You gotta listen closely

[arrr&bee]

This question is for those of us that listen beyond the words to a song ,i'm talking about the melody so the question of the day is this...what would you say are the most beautiful motown melodies? For me it's..since i lost my baby..i'll try something new..memories, remember-melodies!

[bankhousedave]

Ask the Lonely
No More Tearstained Makeup
Bernadette
Forever Came Today
I'm Ready For Love
They Won't Go When I Go
My Cherie Amour
Can You Love a Poor Boy?
I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Suimmer
Something Out of the Blue
Angie Girl
Black Orchid
It's Growing
Put Yourself in My Place
You Can't be happy until you love someone
I'll Pick a Rose for my Rose

... to be continued

[Kamasu_Jr]

I knew Arrr&bee would work the Temptations in there some way.

[rovereab]

If This World Were Mine

[mr soul]

Just Losing You
More Love
Ooo Baby Baby

[mysterysinger]

I'll Always Love You - Brenda Holloway
Just Another Lonely Night - Fantastic Four
Do What You Gotta Do - Four Tops
Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Whatever Happened To Love - Tom Clay
The Rovin Kind - David Ruffin
My Whole World Ended - David Ruffin
Remember Me - Diana Ross
Still - Commodores
With You I'm Born Again - Syreeta and Billy Preston
The Last Song - Lynda Carter
One Day In Your Life - Michael Jackson
No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever - Thelma Houston
Love Isn't Here Like It Used To Be - Frankie Valli
I Wanna Be Where You Are - Jose Feliciano
Endless Love - Lionel & Diana
Heaven Sent You I Know - Marvin & Kim
Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
Its Been A Long Long Time - The Elgins
You've Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway

[ExGuyParis]

The Love I Saw in Yow Was Just a Mirage
There's No Stopping Us Now
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Love It Came To Me This Time
When You're Young and In Love
Touch Me In The Morning
Now That You're Gone
It Takes Two
Ask Any Girl

... and oh so many more!

[soulster]

Sorry. With Motown, I always focus on the rhythm.

[smark21]

Sorry. With Motown, I always focus on the rhythm.

You’re always lecturing us about sound quality then you turn around and state you ‘re unable to focus on melody on Motown songs?!

[splanky]

Sorry. With Motown, I always focus on the rhythm.

And so because you do you think everyone else should too?...
Why with Motown? Not with Stax, or Philly, Hi, Atlantic, Invictus or Westbound?...
Mercy! Maybe you would have done better to focus on another thread, soulster:)....

Anyhoo, there were always so many great writers at Motown but I've always been partial
to the melodies of Smokey Robinson so I'll list two of his:
Swept For You, Baby
A Fork In The Road
Not to forget all of the things he wrote for others including the above mentioned My Smile
Is Just A Frown...
Also I'd like to throw in Sunny Boy by D. Ross and the Chicks though I can't remember just
who penned that tune. I love the delivery and bounce of it...

[BayouMotownMan]

Up The Ladder To The Roof

[luke]

Love your choices arr and bee; My Baby Loves Me, Heaven Must Have Sent You