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December 29, 2010

An Ode to Motown

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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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