As we are all aware many of the stars of Motown did versions of Motown records, eg. My Girl , temps,Stevie etc. but what about the non motown artists and labels.? Whats your favourite versions ?

Heres a few to get started....

What does it take.................Bay Brothers, Buddy Miles

Signed,sealed,delivered.........calafornia raisens

Baby I need your loving..........Gayle Adams,

All the love I got...................Benny Gordon

Get Ready............................Donnie Elbert

Take me,Girl I'm ready...........Eric Mercury

plus many more.....Whats your favourite. ? add to this list

Dave

Ken Boothe "Set Me Free". Awesome version of The Supremes, "You Keep Me Hanging On" which totally transcends its source material.

My favourite Motown revivals (not covers) from the world of soul would have to include:

The Soul Children - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)

Donny Hathaway - What's Going On

The Magnificent Seven - Ooo Baby Baby

Syl Johnson - Get Ready

Jimmy McFarland - Lonely Lover

James Carr - I Can't Help Myself

Otis Redding - My Girl

Baby Washington - What Becomes Of the Brokenhearted

Benny Gordon - Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got

Nella Dodds - Come See About Me (which actually WAS a cover!)

Jean Carn - Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things

I always thought Otis Redding's version of 'My girl' was total crepe...

I do kinda like Trijntje Oosterhuis 'For once in my life - Songs of Stevie Wonder, live' CD. She has just the right voice for it.

Ruby Turner did a Motown tribute album. Great voice, but ruined, if my memory serves me well, by the electro backing.

Always liked was (not was) version of papa..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQqkAqAlcZM

Everyone seems to have missed my big 'Cleethorpes Pier' spin

Val Palmer - Back In My Arms Again (Twin-Hit)

The Label was the equivalent to our old UK Embassy Record label

(remember them) which had one or two interesting cover versions as well

could be another thread................Rick... and there was the Cannon ep label lol

one of mr levines better moments

kev

Prince Buster Does The Best Version Of "My Girl" In My Opinion.

Still Water (Love) - Terry Callier

Standing In The Shadows Of Love - Sadane

Mention of Gil Bernal's recording of the Smokey song "Can you love a poor boy", reminds me of one of my fave versions of this song by Ronnie Walker

Taken from the CD "Someday"

Blimey you all missed

Clay Hunt - Since I lost you / Kapp

and I suppose this qualifies given it was cut but not released by Brenda Holloway as Lonley Boy : Eric Mercury & The Soul Searchers - Lonely Girl

Mal.C

Edited June 7, 201014 yr by Mal.C.

Don't think its been Posted as of yet here goes an awful cover

Weathermen AKA Johnathan King

Same Old Song

B&C Records

Money - The Flying Lizards.

love is like an itching in my heart,jenny & the jewels.

its the same old song,voyage,

tears of a clown,the beat,