100 BEST REMAKES OF MOTOWN SONGS (#50-41). Continues tomorrow.

 

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

THE 100 BEST

REMAKES OF

MOTOWN SONGS

Motown Records was the hot label from Detroit, Michigan with an enviable roster. Among its acts were legendary singers such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie as well as ground-breaking groups such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Boyz II Men, Commodores, The Jackson 5 and The Four Tops.

Caffè Lattè has selected 100 remakes of songs that started as Motown recordings. Some of these cover versions were recorded by labelmates, but the focus is on performers on other labels that have interpreted these soul gems.

Check out the songs as the countdown continues with regular updates on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38Zkq2zHm2PFxVHVeKj0Po?si=1f1b8efc9bc14d1c&pt=5f442b9d2f60ab20f51e0c319e01ef3f

 

50

WAR Live Bruce Springsteen

Original: The Temptations / Edwin Starr 1970

 

49

REFLECTIONS Leo Sayer

Original: Diana Ross & The Supremes 196700

 

48

ENDLESS LOVE Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey

Original: Lionel Richie & Diana Ross 1981

 

47

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE Was (Not Was)

Original: The Undisputed Truth / The Temptations 1972

 

46

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Michael McDonald

Original hit version: Stevie Wonder 1967

 

45

NIGHTSHIFT Bruce Springsteen

Original: Commodores 19850

 

44

OOH BABY BABY Linda Ronstadt

Original: The Miracles 1965

 

43

TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS

(ROCK ME A LITTLE WHILE) The Doobie Brothers

Original: Kim Weston 196550

 

42

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Yvonne Fair

Original hit version: Gladys Knight & The Pips 1968

 

41

IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO

YESTERDAY Boyz II Men

Original: G.C. Cameron 1975