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Just rented " Standing in the Shadows of Motown " a documentary of the " Funk Brothers ", the original band behind the Motown sound. Most are quite old and never got any recognition for their unique sound and their creativity. The musical production numbers rival any that I' ve seen on film. Joan Osborn does a rendition of " What Becomes of the Broken Hearted " that will blow you away. A must to play through your music system and play it loud!! Outstanding!!
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I was disappointed they didn't use footage of the original Motown stars singing the songs with the band. As good as some of those current performers were, no one can replace Marvin Gaye, Smokey and the rest.
Regards,
Mike
The point of the film was to "argue" that the music was great independent of the singer, and that the songs were great no matter who was singing. The singers had their glory the first time around, now it was the band's turn. Certainly, the film makers demonstrated that these songs and musicians were great enough that they could stand without the great vocal talent that performed the originals.
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