>> Jason: THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR FOR THE
50th ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN, AND
THEY’RE READY TO TAKE THE STAGE.
>> Tati: MOSAIC YOUTH CENTER IS
READY TO PUT ON ITS CLASSIC
SHOW, MOTOWN 1962 FOR TWO
WEEKENDS ONLY.
WEEKENDS ONLY. >> Jason: IT’S SAID TO BE THEIR
MOST POPULAR SHOW IN 27-YEAR
HISTORY AND WE’RE GETTING A LOOK
AT WHAT TO EXPECT.
♪
♪ ♪[SINGING]♪
♪[SINGING]♪ ♪[SINGING]♪
♪[SINGING]♪ ♪
♪ ♪ HE WROTE LEAVE LETTERS
♪ I CAN’T READ THEM ANYMORE
♪ LOVER YOU LEFT BEHIND SO MANY
MEMORIES
MEMORIES ♪ HE’S AN OLD TEDDY BEAR
♪ [INDISCERNIBLE] ♪
♪
♪ ♪ LOVER, YOU’VE GONE FROM ME AND
LEFT BEHIND SO MANY MEMORIES
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> DO YOU HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING
TO YOU, BOY?
>> C’MON AND GET ’EM.
>> YOU BETTER COME AND GET ’EM,
BOY
BOY ♪ RIGHT NOW
♪ COME AND GET ’EM
♪ YEA, YEA, YEA.
♪ ONE MORE TIME
♪ BABY SAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
TRY TO PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOU
ALL BECAUSE I WANNA HOLD YOU
TIGHT
TIGHT ♪ BUT EVERY TIME I REACH FOR YOU
BABY, TRY TO KISS YOU, YOU JUMP
CLEAN OUT OF SIGHT
♪ WELL, I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU,
BABY, BECAUSE I’M JUST A
SOUTHERN KIND OF FELLA
♪ GOT MY MIND MADE UP TO LOVE
YOU, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ SAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ ONE MORE TIME NOW
♪ BABY, SAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ SAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
>> Tati: WOW!
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!
>> Jason: NICELY DONE.
>> Tati: WELCOME LADIES,
GENTLEMAN.
GENTLEMAN. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS AFTER THE
SHOW I THINK I CAN SING.
>> Jason: WHAT DO YOU MEAN AFTER
THE SHOW?
THE SHOW? [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Tati: JOINING US, ALL OF THE
LOVELY SINGERS, AS WELL AS RICK
SPERLING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SHOW AND HELLO TO OUR PIANO
PLAYER.
PLAYER. >> MR. KEY WARD, WHO PLAYED WITH
MANY OF THE MOTOWN ACTS.
>> Jason: AND TELL US ALL ABOUT
IT.
IT. >> MOTOWN 1962 WAS FIRST DONE IN
2005.
2005. THIS PRODUCTION IS ACTUALLY A
MIXTURE OF CURRENT MEMBERS AND
ALUMNI.
ALUMNI. ALL OF THESE 4 ARE ALUMNI,
RANGING FROM 11 TO 50 YEARS OLD.
IT’S BEEN 7 YEARS AND THERE
HASN’T BEEN A WEEK THAT GOES BY
THAT SOMEONE DOESN’T ASK WHEN
WE’RE BRINGING IT BACK.
AND THE 50th ANNIVERSARY IS THE
GREAT TIME TO DO IT.
WE’RE GETTING INTEREST FROM
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, JAPAN.
AND THIS TELLS ABOUT THE EARLY
DAYS OF MOTOWN BEFORE THE
SUPREME COURTS OR THE TEMPTATION
HIS ONE NUMBER ONE HIT, THERE
WERE THE VANDELLAS, MARVIN GAYE,
THE CONTOURS, MARY WELLS.
>> Jason: LIKE CAN I GET A
WITNESS, PRIDE AND JOY.
>> AIN’T THAT PECULIAR IS IN THE
SHOW.
SHOW. AND THAT’S FROM THE EARLY TIME.
AND ESPECIALLY TELLING THE STORY
THAT FOCUSES ON THE MARVELETTES
THAT WAS "PLEASE MR. POSTMAN"
SIX GIRLS FROM INKSTER,
MICHIGAN, WHO CHANGED THE COURSE
OF MUSIC.
OF MUSIC. >> Jason: BY THE WAY, YOU LOOK
GREAT FOR 50 YEARS OLD.
>> IT’S AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE
OF ARTS AUGUST 9 THROUGH THE 18.
THE FIRST WEEKEND OF GENERAL
ADMISSION IS BUY ONE GET ONE
FREE.
FREE. AND GO TO MOSAIC
DETROIT.ORG/TICKETS.