niedziela, 23 kwietnia 2017

Motown listening list for April 28, 2017 (Plus lyrics!)

Addition: Here are the lyrics (if there are any changes I'll bring them to class)

Here's this week's listening list. It's much longer than usual as this is meant partly to give you an idea of the scope of Motown in the 1960s. You will probably recognize many songs (some from cover versions done later). The ones marked *** are more likely to be used in class.
The videos at the bottom are a sampling of the instrumental and a capella tracks available.
The last video is a sample of the Motown strategy of appealing to middle aged listeners by performing songs that would be familiar to them (especially on TV appearances).
Hopefully I'll have a lyric sheet tomorrow by 19.00...


EARLY YEARS 1960-63)

Money (That's what I want)
Barret Strong (1960)

***Shop around
The Miracles (1961)

***Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes (1961)

Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes (1962)

***Fingertips (Part 2)
Little Stevie Wonder (1963)

Heat wave
Martha and the Vandellas (1963)

GLORY YEARS 1964-1970)

My Guy
Mary Wells (1964)

My Girl (1964)
The Temptations

***Where did our love go?
The Supremes (1964)

How sweet it is (to be loved by you)
Marvin Gaye (1964)

Dancing in the streets
Martha and the Vandellas (1964)

Baby, I need your loving
The Four Tops (1964)

Baby love
The Supremes (1964)

***I can't help myself (Sugar pie honey bunch)
The Four Tops (1965)

Stop! In the name of love
The Supremes (1965)

Ain't too proud to beg
The Temptations (1966)

What becomes of the brokenhearted?
Jimmy Ruffin (1966)

You keep me hangin' on
The Supremes (1966)

Reach out! I'll be there
The Four Tops (1966)

***I heard it through the grapevine
Gladys Knight and the Pips (1967)

***Ain't no mountain high enough
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967)

Cloud Nine
The Temptations (1968)

For once in my life
Stevie Wonder (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsB543zqSM

Love Child
Diana Ross and the Supremes (1968)

***I heard it through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye (1968)

My Cherie Amour
Stevie Wonder (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Gu-CyE-NQ

I can't get next to you
The Temptations (1969)

Yester-me Yester-you Yesterday
Stevie Wonder (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWD9mfLW9xY

Someday we'll be together
Diana Ross and the Supremes (1969)

Ball of Confusion
The Temptations (1970)

If I were your woman
Gladys Knight and the Pips (1970)

The tears of a clown
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1970)

***I want you back
The Jackson 5 (1970)

RELATED VIDEOS

***James Jamerson isolated bass (I can't help myself)

***Funk brothers instrumental track (Love is like an itching in my heart)

Funk brothers with the Andantes (Just ask the lonely)

Supremes a capella track (Come see about me)

Temptations a capella track (Just my imagination)

Somewhere (cover by the Supremes)

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