The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone | REACTION 🔥🔥🔥

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  @brucevidito4923 · 2 years ago

  The greatest intro into a soul song ever performed by the Funk Brothers. This song is a masterpiece.

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  @SteveBurkitt-rg4nj · 2 years ago

  I miss Motown.Just wonderful music I grew up with

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• DW

  @dwainwilder7337 · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is the Temptation of the 70s.  Very different of the Temps of the 60s and 80s.  The 70s was more about social and political subjects, like “Ball of Confusion”.  And are very relevant today, although most of their tunes are relevant and memorable.  All of the albums produced a lot of hidden gems from that era, like “Zoom” the album “1990”.  There is no other group of singers like The Tempting Temptations!

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• RO

  @ronaldtucker1262 · 2 years ago

  Rolling stone fathers were hard on the family.

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• BR

  @broncodeviltexas · 2 years ago

  To me this is the best R&B song of all time.

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• TO

  @TooDarnSoulful · 2 years ago (edited)

  It saddens me that todays music cannot live with 70's music like this, we have gone backwards for decades !

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• DA

  @DavidHenley-x6c · 2 years ago

  I'm 67. I heard that Dennis Edwards, the lead singer, didn't want to sing this because his father actually did die on the 3rd of September. Sad but very powerful song. The Temptations were awesome❤

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• MO

  @mostmost1 · 2 years ago

  The funk on this song is LEGENDARY! Every instrument stanks!

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• ST

  @stevendunlap503 · 2 years ago (edited)

  These ARE the 5 Original members on the Album cover. These 5 are the Temptations of the 60's  from left to right, Melvin ( Blue) Franklin, Eddie Kendrick, David Ruffin, Otis, Paul. There was another guy the quit the group before they made it to Motown. ( The guy in the movie that was mad sitting at the bar while the Temptation was on TV) These are the Original Temptations. Also the in the Movie these guys on the album cover was the same guys that got came together during the New Years party and sung "You Make Me Want To Shout" So, yes these are the Original Tempts. However, on this particular song, David Ruffin had been kicked out of the group and was replaced by Dennis Edwards. This is Dennis is the lead voice not David Ruffin. If not mistaken I think Paul was already deceased by the time this song was recorded.

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  @darrylwaddell9838 · 2 years ago

  Might be depressing but it's a great song a iconic song 💯💯💯💯

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• JO

  @joshuabradshaw9120 · 3 weeks ago

  Some people complain about the intro being too long but honestly it’s what I love most about this song.

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• BU

  @busterheine3806 · 2 years ago

  Ashley--what you're describing is called, "layering". Musically, it's designed to capture the listener's attention--and draw them into the different instruments being added. It's done this way to keep the musical presentation (hopefully) from being interrupted.

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