Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.
The movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown, released in 2002, features 36 songs from artists like The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. What is your favorite song from Standing in the Shadows of Motown?
Songs from Standing in the Shadows of Motown
- Baby Love
- The Supremes
- Nowhere To Run
- Martha & The Vandellas
- My Girl
- The Temptations
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- The Temptations
- Pride and Joy
- Marvin Gaye
- Since I Lost My Baby
- The Temptations
- Dancing In The Street
- Martha & The Vandellas
- You Keep Me Hangin' On
- The Supremes
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
- The Four Tops
- WHAT'S GOING ON
- Marvin Gaye
- You Can't Hurry Love
- The Supremes
- Stubborn Kind of Fellow
- Marvin Gaye
- Where Did Our Love Go
- The Supremes
- Bernadette
- The Four Tops
- Reach Out, I'll Be There
- Gerald Levert and The Funk Brothers
- (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
- Joan Osborne and The Funk Brothers
- You've Really Got a Hold On Me
- Meshell Ndegeocello and The Funk Brothers
- Do You Love Me
- Bootsy Collins and The Funk Brothers
- Shotgun
- Gerald Levert and The Funk Brothers
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- Ben Harper and The Funk Brothers
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Ben Harper and The Funk Brothers
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
- Joan Osborne and The Funk Brothers
- Cloud Nine
- Meshell Ndegeocello and The Funk Brothers
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- Montell Jordan , Chaka Khan and The Funk Brothers
- Cool Jerk
- Bootsy Collins and The Funk Brothers
- What's Going On
- Chaka Khan and The Funk Brothers
- The Flick
- The Funk Brothers
- Shop Around
- The Miracles
- I'll Be Doggone
- Marvin Gaye
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- The Temptations
- Don't Mess With Bill
- The Marvelettes
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- Ooo Baby, Baby
- The Miracles
- Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
- The Temptations
- Give It Up
- Hank Ballard
- Scorpio
- Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
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