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  1. "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by #MarvinGaye, #WilliamStevenson, and #IvyJoHunter for #MarthaAndTheVandellas in 1964, whose version reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind "#DoWahDiddyDiddy" by #ManfredMann. It also peaked at No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart following a rerelease in 1969. It is one of #Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=opRRax4ph3E

  2. "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" (or "#TheMightyQuinn (Quinn the #Eskimo)") is a #folkrock song written and first recorded by #BobDylan in 1967 during #TheBasementTapes sessions. The song's first release was in January 1968 as "Mighty Quinn" in a version by the British band #ManfredMann, which became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the "Mighty Quinn" title. The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo).
    youtube.com/watch?v=K13hH0pJx5s

  3. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group #theExciters. #CashBox described the Exciters' version as "a sparkling rocker that bubbles over with coin-catching enthusiasm" and said that the "great lead job is backed by a fabulous instrumental arrangement." It was made internationally famous by the British band #ManfredMann and #covered by #FunFactory in 1995.
    youtube.com/watch?v=1UingsUi0mI

  4. "Sha La La" is a song written by #RobertMosely (whose name is spelled "Moseley" on the record) and Robert Taylor. #TheShirelles released the original version of the song as a single in March 1964 in the US, reaching number 15 on the #USRAndBChart and number 69 on the #USPopChart. A cover by the British pop group #ManfredMann would follow that October, being the most notable version of the song, reaching number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
    youtube.com/watch?v=uO-MbpGpFMI

  5. "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by #MarvinGaye, #WilliamStevenson, and #IvyJoHunter for #MarthaAndTheVandellas in 1964, whose version reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind "#DoWahDiddyDiddy" by #ManfredMann. It also peaked at No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart following a rerelease in 1969. It is one of #Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HasaQvHCv4w

  6. … und ein weiteres Lied aus der Reihe erst viele Jahre später folgender „ach, das ist auch von denen?"-Erkenntnisse. Fiel natürlich für Klein-Andi bei Radiokontakt schon allein wegen des schräg-genialen Synthesizergeschrubbes und des Vocoder-Gesangs alternativlos in die Kann-man-nur-lieben-Kategorie: Manfred Mann - Don't Kill it Carol

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    #Musik #music #MusikZurNacht #ManfredMann

  7. #OnThisDay in 1940, #ManfredMann [Michael Lubowitz], British rock keyboardist ("Mighty Quinn"; "Blinded By The Light"), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa.
    #HappyBirthday #85 ⋆。°✩🧸✨🧁 ⋆。°✩

  8. "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by #MarvinGaye, #WilliamStevenson, and #IvyJoHunter for #MarthaAndTheVandellas in 1964, whose version reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind "#DoWahDiddyDiddy" by #ManfredMann. It also peaked at No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart following a rerelease in 1969. It is one of #Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HasaQvHCv4w