I'll Be There Will Be There

It was announced today that "I'll Be There" is one of the the 30 songs that will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. It joins "I Want You Back," which was inducted back in 1999, making it the second J5 song to make it into the Hall of Fame.
Full press release here.

For the record, "I'll Be There" has been in my own personal Hall of Fame since September 1, 1970.

Motown Legends Honor Michael

Here's a lovely video posted on YouTube of the Four Tops, the Temptations, the Miracles, Mary Wilson, and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas performing "I'll Be There" in honor of Michael in a recent concert in Perth, Australia. It's an amateur video shot from the floor so the sound quality isn't great, but it's still nice to see. And listen all the way to the end -- there's a special verse written just for the occasion.