Superstition

Motown, under Universal. The groove is a joy. The lyric is against nonsense.

Tamla and Motown put it out. Universal holds Motown. The song is so good to move to that people forget it is an argument: do not hand your life to a ladder, a mirror, or a number.

Dance if you want. Then hear the sentence. A house that checks its horoscope before it checks its duty has already lost the argument.

The eight

Industry
9/10
The clavinet part is a craft people still cannot fake.
Household
4/10
No kitchen. A crowd being told to stop being foolish.
Piety
6/10
He will not let a charm take the place of a conscience.
Courage
6/10
He says the popular fear is empty.
Republic
5/10
A public correction, delivered as a dance.
Temperance
6/10
The body moves. The mind is told to stay awake.
Truth
7/10
Thirteen is not the devil. He says so.
Stewardship
7/10
A record that still teaches a house not to be ruled by omens.

Live historicallyIf someone in the house is making a choice by a sign, put this on and ask what the actual facts are.

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Motown · Universal Music Group

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Motown, under Universal. The promise is arrival. They do not say it will be easy.

Tamla and Motown put it out. Universal holds Motown. The record is a duet that will not let the other singer be alone in the vow. That is rarer than the hook suggests.

Use it as a promise you intend to keep this week, not as a feeling.

The eight

Industry
8/10
Two singers locked in time. That is craft.
Household
7/10
A person, coming. The distance is not a metaphor only.
Piety
5/10
Devotion, said at full voice.
Courage
6/10
They name the obstacles and refuse them.
Republic
4/10
Two people. The promise is still witnessable.
Temperance
6/10
Big, and it stays on the promise.
Truth
7/10
No small print in the chorus.
Stewardship
7/10
A standard of showing up.

Live historicallyTell someone you are coming. Then come.