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Songs Mentioning the Beatles: Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86757) • United States 3 Jun

Good way-too-early morning! I have three, count ‘em three appointments at the VA hospital today. All scheduled and routine, and two of them are dental (a filling and a cleaning). It’s just getting up to be there at the...

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1966 Songs: Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

Four Walls @FourWalls (86757) • United States 1 Apr

Think about it. You may have heard this song this week. And it’s sixty years old now. See, music is timeless! Let’s continue to celebrate my birthday with a look more birthdays, these being the 60th anniversary of great...

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Songs to Dance To: Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

Four Walls @FourWalls (86757) • United States 1 Oct

Yes, I’m up early. Before I take off for Lexington I want to give you a song to dance to! Last month I had a great time with slower songs, inspired by a joke from @rebelann about how fast too many of these songs were. Well,...

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Slower Dancing Songs: My Girl

Four Walls @FourWalls (86757) • United States 12 Sep

Yesterday was rough for me. Sorry for my absence. I’ll catch up today. This month I’m honoring the slower songs that you can sway or slow dance to. This was inspired by @rebelann who is tired of my mosh pit boogie tunes....

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smokey robinson

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

Four Walls @FourWalls (86757) • 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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Vinyl Junkie #11 - Masterpiece

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 14 Mar 20

Along with Black Sabbath's 1971 album, Master of Reality, this particular record, The Tempations' 1973 errr, masterpiece, Masterpiece, is the very foundation of my life spent as a music collector. When I was, I don't know,...

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Be One of Us #32 - "Ball of Confusion (That's what the World is Today)"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 1 Sep 19

And why not? 50 songs with "of" in the title (Way to stretch the old imagination, dude!) In random order, we are at #32: "Ball of Confusion (That's what the World is Today)" by the Temptations. Rap on, brother, rap on....

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The Way You Do the Things You Do

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 5 Aug 19

“The Way You Do the Things You Do” is a wonderful song by The Temptations which I heard again and chose for my musical selection. This song has an easy melody and nice rhythm and rhyme with clever lyrics such as “You know you...

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song the way you do the things you do

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Play it Again, Sam #35a - "Ball of Confusion (That's what the World is Today)"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 30 Apr 18

Songs moving out, songs moving in. It's time for this morning's Play it Again, Sam, a two part discussion consisting of an original song followed by a cover of that song. We are at #35a, the "original:" "Ball of Confusion (That's...

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Favorite Protest Songs #6 - "Masterpiece"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 24 Sep 16

What can I say? I love protest songs, hence my Favorite Protest Songs series. We're at #6, which belongs to their 1973 hit "Masterpiece." The Temptations have, albeit with a revolving door of a lineup (Otis Williams is the only...

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Have You Ever Been To Las Vegas, Nevada?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 27 Aug 16

Las Vegas is perhaps the most popular tourist attraction in the world besides Disney World. I don’t know which one would win that contest. I’ve been to Las Vegas three times. All three times were paid for by the company I...

cirque du soleil

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Remember these 80's Gems? #8 - "Standing on the Top"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 25 Aug 16

We head over to the R&B side of things for #8 in my Remember these 80's Gems? series, with The Temptations' 1982 single "Standing on the Top." The Temptations are a legendary vocal group founded in Detroit in 1960, and despite...

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Favorite Cover Songs #2 - "Ball of Confusion"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 20 Jun 16

#2 in my Favorite Cover Songs series takes us to England, where Love and Rockets formed. Love and Rockets (vocalist/guitarist Daniel Ash, vocalist/bassist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins) were 3/4 of legendary goth band...

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Into the Groovy #18 - "Masterpiece"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43611) • Denver, Colorado 7 Apr 16

The Temptations are a three-time Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocal group from Detroit that rose to fame with smash hits such as "My Girl," and "Ain't too Proud to Beg." It was, however, their 1970's work that I...

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