Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson writes romance like conversation. His lyrics feel personal without sounding complicated, and the melodies sit perfectly inside the phrasing.
His fingerprints are all over the Motown era.
Tonight’s lineup:
My Girl – The Temptations:
My Guy – Mary Wells:
Ain’t That Peculiar – Marvin Gaye:
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game – The Marvelettes:
First I Look at the Purse – The Contours:
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