Motown records brought black music by black musicians into the mainstream, and changed American culture forever. If you’d like a serious analysis of that, please go here. You know I ain’t got time for that shit.
Instead, I’d like to present two videos choreographed by very, very white people, and mashed up with some very, very black (although not Motown, it must be said, and indeed it WOULD have been said, had I not just said it myself, thus inocculating this blog against those so-called sayers and their nastily truthful accusations, now where was I?) music.
Bob Fosse‘s Mexican Breakfast featuring Gwen Verdon: original here. Unaccredited, vulgar ripoff by Beyonce here. More amusing version of same here. Walk It Out, Fosse version below:
And here is something that could only be made even whiter by the addition of Soulja Boy: Tappercize!
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Yes, I’m a big Motown fan too. I love soul and blues too. I fancy having a Motown party one night, what a great idea.
Oooh, Motown party sounds fun!
Ah raincoater, such random fun could have only been put together by you! And that’s only part of why I’ve tagged you to post on 6 random things about you!
http://blog.marialavis.com/2009/01/six-random-things-about-me.html
Thanks for the reminder! I’m going down for a nap but will get to it later, I promise!
Couldn’t watch tappercize, that was painful! He’s not Gene Kelly is he?
Happy Anniversary Motown. Like the Gwen Verdon thing. Stevie Wonder was in at the heyday of Motown but I don’t think he could see it at the time. Everyone goes on about Motown which is well and good but a word for the fabulous Etta James and Chess records.