Song Of The Day: Nov. 28, 2017
Relegated to Motown’s lowest priority imprint, the VIP label, this group consistently outperformed their second-class status. Perhaps the fact that they were not from Detroit, but Kalamazoo, hindered their notoriety. But there’s no denying what a great song this is. Later turned into a hit by Bananarama. I much prefer this version:
One of the original Miracles has died. Pete Moore, at the age of 79. He co-wrote several great songs, mostly with Smokey Robinson. The Pagliacci theme of this one came from Pete:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwkZrj2VT4
Pete’s the guy with the wavy hair on the left. Friends with Smokey since high school.