the marvelettes-the hunter gets captured by the game

One of the finest and wittiest songs of all time.

The Marvelettes deliver one of Smokey Robinson's most complex, adult and sophisticated compositions- The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game. The title alone is worth its weight in poetic gold.

Wanda handles the lead with the assurance of the most seasoned of artists- in fact it's amazing to hear the growth from the early teen-beat hits to the more jazz-flavored material the group was now performing.

* There are now two incredible box sets on the Marvelettes- "Forever" and "Forever More" The sets cover all of the Marvelettes recordings including all their albums, singles and unreleased recordings. Hippo-Select Motown has also given the incredible extra bonus of including both mono and stereo pressings of the Marvelettes' "Pink" album (from which "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game was taken) and "Sophisitcated Soul" album. If you're a die-hard fan or a new fan, you'll give yourself a fantastic gift by adding these sets to your collection!

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[tedkay]

This has always been one of my all time favorite songs from the Marvelletes! it's almost hypnotizing !~ The Groove is so so smooth and yet it just pops!~ Bottom line Musical perfection! Funk Brothers' ,Smokey! and the Marvelettes! GOLD! I TELL YA!!~

[tomovox]

@tedkay Excellent way of summing up all that is great about this song! I once saw a special with a jazz singer, I think it was Regina Belle and she mentioned this as one of her favorite songs- BINGO! That was great to hear! This one just stands out among the best of Motown.

[mattforte192]

Among the Marvelettes' best (and that's saying a lot as they have in my view many greats). This song conjures up images of a '60's night club with folks dressed up as they did back then. Wanda does a powerful and soulful job out front on this one, and as always the Funks bring the music. Of course Smokey's writing is top-shelf. By the way, was the Chicago DJ referenced below by you Bob Stroud? He has an appreciation for soul and will play a few tunes of that style regularly.

[tomovox]

@mattforte192 I wish people still dressed up more than they do now. Great points all around in your views on this song. I often feel that the Marvelettes really were quite special because it seemed they could rock a song, do a ballad and then go to power-soul even. The combination of Smokey and the Marvelettes always made for something outstanding. You must live in Chicago! Yes, it was Bob Stroud who did the promo and I think it was for a Kevin Matthews event. I was knocked out by that!

[bjclark1017]

@tomovox You nailed it, my friend. They could make any song sound good, and make a great song unbelievable.

[tomovox]

...I'm so very happy to have your comments on this tremendous song and fantastic group. I think Motown was amazingly fourtunate to have not one, but four "girl" groups who were strong in different ways. I do think the Supremes deserve a lot of credit because when you think about it, no other girl group anywhere accomplished so much in so short a time. I just think that Motown could have really made the paying field a bit more even and had four really strong acts.

[tomovox]

@bjclark1017- You are so right in saying that the Marvelettes took Smokey's writing to the max. This is something I've always found intriguing about the group- for a group of girls who initially thought they couldn't sing very well, they grew so quickly into a group of women who could make ANY song sound like gold. When given a masterpiece like "Hunter," the results would make any group envious. No, they didn't get a lot of credit back then, but I'd dare say the group has even more fans now..

[bjclark1017]

@tomovox Here you have Smokey writing at his best, and The Marvelettes taking it to the max. It is a travesty that The Marvelettes have never received the credit they deserve. Meanwhile, The Supremes have received a ton of credit that they never, ever deserved! Isn't it amazing that songs like this feel as though they are 'just a few years old' and then you realize it was approximately 40 years ago! We must be time travelers!!!!

[tomovox]

@silk5252 I always love hearing from fellow fans of the Marvelettes! You are so right when you say those songs have such a very sexy sound! Wanda definitely had a sexy quality about her voice that could instantly melt the heart of even the coldest guy.

[silk5252]

even though i was just a kid of 7 when "BILL" dropped in 65 I had older siblings and the marvelletes were big in our house. Now that I'm grown "BILL" and "CAPTURED" are my absolute favorites. These two just have a very SEXY sound.