Favourite Motown Tracks

[Kiran]

Sean posted in another thread about Motown recently and I thought I would start a thread about our favourite songs from Motown.
Here are some of mine....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjR6u5QOTKE&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5iadqH3Eg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coh7n6dYj5Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgnGhjoQ0lg&feature=related

[Kiran]

I love Stevie Wonder's older stuff and two albums in particular - Inner Visions and Songs in the Key of Life

Here are some of my faves...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2LNsifEzg&feature=related
Good morn or evening friends
Here's your friendly announcer
I have serious news to pass on to every-body
What I'm about to say
Could mean the world's disaster
Could change your joy and laughter to tears and pain

It's that
Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far

The force of evil plans
To make you its possession
And it will if we let it
Destroy ev-er-y-body
We all must take
Precautionary measures
If love and please you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say

Oh that
Love's in need of love today
love's in need of love today
Don't delay
don't delay
Send yours in right away
right a-way
Hate's goin' round
hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
break-ing hearts
Stop it please
stop it please
Before it's gone too far
gone too far

People you know that
Love's in need of love today
love's in need of love today
Don't delay
don't de-lay

Send yours in right away
right a-way
You know that hate's
hate's
Hate's goin' round
goin' round
Breaking many hearts
break-ing hearts
Stop stop it please
Before it's gone too far
gone too far

It's up to you cause
Love's in need of love today
love's in need of love today
Don't delay
don't de-lay
Send yours in right away
right a-way
You know that hate's
hate's
Hate's goin' round
goin' round
Breaking-hate's tried to break my heart many times
break-ing hearts
Don't-you've got to stop it please
stop it please
Before before before
gone too far

Love's in need of love love today
love's in need of love today
Don't delay
don't de-lay
Send yours in right away
right a-way
You know that hate's going around
hate's goin'
Hate's going around hate's going around
round break-
And it tried to break up many hearts
ing hearts Stop
You've got to I've got to They've got to
it please
We've got to They've got to We've got to
gone
Stop it before it's gone too far
too far
Love's love's in need of love
love's in need of love
Did you ever think that love would be in need of love today
to-day don't
Don't delay
de-lay
Send yours right away
right a-way

Hate's hate's
hate's goin' round
Bring it down a little love is very peaceful
So bring it down a little
stop it please
gone too far
love's in need
of love today
don't delay
right away awaaaay
love's in need
of love today
don't delay
right away awaaaay
hate's goin round
breaking hearts
Well, please stop it
Um L-O-V-E love Oh, L-O-V-E lo---------ve
love's in need
of love today
don't delay
right away
Just give the world LOVE.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWXhBAINGS0
People hand in hand
Have I lived to see the milk and honey land ?
Where hate's a dream and love forever stands
Or is this a vision in my mind ?

The law was never passed
But somehow all men feel they're truly free at last
Have we really gone this far through space and time
Or is this a vision in my mind ?

I'm not one who makes believe
I know that leaves are green
They only change to brown when autumn comes around
I know just what I say
Today's not yesterday
And all things have an ending

But what I'd like to know
Is could a place like this exist so beautiful
Or do we have to find our wings and fly away
To the vision in our mind ?

I'm not one who makes believes
I know that leaves are green
They only change to brown when autumn comes around

I know just what I say
Today's not yesterday
And all things have an ending

But what I'd like to know
Is could a place like this exist so beautiful
Or do we have to take our wings and fly away
To the vision in our minds ?

[Kiran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0S4SiLxt1s&feature=related

They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been wasting most their lives
Glorifying days long gone behind
They've been wasting most their days
In remembrance of ignorance oldest praise
Tell me who of them will come to be
How many of them are you and me

Dissipation
Race Relations
Consolation
Segregation
Dispensation
Isolation
Exploitation
Mutilation
Mutations
Miscreation
Confirmation.......to the evils of the world

They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been looking in their minds
For the day that sorrow's gone from time
They keep telling of the day
When the Savior of love will come to stay
Tell me who of them will come to be
How many of them are you and me

Proclamation of Race Relations
Consolation
Integration
Verification of Revelations
Acclamation
World Salvation
Vibrations
Simulation
Confirmation.......to the peace of the world

They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a future paradise
We've been spending too much of our lives
Living in a pastime paradise

Let's start living our lives
Living for the future paradise
Praise to our lives
Living for the future paradise
Shame to anyones lives
Living in a pastime paradise

[Mr. Brightside]

Awesome Idea Lorri :)

I go through phases of listening to old Northern Soul and Motown records, I adore the Four Tops, Levi Stubbs is one of my all time favorite singers. His voice just transports you into another time and place..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joqjBAJx4ZA&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvD7RkEkH5A

And possibly the most chilled out beautiful song ever..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w-5uW2tCn4

More to come ;)

[Anjou]

This one is pure infectious fun.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebGt76gEHzA&playnext=1&list=PL2D486E5B454159E6&index=24

[Anjou]

And this one is simply pure musical joy.
As in Pagliacci, though, the protagonist clown is trying to hide his sadness behind empty smiles.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zww7FQILQec

[Kiran]

Sean - Agree completely honey and as it was you that inspired this thread, am happy to see you posting! 'Its All In the Game' is one of my favourite Motown tracks ever!!!

Anjou - It is...very infectious and such an underrated style of music in my book but music that lead to so many other genres today!! Heat Wave is one of those that always gets the feet tapping!! ;)

[Mr. Brightside]

Gladys Knight and the pips are another great band, I love these 2 tracks


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJldWRYe8k4&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D6HsaQ4EJM&feature=related

[Mr. Brightside]

Remember this show all those years ago celebrating Motown, What a performance by Michael Jackson..


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

[Mr. Brightside]

Released after the Motown heyday by the Commodores these 2 tracks are among my favorite love songs ever


So many dreams that flew away
So many words we didn't say
Two people lost in a storm
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlKwOoQ4eE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-ivWxy5KE

[Kiran]

Gladys Knight and the pips are another great band, I love these 2 tracks


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJldWRYe8k4&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D6HsaQ4EJM&feature=related

Oh now you are talking!! I love Gladys Knight!!! Her voice is so warm!

[Kiran]

Released after the Motown heyday by the Commodores these 2 tracks are among my favorite love songs ever


So many dreams that flew away
So many words we didn't say
Two people lost in a storm
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlKwOoQ4eE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-ivWxy5KE

OMG! I remember slow dancing to both of these in the night clubs of old!!! Oh no...did that actually slip out???!!! lollol

[Kiran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-QrzeqHA5M&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg&playnext=1&list=PLC581793D9A5C0615

[Kiran]

I know the group aren't motown but the group is and I just loved this version!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdr9FiNZoQ&feature=related