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I was wondering what Motown songs had the shortest and the longest titles, including songs leased out to other labels and album tracks?
I come up with "He" by DRATS, "It" by Ron and Bill and "As" by Stevie Wonder for shortest and "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heartbreaking Guy" by the Supremes for longest title.
Any others off the tops of your heads?
Oooh I like this gary
"Ma" by The Temptations / Undisputed Truth / Rare Earth
"When It's To The Top [[Still I Won't Stop Giving You Love)" by The Supremes
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and
"You" by Marvin Gaye
"You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth" by The Temptations / Undisputed Truth
Dobendobendoendobendobbie Diana Ross
It's Gonna Take A Lot Of Doing [[To Undo All The Damage That You've Done) - Marvelettes
When The Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up In Your Throat - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.
After You Put Back The Pieces [[I'll Still Have A Broken Heart) - Miracles
Every Now And Then We Get To Go On Down To Miami - Rare Earth
What Do You Have To Do [[To Stay On The Right Side Of Love) - Supremes & Four Tops
I Got Your Water Boiling, Baby [[I'm Gonna Cook Your Goose) - Spinners
Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye - Marvelettes & Supremes
Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo - Diana Ross
I Cried For You [[Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me) - Miracles & Diana Ross
Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy [[To Come Back Home) - David & Jimmy Ruffin
If - Supremes & Four Tops
Technically the Supremes' song, also covered by The Marvelettes by the way, is only titled "A Breath Taking Guy", so I would think the other titles mentioned would have it beat.
Think again!
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You beat me, brothadc! [[Smile)
Marvin Gaye-"When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You".
I Like You The Way You Are [[Don't Change Your Love On Me) - Michael Jackson
Ready Or Not Here I Come [[Can't Hide From Love) - Jackson 5
E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe [[The Choice Is Yours To Pull) - Jackson 5
You Ain't Giving Me What I Want [[So I'm Taking It All Back) - Jackson 5
I still can't believe they actually used the whole lyric as a song title. What on earth were they thinking?! LOL, you can barely fit it on the 7" label :DQuote:
Originally Posted by brothadc
Good job guysQuote:
Originally Posted by longtimefan
Never knew that
You guys never miss a trick do you? [[And I mean that as a compliment.)
But I was just going by the Where Did Our Love Go cover, and I cannot think of any compilations I have ever seen that have the extended title. Could it be that the 45 was printed that way just so they could emphasize the catchiness and the sing-a-long nature of the song?
Now we know why Diana called it by that name in an interview
I think the 45 was printed that way because that may have been the official title that Smokey gave it. And then when someone realized it was a ridiculous official title for a song, certainly too long of a title on a 45, Motown pulled it and released it with the shorter title.Quote:
Originally Posted by daviddesper
I came across this track recently and thought it might be a contender for the longest Motown song title EVER!!!
[[I Wanted To Be A Rock And Roll Star) Woman I Still Got Loving You On My Mind - Willie Hutch
18 words!!! :D
You are good. Way more titles than I ever would have thought and in one post. Then I had to laugh at that 2-letter short title tossed in at the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
now that's funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by TomatoTom123
You wonder if the printers may have felt Motown had lost its ever-lovin' mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by brothadc
Had this been released on April 1st, well, NOBODY would have taken it seriously.
ABC - Jackson 5
If those printers charged by the word then Motown surely lost money on this one!Quote:
Originally Posted by WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance