Martha and the Vandellas

Song Analysis Essay Martha and the Vandellas was a female vocal group and one of the first groups signed by Motown Records. Big in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they were probably best known for their song “Dancing in the Street” which has been covered by numerous artists since. Though one of their less popular songs, “I Should Be Proud”, stands out to this day as an anti-war song which voiced a disagreement with the war- particularly regarding civil rights issues at the time. Though it was the first

“Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone” (Berry Gordy Jr.). Motown Records was founded in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, by a young entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr., in pursuit for better music and society. With the signing of many culture-changing artists, such as Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight, Motown’s influence in music and society has forever changed the lives of many. After their move to Los Angeles

segregation borders and needed his singers to act and perform a certain way to appeal to Caucasian audiences. He groomed his men and women with skills of etiquette. In our class lecture, we watched a video of Motown singer and Martha Reeves from Martha Reeves and the Vandellas spoke about how Mr. Gordy sent the girls to a class that taught the ladies how to be “proper”. Berry Gordy would also give each of the Supremes a diamond ring to wear so that they could not date. According to Rockin’ In Time

Marvin Gaye Jr. was born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., later he officially added the “e” to his last name. Playing tribute to one of his favorite artist Sam Cooke (Mix, 2002), and also to avoid the constant rumors about his sexuality. Marvin Gaye was born in 1939, in Washington, D.C. Marvin Gaye father was a minister of the House of God. Gaye grew up in a poor and segregated section of Washington on First Street. That particular section of the neighborhood was known as “Simple City”. Marvin Gaye Jr. started

most popular, establishing a standard of excellence and sophistication that has never been exceeded. Beginning with a roster of young artists drawn largely from Detroit’s poor and working class neighborhoods, the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells began providing Motown with consistent hits, which many were written and produced by Robinson. Other acts that were signed with Motown Records included the Temptations and the Supremes. After signing the Temptations

When someone says “music”, one might think of a favorite song or band; not necessarily what kind of impact music truly has. When someone says “segregation”, the mind thinks of multiple things not being able to be together. But people not being able to be together are not always a common one. The merging of these two things starting a revolution that lasted decades. With the power of music and famous people, integration was procured between the white and African American cultures. White people always

Dance In My Life Dance, along with music, has always been a part of my life. As a child, my sister and I would ‘choreograph’ our own dance routines pretending to be with the USO. We wanted to be like The Supremes or Martha and the Vandellas, or even the Bee Gees or Osmonds. Together, we would make up 'song and dance' routines then perform them for our family. Really, we were just trying to please our daddy whom we adored. Regrettably, I was never able to participate in formal dance training. Most

Music In The 1960’s and its Influence The 1960’s music was influenced from the 1950’s genres and the artists and groups during that time. Some artists and groups that helped influence the music in the 60s were Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, the Drifters and many more. All these artists helped paved the way for the music of the 1960’s. In the 1960’s there were many different styles of music ranging from rock n roll, country, blues and R&B, garage rock, girl groups, surf and other bands

At a point in history where there was so much controversy over segregation and where minorities were treated unfairly it was easy to see that there was no one solution to such a problem. One may have anticipated that the road to equal rights would be a long and bumpy one. However, they may not have anticipated that a start up record label out of Detroit would play an important role in the movement towards Civil Rights. This record label would change the face of music in the 60s to allow for young

Well in Oceania they are always being watched by telescreens. This is why the song “Nowhere to Run,” by Martha and the Vandellas fits perfectly with telescreens. The Lyrics that show that the people in Oceania are always being watched is when it says, “Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.” No matter where you are at there is never away to get away from the Party due to