[nickcarraway]

Shop Around

[Veto!]

Loved that song. Gotta admit I shopped around.
That was a long time ago, when I could.

[decal]

Theme song for the ‘rats looking for black-robed toadies.

[Fiji Hill]

The first version of the song was a slower, bluesier rendition which was serviced to local radio stations

I like that version, aka the Detroit version better, but it probably wouldn't have been as big a hit.

[fidelis]

The Captain & Tennille also hit big with a cover of this song where it got as high as #4 on the Billboard Charts in July of 1976:

Shop Around · Captain & Tennille

[Fiji Hill]

The Miracles' first release was Got a Job, an answer to the Silhouettes' 1958 hit Get a Job. Smokey didn't like his job, but James 'Shep" Sheppard of the Heartbeats was thrilled when he found a job. The economy was in a severe recession in 1958, so Smokey and Shep were lucky to find employment.

[Fiji Hill]

That demands an answer!

Don't Let Him Shop Around--Debbie Dean (1961)

[Fiji Hill]

Don'cha Shop Around--Laurie Davis (1961)

[Fiji Hill]

This mother offers similar advice.

Better Tell Him No--The Starlets (1961)

[Candor7]

Later this song also made a huge contribution to pre-funk pop music. It is as popular today as when it first was released.

Let's Get It On

A more recent version presented on Americas Got Talent:

AGT Lets Get it On

[Songcraft]

Here's a version where they're doing something that looks a little like the Triumphant Trump Shuffle.

     Shop Around - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles