song for the day: superbad

Duh, this song is so dope. You probably have this song somewhere in your collection so you can always listen to it but I really need you to check out this lady dancer that jumps on stage.

Her moves are officially OOC. Just image if I had been able to pull off this kind of dancing front row for Charles Bradley. DAYUM!

lost someone.

This song came to me while I was at work today. I can't stop listening to it. How sad is this tune? I wish I could sing just so I could belt this out.

tight person of the day: lyn collins

Lyn, Lyn, Lyn. A beautiful goddess. Lyn is a Texas gal. This only adds to an extraordinarily long list of why she is a baller.

In the early seventies, Lyn started touring with James Brown as a part of his revues. She got the job after sending him a demo tape in 1968. What a baller. Just proves you have to go for your dreamz, y'all. In 1972, Lyn stepped out in her own right with the song "Think (About It)" which is not only a tight song, but has been sampled A TON. That "Woo! Yeah!" is the like the mini-soundtrack of the nineties for me. Take a listen to the original and you'll see what I'm talking about.



Lyn is such a baller, along with other ladies like Marva Whitney and Vicki Anderson, because she was singing funky and strutting on stage and acting like a strong ass woman when that whole Women's Lib thing wasn't as cool yet. She was truly a funky diva. I can't handle the amount of sass and attitude she brings to the table. Her albums released in the seventies included songs like "Wheels of Life" and "Mama Feelgood" as well as duets with James Brown. (Also big ups to JB for helping foster these womens' careers.) Sadly, Lyn passed in 2005 but she was still singing up until that day. RIP to the Female Preacher!

I fully encourage you to search up Lyn and listen to some more of her stuff. It's all funky and all good. Once I happened to be listening to Lyn while I was brushing my teeth and I was getting so into it dancing that I know I cleared out some tartar, y'all.

Lyn Collins - Me and My Baby Got a Good Thing Going

james brown dancing with daughter gives new meaning to life

Look at this clip of James Brown performing on Soul Train. Then look closer at his dancer - his tiny tot daughter, Deanna. ARE WE DEAD SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?



One of the best YouTube comments was "Honey, we shrunk Lyn Collins" which made me chortle a bit. If your daddy is JB, you're guaranteed to be a good dancer.

Thanks, Carla!

classic baby michael jackson

I love little Michael Jackson! I just want to scoop him up in the video and take him somewhere happy. Cute little thang.

This, of course, is the classic video of the Jackson 5 auditioning for Berry Gordy of Motown in 1968. They performed James Brown's song "Got the Feeling." Lil Mike was strutting everywhere. I wish we could see more of his feet. His little legs zooming around the room might be the tightest thing I've seen in a while. So glad I decided to revisit this tonight.

james brown and his dance lessons

I want to give a huge thanks to Josh G. for sending me this clip because it is one of the most unbelievable things I have ever seen. Is this tight? Duh. James Brown teaching me how to do dance moves? Um, hello! The only thing is: I can't do these moves like James Brown because his leg muscles literally never stop moving. I cannot stop laughing at his open tangerine shirt. Holler! Oh, and by the way, I totally want Gav to dress up like that for Halloween.