Late Night Music Listening
DISCLAIMER: Before you say anything, I do admit I have more thatn 2000 MP3’s However, I can honestly say that 99.9% of them are owned by either me or a member of my immediate family on an 8-track, 45, cassette tape, or compact disc. That is all
Going through my MP3’s Cd’s this lovely night. Decided to make a couple of notes on some songs as they come on.
Going in Circles – Luther Vandross
It was the one year anniversary of his death this week and I’m still in disbelief.
Reasons – Earth Wind and Fire
I got my father the Earth Wind and Fire Collection for Fathers Day one year (it was one of those presents you get for someone else and then borrow indefinitely. I now get shaken down every time I go back to school for their CD’s.) My parents would always talk about how they used to go to the Cool Jazz Festival in Kansas City to see Earth Wind and Fire and Marvin Gaye and everyone. I’m so jealous that I wasn’t born yet. They should have concerts like that now with the classics that are sill alive. And they should be in Atlanta. Between the months of August and May…
Before I Let Go – Maze
I’m sure some people will be like, what do you know about Maze KaNisa?! You weren’t even thought about yet when they were big. I tell you, this kind of music is what I listen to, none of that hippity hoppity music for me, shoot, I’ve even been to one of their concerts! This will be played at my wedding reception…
Woman to Woman – Shirley Murdock
“…From the bed he sleeps in to every piece of food that he eats, see I make it possible. The clothes on his back, I buy them. The car he drives, I pay the note every month…” I’m going to have to go with Madea on this one. HAIL NAH ain’t NO WAY I’d pay for all that! You better go get a job! Shirley crazy!!!
Love Won’t Let me Wait – Major Harris
Now they say that the thing about today’s music is that it’s too literal. They say back in the day things used to be subtle. I guess “they” forgot about this song. Ain’t no way the sound of a female “having emotions” is a subtle way of talking about “relations…”
In the Rain – The Dramatics
I can see a teenage version of my mother sitting in her room listening to this song repeatedly on her record player. It’s funny, both my parents still listen to songs this way. My father likes “In My Mind” by Heather Hadley so I made the mistake of downloading it for him. Every time he uses the computer now, he turns up the volume and listens to it at least four times…
La La Means I Love You – The Delfonics
I have to say, I hadn’t heard this song until I saw Crooklyn. My mother always had the original record though. I think it’s a hilarious song yet oh so emotional.
Pusher Man – Curtis Mayfield
I’m yo mamma, I’m yo daddy, I’m that [negro] in the ally…this song is bad-a.
Neither One of Us – Gladys Knight
Every living person has lived this song at least once. Makes me even madder that today’s “divas” are all lame…
Let me stop, more than half of my library is made up of olides oldies and I’ll up in here talking about every one of them…
