Week One Hundred and Two: Pandora Picks - Part Deux - The Marvelettes - "Beechwood 4-5789" - Single

Due to the fact that I am completely lacking in inspiration at the moment, I will resort to my Pandora stations for this week's selections

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Really?!?!? Does it really surprise you that a '60s Girl Group would find its way onto my Pandora station...because it shouldn't surprise you one bit, if you've been following my blog, that is?!?!?

And of course, since this was way before my time, I'll have to resort to Wikipedia for an explanation of the tune:

"Written by Marvin Gaye, William 'Mickey' Stevenson and George Gordy, the lyrics are about the narrator wanting a man she just met to call her number in order to 'have a date, any ol' time.' Like all the Marvelette's singles during the first phase of the group's career, the lead vocal was by Gladys Horton. The song's co-writer Marvin Gaye played drums on the track, which William Stevenson produced.

The song's title is derived from the now defunct use of telephone exchange names in telephone numbers. In this case, the significant portions of the exchange name were the first two letters of 'Beechwood' (BE), and the remainder of the number. In conventional modern use, this telephone number would be 234-5789.

'Beechwood 4-5789' has become a signature hit of Motown's early period but was not one of the label's biggest hits, reaching #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the autumn of 1962. The track did reach the R&B Top Ten where in fact the single enjoyed double A-side status with 'Beechwood 4-5789' reaching #7 and the flip 'Someday, Someway' #8; the latter track was a ballad from the writing-&-production team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman and featured Berry Gordy Jr's wife Raynoma Liles as organist."

I'll also include another favorite by The Marvelettes called "Please Mr. Postman"...

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Hey-ah-ay-ay

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Oh, baby

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Hey-ah-ay-ay

You can have this dance with me

You can hold my hand and

Whisper in my ear sweet words that I love to hear

(Whisper sweet words in my ear) Oh, baby

Don't be shy (don't be shy)

Just take-a your ti-ime (just take your time)

I'd like to get to know you (like to get to know you)

I'd like to make you mine (like to make you mine)

I've been wai-aiting, standing here so patiently

Fo-oh-oh-or you to come over and have this dance with me

And my number is Beechwood 4-5789

You can call me up and have a date any old time

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Hey-ah-ay-ay

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Oh, baby

(La, La. La, La, La, La, La)

Hey-ah-ay-ay>

Don't be shy (don't be shy)

Just take-a your ti-ime (just take your time)

I'd like to get to know you (like to get to know you)

I'd like to make you mine (like to make you mine)

Beechwood 4-5789

You can call me up and have a date any old time

And my number is Beechwood 4-5789

You can call me up and have a date any old time

Beechwood 4-5789

You can call me up and have a date any old time