Quote Originally Posted by luckyluckyme View Post
I can understand the songs listed .. except Nothing But Heartaches. Some Things featured Nick & Val & likely Josie Jo in the background; the rest, the Andantes. Having Mary & Cindy singing the background live might lead one to a closer listen of the actual single and a puzzlement as to why Mary & Cindy did not sound as they did on the record. Motown was probably playing it safe so as to not draw attention to the substitute background singers in the studio recording.
On tv, with a few exceptions, Mary & Cindy usually lip-synched to the "live" presentation of these singles.
"Forever Came Today" and "Some Things You Never Get Used To" were both in the live shows for very brief periods in 1968. They were removed when both songs failed on the charts.