Originally Posted by
treborij
One of my fondest Motown memories was from 1965. I know this wasn't a BIG Motown moment but it was for me because this was centered around one of my favorite records of the time. [[Actually still is one of my favorite records.)
It was in the spring and NBC broadcast a Murray The K. special, "It's What's Happening, Baby" and it seemed to have everybody who had a hit at the time on this hour long [[90 minute?) program. But the one I remember best is Martha & Vandellas doing "Nowhere To Run" on an assembly line. Don't forget videos weren't too common back then and it was really a unique way to present the song. The girls looked cool, too, dancing around and hopping in and out of a car as it was being made. I don't think I've seen it since but it made quite an impression on me back then.
In retrospect it was a great metaphor of Berry's assembly line productions. But at the time, it was just cool to me.
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