After all the mid and late 60s race riots and destruction of cities, I was in no mood for Motown music (I was in my mid to late teens at the time). I just never enjoyed “soul” music.
Motown had nothing to do with that. Berry Gordy enforced strict rules on Motown musicians. They were supposed to dress appropriately, and behave respectably. Motown didn’t allow anything political or countercultural. They didn’t give an inch on that until the 1970s.
Curtis is underrepresented
Indeed and love songs were the top songs hummm.