“Someone got a great deal on that”

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's the type of simple but sweet song I love and you don't hear much of anymore. I'm a sucker for the classic era Motown. It's a hard song for anyone to ruin in a cover.

For me, My Girl is on the same level. Very few if any songwriters on the level of Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

For me, My Girl is on the same level. Very few if any songwriters on the level of Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson.

My Girl and It's Growing from the same album. Basically anything with David Ruffin on lead vocals through around 1973. Ben King's Stand By Me I can never get tired of either.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

My Girl and It's Growing from the same album. Basically anything with David Ruffin on lead vocals through around 1973. Ben King's Stand By Me I can never get tired of either.

Yeah I was going to add that David Ruffin was otherworldly. The orchestration of the song is brilliant too, the whole thing is perfect.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah I was going to add that David Ruffin was otherworldly. The orchestration of the song is brilliant too, the whole thing is perfect.

His gruff voice is inelegantly perfect. His "I am My Brother's Keeper" album with his brother is one of my favorite overlooked gems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfOroYBb0uY

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

His gruff voice is inelegantly perfect. His "I am My Brother's Keeper" album with his brother is one of my favorite overlooked gems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfOroYBb0uY

Eddie Kendricks was no slouch either. Get Ready is so classic.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Eddie Kendricks was no slouch either. Get Ready is so classic.

Another excellent pick. I’d let you DJ my parties

[Peter_Spaeth]

Interesting that you would think of stiing in those terms. Not being critical at all. Just that I am a bit older and I would speak that way of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon for example, but not Sting. Each generation/age group see it differently.

[jamest206]

I love my latest addition, with more coming to me similar to this, and we know who this guy is. I am grabbing everything I can on him for numerous reasons. How about his performance last night? Guess we know who still owns “King” James, none other than the greatest……….

Don’t ask how it got a 7 either, but it is graded by PSA & sealed from the era that matters!!

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah I was going to add that David Ruffin was otherworldly. The orchestration of the song is brilliant too, the whole thing is perfect.

Okay. I guess music is it.

If we’re going there, then we should probably talk about the Man, the Poet, the Master Storyteller, the Legend.

Best song by Sting. His work with the Police is fair game, because why not?

Two divisions:

1) Songs everyone knows because they’re on the radio every day.
2) All the rest.

I’ll start first:

1) Roxanne. You might question the wisdom in selecting a song about a lady of the evening, but I would argue that this is actually about true love and seeing someone for who they really are, and not based on their imperfections and mistakes in life. You might argue for Tomorrow We’ll See since it covers the same themes, but then again, they don’t play it on the radio, so it’s disqualified.

2) Seven Days. I mean, if you’re going to have an ultimatum, then you at least need time to think about it. Plus anything with unusual time signatures is bound to be worth bonus points. And the fact that we are left with a cliffhanger, wondering how he actually responded to the ultimatum? Pure gravy.