MoTown

i don't know if it matters or not but reading about the shape that cities like Detroit and others are getting in, today was listening to some MoTown---classic MoTown and i realize just how much I miss the Tops, the Temps, Smokey, Martha and the Vandellas, of course the Supremes and all the other groups. To hear Levi Stubbs singing Reach Out--i'll be there---Jimmy Ruffin-"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" -Percy Sledge"When a Man Loves a Woman, the Temptations singing "My Girl" and then "Papa was a Rolling Stone"---unbelievably pure voices and then harmonies, not to forget the steps and stage shows-----then Marvin Gaye, "Heard it Through the Grapevine," but especially "What's Going On" and the ultimate make-out song "Let's Get it On"--Otis Redding and Aretha both sang "Respect" and made it their own song--my favorite by Otis was "Try a Little Tenderness"--i realize some of these folks might have been on a label other than MoTown and yeah, i remember the times, in the sixties and early seventies--times were a lot harder than most people want to remember---all i can say is that one white kid in Tennessee liked the MoTown groups and appreciated their courage, talent, and determination.--and loved (and still do) the music