My Guy: Mary Wells

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Mary Wells performing her 1964 hit, the first solo female hit for Motown. Smokey Robinson was the writer. She knocked The Beatles out of first place on the May 1964 charts.

Thanks to YouTuber Smurfstools Music Time Machine

You Beat Me To The Punch

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Got to get up early Monday morning to beat Mary Wells to the punch.

It’s hard for me to pick between this song and “My Guy,” but the Smokey Robinson lyric with its surprise ending and catchy refrain make this a Mary Wells favorite for me.

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Thanks to YouTuber Will Popko