Comments on: Let Us Now Praise Smokey Robinson http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7094 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:19:43 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7094 In reply to Annie Dinerman.

Agreed all around!
TC

]]> By: Annie Dinerman http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7093 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:30:16 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7093 In reply to Christopher Gansky.

I agree. Some Motown classics put an upbeat melody to a very sad lyric. That always catches my attention. It’s humbling to hear it done and great fun to listen.

]]> By: Annie Dinerman http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7092 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:29:00 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7092 In reply to Tony Conniff.

Great idea. I Second That Emotion!

]]> By: Christopher Gansky http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7091 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:17:11 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7091 All hail. Amazing how he can make YOU feel so good when he’s singing about how sad HE is. Miracles, indeed. He also makes very good use of verbs, as in Cruisin’ and Going to a Go-Go.

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7090 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:17:52 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7090 In reply to Ruth Greenwood.

I know I only got into that in a general way and probably should’ve gone deeper. Let me think about it… maybe another post?
Thanks, Ruth,
Tony

]]> By: Ruth Greenwood http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7089 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:57:42 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7089 And “More Love”…

Any takeaways come to mind on his melody writing?

]]> By: Tony Conniff http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7088 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:31:29 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7088 In reply to Faundell Black.

Another great one!
Thanks,
Tony

]]> By: Faundell Black http://tonyconniff.com/let-us-now-praise-smokey-robinson/#comment-7087 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:33:52 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=2929#comment-7087 One of THE greatest. I always point to “That’s What Love Is Made Of” when trying to describe the genius of Mr. Robinson

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