The Motown Song

"The Motown Song" is a song performed by Rod Stewart featuring the Temptations. The song is from Stewart's 1991 album "Vagabond Heart". It was written by Larry John McNally and was originally recorded by McNally for the soundtrack to the film "Quicksilver" in 1986. McNally recorded a new version 2015 for the compilation "I. C. Independent Celebration, Vol. 1" for the German label "Birdstone Records".
The single peaked at number 10 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on 21 September 1991 and at number one on the Canadian "RPM" Top Singles chart on 5 October. It also reached number three on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart and number one on the "RPM" Adult Contemporary chart.
Music video.
A music video for the song was produced by Animation City, an animation company in London, England, directed by Derek Hayes. It followed the success of the Madonna video "Dear Jessie", and Elton John's "Club at the End of the Street", by the same company. The video, set in an unnamed city, depicts live-action and animated versions of Stewart gathering neighbors together for a party on the rooftop of an apartment building. 
It paid tribute to Motown (featuring animated versions of the Temptations, the Supremes and former Motown artist Michael Jackson) and featured other headline-making stars of the time, including animated versions of rapper Vanilla Ice, and singers Sinéad O'Connor, Madonna and Elton John. At the end of the video, the animation is crumpled up as a sheet of paper by the live-action Stewart, who has been drawing the scene in an art studio. He kicks the paper ball into a trash can, picks up his jacket, and leaves with a smile.