Motown Legacy dying :frown:

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    I've just had something happen to me on here that I never thought would......

    I've just had a conversation with someone ( who will remain nameless) about music and they've never heard of Motown or even Diana Ross :frown:

    Am I getting too :old: ( PS, I wasn't around when it all began, but I grew up in the 70s and 80s when a lot of the songs were starting to become classics ).

    Does anyone else like it and think that the Motown Legacy should live forever :)
     
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      Just to say that my favourite record of all time is " I heard it through the grapevine" by Marvin Gaye.
       
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        I wouldn't consider myself as all that old (39 and a half, give or take a few days), and I know of Motown and Diana Ross. I am indifferent to Diana Ross, but have to agree that Heard It Through the Grapevine is one of those all time classic tracks.
         
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            Love Motown....Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Gladys Knight. Bring it on!
             
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              Yes:whistle::heehee:

              There's no doubt about it Motown will live forever.......unfortunately we won't:heehee:
               
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                Cheeky b*g*e*
                 
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                Just sayin':dunno::heehee:
                 
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                  Here you go Anthony! :)



                  Motown has produced some great music and some great names which we can't fail to appreciate. I've no liking for Diana Ross but she made a big contribution to Motown during it's most popular years.
                   
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                    Not really my scene but it's legacy has thrown up a few gems. Solomon Burke was never a part of Motown but I like his grittier R&B..............


                    More my era was this Communards cover.................
                     
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                      I love Motown, my favourite genre of music, even though I wasn't around at the time. Proper music, not like the pop stuff which is churned out nowadays.

                      Interesting that people don't rate Diana Ross - I don't either. Aretha Franklin too - didn't sign for Motown but the same era. Stevie Wonder I love, Marvin Gaye, etc.

                      All the covers that have been made by various artists trying to be cool - never came close to the originals.
                       
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                        If it gets my toes tapping i'll listen to it:)
                         
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                          It'll get you a'moving and a'grooving, Jiffy, and singing like Stevie Wonder!!:heehee:
                           
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                            I think the thing with Diana Ross is that she went a little too " pop-py" after she left Motown for RCA.

                            Nevertheless she made a few classics in her early days such as " Reflections ", Ain't no mountain high enough " and the classic tracks on the " Diana & Marvin " album.

                            PS.... I might be a little biased here as I've seen her live and.........she kissed me :)
                             
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                              I guess there's just no accounting for taste!!:dunno::doh::heehee::lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                               
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