Motown Homages (Throwback Songs)

I love the old Motown Detroit-era sound. Apparently, so do a lot of artists because they keep dipping into that sound again and again. Here is my list of songs that appear to be obvious homages to the Motown sound.

Note: To make sure these were true homages, they couldn’t be actual covers, and they had to be recorded after 1972 (when Motown Detroit closed its doors). I also excluded any obvious parodies (The California Raisins) or original songs from period movies (like Dreamgirls, That Thing you Do, etc.)

THE LIST

Money Grabber, Fitz & The Tantrums (2011)
Rumour Has It, Adele (2011)
The Song Otherwise Known as Forget You, Cee-Lo Green (2010)
I Learned The Hard Way, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (2010)
Summer Days, Sheryl Crow (2010)
Dog Days Are Over, Florence & The Machine (2008)
Then The Morning Comes, SmashMouth (1999)
Give Me One Reason, Tracy Chapman (1996)
Waterfalls, TLC (1995)
The Motown Song, Rod Stewart (1991)
Good Thing, FYC (1989)
Two Hearts, Phil Collins (1988 – produced by Lamon Dozier!)
Roll With It, Steve Winwood (1988)
I Can Dream About You, Dan Hartman (1984)
Uptown Girl, Billy Joel (1983)
Tell Her About It, Billy Joel (1983)
Maneater, Hall & Oats (1982)
Giving Him Something He Can Feel, Aretha Franklin (1976) and En Vogue (1991)

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