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“Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” (The Four Tops)

Today’s classic song of the day is by a legendary Motown group after they left the Motown label. The song is “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” and the group is the Four Tops. This single was released on the ABC/Dunhill label in in January of 1973. It proved that the Tops could be successful without Berry Gordy,…

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“I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” (The Four Tops)

I Can't Help Myself, the Four Tops

Today’s classic Motown song of the day is my favorite Motown tune, period, and I know it’s probably one of yours, too. I’m talking about “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” sung by the inimitable Levi Stubbs and the Four Tops. Released in April of 1965, this tune topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and Billboard’s…

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“Walk Away Renee” (The Left Banke/The Four Tops)

Walk Away Renee, the Left Banke

Our classic baroque pop song of the day is “Walk Away Renee,” a big hit for both the Left Banke and the Four Tops. It’s one of my personal favorite songs of all time. “Walk Away Renee” was written by Left Banke members Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, and Tony Sansome. Brown drove the composition, inspired by (and infatuated with) the…

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