Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Archives

Album: The Tears of a Clown
Year: 1970

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So a guy walks into a psychiatrist’s office and says to the psychiatrist, he sez: “Doc, I’ve been really really depressed lately. You see, my baby left me, and I just can’t keep from crying.”

And the psychiatrist says: “What you need is music. Music makes everybody happy. As it turns out, the great Motown group Smokey Robinson and The Miracles are in town tonight. You should go see them, as the lovely tenor voice of Smokey Robinson will do both your heart and your soul a world of good.”

At that, the guy bursts into tears and exclaims: “But Doctor, I am Smokey Robinson!”

Album: Going to a Go-Go
Year: 1965

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Well, after over a month of The Smiths, I’m just glad that we can move on to other music that isn’t about being sad and miserable, you know?

And so today, let’s talk about ::checks notes:: oh. Huh . . . welp, “Tracks of My Tears” by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, which is all about being sad and miserable. Also, I just realized that the song that was immediately before the long Smiths run was “Drown in My Own Tears” by The Smithereens and not only did none of the Smiths songs have “tears” in the title, the only one I can remember that specifically talked about crying was “How Soon is Now?”

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