Temptations - Shakey Ground

[themastersellers]

This is a professional performance look at ho whard they work. the temptations what a group.

[qwertymanor]

Dennis laying down the funk and Melvin laying down his great bass voice.

[brebregurl03]

what happened to the video of the tempts live in london from 1973. I miss it!!

[mjjcng8958]

MELVI NFRANK LIN IS THE MAN!! HIS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE AWESOME. DENNIS IS MY FAVORITE LEAD SINGER. HE ALWAYS PUT THE FUNKY STANK ON IT

[lflanery]

Eddie Hazel played guitar on this cut.

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #1 soul, #26 pop in Billboard. God bless!

[kevinherbert]

Hellooooooooooooooo...gr8 post......check the show.....

[dizz84]

I agree msOctober good music

[msOctober12]

THIS IS their best hit ever! TOO FUNKY!!!

GROWN MEN doing splits and high kicks!

GOD< I miss the 70'S! :D

and yes, THEIR studio version IS the best!

[reitzle]

ETTA JAMES did a great version of this, also!

[myjazzvibes]

i thought that was phoebe snow?

[JakeJax]

yeah pheobe snow has a killer version of this.

[nattydread666]

man i love the way they so coked they all slightly doin there own dance, man sat fever WE know where they stole it

[biginpittsburgh]

Their studio version of Shakey Ground is the best I've ever heard.

[e37a]

Don't ever allow yourself to be fooled! The Temptations are and will always be as good as it gets!!

[mschest]

@e37a

Exactly. The Tempts are the greatest group of all time.

[drhey19]

The 2nd best version of this song.

The best is by Phobe Snow!

[WouterJ]

I don't agree, Fishbone's version blows Phobe Snow's version away.

[giumico]

great song!

[connievee3333]

Wow you will be putting memories up soon.

(sitting here with her fingers cross eagerly awaiting it arrival)

Man oh man I wish you knew how good that does my heart....

It was my mom favorite song and man oh man do I LOVE the TEMPTING TEMPTATIONS!!!!!!

Thanks

[chiknfulio]

Is Eddie Hazel playing with them here? That solo sounded like his style, but it could have been Wha Wha Ragin

[stellahazel]

i'm wondering the same thing myself! billie bass with with them too, and i can't see behind dennis edwards! <-----i was in his car when it was wrecked!

[e37a]

As a matter of fact, Eddie and Billy WROTE this song!!!!! They were a part of the band at that time.

[donlee32]

@e37a Note: Eddie and Billy wrote the song did the session, however I was the drummer for the tempt's at that time. 1976-76, and the Bass player and guitar player were other cats.

God Bless

D.B.

[TheMORALE]

No one could move like those guys. It is a pleasure seeing this vid.

[ekocentric]

I love watching vintage temp footage. No matter how tragic their personal stories seem (from the made for television shows) I truly believe that they did get some really great enjoyment spreading their great sound, displaying their moves and boundless energy.

I do not think that you can be too tragic if you can stand in front of audiences of people all over the world and left them clapping!

[extwound]

Looks like Lon Fontaine choreography. He spread them out on the stage and had them do those big moves like that, JMO!

[montizie]

what year was this?

[JakeJax]

1975, Glenn leonard had joined the group fairly recently.

[chakazula1]

dont you classic five lovers get your draws tight, but that boy dennis really brings the funk! I am not saying david couldn!t bring funk or ali woodson,because the producers didn!t take the group in that direction.

[temptsfan2]

Does anyone know if Cholly Atkins did this choreography?

[JakeJax]

I believe in the 70's they were being coreographed by Lon Fontaine. Cholly worked with them again in the 80's up until his death. Lon, who died recently, actually did the coreography for a bunch of the songs in their show now, like How Sweet It Is, and Can I get A Witness, From the 2006 Reflections Album.

[janbrigra]

Uncle Lon certainly did work with the Temptations and my cousins, siblings were always around the house while they worked. It was great times.

[1statone]

This is definately one of my favorites.

The Den is a ten in this one

He rocks this song.

[temptsfan2]

Fabulous, truly rare footage! I love it! It is wonderful seeing them in a raw live performance.

[millsbrothers]

DO YOU HAVE FIREFLY AND MEMORIES??

[whatiship73]

Hold on, they're comin'!!!

[connievee3333]

Wow you will be putting memories up soon.

(sitting here with her fingers cross eagerly awaiting it arrival)

Man oh man I wish you knew how good that does my heart....

It was my mom favorite song and man oh man do I LOVE the TEMPTING TEMPTATIONS!!!!!!

Thanks

[naturally70s]

Wow, what energy the tempts exerted. "Shakey Ground" One of my all time favorites. Thanks for the post.