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“MARTHA REEVES”

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MARTHA REEVES

“DANCING IN THE STREET”

When music fans say they love Motown, most people will immediately think of its trademark sound and “classic” pop hits. Millions will go further and name their favourite legendary classic Motown artist.

 

HOT HIT: “DANCING IN THE STREET” …… Motown's song.

"Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter. It became a major HIT on the charts in 1964. .

A 1966 cover by the Mamas & the Papas was a minor hit on the Hot 100 reaching No. 73. In 1982, the rock group Van Halen took their cover of "Dancing in the Street" to No. 38 on the Hot 100 chart and No. 15 in Canada on the RPM chart. A 1985 duet cover by David Bowie and Mick Jagger charted at No. 1 in the UK and reached No. 7 in the US. The song has been covered by many other artists, including The Kinks, Tages, Grateful Dead and Myra.

MARTHA REEVES

“When you grow up in the South in the early days with less than,

you have to have faith in progress and opportunity.. . . . .