Motown Thread

[Stranger Than Paradise]

Don't how many on here are motown fans but I'll post it here anyway. This thread is a place to discuss and list your favourite motown acts. A place to celebrate the glorious genre of soul which is Motown.

Favourite Motown bands/artists
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Marvin Gaye
The Supremes
Stevie Wonder
Jimmy Ruffin
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
The Four Tops
The Velvelettes
Jr Walker and the Allstars
The Isley Brothers
Edwin Starr
The Jackson 5

[brigadista]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjmp0XEUxA&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNn361umypM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDckI2P_DPA

[communard resolution]

I'm joining the celebration. My two fave Motown tracks are these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDnowUOa4I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-EKd2n0urs

[Hampton]

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

[Sam_b]

Oh God yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_b5gQdsbw

and of course, the obvious choice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dGdrP3pms

[Bazza]

At the moment my favourite Motown tune is The Contours 'A Little Misunderstanding'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4JYF_nNjco


I also love Marvin Gaye are here are my 3 faves by him.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7wsoiRbirM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-8Xzk0CsH4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFIapkrheXo

[Pirate Utopian]

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Probably my favorite soul song.

[brigadista]

Don't how many on here are motown fans but I'll post it here anyway. This thread is a place to discuss and list your favourite motown acts. A place to celebrate the glorious genre of soul which is Motown.

Favourite Motown bands/artists
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Marvin Gaye
The Supremes
Stevie Wonder
Jimmy Ruffin
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
The Four Tops
The Velvelettes
Jr Walker and the Allstars
The Isley Brothers
Edwin Starr
The Jackson 5


its a shame only a few of us have replied so far...

anyone want to start a funk thread? i am feeling like doing it what do you think?

[Stranger Than Paradise]

its a shame only a few of us have replied so far...

anyone want to start a funk thread? i am feeling like doing it what do you think?

Yeah I know I had a feeling there wouldn't be many Motown fans on here. I was thinking about doing a Funk thread aswell, you should do it for sure. I love funk as much as I love Motown.

[DesertShark]

I love funk, love Motown. Personally, I enjoy my funk with just music and no lyrics.

But in talking about Motown, you are all completely forgetting THE most important part: the dudes who played the music and I mean ALL THE MUSIC that came out of Motown. I'm talking of course, about the Funk Brothers. If you don't know who I'm talking about, check out the movie "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." They had the greatest bass player of all time, James Jamerson (check out my post in the "Favorite bassist?" thread (http://www.revleft.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1414904&postcount=24) for some videos).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4

[Stranger Than Paradise]

The Funk Brothers are absolutely amazing. Any Motown song you know has probably been played by the funk brothers.

[manic expression]

anyone want to start a funk thread? i am feeling like doing it what do you think?

Oh yeah, I'll be all over that. James Brown, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Sapo, Sly and the Family Stone, Lynn Collins.....................:cool::thumbup:

As for Motown, I love listening to it when it comes on the radio, but I don't know that much. However, I don't think anyone's mentioned Al Green yet. He's a bit later than most, but he was still with Motown and I think he falls in that genre. Here's just one classic of many:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVzYxqG9N1c

"I'm So Tired of Being Alone" and "Love and Happiness" are two other CLASSICS.

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

Damm right...love Mowtown, it just does not date!

Im not going to list, because they are all so good, but here is a Mowtown label song (not Soul per se) , with Stevie Wonder on it and producing....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0U92sN-Eo

[brigadista]

funk thread started - go to- make it FUNKY