Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

Synopsis

Documentary looking at how Detroit became home to a musical revolution that captured the sound of a nation in upheaval.

In the early 60s, Motown transcended Detroit's inner city to take black music to a white audience, whilst in the late 60s suburban kids like the MC5 and the Stooges descended into the black inner city to create revolutionary rock expressing the rage of young white America.

With contributions from Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Martha Reeves, John Sinclair and the MC5.

Tracklist

1. Martha and The Vandellas — Dancing in the Street

2. John Lee Hooker — Boogie Chillin’

3. John Lee Hooker — Boom Boom

4. Barrett Strong — Money

5. The Marvelettes — Please Mr Postman

6. The Supremes — Where Did Our Love Go

7. Martha and The Vandellas — Nowhere to Run

8. The Temptations — My Girl

9. The Supremes — Baby Love

10. The Stooges — Starship

11. MC5 — The American Ruse

12. MC5 — Rambling Rose

13. John Lee Hooker — Motor City is Burning

14. The Supremes — Love Child

15. Marvin Gaye — What’s Going on?

16. The Temptations — Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone

17. MC5 — Motor City is Burning

18. The Stooges — We Will Fall

19. George Clinton — I Got A Thing

20. The Stooges — No Fun

21. The Stooges — 1969

22. The Stooges — I Wanna Be Your Dog

23. Alice Cooper — Almamater

24. Alice Cooper — School's Out

25. Stevie Wonder — Living For the City

26. The White Stripes — Seven Nation Army

27. Eminem — Lose Yourself

Broadcasts

1. Fri 7 Mar 2008
   22:00
   BBC Four
2. Sat 8 Mar 2008
   01:35
   BBC Four
3. Sat 8 Mar 2008
   23:00
   BBC Four
4. Fri 22 Aug 2008
   23:00
   BBC Two
5. Sat 21 Feb 2009
   23:00
   BBC Four
6. Sat 30 May 2009
   23:45
   BBC Four