1960 Songs: Shop Around / myLot

United States

April 15, 2025 10:31am CST

One of the amazing things about this countdown is seeing how many great songs are turning the same age that I am!! Talk about an all-time classic, we have one today! Back to 1960 for this gem! Shop Around - The Miracles Is there anything I can say about this song? Well, yes: do NOT accidentally listen to the Captain and Tennille’s version. That’s something you can’t un-hear.

This is not only a really good song, it was a significant milestone. This was the first #1 song, and the first million-seller, for the Motown group of labels. This got us dancing to the Detroit sound. And we haven’t stopped since. Thanks, Smokey. Shop Around Written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy Recorded by The Miracles From Hi…We’re The Miracles, 1960 Make sure she’s in love with you:

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (122316)

• United States

15 Apr

yup

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (73517)

• United States

15 Apr

Oh, sure, you know the older song. The newer one? “Nope.”

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113716)

• El Paso, Texas

15 Apr

Yeah, this was a popular song on the oldies station here in the 1970s.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (73517)

• United States

15 Apr

I actually heard the Captain & Tennille version first, but after hearing Smokey, there’s no comparison. Glad it was on the oldies stations in the 70s.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113716)

• El Paso, Texas

15 Apr

I never heard their version, thankfully, never liked them to begin with.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (114470)

• Marion, Ohio

20h

Yep

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (108579)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

15 Apr

I remember the Captain and Tennille cover of the hit song but I did not that Smokey Robinson and The Miracles originally released before I was born a year later.

Kandase

@Kandae11 (56198)

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15 Apr

Shop around-- nice song - with a title which will be very relevant in the coming months, not in relation to finding the right lady or guy -- but to find reasonably priced items,.