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“Ooo Baby Baby” is a 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label, today considered the group’s signature song. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song #262 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A slow, remorseful number, “Ooo Baby Baby” features Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson lamenting the fact that he cheated on his woman, and begging for her to overlook his mistakes and please forgive him. The song’s highly emotional feel is supported by the Miracles’ tight background harmonies, arranged by Miracles member Pete Moore, and a lush orchestral arrangement that accents The Funk Brothers band’s instrumental track. On the 2006 Motown DVD The Miracles’ Definitive Performances, Pete comments on the song’s creation: “ In the songs that... Read on...