Comments on: Motown Cover

Question: Motown Cover

billsaysthis — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:03:14 -0800

Other than a fairly obscure Midwestern rockabilly band found via freedb, is anyone aware of a rock and roll band recording a cover of the great Motown tune What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? After watching the terrific Standing in the Shadows of Motown I am craving to hear this done with some blistering guitar. Help me?

By: Danelope

Danelope — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:49:48 -0800

I would point you to The Covers Project, but their site appears to be DOA at the moment. A Google search from the site lists the following as having performed the song in question: Jimmy Ruffin (original), Joan Osborne, Chris Farlowe, Steve Harley, Boy George.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:31:30 -0800

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 01:28:21 -0800

Sergeant Dee Dee McCall sings! Unfortunately the samples don't work.

By: cheaily

cheaily — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:47:16 -0800

billsaysthis: I just want an MP3 of the recording from that DVD.... it blew me away when I heard it.

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:41:15 -0800

Damnit, I was sure Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered that song on an album, but Amazon doesn't know about it. Still worth a look if you like weird covers by a punk . . . "supergroup" (is such a thing possible? Does it violate punk's ethos?).

By: smackfu

smackfu — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:53:45 -0800

yerfatma, I am almost certain they did it too. I can even remember the lead singer's inflections. This requires further investigation.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:57:20 -0800

Hmmm, I think I was thinking of "Where do Broken Hearts Go". Close though.

By: billsaysthis

billsaysthis — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:38:07 -0800

dobbs, I had already listened to every clip in the list at AllMusic that was labelled as 'rock' and none, not one, would qualify as rock in my book, especially hard rock like I want.

cheaily, I would imagine that if the movie is on Showtime, where I saw it, the DVD is in stores and can be purchased. Movie is probably good enough. I believe the soundtrack is also available on CD, but then perhaps you're suggesting a no fee arrangement.

Thanks for the contributions though.