Smokey Robinson

Released: March 26, 1975

Songwriter: Rose Ella Jones Smokey Robinson

Producer: Smokey Robinson

What once was a dream
Will now become
Two hearts
Will now be one, hey

Were gonna write the book on happiness
Pages that time cannot erase
Starting here and now, oh, oh...
Starting here and now, ooh, oh...oh...
From this time and place

Oh, what a beautiful day
To take a vow
Pray that the things that we say
Will last from now on
I do take you for mine

Were gonna lock our lives together now
Unshakable, unbreakable embrace
Starting here and now
Starting here and now
Starting here and now
From this time and place

Oh...

What love has joined together
Only love can put asunder
And we are
What love has joined together

Arguably the greatest songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, Robinson’s timeless creations for Motown, both for his own group and for other artists, provided the ultimate example of what a pop song can be. From The Beatles to Bob Dylan, the rest of the 60s followed in his wake

As if that wasn’t enough, he created a whole new genre in the mid-70s with “quiet storm”, a radio format named after one of his songs. He continues writing and performing today.

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