Happy 81st, Smokey Robinson! Wow.

[Faygo Kid]

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Great selection!

One of motown favorites! And you have to love the fancy footwork!

[ancianita]

2. Happy birthday, Smokey! You're my fav Motown artist!

Thank you! This makes me so happy.

Here's my favorite song with what I consider his most lyrical lyrics.

There you were, beautiful
The promise of love was written on your face
You led me on with untrue kisses
You held me captive in your false embrace

Quicker than I could bat an eye
Seems you were telling me goodbye
Just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Sweetness was only heartache's camouflage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

We used to meet in romantic places
You gave the illusion that your love was real
Now all that's left are lipstick traces
From the kisses you only pretended to feel

And now our meetings you avoid
And so my world you have destroyed
Just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
The way you wrecked my life was like sabotage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage


You only filled me with despair
By showing love that wasn't there
Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into something I should have dodged
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into something I should have dodged
The love I saw in you was just a mirage

[secondwind]

3. That sure took me back......... wow!!

[ancianita]

4. His voice always makes my world feel better.

[ancianita]

5. May you live another 81!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. And a very happy birthday!

He has so many decades of songs that it is hard to pick one. He can do some ballads like this -

But one song that I always liked as a kid was this -

And this is an interesting interview with him that talks about his impetus behind that song (note the sound is very low so have to turn it all up to hear it) -

[pfitz59]

7. The T.A.M.I. Show performance

One of a kind event... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.A.M.I._Show