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#412 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 'Going to a Go Go' (1965)

Opening with one of the most heartbreaking songs ever to be released, never mind by Motown, but ever. “Deep inside I'm blue/So take a good look at my face/You'll see my smile looks out of place/If you look closer, it's easy to trace/The tracks of my tears.” Pretty intense, especially for a pop song and ESPECIALLY for 1965.

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