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Question of the Day: Your favorite Motown remake?

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Berry Gordy founded Motown Records on this day in 1960. And the rest is not just history, it’s our musical story. Motown the Musical entertains audiences on the Broadway stage nightly, and the melodies of Smokey Robinson, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder are the soundtrack to our lives.

So name your favorite Motown remake. We all know the originals by heart. What unique interpretation of a Motown song does it for you?

 

The songs:

 

Jeff Beck: Cause We've Ended As Lovers

Joan Osborne: What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

Rod Stewart: (I Know) I'm Losing You

Rolling Stones: Ain't Too Pround To Beg

Beatles: Money

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Question of the Day: How do you feel about flying?

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In 1930 Ellen Church, the first airline stewardess, went on duty aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming. So for todays Question of the Day, we're wondering: What do you hate/love the most about flying? Send us your favorite flying songs at morning@wfuv.org or write your choices in the comments below.

What we played:

"Waitress In The Sky" - The Replacements, Tim (1985)

"Come Fly With Me" - Frank Sinatra, Come Fly With Me (1958)

"Expecting To Fly" - Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)

"Leaving On A Jetplane" - My Morning Jacket, The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver (2013)

"The Great Defector" - Bell X1, Blue Lights on the Runway (2009)

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Question of the Day: Party Worthy Songs

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Tonight is our big party- the WFUV Gala! Post your favorite party songs here for this morning's question of the day. 

1. "Ain't Nothing But A Party" -Dirty Dozen Brass Band 2

2. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" -Rosanne Cash 

3. "Daning in the Street" -Laura Nyro 

4. "Got to Give It Up, Part 1" -Marvin Gaye

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Question of the Day: Favorite Flower Songs?

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Well we've already had the April showers - now its time for May flowers. So for today's Question of the Day, we simply want to hear your favorite songs about flowers. Write your songs in the comments below with your first name and town and we'll play a set this morning.

What we played:

"Scarlet Begonias" - The Grateful Dead

"Dandelion" - The Rolling Stones

"Like A Rose" - Lucinda Williams

"Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations

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Question of the Day: Chicks with Picks

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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, a benefit for the Crossroads Centre Antigua, will be at Madison Square Garden this weekend with a talented line up... of men. Since there are no women hitting the stage, we'd like to spin some of your favorite female guitarists this morning. Leave your suggestions in the comment section below.

What We Played:
Patty Larkin "Banish Misfortune/Open hand"
Patty Larkin "Might As Well Dance"
Susan Tedeschi "Just Won't Burn"
Bonnie Raitt "Write Me a Few of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues"
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts "Crimson and Clover"

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Question of the Day: It's National Poetry Month

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April is National Poetry Month. Poetry influences all of us, and musicians are no exception. Many songs began as poems or were influenced by them somewhere along the line. So this morning's question is this: what's your favorite poetry-inspired song? Write your picks in the comments below!

Here's what we played:

1. "The Bells of Rhymney" - The Byrds

2. "Richard Cory" - Simon & Garfunkel 

3. "Slouching towards Bethlehem" - Joni Mitchell

4. "I am Stretched on Your Grave" - Sinead O'Connor

Tune in and play with us again tomorrow!

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Question of the Day: Favorite New Song?

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We're sharing some of our favorite new music with you on today's New Music Monday. Today's question is what is your favorite new song? Tell us in the comments below or email us at morning@wfuv.org.

Here's today's playlist:

1. "Another Life" - James Maddock

2. "All of my Memories" - Kathleen Edwards

3. "San Francisco" - Foxygen

4. "Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold" - The Lone Bellow

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Question of the Day: Slumber Party

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Since tomorrow is International Pillow Fight Day, we want to know what four artists you would invite to your imaginary slumber party. Who would you want to stay up late with, eating popcorn and spinning records? Leave your artist list in the section below and we'll spin a set this morning.

What We Played:

Bjork "It's Oh So Quiet"
Regina Spektor "Summer in the City"
Nellie McKay feat. Cyndi Lauper "Beecharmer"
Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

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Question of the Day: Muddy Waters

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Today we celebrate the birthdate of Muddy Waters. No one did more to create the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s. In the '60s he influenced a generation of British rock bands, in fact, the Rolling Stones took their name from his song, "The Rollin' Stone". Other enduring favorites from Muddy include "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Mannish Boy" and ""Got My Mojo Working". Leave your favorite blues songs in the comments below and we'll play a set this morning.

Here's what we played:

Muddy Waters "I'm Ready"

Koko Taylor "Wang Dang Doodle"

Jimi Hendrix "Red House"

Albert King "Born Under a Bad Sign"

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Question of the Day: Will...?

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We recently came across some interesting research on hit songs at The Billboard Experiment. The site creates visualizations of all songs that have been ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 since the 1940's. The image above is a representation of words most likely to show up in song titles. As you can see, the word "will" comes up the most often. So for today's Question of the Day we're wondering: what are your favorite songs with the word "will" in the title? Comment below or email us at morning@wfuv.org.

What we played:

"I Will" - Tony Furtado w/ Allison Kraus

"Which Will" - Nick Drake

"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" - The Shirelles

"When Will I Be Loved" - Linda Ronstadt 

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