Evelyn said you'd better HOLD ON!
Evelyn said you'd better HOLD ON!
When music became dark and foreboding in 1990:
Something a little lighter and definitely more fun......
Now for some just plain stupid fun from 1987!
A favorite from Prince from around Christmas 1982:
One of the best songs of 1986! BERNARD WRIGHT - WHO DO YOU LOVE
Hey marv,how bout the great soul classic from-baby washington..it'll never be over for me!!
Then there's my favorite from Baby Washington.......
From the Spring of 1978.......
How this one by the Supremeskis? From the Spring of 1970:
Mr. Roy Ayers and "Freaky Deaky"!
One of my favorite Whispers tunes [[and that's saying a lot):
Frankie Beverly is one of my heroes, right up there with George Clinton and Larry Blackmon. This was a bonus track on my favorite live album ever:
I don't remember anyone playing this song but it was a great example of how much emotion Gerald Alston could put into a song. Gerald Alston and Bobby Smith are two of my favorite voices that should get much more love than they seem to receive.
Hey marv,how bout the seldom heard soul classic[gotta give her love-the volumes-1964]?
Roy Head y'all......!
Well......................
Hey JAI this one? Harry Balk produced this one in Detroit!
I probably love '70s soul as much as '60s soul. Sooo much good music that, for some reason, seems to be less appreciated. Yah, I said it before but here's something from that era.
And this song is one of the best performances ever, in my opinion. But I have hardly heard it since the '70s.
And of course, this classic:
Also from the Main Ingredient:
One of my cousins sings on this cut. My dad doesn't like it when I tell him it is racist.
This one is very underrated but one of my favorites of the '50s.
And this also from the Clovers:
Classic:
This one is still sad to me.
And this one is sadder. Still gets to me:
This is reputedly about a dog that ran away but it's also beautiful and a classic:
And the '80s had its share of beautiful sad songs. This one was said to have been recorded off the first take, which makes it even more remarkable. Marv, I'm sorry if I had it on here before. The thread is at 30 pages [[and counting) and I didn't go back.
This doesn't qualify as a "classic" but it's one of my favorite songs to sing and dance to when I'm the only one in the room. This band had so much potential but even more heartache.
I think this was an English band. I played this cassette so much in the '80s, it now has pops and clicks like an old record.
Another from View From The Hill.
Another great 80s/90s English band. Carl McIntosh split off from his two former mates on this Loose Ends album that was, in my opinion, their best. Need to check and see what happened to him after this.
This song gives me chills. Such an atmospheric album.
Another English band that kind of defies classification is Level 42. Verdine White produce this album and this song has a lot of fans although it wasn't released as a single.
Nice ones Jerry!
One of my all-time favorites:
She knocked me out with this one......
Senior year in high school and this was one of our JAMS!
Marv, that was a heck of a debut album. In addition to Ffun, it had Shake And Dance With Me and this underrated gem:
Con Funk Shun also had one of my favorite instrumental funk songs. I don't know if anybody appreciates this as much as I do but I play it often and turn it up in my car.
And speaking of instrumental jams, the bass and drums on this cut by Pleasure still blow me away. Not for the faint of heart.
And one more from the Clarke Duke Project. John Robinson's banging these drums like he wants to rip a hole in the skins.
From that wild summer of 1995! LOL!
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