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    Thread: Favourite Motown Tracks

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      Default Favourite Motown Tracks

      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....








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      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...


      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.


      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 ?

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      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

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      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..





      And possibly the most chilled out beautiful song ever..



      More to come

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      This one is pure infectious fun.


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



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      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!!

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




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


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      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?




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      Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Brightside View Post
      Gladys Knight and the pips are another great band, I love these 2 tracks



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

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      Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Brightside View Post
      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?



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

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


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