HOW MUSIC CHANGED, PART 137-17 – EVERY SINGLE MOTOWN A-SIDE, PART 17

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Our 17^th installment covering ‘Every Single Motown ‘A’ Side” is fascinating because of its reactionary characteristics more than its influential characteristics. For years, Motown had been influencing some of England’s best bands while completely avoiding the European charts. In 1964, both aspects of this scenario changed. For starters, it was the English bands that started to influence Motown – via the “British Invasion” – and second, Motown finally made inroads and found their songs charting in ‘Jolly Old England” – albeit years and/or months after The Beatle and the Rolling Stones already trapped into Motown’s hit list for their own material. Here, then, is Motown’s reaction to 1964’s British Invasion:

 

1)    Can You Do It – The Contours

2)    Set Me Free – Lee Alan

3)    Give Me a Kiss – The Hornets

4)    My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle – R. Dean Taylor

5)    Like a Nightmare – The Andantes

6)    Midnight Johnny – Liz Lands

7)    My Guy – Mary Wells

8)    In My Lonely Room – Martha & the Vandellas

9)    Devil With the Blue Dress – Shorty Long

10)  Every Little Bit Hurts – Brenda Holloway

11)  Bringin’ In the Gold – Howard Crockett

12)  Satisfied Mind – Bruce Channel