Music Intro and Story by: Gail Nobles Motown has the sound of orchestra. That's one of the things that made them special.
Hello I'm Gail Nobles . Welcome to Spoken In Words. Today I'm going to talk about the Motown Orchestra. When I listen, I sense the music in tune with what the Motown singers were singing. The orchestra helped you to feel the different emotions of songs. It brings storytelling to life. That's what I don't hear much in today's music. It's not just the lyrics and the singers that tell the story. The music plays a big part and telling a story too!
If Marvin Gaye, for example, is singing a sad song, the music can be played that way. If he's singing a happy song, the music can be played that way.
When you hear Martha and the Vandella singing Dancing In the Streets, the music makes you want to dance, and Martha and the Vandellas make you want to sing along with them.
When you hear the Four Tops singing Reach Out I'll Be There, The music sounds like an introduction of what they are singing about. In the beginning, I hear a galloping sound in the song. It makes you think that somebody's coming.
The Motown sound was real. There are real instruments being played and plentiful real instruments being played. The Motown sound is a beautiful orchestra sound that also tells a story.
