Musical Taste - The Day You Take One, You Have to Take the Other - The Marvelettes

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The Day You Take One, You Have to Take the Other performed by The Marvelettes (1967)
Composed by Smokey Robinson
From: USA
Recommended by tinks [profile] on Friday 20th April 2001

Classic uptempo Motown girl sound! Fits the Berry Gordy formula so perfectly that it should have been a huge hit. Features a terrific bubbling bassline and mesmerizing finger snaps!

from The Marvelettes (Tamla)

Other Versions: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
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19 Apr 01 ·scrubbles: Ooooh, I dig this song - gotta love those Smokey Robinson lyrics! "A little bad comes along with every good/You've got to take the bitter with the sweet."

07 Dec 05 ·Swinging London: Reminds me of 'Don't Mess With Bill'.
Quite an old fashioned sound for 1967...The Marvelettes didn't seem to really keep up with the times.
Good though.

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