Originally, I was going to try and do the backing vocals for this as well. But after two weeks of battling with the chords and trying to arrange it for six voices, I gave up and went with the backing vocals provided with the backing track.
@Kresblain says this is the first Motown song I've ever done, and he's probably right. Not because I don't like Motown, but honestly I didn't think I could do Motown justice.
My strongest memory regarding this song was when I lived in NYC. I went down to the Battery Park area I think on the 4th of July. There was a puppetry troupe performing down there, all black men with crow puppets. When they did a lipsync to this using those puppets, I was mesmerized. And to top it off, they had no stage. They just held the puppets over their heads. My eyes were glued on the puppets, and not on the performers. It was amazing!! Never forgot it.
For those who don't know, this song is a memorial to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, two huge Motown artists who died in the same year, 1984. This song was released the following year.
So, anyway, here's Birch and Dipper attempting it.
