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snakepit
06-20-2020, 07:25 AM
A bit of fun for Motown fans.

Can you name a Motown track that name checks Fred Astaire?
mysterysinger
06-20-2020, 07:35 AM
Not Motown, of course, but Randy Crawford mentions him in "Last Night at Danceland"
snakepit
06-20-2020, 07:37 AM
Don't know that tune...
But the Motown track??
mysterysinger
06-20-2020, 07:39 AM
I think someone else will get it first.

And I don't want to divert your thread, but I really need to share this with you [[Randy and Joe Sample were a perfect match)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfU1f5hmWs
soulwally
06-20-2020, 03:56 PM
Struggling on this Snake
snakepit
06-20-2020, 05:11 PM
Ok
Male
Several singles in the 60s
soulwally
06-20-2020, 05:55 PM
Don’t know the song but how about
A Billy Eckstine
B Tony Martin
mowsville
06-20-2020, 08:02 PM
Shorty Long.
snakepit
06-20-2020, 08:26 PM
Mowsville
Artist correct.....well done.
Do you have a track?
snakepit
06-20-2020, 08:29 PM
Don’t know the song but how about
A Billy Eckstine
B Tony Martin

I get your thinking Soulwally.

But Shorty Long is the artist.
Just need the track...
luckyluckyme
06-20-2020, 10:03 PM
Don't Mess With My Weekend. The mention is subtle and almost went unnoticed by me.
snakepit
06-21-2020, 04:44 AM
Correct

Here it is...Shorty Long "Don't mess with my weekend"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LjP69YEC90s

Scheduled for a 45 release. But withdrawn, and included on Shorty's first album.
mowsville
06-21-2020, 05:34 AM
Got beaten to it lol.
snakepit
06-21-2020, 06:19 AM
Got beaten to it lol.

Well done anyway...another quiz soon, best of luck with it.
mysterysinger
06-21-2020, 07:23 AM
Enjoyed the quiz, even though I didn't get the answer but here's the thing - I listed closely to a few of his tracks hoping to pick out that name and loved every one of them. What a talent Shorty was. Obviously I didn't listen to "Don't Mess With My Weekend" sadly - I thought it would have had to be "Function At The Junction" lol.
snakepit
06-21-2020, 07:33 AM
Mysterysinger

Thanks for that....you've hit on the exact reason for the quiz, to jog some memories, perhaps get people to discover or re-discover the great music.
There are new Motown collectors taking up the habit of a lifetime and if a few dig deeper then it's worth it. No 2 coming up.
TomatoTom123
06-21-2020, 08:07 PM
Didn’t know this, I will have to listen again! :)
snakepit
06-21-2020, 08:18 PM
Actually....
The unissued 45 version referenced above is different from the track used on the " Here comes the Judge" lp.
Quite a change in lyrics.but thankfully Fred Astaire was kept in.
snakepit
06-21-2020, 08:21 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZX4N6M5l8

Alternate version