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500 Greatest Songs, #392 to 388

Anthony W. Orlando — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:20:37 +0000

392. “O-o-h Child” by The Five Stairsteps

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391. “Band of Gold” by Freda Payne

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390. “Baby I Need Your Loving” by the Four Tops

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389. “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” by The Temptations

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388. “Roxanne” by The Police

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500 Greatest Songs, #417 to #413

Anthony W. Orlando — Fri, 07 May 2010 01:43:31 +0000

Warning: This post contains profanity that is atypical for this site. We have placed the word in question below the break. You can click “Read more” if you desire to hear the songs for today. Just be forewarned that one of them may offend some listeners. We don’t censor on this site, but we do give you the information to decide for yourself. — AWO

417. “Fuck tha Police” by N.W.A.

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416. “The Boys of Summer” by Don Henley

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415. “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” by the Four Tops

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414. “Young Blood” by The Coasters

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413. “The Girl Can’t Help It” by Little Richard

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Greatest Songs, #464: “Standing in the Shadows of Love” by The Four Tops

Anthony W. Orlando — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:44:27 +0000

Album: Reach Out (Motown Records)
Year: 1966
Written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, & Eddie Holland
Billboard Hot 100: #6

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From Rolling Stone:

Like so many Motown hits, “Standing” features the bass of James Jamerson, possibly rock & roll’s most influential bassman. He was such a monster on his instrument, his fellow Motown musicians called him “Igor”; Marvin Gaye called him a genius.

From allmusic:

If “Standing in the Shadows of Love” was the only song of its stature that Motown produced, it would make the company noteworthy; that it was one of many memorable, unforgettable, timeless blasts makes the company remarkable. Can’t get much colder than “standing in the shadows of love getting ready for the heartache come.” If you never had the feeling, pray you never will. The emotions conjure up a world of negativity, sleepless nights, and excessive indulgences; you relish going to work because the activity keeps your mind off the pain. It’s said Holland-Dozier-Holland gleamed ideas from the soaps; there must have been a real bawler on the day HDH’s bulb went off and inspired this one. Levi Stubbs sings the mournful words so intensely you think he’s on the verge of a breakdown. The public loved the November 1966 release that surprisingly didn’t ace either the R&B (number two) or the pop (number six) charts. Barry White, Joe Stubbs (Levi’s brother), Tommy Boyce, the Jackson 5, and others have interpreted the classic but none drive the stake in your heart like the Four Tops‘ amazing original

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