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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(62,041 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:21 PM Oct 21

Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone

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Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Original Post) marble falls Oct 21 OP

Fucking outstanding! WheelWalker Oct 21 #1

Reminds me of my father CanonRay Oct 21 #2

Never to old to learn. I've loved this song over 50 years, I always took that line as "all he left us was a loan." marble falls Oct 21 #3

Epic! ProfessorGAC Oct 22 #4

WheelWalker

(9,199 posts)

1. Fucking outstanding!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:51 PM

Oct 21

CanonRay

(14,856 posts)

2. Reminds me of my father

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 10:52 PM

Oct 21

And when he died, all he left us was alone.

marble falls

(62,041 posts)

3. Never to old to learn. I've loved this song over 50 years, I always took that line as "all he left us was a loan."

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 11:02 PM

Oct 21

ProfessorGAC

(69,808 posts)

4. Epic!

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Tue Oct 22, 2024, 02:29 PM

Oct 22

I think this was the pinnacle of Motown.
As many great songs that came out of that stable of stars, I think this is their finest work.
Just one outstanding element after another.

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