That’s why they called it SOUL music. Still brings tears to my eyes…6 decades on.

Them Ruffin brothers could sing that is for sure

@turdferguson400

4 жыл бұрын

Sooooo good, Donna! 💖👍⭐️

Jimmy Ruffin....I remember in South Central in L.A. hearing this song on the radio because that's all we had back then....and I heard this song...and saved my money I got from selling rock candy in the neighbor ....and went down to the record store ...bought the 45 which a small vinyl record...for 50 cents....lol...hahahaha....and I played this songs over and over again...cried on this song over and over again....constantly thinking about loosing my mom and relatives which were alive at the time...but I fell in love with Jimmy Ruffin. Wow. No music like that these days....lol

@dunismith3045

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Blakely Can’t beat those memories! I loved my 45s.

@yvetteadshead4212

4 жыл бұрын

That's true

@rhondamcbath6279

3 жыл бұрын

Your so right on, today's music can't hold a candle to this CLASSIC MUSIC, definitely diamonds in the rough 🎶🎶🎶

@anthonyblakely399

3 жыл бұрын

@@rhondamcbath6279 ​ Oh Absolutely and the interesting thing about we did hear with computers and we didn't make music with computer...just RAW talent!!!! So Jamal keeps saying we were spoiled...and we were but we didn't know it...because like today...there was so many issues in the world.....music was a therapy session!!! Hahaha...lol.....hahahaha

@rhondamcbath6279

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyblakely399 I agree with you 100%!! We sure didn't realize we were spoiled 😃 lol...But I've come to realize just how great our music was!!!🎶🎶🎶

Jay, you have not disappointed us either. You are batting 1000 on Motown Mondays.

@revk-squared9046

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@cathyreed6723

4 жыл бұрын

For sure!!! I really look forward to it!!!💕

"Band of Gold" by Freda Payne is an underrated Motown gem!

@laminage

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't recorded at Motown. It was recorded at Invictus/Hot Wax. The Brian & Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier who although wrote alot of Hits for Motown left because they felt they weren't allowed to have any say over how Motown was run in a Corporate way. They left and sued Berry Gordy (The President) and Motown for Four Million and Motown Countersued (aka sued them back for 22 Million). Motown also got a Court Order preventing then from writing and producing for other folks. They created their Own Label but most of the acts were One Hit Wonders. Everybody Plays The Fool, by The Main Ingredient (That Cuba Gooding Jr's, Father was in), Give Me Just A Little More Time by Chairman Of The Board and Smiling Faces by The Undisputed Truth as well as "She's Not Just Another Woman" by The Eighth Day.

@Mark-iv7np

3 жыл бұрын

Loved it since it was released in 70. Timeless, great song. Unfortunately I believe her only hit. Actually a one hit wonder is a huge accomplishment.

@isaiahthompson2065

2 жыл бұрын

Freda Payne was never on Motown...

@isaiahthompson2065

2 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Ruffin shoulda been bigger than he was. This joint was a million seller.

@littleBo6

10 ай бұрын

I saw her sing this live at “Batley Variety Club” back in the 70,

Still listening in 2024

@Lfg117

2 ай бұрын

↗️

This is why Motown is, The Bomb! 👍😎

@turdferguson400

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing will ever compare. 💖🥰👍

@sassypants7581

4 жыл бұрын

@@Military450Veteran - I too need new glasses 👍😎

The temptations get ready is a really good song

@sassypants7581

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Temp"s, but I like the Rare Earth version a lil better.

@emt40ish

4 жыл бұрын

This is good. I like Curtis Mayfield's better though.

@emt40ish

4 жыл бұрын

NM LOL...I Read that wrong. Im thinking People Get Ready.

@sassypants7581

4 жыл бұрын

@@emt40ish - It's hard to pick when there were so many greats back then.

How about Junior Walker, 'Shotgun' and Sam and Dave, 'Soul Man', 'Hold On, I'm Coming' and 'I Thank You'. Classics!

@sharonpreston4925

4 жыл бұрын

YES!!! ALL great suggestions

@holyspacemonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions!!

@martinsinfield42

4 жыл бұрын

Sam & Dave were not Motown artists but recorded for Atlantic.Another brilliant rabbit hole to explore though.

@14gilbertst

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinsinfield42 Ya, Jayvaughn said he wasn't sticking to the 'Motown' theme strictly, so I indulged.

@denisetinto1828

4 жыл бұрын

Shotgun is a great song.

What can one say to one of the greatest soul songs of the 60s

My generation's were about love and inspiration, so many hits and gifted artists

These songs are so soothing. It’s like medicine for the soul, good music is a powerful thing 🎼

@turdferguson400

4 жыл бұрын

missgmoma 💖👍👍☮️

@bethshadid2087

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@yvetteadshead4212

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@missgmoma

4 жыл бұрын

Beth Shadid Hi, yes thank you! Amen!!! ✌🏻

@missgmoma

4 жыл бұрын

Yvette Adshead Hi, Ain’t it though. It’s crazy how music has such an affect on our moods or can even calm you down when you need it. ✌🏻

Jovaughn, please add Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find to your Motown Mondays list.

@dunismith3045

4 жыл бұрын

Pam Chilton YES please! Lou was sooo smooth!

@1920Janice

4 жыл бұрын

Big hit song by Lou Rawls was “A Natural Man”. My favorite! ❤️🎵

@davidbruce5524

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVED Dead end street~!

I remember this song. My big sister exposed me to Motown in the 60's. She's a great sister!

"What becomes of the broken hearted" was covered so many times,but it's just something about Jimmy Ruffin's version that kept me coming back to it.His voice and the musical arrangement is great.That opening beat ,so enjoyable,because you know that voice is coming.He died in 2014 ,but he left us something very special in this song. I listen to it during down times,when stuck inside due to hurricanes. Or times like these.Good music gets you through. Thank you for reacting to this one.

Absolutely Love Love 💕 Love this old song❤Thanku for playing this.

Great melodies, great hooks, great rhythms, and great performances...that’s Motown.

David and Jimmy Ruffin contributed beautifully their music and left legacy songs along the way.

You've done something that I never thought anyone could do. You've made me look forward to Mondays!

I love this song. For me it pairs well with Al Green’s brilliant, heart-wrenching cover of The Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.” 😭

Was used in the movie “Fried Green Tomatoes”....perfectly placed in a scene.

@k_salter

4 жыл бұрын

First thing I think of now when I hear this song.

@laurakali6522

4 жыл бұрын

K Salter her clueless husband......

@laurakali6522

3 жыл бұрын

@Rhonda Bothelio “Secret’s in the sauce”.....

@jitkasuarez

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, really? I haven't seen the film in so loooong! I miss it

@laurakali6522

3 жыл бұрын

@@jitkasuarez when she wraps herself in cellophane.....

Give us """ BARRY WHITE """" Loves Theme and many more !!!!!!!!

@rhondamcbath6279

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Barry Whites whole entire collection!! His first album I feel is his very best!!! 🎶🎶🎶

@TheNeilo-Audiosound

3 жыл бұрын

Now your Talking.👍👍👍👍👍 Love Unlimited🙏🙏🙏🙏

This is definitely a classic. The song was actually written for the Spinners. I'm enjoying Motown Mondays...thanks Jay ❤️

❤❤❤❤❤ Beautiful song! What an awesome vocalist!

I didn’t know the connection of the brothers. I learn something new everyday. The comments are great.

Like many of us, he didn't get the recognition SO MUCH DESERVED.

in my top ten all time favorite songs. this was played at every party i went to as a teenager. good slow dance song. very sad what happened to him. a lot of it brought on himself. but a great song. still listen to it often.

@jacquieedwards8218

4 жыл бұрын

Jim McDonald - Please enlighten us as to his fate. Thanks Jesus is Love

@oldmcdonald9582

3 жыл бұрын

me too

I heard this often during childhood. One of my dad's favourites.

This songs fits me and my life so much now

this is in my top five songs of all time

The Marvelettes Don’t Mess With Bill. The Contours Do You Love Me.

@dunismith3045

4 жыл бұрын

Jamar Goodman And “When You’re Young and in Love” by the Marvelettes!

@DinaLydia

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Don't Mess With Bill, my fave girl group song! That and Please Mr. Postman.

@elisageorge1798

3 жыл бұрын

That lead Marvelettes singer sounded kinda like Diana Ross but waaay better.

One darn nice tune. This man can stand shoulder to shoulder with his brother. Just my opinion. I'm loving Motown Mondays. Good idea.

Thank you for sharing Jayvee! I have loved this song all my life since a was a few years old! I’m now 45 years old, this song has never lost its beauty or the lyrics sung by the amazing Jimmy Ruffin. Still sounds like it’s being released today despite being over 50 years old ❤️ it so much

Soulful and sad... straight to the heart...I cannot live without this kind of music.....

It makes me so happy to see youngers like you learn what real Singing and music is all about

I was 9 years old when this hit the a m stations! I had a girlfriend we were going steady! Riding the school bus holding hands for 1 1/2 hr she broke up with me for the new guy who just moved in our area they sat in the front of the bus holding hands while I cried and thinking of this song! Wow how the hormones came about during them days! I’m 64 now and still love it!

David Ruffin classic My Whole World Ended . You can feel the emotion from this gentleman.

I'm watching this video a year after but I love the way you feel the music. I love this song.

Is'nt this the best music ever, we had the BEST music growing up, I STILL listen to this alot! Love my MOTOWN!!!

I love Jimmy Ruffin - he was awesome! And I love this song!

One of the best voices ever!

The thing I've always loved about this song which captures the pain of a broken heart so well is the last couple of lines imply that if you keep plugging away there's a light at the end of the tunnel. If you're going through hell, it's best to keep going.

I cry almost every time! ❤

Wow, an oldie but goody for sure! Love this!!! ✌️💕

Well, you fall into these naturally. Please react to "Ball of Confusion" by The Temptations.

Even after all these years, I still remember all the words and memories come rushing back to me from my 15 year old self. Heard it on the radio in heavy rotation. Glad to see you liked it!😍

I have always loved this song. It was very moving and I could feel it. I still can.

One of my mom’s favorite songs. Miss her so much. 💔🙏🏻

Beautiful and still one of my favorites!

Love Motown Mondays!! They are great!!

Song written by Paul Riser and William Weatherspoon. Songs were short in 1965 for radio, .45 players and juke boxes.

This is one of my favorite songs of all time ❤️

Aretha Franklin "Chain of fools".

Not all good black artists came out of the US try and listen to Hot Chocolate with front man Errol Brown from the UK who had 3 #1s during the 70s. My favourite is Emma Emily. Check it out along with their many other hits.

@MoreChannelNoise

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I 2nd that, Hot chocolate now! I also liked "sexy thing"

@turdferguson400

4 жыл бұрын

Fred Walsh Absolutely! HC were massive here in Australia back in the day!! 👍👍💖☮️

@stevencharnock4028

3 жыл бұрын

Emiline (As In "Biggest Star On That Movie Scene")..🇬🇧

A great song from the greatest era in music.

Rarely if ever does it ever get better than this.... WOOF!

Love it ......back to being a teenager all over again ......keep it up

You just reacted to one of the best things to come out of the 60's! This recording was a masterpiece!! If EVER a recording needed a bit of an extension, this was it!!!

I can remember this song while laying under my 1959 bug eye sprite trying to change the U joint with metal in my eyes. The song has Soul. A great companion.

One of those songs that you don't want to end. So powerful.

Awesome song, so powerful, so beautiful. I still get chills listening after it was first released close to 55 years ago.

In love with this song ❤❤❤

Wow. I remember this. 😭😭 I dedicate this to my little brother. Vale beautiful Jason. I love you with all my heart. 💖🧡☮️⭐️

@missgmoma

4 жыл бұрын

Turd Ferguson very touching & sweet ☝🏼

@turdferguson400

4 жыл бұрын

missgmoma Crying right now. Xox

@missgmoma

4 жыл бұрын

Turd Ferguson so sorry hon, we never get past the heartbreak but crying does help sometimes. What else can you do?💔

@holyspacemonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Turd Ferguson I’m crying with you now! 😭❤️

@jamarrhubbard7426

4 жыл бұрын

Turd Ferguson I feel you! Nice dedication💕

J, if you haven’t seen it yet, there’s a movie tribute to the band who played all the MoTown hits: The Funk Brothers!!! This song is done in the movie and it’s fabulous!!!

@marcuscook3852

4 жыл бұрын

The movie is "Standing In the Shadow Of Motown". Great version of this song by Joan Osbourne on the movie.

@juliejuliejulie8007

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Joan Osborne name! It was on the tip of my tongue!

Another great choice. Classic Motown. Farewell Is A Lonely Sound is another Jimmy Ruffin song you will like.

This is one of Motown's many classic songs. Jimmy also had a hit from "I've Passed This Way Before". To me, also an underappreciated Motown artist....

Man! Didn't know he's David's brother! He got that voice too. No wonder I never forgot this song. I was 5 when this song came out. And somehow always remembered it even the words.

An all time classic, reminds me of school disco's , always played at the end of the night

Just Soul at its very ,very best tremendous record ,by a brilliant artist ,also "Farewell Is A Lonely Sound " is another tearjerker Gem of a sound ,by Jimmy , I think he was very underated,but he's brilliant in my opinion ,pure class ,made loads of great dancers as well

Motown Mondays are the bomb 👍🙌. Great song (s) you've picked for us bro 🎶💃😃

Here we go again guarantee you should like it good voice good vocals I already love it back I the day....

Always loved this song!

Oldies on a Sunday night! You would definitely hear this song. There were 3 Motown writers for this song. Two have since passed away.

This song still tugs at the heartstrings of this 67 year old Caucasian Englishwoman and sends chills down her spine. I love the Colin Blunstone version too.

My favorite Jimmy Ruffin song is his 1980 duet with Marcy Levy WHERE DO I GO written by the Bee Gees.

That song has been called "an opera" and it NEVER ages. I'm so glad you listened to most of it before you commented. Your face was as expressive as the song. Good for you!

Such a beautiful and sad song!

such a great song,

Brilliant music, grew up listening to songs like this, 😊😊👍👍

Two great songs to check out.....hold on to my love.....farewell is a lonely sound,both by Jimmy Ruffin.

As you can see he sounds amazing! The Flower 🌹

David Ruffin - 'My Whole World Ended'

As soon as I read "What becomes of the broken hearted," I heard the melody. I can't remember when I didn't know this song. Glad you're doing Motown Mondays. Motown is a treasure trove of music. Remember that many of these songs are short because they had to fit into a radio format.

FINALLY!!!! I told you would love it! It was too bad that his career didn't move as some of the other artists at Motown. But he held his own. Smokey Robinson co-wrote this hit tune and this was another memory of MOTOWN MAGIK!!! THanks for reacting to this.....

Another great one from my time. ❤️ You always manage to send me on a time trip to my past. 🥰 Thank you.

Oh my gosh this is one of my all time favorite songs. It's sad, but so, so good. Thanks for doing this one!!

I still remember all the words to this song in 2020. I am not senile yet! Great review, thanks!

One of my best ever songs 🥰🥰

Solid Gold. When I was young in the 80s , they would refer to this kind of music as Solid Gold. Now back then as a kid I just thought of it as oldies and little respect. Now I totally understand the term Solid Gold cause it great and still is.

David and Jimmy Ruffin singing "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother " pure class ...and Jimmy singin "Wonderful To Be Loved By You " I could go on and on The Motown Machine so many fantastic songs so little time .....dam ...

I haven't heard this song in a long time. Thanks for sharing.

Ruffin Is great..and this is a great song

Great makes you want to hear another verse! I love the song! Thank you for doing a first reaction on it!

Omg Jay....you brought me back 50+ years, slow dancing at school dances. Love it!

Great artist brilliant singer really look forward to Motown Monday’s

This was pretty much Jimmy's biggest hit. You might enjoy his other minor 1980 hit "Hold On To My Love" which was written & produced by The Bee Gees. They wrote the whole album. Another great tune on that album is "Where Do I Go" (duet with Marcy Levy), "Two People" and "Searching" . Two great soul songs

Your slowly getting to see and listeng to all the great R&B Soul musicians from the earlier years

Havn't heard that song in quite some time. Beautiful...

How come I know all the words to this? ........ I was TWO years old!........ Shows how a really good song stands the test of time. ❤️

Love this , I grew up on Motown. This was the music of my teenage years!❤