Colour Combination – Jack Hammer

Every Single Motown 'A-Side': Still Struggling to Stay Relevant

Episode 64

Episode date - September 18, 2009

How Music Changed
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Our 64th show dedicated to playing every single Motown A-side from the label’s inception until its move to L.A. at the end of 1971, catches the label in the throes of struggling to remain relevant.

Yes, they still had chart hits, and yes, much of the material was quite good, but the label simply was not as relevant as it had once been, and the chart positions of the label’s biggest stars spoke volumes about how much had changed since the mid-60s.

Songs from this show include;

Touch – The Supremes

Bless You – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Colour Combination – Jack Hammer

Got to Be There – Michael Jackson

I’m Still Waiting – Diana Ross

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah – Suzee Ikeda

Whatever Happened to Love – Tom Clay

When Sundown Comes – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where you Are) – The Temptations

Satisfaction – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

We’ve Only Just Begun/ I‘ll Be There – Tony and Carolyn

Channel 137 - Every Single Motown 'A-Side'