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  • GentlePea
    GentlePea Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    https://youtu.be/D7JorwX31CQ
    I love this song by The Killers. Brandon Flowers wrote it about his wife's battle with her mental health problems.
    This is amazing! Such a great band and a great husband ❤️
  • GentlePea
    GentlePea Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Sittin' on the dock of the bay...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVjnBo96Ug

    I love this song, it's perfect for those stressful days.?
  • Tammyjane33
    Tammyjane33 Community member Posts: 765 Pioneering
    @ballkeeper I love a bit of queen. I love any 80s music. 
  • Tammyjane33
    Tammyjane33 Community member Posts: 765 Pioneering
    I like different types of music. I think jessie js music is amazing and I've saw her live and she's amazing, so underrated. 
  • Tammyjane33
    Tammyjane33 Community member Posts: 765 Pioneering
    You all have amazing taste in music! 
  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    edited November 2019
    Hello @OverlyAnxious Very poignant interesting song Sitting on the Dock Of The Bay.

    I am a fan of Otis Redding and his music. Signed for Stax in the Sixties 1965 did a tour.  In the UK as well no one had ever seen any one like this before.

    Lots of influences effected groups of the time , many claimed to use Otis as role model and his music. 

    Memorable TV show Ready Steady Go, sang with Chris Farlow and Eric Burdon on the show.

    His albums failed to sell in the States so they used pretty girls on the album cover as black artist sales some places. Deep South did not sell.

    Steve Cropper a member of the writing team at Stax and producer also a major artist him self with Booker T and the MG's.

    Wrote the song with Otis Redding.

    Last track on an Album they were going to release around December.

    Otis had a gig and had to fly out he did the next day this being December the 8th 1968. The plane he had flown crashed in to Clear Lake.

    Killed along with members of his group and members of The Barkays one of the Stax bands.

    Took three days to recover his body he was only 27.  Left with a widow and a child.

    Steve Cropper membered this being the last track and it was released.

    Went to No1 in the States and sold a million plus in this Country.

    The voice you hear is the final recording of Otis ever singing.

    Reason why I get emotional and still think what could have been.

    One track to look at listening to I can not Stop Loving You the saxophone haunting mellow voice and the riffs.

    Those are songs that to the heart cause emotions.

    Since his death have been released recordings, albums. On CD . Got a  considerable collection many of them just too good.

    Good dance and soul music.

    Some times we forget how these music pioneers started influencing others of today.

    He was one of the first black artists to have his own record label and agency.

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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    Some great songs here! What is your favourite song?
    Scope

  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    edited November 2019
    Hello @Chloe_Scope Current top ten soul songs no order

    Turn me Loose Otis Redding.

    I Can't Help Myself The Four Tops

    Think it Over Before You Break My Heart Brenda Holloway

    Land of A Thousand Dances Wilson Pickett

    That's When The Tears Start The Blossoms

    I Get The Sweetest Feeling.  Jackie Wilson

    Philly Dog The Mar-keys

    Last Night  The Mar-Keys

    Blues In the Night Johnny Taylor

    Your Love Lifts Me Higher Jackie  Wilson.

    Enjoy listening.

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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    Ooo thank you for sharing @thespiceman!
    Scope

  • pollyanna1052
    pollyanna1052 Community member Posts: 2,032 Disability Gamechanger
    Neil Sedaka.....

    Laughter in the Rain
    Calendar Girl
    Betty Grable
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,585 Disability Gamechanger
    @thespiceman Thanks for all the info on Otis Redding, I didn't even know half of it!  

    I'm also a fan of Motown stuff, despite most of it being recorded way before I was born.  
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,585 Disability Gamechanger
    Back to the 90's with a bit of Seal for me today...   

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKsBmiDuSC4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj3gIqTsOXc

    Not sure I could pick a favourite song, it changes every day!  :D  
  • brigad_baduri
    brigad_baduri Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    jungle.net    used to dj and produce drum n bass jungle music  this station i feel amoung good people good friends understanding non jugemental comunity

  • Tammyjane33
    Tammyjane33 Community member Posts: 765 Pioneering
    @brigad_baduri sounds interesting I will have a look ?
  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Community member Posts: 6,388 Disability Gamechanger
    Hello @OverlyAnxious   Thanks for reply and kind words.

    The reason we all listen to these songs. Especially Otis and lots of the other minor soul stars who never got recognised.

    Have to acknowledge The Beatles. Early recordings show soul stars. Arthur Alexander and songs written by these greats. Never got paid or little royalties.

    In America in the 60's. Because they were black and some were old. I recall John Lennon mentioned that they used one of Arthur Alexanders songs, he got paid and got a life.

    Met him in a concert back stage John Lennon and how appreciated he was to be told they actually have money.

    Must remember the good old USA racial separated in the 60's artists were used, abused and paid nothing.

    This is why this age a lot of recent court cases and lots of ligation for royalties due.

    On songs. Another  reason why these souls stars  are performing still.

    There ageing have financial insecurity.

    Age is just a number.  When I used to do markets had a lot of teenagers visiting the stalls.  To buy 60''s records.

    Were not born at all.

    Motown so many artists and songs. Not all about Diane Ross the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the other superstars.

    Lot more to listen to.

    Love my foot stompers to the household duties all helps.

    What do love about Motown  any particular favourite songs you love.?



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  • AndyLambert
    AndyLambert Community member Posts: 8 Connected
    blackberry Smoke (acoustic sessions) and Cody Jinks
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 10,821 Scope online community team
    Listening to a bit of Dave today.
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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,585 Disability Gamechanger
    Love my foot stompers to the household duties all helps.

    What do love about Motown  any particular favourite songs you love.?
      
    Good question, I couldn't pick a favourite as it changes so often!  

    Anything with a foot stomping bassline is definitely a contender though!   Plus anything with a smooth harmony and/or powerful vocal!  Oh, and anything with a bit of sax!  I guess what I like most about the Motown stuff in general is that I can always get into it, either tapping, nodding, clicking away to the basslines, trying to hold a note or trying to harmonize with the groups...  I'm sure my neighbours appreciate all of that as much as I do! :D 






  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger

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