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Rudy Vallée. Now that was a lie, that was a downright lie. Rudy Vallée being popular. What kind of people could have dug him? You know, your grandmothers and mothers. But what kind of people were they? He was so sexless. If you want to find out about those times and you listen to his music you’re not going to find out anything about the times. His music was a pipe dream. All escapes. There are no more escapes. If you want to find out anything that’s happening now, you have to listen to the music. I don’t mean the words, although Eve Of Destruction will tell you something about it. The words are not really gonna tell it, not really. You gotta listen to The Staple Singers, Smokey and the Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas. That’s scary to a lot of people. It’s sex that’s involved. It’s not hidden. It’s real. You can overdo it. It’s not only sex, it’s a whole beautiful feeling.
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All right, Memorial Day weekend coming up here in the States, let's get you in the summer mood. Obligatory 'reblog to increase sample size' and to share the tunes!
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20thcenturystarlet · 2 months
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Martha & The Vandellas, 1971
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detroitlib · 30 days
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View of fan club buttons from the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Temptations and Stevie Wonder.
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
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Martha Reeves *July 18, 1941
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retropopcult · 5 months
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October 1965
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farm2turntable · 2 years
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Martha and the Vandellas. [Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images]
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Rei only listens to a single song on repeat on his iPhone when he’s working out. And it makes him either chuckle (silly) or smile (affectionate) depending on his mood every time he does. Amusing how he has come to know it.
“So bold and fine, I've known you for some time/Whole life changed while bones like yours and mine/Go dance in the woods and down we go, down, down/Oh boy, you're mine, do you remember old times?”
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A couple of months before Miri came into their lives, Rei found another fact about Kazuki, that is, he loved to dance with this particular Avicii track while cooking. One time he was on the couch with nothing to do but reading the football manga he kept on postponing for days. The last mission was a week ago and Kyutaro-san told them to lie low for a while. The synthesiser’s screeching and humming next to the kitchen island initially astonished him. It must be the quality of the loudspeaker, a portable Bang & Olufsen, because the pulsating beats came out so forceful that he was glued to a dancing figure at his kitchen. Kazuki’s singing, who knew the lyrics, perfectly encapsulated the yearning of the singer. His partner swayed his hips as if he were alone in the room unaware that Rei was watching him intently. Did he forget that I am here? Ah yes, Kazuki could move too. No doubt about that. The frequency he went to the clubs at the start of their acquaintance was legendary. Rei opened the Shazam app on his phone and pointed it at the direction of the speaker. Hmmm… he might download it later.
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Martha and the Vandellas, London, 1964💜🩷
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March 20, 1965
London, England
The first Tamla-Motown U.K. Tour kicked off at Finsbury Park, Astoria with The Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, & Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
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26. Dancing in the Street by Martha and The Vandellas debuted Aug 64 and peaked at number two, scoring 1133 points.
Martha and the Vandellas were the second girl group at Motown with multiple top ten pop hits, after The Marvelettes, and before The Supremes.
Five charting remakes are credited to The Mamas and The Papas, Ramsey Lewis, Teri DeSario with KC, Van Halen (a number 38 hit in 1982), and the biggest remake, by Mick Jagger and David Bowie, that peaked at number seven in 1985.
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Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
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Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963) Holland–Dozier–Holland (Brian Holland | Lamont Dozier | Edward Holland) from: "Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Single) "Heat Wave" (LP)
Soul | Motown | R&B | Pop
Stereo: JukeHostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)
Mono: Tumblr (left click = play) (320kbps)
Personnel: Martha Reeves: Lead Vocals Rosalind Ashford: Backing Vocals Annette Beard: Backing Vocals
Studio Musicians: The Funk Brothers: Joe Hunter: Piano Robert White: Guitar Eddie Willis: Guitar Andrew “Mike” Terry: Saxophone Solo James Jamerson: Double Bass Richard “Pistol” Allen: Drums
Produced by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / William "Mickey" Stevenson
Recorded: @ Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) in Detroit, Michigan USA on June 20, 1963
Single Released: on July 9, 1963
Album Released: on  September 30, 1963
Gordy Records
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