This Is Soul!!
A Take On The Iconic Atlantic Records Collection For The Vocal Abecedarian Challenge
Introduction
I was listening to "This Is Soul" and thought the potential to use the Abecedarian format as a list would mean I could use this album as a template with a few other additions. So you will get the poem followed by the songs.
Because it is names and song titles, rhyme is nearly impossible, but the form is maintained. All the lines have ten syllables and some songs you think I should have included, I can't because they and the artist burst the ten-syllable limit.
My apologies if the songs so play in your part of the world, but YouTube still doesn't indicate whether the videos are globally available.
This Is Soul!! - The Poem
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Arthur Conley Gave Us Sweet Soul Music
Bar-Kays They're The Band That Played Soul Finger
Carla Thomas Singing B-A-B-Y
Do I Love You? Motown Class Frank Wilson
Eddie Floyd We Can See Him Knock On Wood
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) From Otis
Get Out Of My Life The Mad Lads Tell Us
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Hold On I'm Coming So Say Sam And Dave
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
Jackson Five Really Knew Their ABC
Keep Looking Advises Solomon Burke
Land Of A Thousand Dances Sings Wilson
Memphis Soul Stew Served Up By King Curtis
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Night Time Is The Right Time Played By Ray Charles
Otis Redding Is Too Hard To Handle
Percy Sledge When A Man Loves A Woman
Quincy Jones, No Jive, Soul Bossa Nova
Respect Given To Aretha Franklin
Save Me Now She Asks Aretha Franklin
Tighten Up Say Archie Bell And The Drells
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Under The Boardwalk We're With The Drifters
Viola Wills She's Gonna Get Along
Warm And Tender Love Comes From Percy Sledge
Xzibit Double Treat Us With Their "X"
You Send Me, They Are The Thoughts Of Sam Cooke
Zip A Dee Doo Dah Jackson Five Say Bye
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This Is Soul!! - The Songs
Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music"
Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger"
Carla Thomas - "B-A-B-Y"
Frank Wilson - "Do I Love You? (Indeed I Do)"
Eddie Floyd - "Knock On Wood"
The Mad Lads - "Get Out Of My Life"
Sam and Dave - "Hold On I'm Coming"
Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Jackson Five - "ABC"
Solomon Burke - "Keep Looking"
Wilson Pickett - "Land Of A Thousand Dances"
King Curtis - "Memphis Soul Stew"
Ray Charles - "Night Time Is The Right Time"
Otis Redding - "Hard To Handle"
Percy Sledge - "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Quincy Jones - "Soul Bossa Nova"
Aretha Franklin - "Respect"
Aretha Franklin - "Save Me"
Archie Bell and the Drells - "Tighten Up"
The Drifters - "Under The Boardwalk"
Viola Wills - "Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
Percy Sledge - "Warm And Tender Love"
Xzibit - "X"
Sam Cooke - "You Send Me"
Jackson Five - "Zip A Dee Doo Dah"
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Comments (7)
Another awesomeeee selection for the Abecedarian! Well done!
Wonderful selection. These take me back & I wouldn't even mind riding an elevator all day if this was the playlist, lol.
Impressive & love it!!!β₯οΈβ₯οΈπ
This is a clever take on the prompt :-D xx
Nicely done!
Great take on the challenge and some excellent music in here to boot!
Ooooo a little time travel here I love it!