OH, HELL.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
tight person of the day: lyn collins
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
Thursday, March 4, 2010
3 titans bring the tightness
So these three fifth graders from Brooklyn decided to be tighter than all of us and cut two songs on Dunham Records recently. Look at those ballers! These extraordinarily tight throwback-ish sounding songs are making my world complete. My dad bought me the 45 (thanks, Daddy) and now I've been jamming to it on the regular. Just wait until you hear the horns on "The Life of a Scholar." Dead serious.
One of the tighter things about this single is that the Menahan Street Band is backing up the 3 Titans. I love their message and their funkiness and I wish they were all in my class.
Can something be TOO cool?
Here's their music video for "The Life of a Scholar" followed by the sweet sounds of "College."
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!
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!
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