My girl! Temptations perform epic live rendition of new Mets anthem

Francisco Lindor and the Mets were hoping the Temptations would provide some sunshine following a cloudy day.

Otis Williams, a founding member of the Motown legends, said they were “honored” and “thrilled” to be asked to sing both the national anthem and their timeless hit “My Girl” before Game 5 of the NLCS between the Mets and the Dodgers.

The Citi Field crowds croon along to “My Girl” — which was released nearly 60 years ago in December of 1964 before becoming their first No.1 single — as star shortstop Lindor’s walk-up song before every at-bat.

“It’s not something we ever would imagine would take place, and it’s a wonderful feeling,” Williams told The Post before the game. “It shows you the beauty of music. Music can get in all of the little nooks and crannies of life and become something very special.

“When we were told that this young man wanted them to use it as he was coming up [to the plate], it took on another hue…I never would have imagined that this song would take on that kind of life form now.”

The 82-year-old Williams is the only living original member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame quintet, with Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks all gone for 25 years or more.

But Williams has continued to tour with various lineups through the decades, including the current group consisting of Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Tony Grant and Jawan M. Jackson.

“I’ll tell you something, I don’t ever take it for granted,” Williams said. “There’s a special reason, there’s a special meaning for this group to carry on 62 years later.”

Williams added that it’s “been a minute” since the current Temps have been asked to sing the anthem at a sporting event, but he said “with this song. It’s K-I-S-S, keep it simple, stupid…because that’s something you don’t want to mess up. “

Weeks said he had scholarship offers in baseball, but instead accepted a football scholarship to Tennessee. And Jackson, who lives in New York, said his “phone has been blowing up since the news dropped” of their performance at Citi earlier this week.

Asked if any of the members of the group are baseball fans, Tyson chimed in: “We are now…Now we’re all Mets fans.”