Get Ready

Cover version of the month #121Ella Fitzgerald and Ash cover The TemptationsReleased on Motown Records in 1966, The Temptations Get Ready, written by Smokey Robinson, is a sub 3-minute gem, with horns, bass, strings and drums creating a driving energetic riff from the off. I never met a girl that makes me feel the way that you do (you're alright)The relentless bassline is the engine for the song, with Eddie Kendriks taking lead vocals, instead of David Ruffin. Kendricks soaring falsetto is exceptional, soaring effortlessly above the collision of brass, strings and the driving beat.There is an urgency to the song, exemplified by the title and the kiss off hook in the chorus get ready, cause here I come. The lift into the chorus is sublime. Get Ready is the sound of young America at its most vibrant, sounding full of confidence ... unstoppable.And I'm bringing you a love that's trueSo get ready, so get readyI'm gonna try to make you love me tooSo get ready, so get readyCause here I…