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46. Loved Gladys Knight and the Pips. Midnight Train to Georgia.

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Mon Aug 14, 2023, 10:15 PM

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What is your favorite Motown, Soul, R&B. song? Kicked for BOSSHOG [View all] debm55 Aug 2023 OP

Used To Be My Girl CanonRay Aug 2023 #1

I remember that one too. debm55 Aug 2023 #2

Great song and group VGNonly Aug 2023 #33

"Bernadette", by the Four Tops. Mister Ed Aug 2023 #3

Agreed. Jameson was the man...him and the Funk Brothers made Motown's sound. brush Aug 2023 #12

Best bass player ever! VGNonly Aug 2023 #52

Loved that song too. debm55 Aug 2023 #13

The Four Tops..."I'll Be There". ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 #4

Great song. How could I forget the Four Tops. Loved the whole Motown sound. debm55 Aug 2023 #14

Mine, too! Aristus Aug 2023 #85

That's my favorite, too! Glorfindel Aug 2023 #79

#1: "Heat Wave" by Martha Reeves & Vandellas... always makes me want to dance! Jrose Aug 2023 #5

Thank you. Love your choices. debm55 Aug 2023 #15

What's Going On. multigraincracker Aug 2023 #6

Marvin was great. debm55 Aug 2023 #30

multigraincracker..... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #40

I love all of his songs but that one just magnified the moment for me. CTyankee Aug 2023 #61

I know-wasn't it his father that shot him. He had such a beautiful voice. debm55 Aug 2023 #71

IIRC, his father was super religious and thought his son's music offended God. I'm not sure of all CTyankee Aug 2023 #72

Me too. So sad. debm55 Aug 2023 #73

"Baby I Need Your Loving" by the Four Tops 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2023 #7

You are so right and thank you for posting the song. debm55 Aug 2023 #16

Undoubtably the Four Tops; no one else is close MichMan Aug 2023 #8

Wow. "The Four Tops" are well represented here...my favorite group too. brush Aug 2023 #11

Standing in the Shadows of Love. I loved the songs. debm55 Aug 2023 #17

So true. MichMan. debm55 Aug 2023 #47

All of the above! Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #9

That whole sound of Motown was wonderful. Unforgetable songs. debm55 Aug 2023 #18

papa was a rolling stone! jcgoldie Aug 2023 #10

The Temps. One of my favorites. Thank you for posting the song. debm55 Aug 2023 #19

Love love this song. Great story telling, vocals so intense! emulatorloo Aug 2023 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Sneederbunk Aug 2023 #20

Too many to pick one! Here's 5 emulatorloo Aug 2023 #21

I know-isn't that the truth. Thank you for posting the songs. debm55 Aug 2023 #23

Thanks for posting the thread! So many great replies. emulatorloo Aug 2023 #24

You are welcome. debm55 Aug 2023 #25

Smokey Robinson!!! Niagara Aug 2023 #26

Smokey and the Miracles. what great music! debm55 Aug 2023 #29

"Do You Love Me" by The Contours... Have to add that one ... Super dance number! Jrose Aug 2023 #27

I remember dancing as a kid to that song. You are so right about the dancing. Love it. debm55 Aug 2023 #28

Anything by Marvin Gaye Bayard Aug 2023 #31

Love it! Thank you so much for posting the video! It got me moving. debm55 Aug 2023 #34

Jr. Walker & The All Stars VGNonly Aug 2023 #32

Oh my, I remember that sax at the beginning, One of my favorites. Thanks you for bringing back good debm55 Aug 2023 #35

"Hitch Hike" (1962)..Marvin Gaye (back up Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) Tikki Aug 2023 #36

Thank you for the video. Marvin sounds so young. debm55 Aug 2023 #37

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine." 3catwoman3 Aug 2023 #38

Loved Gladys Knight and the Pips. Midnight Train to Georgia. debm55 Aug 2023 #46

The Spinners, Stevie Wonder.... IcyPeas Aug 2023 #39

Oh thank you so much for posting these videos, I had just turned 18 and honest to God, I got a wave debm55 Aug 2023 #44

Uptight! VGNonly Aug 2023 #41

Little Stevie Wonder. Loved dancing to this. Stevie had one were he didn't really sing but played debm55 Aug 2023 #43

Fingertips? VGNonly Aug 2023 #50

That's it!!!!!!! Thank you. debm55 Aug 2023 #51

debm55............. Upthevibe Aug 2023 #42

I love all the songs on your list. I wish I would not have limited it to Motown but included R and B debm55 Aug 2023 #45

Good times. lpbk2713 Aug 2023 #55

Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour: highplainsdem Aug 2023 #48

Loved that song and Wilson Pickett. Brings back so many memories. Thank you highplainsdem for debm55 Aug 2023 #49

Big Wilson Pickett fan, here. (nt) Paladin Aug 2023 #57

Rock Your Baby VGNonly Aug 2023 #53

I remember this from college days. thank you debm55 Aug 2023 #60

Just the first one is actually on the Motown label. (As you can tell, I dig funky bass players.) LudwigPastorius Aug 2023 #54

Thank you, LudwigPastorius,, great songs. debm55 Aug 2023 #58

The Temptations: Just My Imagination Submariner Aug 2023 #56

So smouth and mellow. debm55 Aug 2023 #59

I liked Herbie Hancock, too debm55 Aug 2023 #62

Temps, Smoky & Stevie ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #63

Love them too. My Stevie favorite that gets me dancing is Superstition. debm55 Aug 2023 #64

It Was My Go To For Karaoke For Years ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #65

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Too Many....a few here... NowsTheTime Aug 2023 #67

Love the songs. At my wedding we played Roberta Flack"s song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" as debm55 Aug 2023 #68

Slow dancing, anyone? thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #69

What wonderful songs! Listening to Roberta's song sent goosebumps down my arms. It is lovely and debm55 Aug 2023 #70

Kicking for BossHog debm55 Aug 2023 #74

Thanks debm55 Aug 2023 #76

THANK YOU MY DEAR, LOVING IT. BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #75

Sam and Dave - "Wrap It Up" Doc_Technical Aug 2023 #77

Yes, Sam and Dave debm55 Aug 2023 #78

I like very old R&B. Elessar Zappa Aug 2023 #80

Very true debm55 Aug 2023 #81

And let's not forget Rare Earth BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #82

Or George Clinton and FunkedelicI like the early ones---Tammy and Marvin, Stevie, Temps. I don't debm55 Aug 2023 #83

Hi Deb, quite a thread ya got going BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #84

Anything by The Spinners Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #86

Agree debm55 Sep 2023 #87