An Ode to Motown
An Ode to Motown
Motown is feng shui music.
Haiku in its simplicity,
Zen in its transcendence.
So beautiful my ears have begun to bleed.
Motown is the alpha and omega of pop.
The marriage of lyric and melody.
The introduction of an eternal backbeat.
Our duty is to listen to these complete works.
Motown is three minute perfection.
The emotional nakedness
Lost to our technological revolution.
The new Library of Alexandria.
The Church of Holland-Dozier-Holland
Is these days little more than a pastiche
Of box-office soundtrack and Clear Channel radio.
I should’ve been born in a different age and time.
By Chris Gedos
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January 3rd, 2011 at 6:25 am
Beautiful truly wonderful. There’s a great new band called Various Cruelties who are Motown influenced from London you might like. HNY all x
January 5th, 2011 at 11:56 am
thx.. various cruelties are solid