Legends keep leaving us. Holland-Dozier-Holland are responsible for so many Motown hits. 
 

 

 

I first heard of the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake in Pet Shop Boys’ great song “Flamboyant”:

 

Wow!  

They were responsible for so many great songs! A huge part of the soundtrack of the 1960s.

So many great hits, famously for The Supremes off the top of my mind, of course.

I sometimes take for granted just how much Holland-Dozier-Holland had to overcome to become such a touchstone of American music. I also take for granted at times just how much their songs resonated for generations, through nostalgia, or covers, or popping up as soundtracks on many romcoms or period pieces. These days, music tends to feel so derivative, and at times, choking on self-important misery. The lifeblood that Motown gave to this country made many stars, and made a magnate out of Berry Gordy, but Lamont Dozier will never fully get the credit he deserved. 

I love so many of their songs, far too many to list, but this may be my very favorite, with the soul of Motown, always there to remind us of the heartache underneath the glitzy costumes and flawless choreography.

 

Edited August 10, 20223 yr by DRW50

 

  

 

10 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

WOW. 

 

She will always be Principal. 

Robyn Griggs, 'Another World' and 'One Life to Live' actress, dead at 49 (msn.com)

Very sad. Pancreatic cancer. She had a prolific soap writing career.

 

 

R.I.P.   

I will always love "The NeverEnding Story"

 

Edited August 16, 20223 yr by I Am A Swede

 

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

I was actually coming to post this. Very tragic. “Found dead in his U.S. apartment.” Even stateside, I remember how big that season of Pop Idol was, with Will Young winning.

 

6 hours ago, I Am A Swede said:

R.I.P.   

I will always love "The NeverEnding Story"

 

Same. Love THE NEVERENDING STORY.

 

On 8/14/2022 at 12:31 PM, Faulkner said:

Very sad. Pancreatic cancer. She had a prolific soap writing career.

 

Hard to hear since I so remember so many times seeing her name watching 90210.