Nope, but I grew up in Detroit and my parents gave me an AM radio when I was like 5. I only knew AM 560, Honey Radio from Windsor until I was about 7 and I discovered FM (different radio set). So I listened to Motown most of my childhood both on that radio and subsequent walkmans.
was i the last person to realize all my favorite 80s new-wave songs were just motown covers and/or tributes?
Nope, but I grew up in Detroit and my parents gave me an AM radio when I was like 5. I only knew AM 560, Honey Radio from Windsor until I was about 7 and I discovered FM (different radio set). So I listened to Motown most of my childhood both on that radio and subsequent walkmans.
Obligatory Nancarrow link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gVhBxwRqg&t=155s
(Also hand-punched, btw)
Ohh let's bring the Ronettes and Jean Shepard too.