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Fun Music Information -> Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Martha & The Vandellas, Martha Reeves, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Martha and The Vandellas, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Martha And The VandelasUse a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Dance To The Music," Sly & The Family Stone | "I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing," Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Dancing in The Street" | "Prancing in The Park" | Callmelennie |
| "Dancing In The Street" | "Crashing On Wall Street" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Nowhere to Run" | "Nowhere to Run (bin Laden)" | crazydon |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Jimmy Mack"
Opening Lines: Jimmy Mack, Jimmy, oh Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Dancing in the Street"
The Lyrics: They're dancin' in Chicago, Down in New Orleans, Up in New York City.
Philadelphia PA, Baltimore and DC now, Yeah don't forget the Motor City. Not to mention Halifax, Nova Scotia, Manchester, Alexandria Virginia. Why: Chicago; New Orleans; New York City; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Washington, DC; Detroit (Which is the Motor City); Halifax, Nova Scotia; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Alexandria, Virginia which is a suburb of Washington, DC.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Dancing in the Street"
Even before the 9/11 attacks, this song had been banned on some radio stations. When the song originally came out in the 1960s, it was during a time of high racial tensions. At the time, several white listeners interpreted some of the lyrics in this upbeat song as a call for urban African-Americans to riot, so it was subsequently banned on quite a few radio stations. Martha Reeves responded to the accusations by insisting that the song was merely "a party song," and it eventually became accepted as such.
Submitted by: Raphael
