The supremes, i saw him standing there, 2008, let the music play. If you want to hear motowns best sing great beatles tunes, give it a try but bring an open mind. Soul of motown is a highenergy concertstyle musical tribute show honoring motown legends. The album featured a chuck berry cover and most of their songs, including the hit till there was you, was heavily tilted to motown that particular song written by meredith wilson, a lyricist. This 15song compilation has renditions of lennonmccartney songs and george harrisons solo hit my sweet lord by most of motown s biggest stars, including the supremes, marvin gaye, stevie wonder, the four tops, the temptations. Over the past decade on the las vegas strip, singing and grooving to motown has been second nature for human nature.
Come together motown sings the beatles various artists. From 1962, the group consisted of john lennon rhythm guitar, vocals, paul mccartney bass guitar, vocals, george harrison lead guitar, vocals and ringo starr drum. The song a cowrite between paul and elvis tells the. The 100 greatest motown songs 19601994 part 1 youtube. Postman is a song written by georgia dobbins, william garrett, freddie gorman, brian holland, and robert bateman. Motown records was a huge inspiration for the beatles in their early days, but the influence ran both ways, as the best motown beatles covers reveal. In fact, motown artists had opened for the beatles and shared the stage with some of the most popular white acts, including the rolling stones, during the taping of the infamous tami show in 1964. Presley, elvis sings the hits of doo wop colored vinyl.
The groups main catalogue songs released between 1962 and 1970 consists of 2 songs four of which exist in different versions. This resource is included in the birth of american culture 1950s and 1960s culture unit, located here. Motown artists covered beatle songs fairly often during the 1960s, but the results were among neither the better motown recordings nor the better beatle covers. It is the debut single by the marvelettes for the tamla label, notable as the first motown song to reach the numberone position on the billboard hot 100 pop singles chart. Motown sings the beatles 20 great original motown tracks 1991. The beatles were an english rock band, formed in liverpool in 1960, who are often recognized as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in popular music. Motown sings the beatles 20 great original motown tracks.
Making a list of the best motown songs is no easy task because. Weve also written about the anthology tracks, live radioonly recordings from live at the bbc, and a few extras such. This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written. Elvis presley, chuck berry, beatles, motown, the jackson 5, and much more. Shortly after the release of the evolution of love songs, i began to start working on the evolution of motown music 19601994. Various artists, come together motown sings the beatles. Greatest motown songs brian mccollum, detroit free press pop music critic published 12. The very first hit record for the motown empire and arguably one of its most influential, this ditty went on to be covered by a little, upandcoming british bands like the beatles and the. The first ever motown single to hit number 1 in the billboard 200 pop chart, this doowop ditty features marvin gaye on drums. The beatles used motown as a template for what not to do. With members john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr, the group is often considered the most influential band of the rock era. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. See more ideas about motown, diana ross, diana ross supremes. Barrett strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the tamla label, distributed nationally on anna records.
Detroits motown hits inspire netflix cartoon for kids, motown magic the new animated series motown magic, which has smokey robinson as. The best of the beatles songs sung by motowns greatest. Motown greatest hits collection best motown songs of all. They are for the most part excellentmarvin gaye and gladys knight especially stand out with yesterday and let it be. While active between 1960 and 1970, the group recorded hundreds of songs, with their main catalogue consisting of 2 songs, which include 188 originals and 25 covers. The modern answer to this sublime track would be all about waiting. When the fab four first got together, their sets consisted of american rock and soul covers. The beatles were an english rock band from liverpool. Motown was its own sound, but it was the sound that came from the artists who recorded at motown records, and the beatles never recorded there. Motown sings the beatles music cd album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping.
A parping motownstyle brass section marches us towards the glorious. The best of the beatles songs sung by motowns greatest stars 5351ml is a monoonly various artists lp issued in september of 1984 on motowns midline budget label. Today were pleased to announce the first play of the demo for back on my feet. August 7, 2012 the first two dozen albums 600624, have been originally issued with only a few exceptions with either the car logo or motown rectangular logo.
The aussie quartet is marking its 10year anniversary in residency in las vegas. Price new from used from audio cd, import, august 3, 1992. Listen free to various artists motown sings the beatles a hard days night, eleanor rigby and more. On this page youll find links to articles on all the songs recorded by the beatles during their career, from love me do to let it be. Postman and money, but that doesnt mean they fashioned themselves after detroits hitmaking juggernaut instead, as paul mccartney said during a talk at the liverpool institute for performing arts, it was quite the opposite. Beady eye, across the universe, 2011, single charity download in aid of japanese tsunami. Once they began writing their own music, they still continued to cover these songs that influenced them.
In america, abc knocked the beatles let it be off the top of the billboard hot 100 in 1970. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The beatles were an english rock band from liverpool who recorded hundreds of songs during their career. Elvis presley elvis sings the hits of atlantic spanish 7 vinyl product details. Las vegas strip vets human nature returning to motown. Postman the marvelettes 1961 i cant help myself sugar pie, honey bunch four tops 1965 where did our love go the supremes 1964. Unquestionably the 50 best songs of the beatles ever time out. It is pretty clear that these tunes were recorded at. Money that s what i want is a rhythm and blues song written by tamla founder berry gordy and janie bradford, which was the first hit record for gordys motown enterprise. In the ultimate tribute, the beatles even wrote their own motownstyle song, 1963s this boy and released it as the bside of i want to hold your hand.
I used to have a great 2lp album that was other musicians recording beatles songs. The 50 songs that had motown dancing in the street uk. Uk compilation containing legendary motown artists interpretations of the beatles classics. The 50 songs that had motown dancing in the street with the legendary labels smooth and soulful tunes, stress is not an emotion associated with motown, but.
When the beatles released their second album in the u. Thats where our list of the 50 best beatles songs comes in. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Come together motown sings the beatles 1994, cd discogs. Motown songs are the star in new netflix cartoon for kids. Covered many times, most notably by the beatles, money was motown records first hit and. Motown sings the beatles 20 great original motown tracks cd connoisseur collection, nsp cd 500, 1991, 20 track. Motown album discography, part 1 19611981 by david edwards and mike callahan last update. Motown meets the beatles by various artists audio cd. One of the rawest recordings in the motown canon, the track features only piano, guitar, drums and tambourine and has seen its share of covers from rock bands such as. Bbc radio 2 motown weekend the top 100 digital motown chart. This 15song compilation has renditions of lennonmccartney songs and george harrisons solo hit my sweet lord by most of motowns biggest stars, including the supremes, marvin gaye, stevie wonder, the four tops, the temptations.
Just two years later, the girl group released its first single for motown, and it was a doozy. I heard it through the grapevine marvin gaye 1968 baby love the supremes 1964 fingertips part 2 little stevie wonder 1963 i cant get next to you the temptations 1969 please mr. Legends of motown 35 photos in the ultimate tribute, the beatles even wrote their own motownstyle song, 1963s this boy and released it as the b. In this engaging product on the history and evolution of rock and roll music, stude. The beatles memorably covered the motown classics you really got a hold on me, please mr. After finishing the first five or six songs, i ditched the. The beatles covered it as well as the flying lizards, who turned it into a. You may know it as tamla motown, just plain motown after detroits car industry, or the. Motown really had a hold on the beatles cbs new york.
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