The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack
At the time of posting this video up here on YouTube, I have 238 videos already on here. I predict that out of all of them, this is the one that's going to get the most hits, and I've been saving it till now. Basically, for everyone who ever loved Motown, this one just has it ALL. The right group, the right song, the right dresses, and the right performance. This song literally SCREAMS Motown, and justifies everything I ever tried to achieve with Motorcity Records. It all began for me while growing up. At fourteen years old, I discovered the joy of listening to The Velvelettes "Needle In A Haystack", not once, not twice, but probably twenty times a day. I knew every word, every nuance, of Cal Gill's amazingly plaintive vocal. The more obscure Motown groups fascinated me far more than the obvious ones. Which is why, when I started Motorcity, I sought out The Velvelettes and re-recorded my beloved favourite, this amazing classic, "Needle In A Haystack". And these Velvelettes were all four original girls. Not a substitution in sight. I continued to record them over the next few years, releasing their first ever album, something which, at the time, they had never achieved at Motown. There was also another wonderful song that I co-wrote with Ivy Jo Hunter, the legendary Motown songwriter, called "It Keeps Reminding Me (Of Happy memories)", a song which summed up everything I tried to achieve with my Motorcity Reunion Project. When this video was filmed, on a hot August night in 1990, all four original members, Cal, Bertha, Norma, and Millie, were all on top form. When I recorded them on this classic in 1987, I tried to change it and make it more high energy, but lost the magic of the original groove, so I quickly remixed it and tried to capture that magic that made the original so special. I think this performance is also special, and I'm proud to be able to give Motown fans all over the world such an exceptional video to enjoy.
Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: IanLevine
Length: 02:18
Rating: 4.85
Views: 32827
Tags: Detroit Disco Diva Female-Singers Girl-Groups Motorcity Motown Northern-Soul Soul Tamla
Video Comments
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StewartBloor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
One of my favourite Motown tracks, and that's saying something.
DetroitD60 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I was at this particular show at the Ponchitrain Hotel Rooftop in Detroit.
jamie0090 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
great old song ..
runamoke4fun (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
still makes me want to get up and dance
jfroggett (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Oh....casino classics. Fantastic!
switlips2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this song is so true finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack.
maida1982a (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I had never heard of this song or this group until last night when a band called Parallax Project covered it. (They were the openers for Magic Christian which features Cyril Jordan, Clem Burke and Eddie Munoz, so glad I went early.)Thanks for posting this super gem.
c130mover (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
u listen to a radio? wow
hebneh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is SUCH a good song. I probably heard it when it was originally released, but it wasn't a big hit at the time. I re-encountered it in the "Girl Groups" video in the '80s, as sung by the Blossoms on "Shindig", and since then I have continued to love it.
IanLevine (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Soren seems to be busy with his own stuff. |
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