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Listening to a Motown station on Spotify reminded me how they picked which songs would be hits.

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Gordy would play a song they had recorded. Every one who worked there would gather in a room and listen to the song. If they thought it would be a hit, they would raise their hand. If a song only got a few hands raised it would not be released.

When they played My Girl, every hand went up.

Now when I hear a Motown song I picture the reaction in the room.

For your listening pleasure, here is a Temptations medley.

 
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