{"id":922289,"date":"2026-07-09T03:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922289\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:21:18","slug":"4-songs-by-the-temptations-that-i-still-want-to-dance-to-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922289\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Songs by The Temptations That I Still Want To Dance to Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few musical groups have an influence that is as broad as The Temptations. The five-man group had numerous hit singles, including these four songs, which still make me want to dance today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Way You Do The Things You Do\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Temptations\u2019 first No. 1 single, \u201cThe Way You Do The Things You Do\u201d, was written by Smokey Robinson and Robert Rogers. It appears on The Temptations\u2019 debut Meet The Temptations record.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Way You Do The Things You Do\u201d says, \u201cYou got a smile so bright \/ You know you could have been a candle \/ I\u2019m holding you so tight \/ You know you could have been a handle \/ The way you swept me off my feet \/ You know you could\u2019ve been a broom \/ And baby you smell so sweet \/ You know you could\u2019ve been some perfume \/ Well you could of been anything that you wanted to \/ I can tell \/ The way you do the things you do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Way You Do The Things You Do\u201d is also on the group\u2019s sophomore The Temptations Sing Smokey album. Numerous other artists have recorded \u201cThe Way You Do The Things You Do\u201d, including Rita Coolidge<\/a>, Hall & Oates, and UB40.<\/p>\n

\u201cPapa Was A Rollin\u2019 Stone\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPapa Was A Rollin\u2019 Stone<\/a>\u201d was written by Norman Whitfield and Barren Strong. It appears on The Temptations\u2019 Law Of The Land album.<\/p>\n

The rhythmic song says, \u201cPapa was a rollin\u2019 stone \/ Wherever he laid his hat was his home \/ And when he died, all he left us was alone \/ Papa was a rollin\u2019 stone, my son \/ Wherever he laid his hat was his home \/ And when he died, all he left us was alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGet Ready\u201d<\/p>\n

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Robinson also wrote \u201cGet Ready\u201d, which is on The Temptations\u2019 fourth album, Gettin\u2019 Ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet Ready\u201d says, \u201cAnd I\u2019m bringing you a love that\u2019s true \/ So get ready, so get ready \/ I\u2019m gonna try to make you love me too \/ So get ready, so get ready \u2019cause here I come \/ Get ready \u2019cause here I come \/I\u2019m on my way \/ Get ready \u2019cause here I come.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1970, Rare Earth had a Top 5 hit with this song.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuperstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 1971, The Temptations released \u201cSuperstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)\u201d. Written by Whitfield and Strong, \u201cSuperstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)\u201d is on The Temptations\u2019 Solid Rock record.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuperstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)\u201d says, \u201cSuperstar, good God \/ Enjoy your champagne and caviar \/ And your chauffeur driving fancy car \/ But remember how you got where you are \/ Oh ho ho, \u2019cause the same folks that made you \/ Um hum, you better believe they can break you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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