10/05/2026
March 31, 1968. Ed Sullivan steps up and quotes Bob Dylan, who had called Smokey Robinson America's greatest living poet. Then the Miracles walk out in maroon suits and pink shirts and spend about three minutes proving the point 🎤
The medley runs through "I Second That Emotion" ( #4 pop, #1 R&B), "If You Can Want" ( #11 pop) and "Going to a Go-Go" ( #11 pop, #2 R&B). Three hits from three different years, and Smokey had a hand in writing every one of them.
My favorite part comes near the end. He turns the studio into a sing-along and gets the audience clapping on cue, and it feels more like a house party than national television. This was their very first Sullivan appearance, and they played it like they owned the room.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion, If You Can Want, Going To A Go-Go 🎶 💖 The song is in the comment! 👇👇
