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Video Soul was a must-watch back in the day. The videos that mattered most to me were those with an upbeat tempo and catchy chorus that was catchy, then they just needed something on the screen to look at. The long-forgotten show is where I discovered Miles Jaye's lone hit - the video for "Let's Start Love Over," which gained lots of play back then because of the aforementioned elements. The melody and chorus to "Let's Start..." has been reused a couple of times in rap tracks, further solidifying its immortality. The Lox and [...]

Chances are, most people coming across these words were either not alive on October 18, 1974 , or were too young to remember much of anything. Al Green, however? Well, 10/18/74 was the day God looked him in the eye and altered the course of his life presumably for the better. On said October day, Mary Woodson White attacked him while he prepared to take a shower pouring scalding hot grits on him producing burn wounds serious enough to confine him to a hospital for months. She then fled to Al's bedroom [...]

Credit actually goes to my good brother O for putting this Bobby McFerrin number on my radar. We were discussing a certain rap track and O mentioned how it sampled [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Bobby McFerrin's "Moondance" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

The dying days of disco saw heathens squeeze all of the era's debauchery to the last drop. However, in an ironic twist, a song about The Lord found its way [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Alicia Myers's "I Want To Thank You" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

The other day, I caught the second half of American Gangster in syndication and enjoyed the it thoroughly, as I hadn't seen the background on Blue Magic since theaters. But, [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

It had probably been at least five years since I'd heard anything from Janet's 1997 album, The Velvet Rope, until recently stumbling upon this Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam-produced gem [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Sounds Of Success may have played the background in terms of record sales. Yet, as the old adage dictates, chart performance and enjoyable music don't always go hand in hand. [...] The post Your Daily Funk - S.O.S. Band's "Weekend Girl" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Despite having top-name talent on the tracklist, the OST to Malibu's Most Wanted sucked as much as the movie. Yet, amidst an unnecessary "Play That Funky Music" cover and Pastor [...] The post Your Daily Funk: Butch Cassidy's "I Want You Girl" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

God bless and safe travels to Terry Callier, the famed soul and jazz singer and guitarist who passed away on Saturday in his Chicago home on Saturday, October 27 at [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Terry Callier's "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Unless you were in the seventies and grew up on '80s R&B, the main place most of you have heard Zapp's "Radio People" is Ferris Beuller's Day Off. Yes, right [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Zapp's "Radio People" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

If music truly is the key to the soul's existence, then The Gap Band's "Outstanding" is a well-cooked meal. Homecoming always stands as a highlight of the year, allowing the [...] The post Your Daily Funk: The Gap Band's "Outstanding" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

I want to give an extra special shout out to Newark's WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM. Without you, this post wouldn't be possible. Anyway, I caught wind of this OG diddy [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Timmy Thomas "Why Can't We Live Together" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

There's never a real reason needed to pay homage to the late Michael Jackson. Having said that, rock out to one of the grooviest tunes ever from The King of [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

After officially playing out Mayer Hawthorne's How Do You Do debut over the past six months or so, I've recently been rehashing the initial release that made us fall for [...] The post Your Daily Funk - Mayer Hawthorne's "Make Her Mine" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Excuse me for being on an old-school binge but, like I said last week, the best '80s R&B always has a place on my rotation. This time Patrice Rushen's "Remind [...]

Early '80s R&B jams have a way of grabbing my ear like I did something wrong. Juicy's best-known record is the latest culprit as the cool synths and bass line [...]

For the past month, The Internet's "They Say" has held a permanent spot in the listening rotation after it popped up on a Spotify playlist. Smooth like butter baby. The [...]

Every few weeks, music minus raps dominate the listening rotation*. The past few days have been spent rotating select cuts from Araab's Electric Dream, specifically "Let It Go" with its [...]

You mention Tom Browne's "Funkin For Jamaica" to a bunch of heads my age and they'll probably say they never heard of it. Then you play the record and it [...]

Having been in a mutually-beneficial relationship for longer than most folks' marriages last, I've definitely done my fair share of simping. However, while flowers and chocolates are easy-ins for most [...]