Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Beyond the jaw-droppingly deep roster of classic songs featured here, you also get an insightful documentary about the Funk Brothers, the band behind the stars in Motown's hit parade. The film makers made a clever decision, featuring concert performances of the old songs, performed by artists other than the original--making a powerful case that it was the music, not the headline performers, that made the hits into the hits. More power to them; these musicians changed our musical landscape forever.