Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.

The movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown, released in 2002, features 36 songs from artists like The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. What is your favorite song from Standing in the Shadows of Motown?

Songs from Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Baby Love

The Supremes

Nowhere To Run

Martha & The Vandellas

My Girl

The Temptations

The Way You Do the Things You Do

The Temptations

Pride and Joy

Marvin Gaye

Since I Lost My Baby

The Temptations

Dancing In The Street

Martha & The Vandellas

You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Supremes

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)

The Four Tops

WHAT'S GOING ON

Marvin Gaye

You Can't Hurry Love

The Supremes

Stubborn Kind of Fellow

Marvin Gaye

Where Did Our Love Go

The Supremes

Bernadette

The Four Tops

Reach Out, I'll Be There

Gerald Levert and The Funk Brothers

(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave

Joan Osborne and The Funk Brothers

You've Really Got a Hold On Me

Meshell Ndegeocello and The Funk Brothers

Do You Love Me

Bootsy Collins and The Funk Brothers

Shotgun

Gerald Levert and The Funk Brothers

Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Ben Harper and The Funk Brothers

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Ben Harper and The Funk Brothers

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

Joan Osborne and The Funk Brothers

Cloud Nine

Meshell Ndegeocello and The Funk Brothers

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Montell Jordan , Chaka Khan and The Funk Brothers

Cool Jerk

Bootsy Collins and The Funk Brothers

What's Going On

Chaka Khan and The Funk Brothers

The Flick

The Funk Brothers

Shop Around

The Miracles

I'll Be Doggone

Marvin Gaye

Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)

The Temptations

Don't Mess With Bill

The Marvelettes

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

Ooo Baby, Baby

The Miracles

Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

The Temptations

Give It Up

Hank Ballard

Scorpio

Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band