O/T Which music organisation is 45 years old today?

[The Large One]

Answer: Tamla Motown - started on this day in 1959.

What a day: football, Motown, beer - even Daisy was nice to me today... Man, I swear it's going to start raining chocolate in a minute.

Anyway, Radio 2 has Motown on until 5pm - which begs the point in yet another one of NSC's musical conundrums; which are your five favourite Motown singles?

Mine...

Virtually everything by 4 Tops
Virtually everything by Stevie Wonder
Virtually everything by Marvin Gaye
Virtually everything by Smokey Robinson
Virtually everything by Diana Ross & The Supremes

Is that a cop out?

BTW - quiz question, what is the Motown song link with one of Albion's players?

 

[Juan Albion]

Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Do-It-All. Dedicated to Adam Virgo.

 

[The Large One]

Stevie Wonder - He's Misstra Do-It-All. Dedicated to Adam Virgo.

 

[sams dad]

Nathan Jones-by The Supremes

 

[sams dad]

Fantastic Programme on Radio 2-brought back loads of memories for me.
Not neccesarily my favourites but 5 great Motown singles:
It's a shame- The Motown Spinners
Walk away from love- David Ruffin
Aint too proud to beg-The Temptations
Do what you gotta do- The Four Tops
Can I get a witness-Marvin Gaye

 

[Yorkie]

Nowhere to run - Martha Reeves& the Vandellas

What becomes of the brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin

Standing in the shadows of love
Bernadette - both Four Tops

I was made to love her - Stevie Wonder

+ one other

I heard it on the grapevine - Marvin Gaye.

 

[Icy Gull]

Are they still going If so when was their last hit??

Papa was a Rolling Stone - Temptations
Midnight train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Tracks of my Tears - Smokey Robinson
Can I get a witness - Marvin Gaye

 

[The Large One]

Are they still going If so when was their last hit??

Midnight train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

Not utterly convinced that was on Motown. Although they did record for them in the 1960s, including a rendition of 'Grapevine' before Marvin. MTTG was released on Buddah here in about 1976.