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My top 10 documentaries @3 - Twenty Feet From Stardom

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 20 Oct 24

So there are a lot of documentaries around about race and prejudice in America that make the top 50 lists but for me they are revered for the message rather than the content, rarely subtle, often polemics and not up for arguments....

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Ain’t This a Countdown: Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

Four Walls @FourWalls (86778) • United States 9 Oct 23

Hopefully you knew this song would be on the list. “Ain’t” might be improper grammar, but the songs that have it in the title certainly make for fabulous music! Get up, dance, and sing along with today’s entry on the...

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My Guy!!

Danna B. @db20747 (43419) • Washington, District Of Columbia 9 Nov 21

This is one of my favorite songs! So cute and light and you can sing this to your favorite beau! The other half to this is My Girl By the Temptations! My two all time favorites. A gal can sing My Guy to her guy and and guy can...

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Why Diana Ross always makes me happy

franseman @franseman (516) • Philippines 22 Oct 12

Shortly before I turned eleven years old The Supremes had a hit record with The Happening. I loved the song so much that as soon I heard the first notes, I ran to the radio to put my ear on it (at that time we had a distribured...

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I Remember Old Motown Fondly What Are Some Of Your Favorite Mowtown Songs?

Cherryd41 @Cherryd41 (1119) • United States 28 Sep 09

Hi Mylotters I am a big fan of Old Motowm I like the Temptations, and The Supremes and Smokey Robinson to name a few......some of my favorites by the Temptations were 1. My Girl 2. Beautys Only Skin Deep 3. Firefly 4.Ball Of...

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smokie robinson

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Got any Motown lovers in the House?

Citychic @Citychic (4067) • United States 21 Aug 09

hey mylotters, i want to know who love motown Music, me I'm a number one fan! The music of Motown will never die, do you agree or disagree, tell me what you like about it or if you hate it I want to know about that too...........

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Who Wrote the Book Of Love?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 14 Apr 09

Tell me, who ... who do you think can express real love in their words and muisic? I know that this will be different for different people, so to YOU, who writes about love from the heart? Maybe you can introduce people to a...

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Wednesday on American Idol. Who was the best?

JABeau59 @JABeau59 (446) • United States 25 Mar 09

The evening started out with Matt Giraud singing Let's Get It On. He was very good. He had a nice vocal range, clear high notes and his voice was well suited to the song. Simon said he was brilliant. Kris Allen was next. He...

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Are a huge MOTOWN fan?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 13 Nov 08

I love Motown oldies. I especially liked the old Jackson 5 songs, the Temptations, the Ol' Jays, Marvin Gaye and Al Green. Songs that were sung in that day in time were so real and full of realities of the life that was taking...

What is your favorite style music?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 19 Oct 08

I enjoy a variety of music. Before I became a christian, I used to listen to R & B, and a little rap, and Motown oldies. I didn't like instrumental music much at all. Now that I am a christian, I mainly listen to gospel, I...

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Motown Record - An Influence on the Music Industry?

KrazyKlingon @KrazyKlingon (5005) • United States 17 Sep 08

Started by Berry Gordy back in the late 1950's to start recording music by a singing group called, at that time, the Matadors, in Detroit, has had an impact throughout the 1960's & 1970's, & even in the 1980's. Furthermore, it is...

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Legends of the Fifties and Sixties

lttlmischievious @lttlmischievious (126) • United States 31 May 08

So how many of you are Motown and Old Time Rock N Roll Lovers? Share your Memories on all the Motown Sounds you remember and all the concerts you can remember. As for me, the list is way to long to remember all of the Great Bands...

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what is your favorite motown hits/ or songs

JAYMAR777 @JAYMAR777 (839) • Philippines 19 Apr 08

one of my favorite songs of motown is the song by the spinners called "it's a shame". this is a song that i felt could have been #1 but it is just #14 on the charts. Beautiful melody, brilliant bass work from jamersson. this was...

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stevie wonder

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who is your favorite artist/s/bands

JAYMAR777 @JAYMAR777 (839) • Philippines 19 Apr 08

Maybe you don't know or familiar with James jamerson the house bassist of the then motown records. He's responsible of more than 80 hits more than any artist. He's responsible with the songs like My Girl, I heard through the...

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james jamerson

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Music Scene of Today

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 23 Dec 07

I was going to complain about the music scne of today not being as good as the music cene of yesterday, but only the good music of yesterday has lasted. I'm sure there were plenty of corny songs of the past. I do feel the music...

The Beatles Copied Motown

musiqkid @musiqkid (17) 17 Oct 07

I done a show on the Beatles and i have no idea how they made so much money if they copied Motown, they wasn't original they stole something that was there already.

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Who is your most favorite Motown artist?

ma_belle @ma_belle (1357) • United States 30 May 07

I guess growing up in the Detroit area, it was hard for me to avoid growing up in listening to Motown. I grew to love it, especially since I've entered my twenties and realized how timeless some of the music really is. My...

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music

stevie wonder

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The movie about that Motown group, "The Temptations"

KrazyKlingon @KrazyKlingon (5005) • United States 17 Mar 07

Several years ago, someone had a website about The Temptations in which the webmistress & the whole site vanished. Based on the book written by Otis Williams, the sole survivor of the Motown act, The Temptations, & I forgot the...

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