Listen:|| Friday Throwback!
Listening to old skool r’n'b tracks on a Friday afternoon has recently turned into a somewhat of a tradition for me. I find that re-discovering a song can often be like looking through an old box of photos; both are often stacked full of memories and emotions, and it’s that moment of recognition of a familiar melody or lyric that can take you right back to that era – almost like time stood still!
So this week I also came across an awesome site www.whosampled.com
I find it so interesting to learn how different songs and beats are connected through samples and covers. King of the sample, Kanye West has brought many a random song into my life – albeit subtlety – recognise this at 0.35 anyone?
Obviously some are pure sacrilege though… like this monstrosity by ex-Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon – hopefully coming to a stereo near you soon. I won’t be posting her version of the classic Lisa Lisa track, instead just reminisce on the original below!
This next track – and the subsequent cover version – are now pretty much classics in their own genres. Props must go out to my good friend Mr Davis who searched the archives for me to find out who sung the Garage version this legendary Alexander O’Neil track. >>Sidenote: I haven’t forgotten – a reward is winging it’s way to you soon homie!<<
My girl Gwen had the right thing in mind when she sang “You got to have a J.O.B, if you wanna be with me.”
…’No romance without finance’ boys!
