The six best ‘songs of the summer’ from the 1960s
The concept didn’t really exist back then, but the candidates were endless.
The Four Tops
The fateful recording session that saved the lives of Motown’s finest assets: “So, so glad”
“I was so glad, so, so glad”.
Motown’s greatest ever single, according to Bruce Springsteen
“Motown was an incredible part of my youth…”
The Motown classic that challenged the Four Tops: “He had to stretch”
Perhaps their finest performance.
The hilarious true story behind a Motown number one: ‘I Can’t Help Myself’
“Look at that old codger”.
‘I Can’t Help Myself’: The Motown song that established the sound of northern soul
A groundbreaking single.
“A one-in-a-million group”: The Motown group Smokey Robinson said couldn’t be beat
“You were going to be singing for second place at best.”
