Being an utter Motown/oldies junkie, I find it completely necessary to add a little bit of that genre into the mix for this week's Friday Five. Without further ado, here are five upbeat tracks that will get your Friday started off in the right direction - you can bet that they'll get you ready for the rowdy weekend ahead. 1. Original post: Friday Five: Motown Throwdown 2. Posted in: soul , doo-wop , old school , motown , [...]
The Facade Now if there's a smile on my face It's only there trying to fool the public But when it comes down to fooling you Now honey that's quite a different subject But don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression Really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad Like a clown I pretend to be glad [...]
Pairing music with food is all about creating the right ambiance. I tend to pair a lot of our recipes with new indie music, and, of course, that is a reflection of the fact that Kasey and I listen to a lot of contemporary artists when we are working in the kitchen. But sometimes indie-rock isn't the ambiance we are looking for in our dining room. In fact, we frequently like to listen to old jazz, soul, R&B, and pop records far more often than it might appear based on the music we frequently feature here. Tonight, for example, we [...]
'Your love is mmmmm... mmmmmmm.... goooooooodddd....." - Smokey Robinson. I consider Elzhi an 'emcee's favorite emcee' , since I know that if you were to ask anyone (especially these rappers that you consider as fresh) what is their TOP 5 , 10, whatever... guaranteed to be on that list will be that Jason Powers -guy. While I patiently wait for his upcoming-and-highly-anticipate d release of ELMATIC , I'll just give you a classic drop of one of my favorite jewels from this guy. Introducing to you.... LOVE IT HERE. [...]
Written in 1967 by one of the greatest songwriters ever, Smokey Robinson, for his wife Claudette. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - More Love Info
First the bad news: as if you didn't already know, today is "Black Friday" in the United States - the sort-of official start of the Christmas shopping season - and the busiest shopping day of the year. So busy, with so many people frantic to rake in the deals that stores put on specially, that in years past people have been trampled to death during the rush... Now the good news: you don't have to go shopping today . You don't have to get trampled [...]
Chi di voi si ricorda di Smokey Robinson ? E dei suoi Miracles? E' storia della musica, o meglio ancora storia della Motown: Smokey Robinson vuol dire Motown almeno quanto il fondatore Berry Gordy. Qualche giorno fa il Colorado Springs Independent l'ha incontrato ... Il buon Smokey, classe '40, ne esce alla grande: meglio di molti altri colleghi coetanei. Se volete approfondire il tema Motown qualche tempo fa era uscito un bel docufilm sul tema, si intitola "Only the Strong Survive" : c'erano tutti, Rufus e Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Wilson Pickett, [...]
The Four Tops : Standing in the Shadows of Love [ purchase ] Smokey Robinson and the Miracles : The Tracks of my Tears [ purchase ] The Temptations : Since I Lost My Baby [ purchase ] I wonder what was going on in the love lives of Motown's hit makers circa 1965-66? These three songs from that seemingly woeful year were huge [...]
Just had a great day sitting in the sunshine in the Spiegel Garden. Bliss. Listen ♫ : Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Soulful Shack ← ♥♥♥♥♥ Listen ♫ : KC & The Sunshine Band - Queen Of Clubs ← ♥♥♥♥ Listen ♫ : Jackie Wilson - To Be Loved ← ♥♥♥ Preview these tracks and give some [...]
![[Listen] – #MusicMonday – 20 Songs Of The Week – August 2nd](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/2726555_lg.jpg)
If you're unaware of what Music Monday is, it's a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too. Using the hashtag (#) followed by "MusicMonday" you can easily find new music posted by the thousands of people making recommendations each week. Every #MusicMonday I upload a playlist of 20 songs that I've been listening to (new and old) over the past week [...]
Released in August 1967 during the Summer of Love, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles ' Make It Happen is one of the strongest, yet most underrated, albums in the Miracles catalog. Filled with great dance floor numbers and beautiful balladry, Make It Happen is a milestone in the evolution of both the group's sound and Robinson's compositional sophistication. It is also an example of a tremendous marketing misstep and outright corporate greed. Side A of Make It Happen bookends with two hot dance floor numbers: "The Soulful Shack", a groovy, upbeat number that bridges [...]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) [purchase] I'm in a bit of a hurry, about to head out and make the town quiver with excitement, being Saturday night and all. I just want to squeeze one more post in before tomorrow. I will only say that Smokey Robinson is one of the most consistently amazing performers of the last 50 years.
Happy Birthday To Me! I woke up this morning to realize it's Versions Galore's 2nd Anniversary . While two years may not seem like a long time to be around, it's practically neolithic for anything on the interwebs. Funny enough, this blog was only supposed to be a temporary, one month 'experiment' to learn the ins and outs of social media when I was taking a bit of time off from work. Along the way, however, something went horribly awry and here I am now, 24 months, 266 posts and 250,000 visitors later. Even [...]
I certainly chose a bad time to stay in last night, as Capone and Noreaga both stopped by CV Lounge where Scram Jones holds it down every friday, and where you can usually find me as well. My dude Incredible Cutts was there too, CNN's official DJ and also one of the most genuine dudes I've met in this business. Anyway, with The War Report 2 coming out in a few weeks (July 13th), I figured I would go back and touch on one of the many samples that helped create the original. In my mind The War [...]
![[Listen] – #MusicMonday – 20 Songs Of The Week – April 26th](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/2504480_lg.jpg)
If you're unaware of what Music Monday is, it's a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too. Using the hashtag (#) followed by "MusicMonday" you can easily find new music posted by the thousands of people making recommendations each week. Every #MusicMonday I upload a playlist of 20 songs that I've been listening to (new and old) over the [...]
When Language is Blocked, Music May Offer Detour A therapy of singing and gestures has Tripp Black, 9, speaking at last. I seem to come across stories such as this one every few weeks. I love these news stories, because it strikes me that, in the grand scheme of things, music is so often seen as some soft, frivolous luxury that may be beautiful but certainly doesn't deserve much serious focus…or funding. Students these days [...]
![[Listen] – #MusicMonday – 20 Songs Of The Week – April 19th](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/2492512_lg.jpg)
If you're unaware of what Music Monday is, it's a Twitter recommendation system where users of Twitter share their favourite music, artists, genres, etc in order to not only find new music themselves but help others find new music too. Using the hashtag (#) followed by "MusicMonday" you can easily find new music posted by the thousands of people making recommendations each week. Every #MusicMonday I upload a playlist of 20 songs that I've been listening to (new and old) over the [...]
Welcome to the latest installment in the Musical Pairings "history of pop music" series. This time the focus is on the music that claimed to represent "the Sound of Young America": Motown. A record label so unique and successful that it became synonymous with one of the most successful styles/genres of music in modern history. Of course, Motown Records continues to exist to this day, and still releases amazing music. But not everything released by Motown Records fits into the commonly accepted notions of what is considered Motown as a style/genre. Instead, the "Motown Sound" refers [...]
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