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  • @-Ricky_Spanish-
    @-Ricky_Spanish- 3 месяца назад +302

    The distortion of 60's Motown adds so much soul to it. You've GOT to hit some Smokey Robinson's "I Second That Emotion" and "Tracks Of My Tears"! Smokey's productions were top tier.

    • @terriemartinez9989
      @terriemartinez9989 3 месяца назад +20

      "Cruisin"

    • @chrisross-fd3fo
      @chrisross-fd3fo 3 месяца назад

      i said uh oh that better not be smokey robinson i cant see very good or u guys are in trouble..tell u what.. do all 3 unique versions of the #5,11,16 hitsGAMES PEOPLE PLAY by the 3 different artists...guys dont research.. have someone cue them up play all three on one video and compare them..theres alot to unpack and it's original..then ur out of purgatory...eddie kendricks david ruffin ..u mighta gotten away w levi stubbs

    • @chrisross-fd3fo
      @chrisross-fd3fo 3 месяца назад

      i said uh oh that better not be smokey robinson i cant see very good or u guys are in trouble..tell u what.. do all 3 unique versions of the #5,11,16 hitsGAMES PEOPLE PLAY by the 3 different artists...guys dont research.. have someone cue them up play all three on one video and compare them..theres alot to unpack and it's original..then ur out of purgatory...eddie kendricks david ruffin ..u mighta gotten away w levi stubbs

    • @chrisross-fd3fo
      @chrisross-fd3fo 3 месяца назад +1

      i said uh oh that better not be smokey robinson i cant see very good or u guys are in trouble..tell u what.. do all 3 unique versions of the #5,11,16 hitsGAMES PEOPLE PLAY by the 3 different artists...guys dont research.. have someone cue them up play all three on one video and compare them..theres alot to unpack and it's original..then ur out of purgatory...eddie kendricks david ruffin ..u mighta gotten away w levi stubbs

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 3 месяца назад

      Oh yes... I 2nd that. ☝

  • @keithwest2148
    @keithwest2148 3 месяца назад +159

    The only thing you are missing is the Temptations' choreography. That would push it beyond S Tier.

    • @susanaltman5134
      @susanaltman5134 3 месяца назад +5

      Amen!

    • @KJ-4321
      @KJ-4321 3 месяца назад +3

      I was thinking the same thing!!

    • @Ahsosauce
      @Ahsosauce 3 месяца назад +1

      I unsubscribed from them because of the fact that they refuse to watch the videos I explained numerous times that that's the way we saw them when we actually heard the song but they refused to this video came up on my recommended list

    • @SapphireZucchini-xb3vr
      @SapphireZucchini-xb3vr 3 месяца назад +4

      @@Ahsosauce Videos are tricky for reactors. They can lead to their reactions being blocked for copyright reasons. Also, there are sometimes a few different versions of a video, and hoo-boy the fans get upset if reactors watch the wrong one (even if it's an "official" one)!

    • @imaniwalker4975
      @imaniwalker4975 3 месяца назад +1

      This reaction did not disappoint. Now that you’ve listened to it, you’ve got to see David Ruffin of the Temptations sing this. The Tempts performance is stellar.

  • @31carrier
    @31carrier 3 месяца назад +103

    Just My Imagination

    • @mysticmavens811
      @mysticmavens811 3 месяца назад +2

      Ugh, my faaaave

    • @proudmoon3
      @proudmoon3 3 месяца назад +1

      Yesssssss! SO good!

    • @elizabethhonce1677
      @elizabethhonce1677 3 месяца назад +2

      Runnin' away with me!

    • @maryk446
      @maryk446 3 месяца назад +2

      ".........a cozy little home out in the country.......with two children,...maybe three!"

  • @DJMaul1031
    @DJMaul1031 3 месяца назад +81

    I was a wedding DJ for 20 years. I played this song at every single wedding. packs the floor with couples, every time.
    still never gets old

  • @fscottgray9784
    @fscottgray9784 3 месяца назад +172

    The opening bass line is iconic.

    • @Murdo2112
      @Murdo2112 3 месяца назад +14

      James Jamerson.
      I love how, even though people tend to focus on his more melodically or rythmically complex bass lines, as examples of his genius, when he judged that a song needed something simple, he could produce something where every single note was measured to perfection.
      So tasteful.

    • @craigreid7178
      @craigreid7178 3 месяца назад +3

      @@Murdo2112 Love the Ghost notes he's doing.

    • @Murdo2112
      @Murdo2112 3 месяца назад +2

      @@craigreid7178 They really drive the bassline and set the feel.

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 3 месяца назад +4

      Smokey always says that whenever he plays a concert, the audience goes nuts the moment they hear that three-note bass line.
      Jamerson was the master.

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 3 месяца назад +2

      ICONIC if anything ever was iconic. 😊😊

  • @malkamusik
    @malkamusik 3 месяца назад +73

    There is a companion song to this one, also written by Smokey Robinson, called My Guy performed by Mary Wells. This is equally worth a listen.

    • @sheilaholmes8455
      @sheilaholmes8455 3 месяца назад +8

      I have suggested Mary Wells many times.

    • @SapphireZucchini-xb3vr
      @SapphireZucchini-xb3vr 3 месяца назад +3

      "My Guy" has some pretty crafty lyrics. In the B-section, it manages to squeeze the phrases "matter of opinion", "matter of taste" and "matter of fact" into 4 lines and make it all sound completely natural. You don't even notice them until someone points it out.

  • @melodiewallace9806
    @melodiewallace9806 3 месяца назад +36

    My Dad was the lead guitar player for the Temptations in residency in Vegas for 8/9 years. He died at Caesars Palace

  • @samueltabo3390
    @samueltabo3390 3 месяца назад +69

    This song was written by the great Smokey Robinson one of the co founders of Motown, I believe, with Berry Gordy. He was even dubbed America's poet by Bob Dylan for his impeccable song writing

    • @richrogers299
      @richrogers299 3 месяца назад

      Smokey Robinson wasn't a co-founder of Motown. He was one of their house songwriters, as well as being the frontman for the Miracles. When he left the Miracles he became the VP of Motown.

    • @samueltabo3390
      @samueltabo3390 3 месяца назад

      Cool, thank for the clarification!

  • @dabigsqueezy
    @dabigsqueezy 3 месяца назад +130

    The musicians were the funk brothers. The backbone of the motown sound.

    • @laurab391
      @laurab391 3 месяца назад +3

      Yes indeed. Most people aren't aware of that. There is a great documentary about The Funk Brothers that tells all about it. I believe it's called the Music Behind Motown, or something like that.

    • @victorsixtythree
      @victorsixtythree 3 месяца назад +11

      "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" from 2002. GREAT movie!

    • @laurab391
      @laurab391 3 месяца назад +1

      @victorsixtythree, that's it!!

    • @Lakeshore14
      @Lakeshore14 3 месяца назад +4

      @@victorsixtythreeYes it is. I’ve watched it a few times. The musicians were a key ingredient in the success of Motown. ❤️

    • @Lakeshore14
      @Lakeshore14 3 месяца назад +8

      Anyone who visits the Motown Museum in Detroit can actually go into Studio A where My Girl and all the big hits were recorded. What history there is in that place. 🥰

  • @mattshaw6180
    @mattshaw6180 3 месяца назад +64

    In my 60s and I'll still stop what I'm doing to dance around the room to this song.; car radios stayed up all night waiting to play it. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is the best follow-up!

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 3 месяца назад +2

      Yes... "because it -means- that much to me."
      (Lyrics... Ain't Too Proud To Beg" baby, baby! )
      Oh darlin'...❤

    • @scooterbaby1
      @scooterbaby1 3 месяца назад +3

      they've done Ain't to proud to beg in a live stream

  • @robertg7396
    @robertg7396 3 месяца назад +31

    You should definitely go down the Motown rabbit hole. So many amazing talents. Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, and so much more!

  • @827dusty
    @827dusty 3 месяца назад +59

    The Temptations and The Four Tops were the heart and soul of "Motown in the 60s. This song in particular, is truly iconic. If I had a nickel for every time this song has been played in either a tv, or movie scene, I'd be a rich man. When this song starts, with those opening Bass notes, a smile of anticipation comes to my face. The memories of my youth and where we lived, all come rushing back to me. Different era, and good times.
    Thank you fellas

    • @lambokarabeekian6192
      @lambokarabeekian6192 3 месяца назад +1

      Well said!

    • @scottboswell6406
      @scottboswell6406 3 месяца назад +3

      Don't leave out The Supremes!

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 3 месяца назад +1

      @@scottboswell6406 They were the sexiness of Motown. As was Marvin Gaye, I suppose.

  • @ExpectTheSpanishInquisition
    @ExpectTheSpanishInquisition 3 месяца назад +42

    If you haven't covered it yet guys, you MUST cover "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations. It'll blow your socks off too!!

  • @katherinebosse5706
    @katherinebosse5706 3 месяца назад +34

    There was NO-ONE who didn’t know what song was playing
    after the first two chords. Brings me to tears!! ❤❤

  • @jameswalling8395
    @jameswalling8395 3 месяца назад +50

    When I was in Basic Training for the Air Force in Jan. 1965 this song and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling " played about every third song on the radio.

  • @chrismartin9561
    @chrismartin9561 3 месяца назад +66

    Never tire of hearing this immortal classic.

  • @waxthevan79
    @waxthevan79 3 месяца назад +32

    "I Wish It Would Rain" is another absolute classic by them that you should hit.

  • @langdale55
    @langdale55 3 месяца назад +71

    I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. What an uplifting open line to a song!

  • @hongchen2554
    @hongchen2554 3 месяца назад +44

    "This is an incredibly well-written song" - Exactly why you need to finally hear something from Smokey Robinson who wrote it. His voice can melt icebergs too!

    • @martinjackman2943
      @martinjackman2943 3 месяца назад +2

      Bob Dylan was once asked who was America's greatest living poet..
      His reply?
      Smokey Robinson

  • @rheathamiller4204
    @rheathamiller4204 3 месяца назад +55

    My mother played this on repeat back in the 60’s and we’d dance around the house. I still get goose bumps every time I hear it! ❤❤

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 3 месяца назад +3

      Yes... you HAVE to loop the song. 🎵🎵🎵

  • @tonymeehan7859
    @tonymeehan7859 3 месяца назад +32

    this song is a Double S, triple S. One of the best songs ever written and performed

  • @kw99190
    @kw99190 3 месяца назад +63

    Their signature song, iconic, great, and the lyrics are like poetry. S-tier if ever there was one.

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 3 месяца назад +1

      Maybe, but I prefer "The Tears of a Clown".

    • @kw99190
      @kw99190 3 месяца назад

      @@SpaceCattttt Good song, and the same composer, but that's Smokey and the Miracles, not the Temps!

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 3 месяца назад

      @@kw99190 Smokey is the only one people remember by name. The background singers were interchangeable.

  • @kevinpolito1529
    @kevinpolito1529 3 месяца назад +38

    This, like most Motown hits, was recorded in a converted two-car garage on the back of a house. The session musicians that played on most Motown hits were The Funk Brothers.

    • @johndoe-gt6gp
      @johndoe-gt6gp 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah. And most likely on a
      2 track, maybe 4 track, tape recorder.

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 3 месяца назад

      True, but let's not forget that the average American garage is larger than a luxury suite in Europe...

    • @kevinpolito1529
      @kevinpolito1529 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@SpaceCattttt Motown Studio A was in a garage probably built before the 1940s.

  • @snowbirdlady7221
    @snowbirdlady7221 3 месяца назад +35

    OK! Finally! I've been recommending this for 4 years A & A. Written by the incredible Smokey Robinson. My Girl is one of my top 10 songs, any genre, any decade, any time and anywhere. You should hear Smokey sing it. I got to see him in concert a few years ago and he still sounds beyond beautiful. So lucky to hear him.

  • @jillk1241
    @jillk1241 3 месяца назад +29

    You need to watch them performing the song. That was part of the charm of Motown. I would play this in my high school classroom as recently as 2 years ago and all my students would immediately start singing. Detroit pride!

  • @razorgee2873
    @razorgee2873 3 месяца назад +20

    I witnessed many Motown acts. As a teenager back in the late 60's, early 70's I had a job as an usher in one of Toronto's top concert halls. Every year they brought in the very best of Motown such as The Temptations, The O'Jays, Gladys Knight and the Pips and many others. The music moved an entire generation and filled our night clubs and graced our dance floors with a cultural rhythm that absolutely inspired.

  • @gidget8717
    @gidget8717 3 месяца назад +29

    The 1960s and early 1970s produced some the very best r&b, you guys really do need to fall down that rabbit hole. ❤

  • @auckalukaum
    @auckalukaum 3 месяца назад +8

    This is one of the greatest vocal performances in pop music history. David Ruffin had one of the sweetest voices ever recorded.

  • @kevincosta9228
    @kevincosta9228 3 месяца назад +21

    "Ball of Confusion" next, please. Totally different, the Temptations dig in HARD on that one

    • @eboethrasher
      @eboethrasher 3 месяца назад

      And then, the Love and Rockets cover of it next.

  • @324cmac
    @324cmac 3 месяца назад +23

    You should be showing a picture of David Ruffin, The Temptations lead singer who sang the hell out of Smokey's song.

  • @selinakyle2368
    @selinakyle2368 3 месяца назад +96

    How could this song not be S tier?

  • @RenR70
    @RenR70 3 месяца назад +129

    Perfect song
    S tier lyrics
    S tier song writing
    S tier instrumentation
    S tier vocals

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 3 месяца назад +7

      *Rolling Stone* ranked it #43 in its latest edition of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
      My question is: Where the hell are you going to find 42 songs better than "My Girl"?

    • @sallybannister6224
      @sallybannister6224 3 месяца назад +5

      Faultless, perfection, there is nothing bad or wrong or off about this song, sublime. ❤

    • @clwmentsvale
      @clwmentsvale 3 месяца назад +2

      Hit the dance floor! Oh memories!

    • @brucewozniak9473
      @brucewozniak9473 3 месяца назад +5

      In popular music history, this is by far an S tier song, influential, memorable, and timeless.
      It's like Happy Birthday, or the star spangled banner, or pop goes the weasel.
      It will still be played 100 years from now.

    • @user-gt2uf8cq9y
      @user-gt2uf8cq9y 3 месяца назад +1

      Written by Smokey Robinson, with an assist from Beethoven on the intro...

  • @matzabean
    @matzabean 3 месяца назад +12

    David Ruffin’s lead vocals are 🔥

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 3 месяца назад +34

    Love the Temptations music. This is part of the Motown era & they had a lot of hits in the 60's - 80's such as "Ain't Too Proud To Beg", "I Wish It Would Rain", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", "I Can't Get Next To You", "Treat Her Like A Lady" etc. They were known for their harmonies, choreography & dress style.

    • @TrekBeatTK
      @TrekBeatTK 3 месяца назад +2

      Totally agree on “I Wish it Would Rain”!

    • @Wordsmyth8
      @Wordsmyth8 3 месяца назад

      I Wish it Would Rain is one of my favorite Temps songs!

  • @WalkerStalker
    @WalkerStalker 3 месяца назад +5

    Smokey Robinson: Track of my Tears!!! Great song.

  • @LindaEll
    @LindaEll 3 месяца назад +15

    If you could only pick one song to signify Motown, this is it.

  • @impudentdomain
    @impudentdomain 3 месяца назад +26

    It is hard to imagine how we went from this to what passes for popular music today.

  • @lgot123
    @lgot123 3 месяца назад +6

    One of the most iconic songs of the time. Yet this is the 1st reaction I’ve seen to it

  • @valelavidavivir5842
    @valelavidavivir5842 3 месяца назад +7

    One of my all time favorite songs. The bass, the horns, the voice and the lyrics. It helps that my girl and I have been together for 40 years and this song still reminds me of her 🙂

  • @jeffreyprehn5768
    @jeffreyprehn5768 3 месяца назад +9

    One of THE greatest American singer/songwriters/producers in history. I don't think that's too hyperbolic. lol
    When you are a huge part of America's soundtrack you really are that special. Timeless.
    Thank you for hittin' this! Also, listen to Tears Of A Clown, Cruisin', Shop Around. Too many to mention. He's awesome. A great American.

    • @gregsager2062
      @gregsager2062 3 месяца назад

      Bob Dylan called Smokey "America's greatest living poet."

    • @scottboswell6406
      @scottboswell6406 3 месяца назад +1

      Impossible to overstate Smokey Robinson's greatness!

    • @catherinelw9365
      @catherinelw9365 3 месяца назад

      They reacted to Tears of a Clown in a livestream. Don't think they were very impressed.

  • @toddboyle1716
    @toddboyle1716 3 месяца назад +3

    One of the best songs. Ever.

  • @wangofree
    @wangofree 3 месяца назад +24

    Next: "Ain't Too Proud To Beg." KILLER .

    • @stevenmix3723
      @stevenmix3723 3 месяца назад +2

      Done already, on Black History Month Live Stream - February 27, 2022. Worth watching the whole thing, for your Motown listening overload.

    • @wangofree
      @wangofree 3 месяца назад +1

      @@stevenmix3723 Thanks, I'll check it out!

  • @adriennepender673
    @adriennepender673 3 месяца назад +5

    "Smoky Robinson, what a G." Truer words were never spoken.

  • @fleurdelis2976
    @fleurdelis2976 3 месяца назад +1

    I never get tired of The Temptations. That sweet, sweet Motown sound. There’s nothing like it. My absolute favorite by them is “I Wish It Would Rain”. The back story on the song is heartbreaking but the performance is so soulful and perfect.

  • @bonstad
    @bonstad 3 месяца назад +5

    One of the most recognizable riffs in history

  • @lloovvaallee
    @lloovvaallee 3 месяца назад +5

    Motown had an almost endless series of hits. These guys could mine that mother lode forever.

  • @randallsams8786
    @randallsams8786 3 месяца назад +9

    Welcome to the joy that is Motown.

  • @lisalovemc717
    @lisalovemc717 3 месяца назад +4

    Love me some Temptations. Motown is such a great sound/genre.

  • @flubblert
    @flubblert 3 месяца назад +4

    Any bass player who's ever played the instrument knows, or should know, that opening bassline. Beyond iconic. This is one of the songs that helped put Motown on the map. Smokey Robinson wrote so many hits for various Motown artists... Including of course himself and the Miracles. Check out "More Love" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. And "Just My Imagination" by The Temptations.
    I've seen The Temptations individually, solo excursions, and as a group over the years as part of my early musical evolution. They were pure perfection.. among the most influential groups in modern popular music.
    RIP to all of the original members.

  • @billiewhyers2823
    @billiewhyers2823 3 месяца назад +3

    One of their best songs!

  • @simon2077
    @simon2077 3 месяца назад +3

    In it's day this was a Monster Hit. All radio stations played the hell out of it. My teenage years. Loved it! Easy sing along tune.

  • @lindab1945
    @lindab1945 3 месяца назад +50

    Imagine every boomer singing this to their cats and dogs.

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 3 месяца назад +14

      I can imagine every Gen Z singing Taylor Swift songs to their cell phone

    • @tracycampbell4526
      @tracycampbell4526 3 месяца назад +4

      I picture a boomer husband singing it to his boomer wife.

    • @lesliedavis2185
      @lesliedavis2185 3 месяца назад +4

      Please , I sing thrash metal to my cat. He’s that kind of guy

    • @lindab1945
      @lindab1945 3 месяца назад +2

      @@lesliedavis2185 well to each their own. I sing It Had to Be You, but that’s my kink.

    • @eboethrasher
      @eboethrasher 3 месяца назад

      Lol, this Gen X'er just sang this at my male cat right before I read this comment, you evil bastard. But I sing a large variety of songs at my pets. But this song is a fucking stone cold classic for a reason, and catchy as hell.

  • @donlum9128
    @donlum9128 3 месяца назад +3

    They were classy, brought back wonderful memories. No profanity pure love & joy.

  • @rosyellis14
    @rosyellis14 3 месяца назад +9

    this is literally my favorite song ever

  • @JohnWhite-xc3md
    @JohnWhite-xc3md 3 месяца назад +3

    No autotune on this classic. Just talent and groove.

  • @davidnelson6874
    @davidnelson6874 3 месяца назад +2

    Only absolute perfection.

  • @iainweller452
    @iainweller452 3 месяца назад +6

    Timeless classic ❤

  • @texashookem22
    @texashookem22 3 месяца назад +6

    This reaction is my sunshine on this cloudy day.

  • @alclubb
    @alclubb 3 месяца назад +3

    You just made this 78 year old lady's day!!

  • @HRConsultant_Jeff
    @HRConsultant_Jeff 3 месяца назад +2

    It has been played at weddings for over 60 years and at homecoming and school dances.

  • @jeffhoyt5661
    @jeffhoyt5661 3 месяца назад +1

    Over the years I have played this song so many times, in a bar, at a wedding, a class reunion or a state fair - it is never a filler song, it’s always guaranteed to pack the dance floor!

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 2 месяца назад +1

    There are some songs that are so iconic, so engrained in the culture, that it's not a song anymore. It's an anthem, an explanation for being, why we do what we do, how we live. My Girl is that song.

  • @karenperry5422
    @karenperry5422 3 месяца назад +5

    Psychedelic Shack! That's where it's at! And Ball of Confusion!!!

  • @leftywright6458
    @leftywright6458 3 месяца назад +3

    The most elegant pop song of 20th century

  • @rgracia633
    @rgracia633 3 месяца назад +2

    MY GIRL, is one of the greatest songs ever written. It's perfect.

  • @jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966
    @jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966 3 месяца назад +3

    One of the greatest songs of all times. If you want to check a song in a similar vein, Todd Rundgren was inspired to write “We Gotta Get You A Woman” from this. It was a pretty big hit for Todd.

  • @denpea-mm8zr
    @denpea-mm8zr 3 месяца назад +1

    What an irresistible groove ! Classic Motown. This is one of the greatest recordings of all time.

  • @user-mo6tz6oh9i
    @user-mo6tz6oh9i 3 месяца назад +5

    We would attend the Michigan State Fair every year in Detroit in the fifties and sixties. For the small price of admission to the fair we would go to the band shell and see the following groups and singers; Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Jackson Five, Martha & the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson , Mary Wells ( I’ve Got Two Lovers) and many more!

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 2 месяца назад

      I remember seeing the 5th Dimension and Michael Jackson at the Ohio State Fair in early 70s.

  • @vaportrails7943
    @vaportrails7943 3 месяца назад +1

    This is one I find it hard to believe anybody hasn’t heard. One of the most ubiquitous songs ever, up there with Happy Birthday. 😄

  • @minkgraver
    @minkgraver 3 месяца назад +3

    I refuse to believe that anyone could reach adulthood without hearing this song

  • @Junebugreen
    @Junebugreen 3 месяца назад +4

    Andy and Alex, you should watch the Temptations sing Papa was a Rolling Stone live. WATCH IT LIVE and prepare to be impressed!

  • @David-iv6je
    @David-iv6je 3 месяца назад +6

    This is an all-time great Motown tune.
    There's a film about the session musicians (The Funk Brothers) who played with Motown: "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." The singers did well but many of the musicians didn't make much.A lot of the guys were struggling to get by in old age. There was a particularly emotional moment with the guy (guitarist Robert White) who played that memorable opening guitar lick. Wonderful stuff.

  • @evillemike2009
    @evillemike2009 3 месяца назад +1

    Starts in C - considered by many to be the people's key. Then it transposes up to D - the happy hopeful key. Great vocals, honest poetry that's straightforward but not obvious or trite or maudlin, plus some tasty instrumentation and arrangement. A perfect love song in every way.

  • @rorybisson756
    @rorybisson756 3 месяца назад +3

    this was their first Number 1 hit in December of 1964. its all because of David Ruffin (the voice of The Temptations) because "No one comes to see you, Otis"

  • @magneto7930
    @magneto7930 3 месяца назад +3

    "Sunshine on a cloudy day" really sets the tone. When you hear that line, you know your ears are in the presence of greatness!

  • @imtallpaul
    @imtallpaul 3 месяца назад +2

    It was a good time to be alive. I was exposed to all types of music and loved everything. The Motown sound.. Amazing.

  • @user-du2zl6se3u
    @user-du2zl6se3u 3 месяца назад +2

    So glad you liked this-we were so lucky to have music this good on the radio everyday-there were just about no bad somgs

  • @Scaramousche1955
    @Scaramousche1955 3 месяца назад +6

    Ball of Confusion should be next by them!

    • @Nobjan
      @Nobjan 2 месяца назад

      That was after David Ruffin.

  • @privatename123
    @privatename123 3 месяца назад +2

    Motown really was Hitsville USA. The number of A+ and S tier songs is crazy high. Perhaps the silkiest, the love child of butter and cloud, is Ooh Baby Baby by Smokey. Wow. And the ending is stunning.

  • @downhearted40
    @downhearted40 29 дней назад +1

    You'd have to live under a rock to have never heard this! But you need to see them actually perform it.

  • @richh6320
    @richh6320 3 месяца назад +3

    This is actually the aecond
    Smoky Robinson song series. On 1964 he wrote "My Guy" for Motown's first female star, Mary Wells. It was a hit (and one you should definitely check out). A year later came My Girl. A pretty cool matched set!

  • @christarpley6861
    @christarpley6861 2 месяца назад +1

    You cant go wrong with the Temptations they are one of my favorite groups and this song was written by Smokey Robinson

  • @wbychowski
    @wbychowski 3 месяца назад +4

    Smokey wrote the lyrics of "My Girl" with his wife Claudette Rogers Robinson in mind. But he had hoped to write and produce a song with David Ruffin, the newest member of the Temptations, in the lead. "My Girl" introduced David Ruffin to the music world.

  • @eileendobbs8009
    @eileendobbs8009 3 месяца назад +3

    Music was ridiculously good in the 60s and 70s. I just took it for granted growing up with it but now when I listen I can really get how great it was.

  • @mikeholmes5824
    @mikeholmes5824 3 месяца назад +3

    I was a young teen when this first hit the airwaves. Can't even tell you how it still moves me to hear it.

  • @alexjbennett1017
    @alexjbennett1017 3 месяца назад +3

    This song has always existed. This is the difference between a joyous song, and writing a joyous song -- it's so effortless -- Smokey let his heart write the song.
    I saw Smokey about 20 years ago. His chill confidence was amazing -- he told a kinda smart-ass joke about him and Stevie Wonder, and it worked -- he called Stevie "Steve" so Stevie called Smokey "Smoke."

  • @757optim
    @757optim 3 месяца назад +2

    Motown was huge back in the day. We wore the vinyl out playing the Temps Greatest hits and The Four Tops while washing our cars in the driveway at my buddy's house in the suburbs and sharing our tunes with the neighbors. RIP VRJ, my brother from another mother.

  • @Wordsmyth8
    @Wordsmyth8 3 месяца назад +3

    I’m glad you guys are getting back to some Motown. Smoky Robinson was an important songwriter for Motown and he was very involved in the production process so you can bet he had a lot to do with how this song turned out. I’m not sure what Miracle’s songs you’ve heard, but some of my favorites are Baby, Baby Don’t Cry and Ooh Baby Baby (which Linda Ronstadt did a great cover of). A couple other groups you really should check out are Junior Walker and the All-Stars (What Does it Take and Shotgun), and Martha and the Vandellas, who did some great tunes like Dancing in the Street and Nowhere to Run (fantastic song!).

  • @jamesmichael5475
    @jamesmichael5475 3 месяца назад +3

    As Classic as Classic can possible be. I know all things were not great for all people when these tunes were created, but lord, they harken back to very different, and I believe in many ways better, somewhat simpler, yet still very complex times.

  • @Bassman2353
    @Bassman2353 3 месяца назад +1

    Every week in the 60s there was another all-time great song showing up on the radio - or multiple ones the same week. What a time to be young. It was heaven.

  • @cindybyrne1167
    @cindybyrne1167 3 месяца назад +2

    This was a wedding song at a family wedding - a radiant bride dancing with her proud dad.

  • @sylviafarese8837
    @sylviafarese8837 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey guys, for a group like The Temptations, you must watch them live! They have great moves along with those voices. They don’t disappoint. LIVE

  • @josephtedrick7706
    @josephtedrick7706 3 месяца назад +2

    This was the first song I ever sang to my girlfriend and was the first dance at our wedding in 1987. I think it is the best song Motown ever made.

  • @Christopher-Baltimore
    @Christopher-Baltimore 3 месяца назад +3

    Back in the 80’s or 90’s my local news station used this in a commercial to promote their weatherman. So it was, “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day…” and some other creative lyrics, and then “who can make me feel this way? Bob Turk!” Awesome. WJZ-TV Baltimore REPRESENT

  • @alpetrocelli4465
    @alpetrocelli4465 3 месяца назад +1

    This was the best slow dance song in high school. The Temps are pure fire. Ball of Confusion is a personal favorite. ✌️❤️🎶

  • @davethebarber62920
    @davethebarber62920 3 месяца назад +1

    David Ruffin, seemingly almost inconspicuously, added just enough emotive grit in the second half of this, to make an already great song, into something truly legendary.

  • @Cheryl_Haydon
    @Cheryl_Haydon 3 месяца назад +1

    So happy you gave this song an S tier rating, it's deserving and such a classic pop and Motown song. Your grandkids will be listening to this one!

  • @Frank-pe9pk
    @Frank-pe9pk Месяц назад

    This song was huge in my middle & high school days. We would have school dances twice a year. So many memories. This song when kids hear it they love it.

  • @jeffthompson835
    @jeffthompson835 3 месяца назад

    This is the song we would sing to out daughter as she was growing up. To this day 30years later it’s still our family song. Even so much my daughter has the title tattooed on her in my hand writing. S-tier.

  • @kathleenmenendezburgess8439
    @kathleenmenendezburgess8439 3 месяца назад

    How many remember listening to this with your friends and lining up to do The Temptation Walk. Good times!