna post that song as it has a particular resonance today

Good shout.

... but... but it always happens the other way around!!

Eh?"

As in you always pip me to the song I was about to post

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

The one that goes.ooooooo of ooooo ohhhh

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

The five stair steps - Ooh Child

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvRwR-hZDVY

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"This makes me smile with equal amounts of incredible music and cheesy lyrics. Isaacs Hayes, Shaft

http://youtu.be/nFvRvSxsW-I

*as Sir Micheal Cain*

Oi, d'you know? I was gonna post that song as it has a particular resonance today

Good shout.

... but... but it always happens the other way around!!

Eh?

As in you always pip me to the song I was about to post

Credit where credit's due

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

((Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oZClso_yUQ

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By *arksMan
over a year ago

in the centre

Not Motown but you can't go wrong with a bit of Otis

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GVbTE4wCbpw

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Very difficult to pick only one and all the ones listed above would be contenders for my favourite.

As someone else has said. Although she is a bit of a diva you have to take your hat off to Diana Ross. Some of the early songs with the supreme's (Baby Love, Love Child to name just a couple) was great work in the 60's. Later songs such as I'm Still Waiting and even her Bee Gees collaboration with Chain reaction (Don't think that was on Motown though) was very good.

Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy and David Ruffin, Stevie Wonder, were superb and I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Jackson Five yet.

However head and shoulders above the lot just has to be Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. They just didn't do a bad song.

This thread has got me all emotional now with memories of the Mecca in Blackpool. Happy days.

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

Curtis Mayfield, Move On Up

http://youtu.be/6Z66wVo7uNw

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over a year ago

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By *r Stagger LeeMan
over a year ago

torquay

do I love you - frank wilson

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

Oooh and thanks to Hotlovefun42 I've gone and got the Four Tops, Reach Out in my head now

http://youtu.be/NsmWEJmpxdw

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

I know it's not strictly Motown Soul, it's Staxx Records but Otis Redding These Arms of Mines melts my heart every time I hear it.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Get. In.

The Jackson 5 - ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7796-au8U

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

My Girl - The Temptations

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

"Get. In.

The Jackson 5 - ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7796-au8U"

I've got a few of theirs queued up! I Want You Back is up next

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

I collect rare vinyl, have over 5,000 singles, mainly tamla motown and northern soul but anything by Marvin Gaye and the Isley Brothers does it for me ...

Might have to spin a tune now

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

Got To Give It Up by the late, great Marvin Gaye

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Rick James - Super Freak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M

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

To many great ones to say but this is on my top 10 playlist.

Levi Stubbs/Four Tops

Baby I need your loving

https://youtu.be/61pncmVOHFM

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

"Rick James - Super Freak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M

Now that's one for the Fab disco

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

Too Busy Thinkin Bout My Baby... The Temptations

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

"Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvRwR-hZDVY"

One of my favourites too.

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By *isa 59Woman
over a year ago

Newcastle

"Good grief...I don't think I could pick just one!

Well one from your list ? "

As everyone else is choosing more than one here are some of my favourites (although not all strictly Motown).

Third finger left hand - Martha and the Vandellas

Needle in a haystack - The Velvelettes

Do I love you - Frank Wilson

Heaven must have sent you - The Elgins

This old heart of mine - The Isley Bros

Bernadette - The Four Tops

Long after tonight is all over - Jimmy Radcliffe

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

Ooh interesting thread. I've a new cabaret residency where I'm covering a different artist/genre each month. October, Motown

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

"I have lots, one of mine is Tracks of my Tears : Smokey Robinson and the miracles.

http://youtu.be/BCwkZrj2VT4"
Tuuuuune!

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By *acko9568Man
over a year ago

saltburn

"Anyone heard Diana ross someday we'll be together but it's a live version and she has people from the crowd singing aswell it's amazing "

I was at the talk of the town in London, very early 70s, and she sat on a guys knee, not 10 yards away, singing this. AMAZING!!!

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