MARTHA REEVES - REEVES: 'MOTOWN CLASSIC WAS INSPIRED BY ANGER'

REEVES: 'MOTOWN CLASSIC WAS INSPIRED BY ANGER'

Motown legend MARTHA REEVES has revealed the secret behind her fired up vocals for classic song DANCING IN THE STREETS - the soundman forgot to turn the tape on when she first recorded it. The studio mistake turned to be music's gain, however, because the MARTHA + THE VANDELLAS singer let rip her anger on the second take in what became one of soul's defining moments. The 65-year-old singer explains, "The first time I recorded (it), they forgot to turn the tape on. The fire you hear in my voice is the anger at being asked to do it again."