Originally Posted by
Ngroove
Ah, Syreeta. Honestly, the tune I most relate to her with is "Spinnin' and Spinnin'", really grabs with those metaphors of "I don't want to be just another feather in your cap, you see" and "Just another toy that is put away" along with loopy "spinning" melody.
But, let's face it. No denying, the real greats of period, "What's Going On" and "Let's Get It On", "Music of My Mind", and "Talking Book", no denying they were magnificent, Motown and in general, records, but even if Motown did not promote her, as probably the only "promotable" acts they pushed that time, may be Stevie, and Marvin, and Diana, and Jacksons, and Tempts, there's still interest, even if it may be today, rather than some of those singers' lifetimes, for those obscures, underrated / under appreciated, that just on the mystique alone, oftentimes hooks in somehow more than their bigger selling peers. I too love Syreeta. I oftentimes prefer Martha Reeves' voice [[not to say she was an obscure, but she practically was by 1968) over Diana Ross'. Sorry Smokey, but there are many times I choose on to listening to Billy Griffin first. I now have that "Fantastic Four's Lost Motown Album" CD, and it is awesome.
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