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By Marie Keightley Mellor

Where Is The Music? (Sounds Of Soul)
By Marie Keightley Mellor
A tribute to honour all the very talented Black soul artists during the Civil Rights Era.

Where is the music, music, where is the beat?
Where are the melodies that had me on my feet?
Bring back the music, music, music, bring back the old
Feel good music, sounds of soul

Verse 1
Sounds of the Four Tops with Levi ‘the voice’
Jimmy and David were the Ruffin boys
Smokey and the Miracles, Lionel, Marv, Curtis, and Otis
Kim, Tammi, and Marvin, Al Green, too good not to notice
Stevie, Jackie, Teddy, Booker T, Sam - Cooke, The Temptations
The Isleys, Junior, Isaac, Sly, all soul sensations

Chorus 1
Where is the music, music, where is the beat?
Where are the melodies that had me on my feet?
Bring back the music, music, music, bring back the old
Sounds of Tamla Motown (hey hey hey) and Northern Soul

Verse 2
Sounds of the Pip’s girl Gladys the Empress of Soul
Nina, Tina, Aretha, Roberta, just solid gold
Edwin, Arthur, Martha, Michael, Wilson, The Jackson Five
That sweet soul music made me feel so alive
Mavis’s Staples sang in sweet harmony
If you’re ready - come go with me (I’ll take you there)

Chorus 2
Back to the music, music, back to the beat
Back to the melodies that had me on my feet
Back to the music, music, music, back to the old
Sounds of Muscle Shoals, Stax, deep Southern Soul

Instrumental

Verse 3
Freda, Mary, Dionne, Diana, the superb Supremes
These legends of music, I keep them in my dreams
Thank you, Alabama, Memphis, Bell, Berry Gordy, Detroit
Holland Dozier Holland for such a beautiful noise
Thanks for the memories of lyrics so fine
With soulful melodies that passed the test of time

Chorus 3
Where is the music, music, where is the beat?
Where are the melodies that had me on my feet?
Bring back the music, music, music, back from the time
The music had reason, rhythm, and rhyme

Chorus 4
Where is the music, music, where is the beat?
Where are the melodies that had me on my feet?
Bring back the music, music, music, bring back the old
Dancing music, just bring back the soul
(This old heart weeps for you)

Coda (fade out)
Music, music, where is the music?
Feel good music, sounds of soul

Also for Stephen Lawrence and his family, Emmett Till, the four 16th Babtist Street girls, The Windrush Generation, and many, many, many more.......