The Motown Sound has something extra-special about it. Berry Gordy, Jr. knew people would be listening on their car stereos and transistor radios and he was going to do what it took to make songs sound good and memorable. Even if you couldn’t put your finger on it, when a Motown song came on, baby, you knew it. Still do.
Smokey Robinson was the lead singer of a band called The Miracles …. five teenaged friends from Detroit, Michigan. He produced, wrote and sang several of Motown’s most memorable hits including the label’s first smash song, “Shop Around” in 1960. A year later, “Please Mr. Postman”, by The Marvelettes, was the label’s first No. 1 song. It would not be the last.
Let’s begin today’s musical journey with The Miracles’ first smash hit – a song about a mother giving advice to her grown son on how to find a woman worthy of being a girlfriend or wife.
From 1960, written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, here’s “Shop Around” by The Miracles.
And this is what was on the B side – “Who’s Lovin’ You”. That’s right …. this was not originally done by the Jackson 5!
Thanks for joining me today for Monday Motown Magic.
See you on the flip side. 😎
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Motown. Magic…
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For sure!
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That took me back to my youth club days!
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It’s one of those songs that really sticks with you!
Thanks, Keith!
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Smokey, oh yeah!!! Never tire of this music!
It really is magic, N.
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Oh, I love this song, too! Smokey and the Miracles had it going on!
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“Tears of a Clown” would have to be my favourite Smokey song. Those early ones were really good as well.
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That’s a really great song, Glyn.
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My fav? Tears of a Clown.
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Yeah, it’s a good one!
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Smokey has such a smooth sounding voice, that I could listen to him singing all day long.
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He was one of the best, for sure!
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Sometimes we/I missed those great hits at the time they were great hits! Due to other things in life going on. Thanks to the Song Time Capsules you prepare we/I can discover and enjoy them.
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I’m glad to know you’re enjoying them, Sighs. Comments are important, especially the ones that say “I’m bored. Time to move on.”
Just because I’m enjoying presenting a certain genre doesn’t mean everyone else is!
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Comments: World’s Worst Invention. lol I should have saved the ones I wrote through out the years and then decided not to post.
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