Motor City Sounds
Based in Ballarat
About this act
Ten musicians on stage: three singers, a three-piece horn section, and drums, bass, guitar and keys behind them. Motor City Sounds recreate the sound of 60s and 70s soul, the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and Temptations end of the songbook, and they play it to be danced to. The Ballarat band have appeared at White Night in both Melbourne and Ballarat, the Moonambel Fireworks Festival, Memo Music Hall in St Kilda and Piano Bar in Geelong and Ballarat, and they warmed up the audience for ABC's Q&A. Among the members are a former John Butler Trio player and a top 20 X Factor finalist. They'll play one, two or three sets, with full sound and lighting available and a scaled-back setup for smaller rooms.
Repertoire
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(SOS) Stop Her On Sight - Edwin Starr
(Sweet, Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin
Abc – Jackson 5
Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations
Baby Love - The Supremes
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Come See About Me - The Supremes
Dancing In the Street – Martha & The Vandellas
Do You Love Me? – The Contours
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Everybody Needs Somebody - The Blues Brothers
For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder
Get Ready - Temptations
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group
Hard To Handle – Otis Redding
Heat Wave – Martha & the Vandellas
Hold On I'm Comin' – Sam & Dave
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
I Can't Get Next To You – The Temptations
I Can't Help Myself – Four Tops
I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Gladys Knight & The Pips
I Thank You - Sam & Dave
I Want You Back – Jackson 5
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
I'll Be There – Jackson 5
I've Got The Music In Me - Kiki Dee/Thelma Houston
In the Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
It's A Shame – Detroit Spinners
Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group
Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd
Land Of A Thousand Dances - Wilson Pickett
The Love You Save - Jackson 5
Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Girl – The Temptations
My Guy – Mary Wells
Nowhere To Run – Martha & The Vandellas
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Reach Out, I'll Be There – Four Tops
Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
Respect – Aretha Franklin
River Deep, Mountain High - The Four Tops and The Supremes
Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Satisfaction - Otis Redding/The Rolling Stones
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Shake A Tail Feather - Ray Charles (Blues Brothers)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours – Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Soothe Me - Sam & Dave
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
Think – Aretha Franklin
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr
Uptight – Stevie Wonder
War - Edwin Starr
We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
What A Man - Linda Lyndell
What's Going On – Marvin Gaye
Who's Loving You - The Miracles/Jackson 5
Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
You Can't Hurry Love – The Supremes
You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes
You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher & Higher) - Jackie Wilson
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Don't Knock My Love - Wilson Pickett
It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding