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Old 10-10-2016, 00:17
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Here are mine, please post any thoughts

Saara – It Should Have Been Me (Yvonne Fair)
Relley C – I'm Still Waiting (Diana Ross)
Honey G – ABC (Jackson 5)
Freddy – Do You Love Me? (The Contours)
Ryan – My Destiny (Lionel Richie)
Matt – Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
Sam – My Guy (Mary Wells)
Emily – Please Mr Postman (The Marvelettes)
Gifty – What's Going On? (Marvin Gaye)
5 After Midnight – In The Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)

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Old 10-10-2016, 00:49
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Freddy Parker - Easy by The Commodores
Matt Terry - Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Ryan Lawrie - I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men


Emily Middlemas - I'll Be There by Jackson 5
Gifty Louise - Upside Down by Diana Ross
Sam Lavery - Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes


Honey G - Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
Relley C - Dancing In the Street by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Saara Aalto - River Deep, Mountain High by Four Tops & The Supremes


5 After Midnight - Do You Love Me by The Contours
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Old 10-10-2016, 00:57
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Freddy Parker - Easy by The Commodores
Matt Terry - Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
Ryan Lawrie - I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men


Emily Middlemas - I'll Be There by Jackson 5
Gifty Louise - Upside Down by Diana Ross
Sam Lavery - Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes


Honey G - Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell
Relley C - Dancing In the Street by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Saara Aalto - River Deep, Mountain High by Four Tops & The Supremes


5 After Midnight - Do You Love Me by The Contours
I would like Samantha to do this version of Somebody's Watching Me https://youtu.be/Utr5FwFOisg
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:08
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[quote=Faria262;84173306]Here are mine, please post any thoughts

Saara – Baby Love ( The Supremes )
Relley C – Will you still love me Tomorrow ( The Shirelles)
Honey G – Super Freak
Freddy – i want you back ( Jackson 5 )
Ryan – My Girl
Matt – Tracks of my tears or What becomes of the broken hearted .( play on the ex gf theme )
Sam – Jimmy Mack
Emily - Heatwave ( Martha reeves and vandellas )
Gifty – Midnight Train to Georgia
5 After Midnight – Reachout ( four tops )

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That is my guess for them
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:18
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I will probably change my mind but for now:

Freddy Parker: You Can't Hurry Love (Diana Ross and the Supremes; Che Chesterman version)
Matt Terry: Rhythm of the Night (Debarge)
Ryan Lawrie: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Jimmy Ruffin)

Emily Middlemass: Let Me Love You (Ne Yo; acoustic cover)
Gifty Louise: Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston)
Samantha Lavery: You're All I Need To Get By (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

5 After Midnight: Do You Love Me (The Contours)

Honey G: Superfreak/Can't Touch This (Rick James/MC Hammer)
Relley C: I'll Be There (Jackson 5)
Saara Aalto: R.E.S.P.E.C.T (Aretha Franklin)
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:24
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I would like Samantha to do this version of Somebody's Watching Me https://youtu.be/Utr5FwFOisg
That version could be a show-stealer. Chilling.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:29
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I will probably change my mind but for now:

Freddy Parker: You Can't Hurry Love (Diana Ross and the Supremes; Che Chesterman version)
Matt Terry: Rhythm of the Night (Debarge)
Ryan Lawrie: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Jimmy Ruffin)

Emily Middlemass: Let Me Love You (Ne Yo; acoustic cover)
Gifty Louise: Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston)
Samantha Lavery: You're All I Need To Get By (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

5 After Midnight: Do You Love Me (The Contours)

Honey G: Superfreak/Can't Touch This (Rick James/MC Hammer)
Relley C: I'll Be There (Jackson 5)
Saara Aalto: R.E.S.P.E.C.T (Aretha Franklin)
How on earth is Neyo Motown?
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:35
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How on earth is Neyo Motown?
from wiki

"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, taken from his fifth studio album, R.E.D. (2012). Released on July 10, 2012 by Motown Records,
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:41
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Yes, he maybe signed to Motown records, but his style of music is not in any way Motown. It's rather disengenous to say it is, when there is a Motown theme.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:43
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Yes, he maybe signed to Motown records, but his style of music is not in any way Motown. It's rather disengenous to say it is, when there is a Motown theme.
surely anything that is on the motown label is eligible for a motown theme ?
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:49
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surely anything that is on the motown label is eligible for a motown theme ?
I don't think they will allow that .. it's going to be the same 10 songs we have cleared...so new Motown songs are not eligible in a Motown theme...in any singing show that has this theme...
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:51
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Yes, he maybe signed to Motown records, but his style of music is not in any way Motown. It's rather disengenous to say it is, when there is a Motown theme.
Motown have had some pretty odd acts on their roster including Duane Eddy and Kiki Dee which rather emphasises the point.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:51
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I don't think they will allow that .. it's going to be the same 10 songs we have cleared...so new Motown songs are not eligible in a Motown theme...in any singing show that has this theme...
well there is always a difference between the theory and the practice and we know the contestants will have a very limited selection of motown tracks to choose from, or have forced on them is probably more accurate
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:51
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surely anything that is on the motown label is eligible for a motown theme ?
Err no. Motown as a theme is a style of music. All the other artists mentioned in that post are Motown in their music style.
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:55
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Err no. Motown as a theme is a style of music. All the other artists mentioned in that post are Motown in their music style.
says who ?

who decides which acts on the label are allowed or not allowed ?

the themes on the show have always been quite tenuous tbh and whilst i dont expect to hear anything but songs from the traditional motown acts it would be strange to say someone couldn't sing a song from the motown label on motown week

the theme isn't motown between 1960 and 1980
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Old 10-10-2016, 01:58
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I think it's time to get Louis' Rulebook back out
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yVbV6XUUzjk
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Old 10-10-2016, 02:01
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How on earth is Neyo Motown?
You pick on Ne Yo, who was signed to Motown when he released Let Me Love You, yet completely miss MC Hammer who has absolutely nothing to do with Motown other than sampling Rick James?

At least we're preparing ourselves for the 'what the theme means' arguments from the judges.
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Old 10-10-2016, 02:02
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says who ?

who decides which acts on the label are allowed or not allowed ?

the themes on the show have always been quite tenuous tbh and whilst i dont expect to hear anything but songs from the traditional motown acts it would be strange to say someone couldn't sing a song from the motown label on motown week

the theme isn't motown between 1960 and 1980
It's not, but I think that is what Motown theme implies ..
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Old 10-10-2016, 03:33
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You pick on Ne Yo, who was signed to Motown when he released Let Me Love You, yet completely miss MC Hammer who has absolutely nothing to do with Motown other than sampling Rick James?

At least we're preparing ourselves for the 'what the theme means' arguments from the judges.
True. I should have mentioned him.
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Old 10-10-2016, 09:39
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Matt: "Let's get it on" or "I heard it through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye
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Old 10-10-2016, 10:17
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Someone will probably get 'My Girl', my guess is 5AM or Matt.
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Old 10-10-2016, 10:19
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Was Tina Turner Motown as river deap mountain high would be a prefect song for Gifty
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Old 10-10-2016, 11:25
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How about these?...

The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything But My Love
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Spice Girls - Stop
Duffy - Mercy
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie

But you just know they'll go for the most obvious. Zzzzzz
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Old 10-10-2016, 11:38
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OK - Emily could sing My Guy by Mary Wells; just to suit the Louis Walsh's on here.

From my original list, Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes would actually work well for Gifty (especially the Saturday's cover version). I'm not changing Honey G as anything which would work for her is a sample rather than straight cover anyway.
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Old 10-10-2016, 12:17
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Emily should sing a Supremes song. My first choice would be Back in My Arms Again, but that probably isn't well-known enough, so Where Did Our Love Go?

I would like Freddy to sing Stevie Wonder's Knocks Me off My Feet.
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