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Reply #30 posted 02/28/09 9:10pm

phunkdaddy

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SoulAlive said:

"Love Is Here (And Now You're Gone)" by Diana Ross and the Supremes.This is actually my favorite song by them.I don't think it did as well as their other singles.


It's my favorite too soul. This is my favorite song with Diana's vocals on
it period. I used to spin my mom's 45 of this song when i was a little boy.

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Tear it on down, My baby loves me
Marvin Gaye - You can leave, but it's going to cost you
Stevie Wonder - I like having you around, Summer Soft
Rick James - Spacey Love, Moonchild
Diana Ross - Have Fun
The Commodores - Come Inside, Say Yeah
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #31 posted 02/28/09 9:12pm

Timmy84

phunkdaddy said:

SoulAlive said:

"Love Is Here (And Now You're Gone)" by Diana Ross and the Supremes.This is actually my favorite song by them.I don't think it did as well as their other singles.


It's my favorite too soul. This is my favorite song with Diana's vocals on
it period. I used to spin my mom's 45 of this song when i was a little boy.

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas - Tear it on down, My baby loves me
Marvin Gaye - You can leave, but it's going to cost you
Stevie Wonder - I like having you around, Summer Soft
Rick James - Spacey Love, Moonchild
Diana Ross - Have Fun
The Commodores - Come Inside, Say Yeah


nod

I especially loved "Tear It On Down" by Martha & the Vandellas. I also love their "Easily Persuaded" joint.
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Reply #32 posted 02/28/09 9:20pm

phunkdaddy

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Yeah T84 martha got down on that song. I have my mom's 45 of that record
til this day and it plays well. I'm gonna preserve the history of that record.

I'm gonna be shopping next to soul one day and get some diana & supremes
music. I'm gonna definitely get that Reflections album. I remember i used to
listen to my mom play it while her and her friends played cards as a little boy.
She also has the love child album which is good too. She has another one too and i can't remember the title. Those albums are probably not in good playing
condition but i will probably grab them and see if i can clean them up and just preserve them for history's sake. Reflections is a fine album.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #33 posted 02/28/09 9:34pm

Harlepolis

Syreeta's WHOLE career in there.

And Stevie Wonder's Hey Love from the Down To Earth LP.
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Reply #34 posted 02/28/09 9:36pm

Timmy84

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah T84 martha got down on that song. I have my mom's 45 of that record
til this day and it plays well. I'm gonna preserve the history of that record.

I'm gonna be shopping next to soul one day and get some diana & supremes
music. I'm gonna definitely get that Reflections album. I remember i used to
listen to my mom play it while her and her friends played cards as a little boy.
She also has the love child album which is good too. She has another one too and i can't remember the title. Those albums are probably not in good playing
condition but i will probably grab them and see if i can clean them up and just preserve them for history's sake. Reflections is a fine album.


I heard some tracks on streaming sites and couldn't believe how great they sounded. I think the entire Motown Sound was incredible on everyone they recorded!
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Reply #35 posted 03/01/09 2:14am

Marrk

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Timmy84 said:

Arnotts said:

"I Wanna Be Where You Are" Michael Jackson. How great is this song.

Lots of Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 songs, but I'm not sure half the time whether their originals or remakes
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A MAJORITY of the Jackson 5/early MJ/Jermaine and Jackie solo recordings that came out had nothing BUT covers. Only a handful were originals, lol.

Of the 18 hits they had in Motown, I think about two of which were covers ("Doctor My Eyes" in England and "Forever Came Today" in the US.

I count the J5's "Don't Let Your Baby" and "All I Do Is Think of You" and MJ's "Take Me Back" and "We're Almost There" as the underrated joints in the Jackson canon.


'Honey Love' too. My god, that song, the layers, it's a thing of beauty.

My choice for today is 'Keep On Running' by Stevie. Don't hear it talked about much, possibly one of the top5 funkiest songs of all time.

Jay Kay has been trying to remake it all his career!
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Reply #36 posted 03/01/09 3:46am

graecophilos

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Marrk said:

Timmy84 said:



A MAJORITY of the Jackson 5/early MJ/Jermaine and Jackie solo recordings that came out had nothing BUT covers. Only a handful were originals, lol.

Of the 18 hits they had in Motown, I think about two of which were covers ("Doctor My Eyes" in England and "Forever Came Today" in the US.

I count the J5's "Don't Let Your Baby" and "All I Do Is Think of You" and MJ's "Take Me Back" and "We're Almost There" as the underrated joints in the Jackson canon.


'Honey Love' too. My god, that song, the layers, it's a thing of beauty.

My choice for today is 'Keep On Running' by Stevie. Don't hear it talked about much, possibly one of the top5 funkiest songs of all time.

Jay Kay has been trying to remake it all his career!


Keep On Running is one of my faves from the MOMM album.
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Reply #37 posted 03/01/09 6:27am

MrSoulpower

Just played a whole set of my favorites on my radio show a while ago ..

http://wrir.org/x/modules...oryid=8810

- The Temptations - Stop the War now (Gordy)
- The Undisputed Truth - 1990 (Gordy)
- Marvin Gaye - You're the man (Tamla)
- Gloria Jones - Share My Love (Motown)
- Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations - Sing a simple Song (Motown)
- Sammy Davis Jr. - Spinning Wheel (Motown)
- The Marvelettes - Here I am Baby (Tamla)
- The Supremes - Sunny Boy (Motown)
- Eddie Kendricks - Date with the Rain (Tamla)
- Gordan Staples and The Motown Strings - Sounds Of The Zodiac (Motown)
- Chuck Jackson - (You Cant Let The Boy Overpower) The man in you (Motown)
- The Temptations - Plastic Man (Gordy)
- Marvin Gaye - The End Of Our Road (Tamla)
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Your Love Makes It All Worth While (Gordy)
- Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Tracks Of My Tears (Motown)
- Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - What love has joined together (Tamla)
- Diana Ross - Imagine (Motown)
- The Supremes - 5:30 Plain (Motown)
- The Undisputed Truth - Life ain't so easy (Whitfield Records)
- Willie Hutch - Give me some of that good old love (Motown)
- The Four Tops - Still Water (Love) (Motown)
- Marvin Gaye - "T" Plays It Cool (Tamla)
- The Commodores - Rapid Fire (Motown)
- Stevie Wonder - Maybe your baby
- Yvonne Fair - Let your hair down (Tamla)
- Puzzle - State of Mind (Motown)
- Riot - Put your Gun down Brother (Motown)
- The Temptations - What It Is? (Gordy)
- The Supremes and Four Tops - River Deep - Mountain High (Motown)
- Four Tops - In These Changing Times (Motown)
- The Undisputed Truth - Save my love for a rainy day (Gordy)
- David Ruffin - My whole world ended (the moment you left me) - Motown)
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Reply #38 posted 03/01/09 9:50am

SoulAlive

"Maybe Tomorrow" by the Jackson 5

music music music music


Am I lying when I say that this is one of the greatest songs EVER?? lol I don't know well it did as a single,but it's definitely one of their best.
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Reply #39 posted 03/01/09 10:19am

Timmy84

SoulAlive said:

"Maybe Tomorrow" by the Jackson 5

music music music music


Am I lying when I say that this is one of the greatest songs EVER?? lol I don't know well it did as a single,but it's definitely one of their best.


#7 R&B, #20 pop in 1971.
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Reply #40 posted 03/02/09 3:56pm

funkpill

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"Silly Wasn't I" by Valerie Simpson








aaahhhhh music
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Reply #41 posted 03/02/09 5:16pm

bobzilla77

One that was never even released until a couple years ago on one of the Hip-O "Complete Singles" boxes:

The Mynah Birds - It's My Time

Toronto band starring Rick James & Neil Young!! Recorded in early '68 right before Neil moved to LA and started Buffalo SPringfield w/Steve Stills.
Must have been one helluva band!

Some more of the sessions have been bootlegged and are even better.
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Reply #42 posted 03/02/09 5:29pm

SoulAlive

funkpill said:

SoulAlive said:

"Silly Wasn't I" by Valerie Simpson








aaahhhhh music


Nice song,isn't it? music
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Reply #43 posted 03/02/09 5:45pm

funkpill

nod one of my faves
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