What Motown Songs Began With No/Very Little Intro Before The Vocals ?

[Boogiedown]

Not a favorite style of DJs at radio stations who liked to have room to speak over an intro, and not done much, [ added: but much more than I realized !]

but what Motown songs wasted no time in getting into the lyrics??

This one comes to mind right away:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHUAJTZqF0


Others??

[Sotosound]

"I'm In A Different World" by Four Tops.

"Some Things You Never Get Used To" by DRATS.

"The Love You Save" by J5.

[motony]

"Bye, Bye Baby" Mary Wells & "Whats Easy For Two" Mary Wells.

[rovereab]

Seven Rooms Of Gloom - Four Tops
Friend To Friend - Diana Ross
Keep On Lovin' Me Honey - Marvin & Tammi
The Onion Song - Marvin & Tammi
[[I'm A) Road Runner - Junior Walker & The All Stars

[Motown Eddie]

"Please Mr. Postman", "Playboy", "Knock On My Door"-The Marvelettes
"There's A Ghost In My House"-R. Dean Taylor
"Stop In The Name Of Love", "Nothing But Heartaches"-The Supremes
"Lonely Lonely Girl Am I"-The Velvelettes
"Standing In The Shadows Of Love", "Bernadette"-Four Tops
"Home Cooking"-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"I'll Always Love You"-The Spinners
"Take Me In Your Arms [Rock Me A Little While]"-Kim Weston
"Jimmy Mack"-Martha & The Vandellas

[tjl]

"Mickey's Monkey" - The Miracles
"I've Got A Feeling" - Four Tops
"I'll Turn To Stone" - Four Tops

[mowest]

“Stoned Love” - Supremes [[single version)
“Going Down For The Third Time” - Supremes
“I’ll Keep Holding On” - Marvelettes
“My Baby Must Be A Magician” - Marvelettes
“Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” - Marvin Gaye
“Wild One” - Martha & Vandellas

[blue_whippet]

Come And Get Memories - Martha & the Vandellas
Take Me In Your Arms - Kim Weston
I'm Sill Loving You - Kim Weston
Fancy Meeting You Here - Kim Weston
Build Him Up - Kim Weston

[jobucats]

Shop Around- The Miracles
You're All I Need to Get By- Diana Ross
I'm Wondering- Stevie Wonder

[Boogiedown]

"I'm In A Different World" by Four Tops.

"Some Things You Never Get Used To" by DRATS.

"The Love You Save" by J5. :cool::cool::cool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlVTi2_6uU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbauAUfLag


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAyqMJam1D0

[Boogiedown]

"Bye, Bye Baby" Mary Wells & "Whats Easy For Two" Mary Wells.:cool::cool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3-QUOP8jlQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usLMmxjqxhs

[Boogiedown]

Seven Rooms Of Gloom - Four Tops
Friend To Friend - Diana Ross
Keep On Lovin' Me Honey - Marvin & Tammi
The Onion Song - Marvin & Tammi
[[I'm A) Road Runner - Junior Walker & The All Stars

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSZsm2EBoLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U00zqW1-Swo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMIWHbe3Gk0

[Boogiedown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwlLigXoJwA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcoYcsHZQx8

[daviddesper]

I didn't realize this thread had gone on for as long as it has. Interesting topic for sure. The only other ones I can think of at the moment that have not already been mentioned are two by Jimmy Ruffin.......Baby I've Got It and World So Wide, Nowhere to Hide, both of which are among my favorites by him.

[lockhartgary]

"The Bells" by the Originals
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations

[Boogiedown]

"Please Mr. Postman", "Playboy", "Knock On My Door"-The Marvelettes



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425GpjTSlS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ksh4pQlW1o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkCp-Tgdo

[Boogiedown]

https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by Motown Eddie https://soulfuldetroit.com/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png [[https://soulfuldetroit.com/showthread.php?p=696538#post696538)

"There's A Ghost In My House"-R. Dean Taylor
"Stop In The Name Of Love", "Nothing But Heartaches"-The Supremes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG700BojpH0

I expected this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJQPkfwlAc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTOmuMKWZBc

[TomatoTom123]

"Can You Jerk Like Me" by The Contours… :cool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=EmNst6Vqx4A

[Motown Eddie]

A couple more:
"Mother Dear", "Mother You Smother You", "Up The Ladder To The Roof"-The Supremes
"Let's Get It On"-Marvin Gaye
"[I Know] I'm Losing You" [single version]-Rare Earth
"Fingertips [Pt. 2]"-Little Stevie Wonder
"Do You Love Me [Now That I Can Dance]"-The Contours
"Dancing Machine" [single version]-The Jackson 5

[Motown Eddie]

And-
"Bad Girl"-The Miracles
"Come To Me"-Marv Johnson
"Come Get To This", "Distant Lover", "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You"-Marvin Gaye

[mowsville]

These have all got intros.

[mowsville]

sorry that was for Boogidown lol

[RanRan79]

These have all got intros.

There's quite a few of these I wouldn't categorize as not having an intro. As for my contributions to the list of songs that just get right to it:

Without the One You Love- 4 Tops
You'll Never Cherish a Love So True- Delphis
Try It Baby- Marvin Gaye
I Can't Let My Heaven Walk Away- Stevie Wonder
Buttered Popcorn- Supremes

[Boogiedown]

there are a lot more of these than I realized! Could make for a fun CD



MotownEddie:
"Lonely Lonely Girl Am I"-The Velvelettes
"Standing In The Shadows Of Love", "Bernadette"-Four Tops


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ZbpiseWb8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhEuFW7l5c4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG18v8w-HZ4

[Graham Jarvis]

This one is the opposite way round not even an intro or the song title! There's only one with two letters "It" Ron & Bill [Ronnie White & Smokey]

[RanRan79]

This one is the opposite way round not even an intro or the song title! There's only one with two letters "It" Ron & Bill [Ronnie White & Smokey]

Two letter song titles. The only ones I can think of, Motown anyway, are "It" and "As". I guess that might make another good thread.

[blkfrost]

Touch Me In The Morning and It's My Turn [[Diana Ross)

[stupidactingsmart]

ABC by the Jackson 5.

[lockhartgary]

Two letter song titles. The only ones I can think of, Motown anyway, are "It" and "As". I guess that might make another good thread.


There's also "He" by DRATS for the "In Loving Memory" LP. Al Hibbler did the original version in the '50s.

[RanRan79]

There's also "He" by DRATS for the "In Loving Memory" LP. Al Hibbler did the original version in the '50s.

Oh yeah, forgot about that one!

[tjl]

Stay In My Lonely Arms - 4 Tops/Elgins
Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
Keep On Loving Me - Frances Nero
Can You Do It - Contours
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
You Can Depend On Me - Miracles

[milven]

I'm surprised that so many names were mentioned and this one was left out. One of my favorite all time songs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1S-ypz5a4

[Motown Eddie]

I'm surprised that so many names were mentioned and this one was left out. One of my favorite all time songs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1S-ypz5a4

One of my favorites too. In fact I mentioned "Up The Ladder To The Roof" in post #19 on this thread as an example of a Motown song with with little or no intro before the vocals.

[Boogiedown]

I've abandoned the notion of posting all the youtube links.:rolleyes:

But here are the titles --- so far ---in sum total:


WAR - Edwin Starr
"I'm In A Different World" by Four Tops.
"Some Things You Never Get Used To" by DRATS.
"The Love You Save" by J5.
Bye, Bye Baby" Mary Wells & "Whats Easy For Two" Mary Wells
Seven Rooms Of Gloom - Four Tops
Friend To Friend - Diana Ross
Keep On Lovin' Me Honey - Marvin & Tammi
The Onion Song - Marvin & Tammi
[[I'm A) Road Runner - Junior Walker & The All Stars
"Please Mr. Postman", "Playboy", "Knock On My Door"-The Marvelettes
"There's A Ghost In My House"-R. Dean Taylor
"Stop In The Name Of Love", "Nothing But Heartaches"-The Supremes
"Lonely Lonely Girl Am I"-The Velvelettes
"Standing In The Shadows Of Love", "Bernadette"-Four Tops
"Home Cooking"-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"I'll Always Love You"-The Spinners
"Take Me In Your Arms [Rock Me A Little While]"-Kim Weston
"Jimmy Mack"-Martha & The Vandellas
"Mickey's Monkey" - The Miracles
"I've Got A Feeling" - Four Tops
"I'll Turn To Stone" - Four Tops
“Stoned Love” - Supremes [[single version)
“Going Down For The Third Time” - Supremes
“I’ll Keep Holding On” - Marvelettes
“My Baby Must Be A Magician” - Marvelettes
“Too Busy Thinking About My Baby” - Marvin Gaye
“Wild One” - Martha & Vandellas
Come And Get Memories - Martha & the Vandellas
Take Me In Your Arms - Kim Weston
I'm Sill Loving You - Kim Weston
Fancy Meeting You Here - Kim Weston
Build Him Up - Kim Weston
Shop Around- The Miracles
You're All I Need to Get By- Diana Ross
I'm Wondering- Stevie Wonder
Jimmy Ruffin.......Baby I've Got It and World So Wide, Nowhere to Hide
"The Bells" by the Originals
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations
"Can You Jerk Like Me" by The Contours
Mother Dear", "Mother You Smother You", "Up The Ladder To The Roof"-The Supremes
"Let's Get It On"-Marvin Gaye
"[I Know] I'm Losing You" [single version]-Rare Earth
"Fingertips [Pt. 2]"-Little Stevie Wonder
"Do You Love Me [Now That I Can Dance]"-The Contours
"Dancing Machine" [single version]-The Jackson 5
"Bad Girl"-The Miracles
"Come To Me"-Marv Johnson
"Come Get To This", "Distant Lover", "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You"-Marvin Gaye

Without the One You Love- 4 Tops
You'll Never Cherish a Love So True- Delphis
Try It Baby- Marvin Gaye
I Can't Let My Heaven Walk Away- Stevie Wonder
Buttered Popcorn- Supremes
Touch Me In The Morning and It's My Turn [[Diana Ross)
ABC by the Jackson 5.
Stay In My Lonely Arms - 4 Tops/Elgins
Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
Keep On Loving Me - Frances Nero
Can You Do It - Contours
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
You Can Depend On Me - Miracles
FOREVER CAME TODAY - J5

If anyone feels inclined to break these down by artist , please do!!

[arr&bee]

Check yourself[temptations]...you[marvin gaye].

[jobucats]

"I'll Set You Free" DRATS [[Love Child Album)