This month's mix has no theme and is all over the map -- these songs have been in my regular rotation over the last few months or weeks. Stuck in my head. Playing on repeat. Renewed love for some very familiar ones. Plus some new discoveries. Find the mix's title in the first track, an old song I've been blasting again in the car, laughing at and loving.
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Barrington Levy / Here I Come
Loud is recommended.
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Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a youngster, Barrington Levy formed the Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres. They started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single, “My Black Girl,” in 1977. All of 14, Levy broke out his own the next year and recorded his debut solo single, A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love.” It didn’t have much of an impact Read more on Last.fm more...
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A Tribe Called Quest / The Chase, Pt. II
This is from one of the first CDs I ever purchased, seventh grade probably. And this song is as good as it ever was. 100% solid from start to finish. A classic hip hop song bragging about prowess, but with clever rhymes. I feel like an old lady 'cause all I wanna do is CONTRAST THIS WITH WHAT IS ON THE RADIO THESE DAYS.
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A Tribe Called Quest is a hip-hop group formed in Queens, New York City in 1985. The group was composed of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, Jarobi White, was an intermittent collaborator appearing on their first album, but he left the group soon after, although he is mentioned as a 'sometimes' member on their third album liner notes. Along with De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, the group was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse Read more on Last.fm more...
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Jadu Heart & Mura Masa / U Never Call Me
Don't know anything about these artists nor how I found this track but I enjoy it!
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Jadu Heart a.k.a. Dina and Faro are a masked duo from London who create a warm, cinematic, ethereal sound incorporating electronic, alt-rock and R&B influences. They are signed to Mura Masa's label Anchor Point. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Erykah Badu / Time's a Wastin'
Another throwback that just resonated more with me this time around. What it means to be a man / Takin' full command / 'Cause we're... Livin' in a world that's oh so strange
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Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R'n'B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz. She is best known for her singles You Got Me her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs Tyrone, Love of My Life, On & On, Bag Lady, The Healer, Honey and Soldier. Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Curtis Mayfield / So in Love
Another familiar one worth revisiting. This stood out to me on one of Frank Ocean's blonded lists, a series of playlists through Apple Music that I've enjoyed most of.
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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and rhythm and blues, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Chicago, Illinois. Mayfield is probably best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and for the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. Perhaps because he didn't cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown's stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield's talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. Read more on Last.fm more...
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James Vincent McMorrow / I Lie Awake Every Night
Found this artist pretty recently and am excited by his music. It feels a bit like a Feist / Mayer Hawthorne mashup, a combo I'm totally satisfied by. And his songs have some diversity, plus the last two albums (this being from the earlier of the two, 2016) were really good throughout. Excited to keep listening to him. We'll see if it sticks.
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James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. McMorrow began performing under his own name in 2007, releasing an EP entitled The Sparrow and the Wolf in 2008. His debut album, Early in the Morning, was released in February 2010 via Believe Recordings in Ireland. The album's momentum was initially slow, but the use of one of the album's songs on Grey's Anatomy sparked interest in the US and in Europe. The album was released to the rest of the world in March 2011; and charted in the top 30 in Ireland and Norway. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Amy Winehouse / Wake Up Alone (Original Recording)
I'm a deep believer in Amy Winehouse, perhaps no surprise to any of you. Any time I can get a fresh appreciation of any of her songs, it's a gift, since the catalog is naturally so limited. But I love this version, this original of a familiar song of hers. The meter, if that's the word? 123, 123? And her voice continues to strike awe.
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Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983 in Southgate, London, died 23 July 2011 in Camden, London) was an English singer and composer, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including soul, jazz, rock 'n' roll and Rhythm and Blues. Her musical formation went through listening to such jazz legends as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan; she was later influenced by contemporary metropolitan popular music as well. She represented a union of these aesthetics: a happy fusion of '40s jazz Read more on Last.fm more...
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Hot Sugar / Sinkies
I feel weird and hesitant in the beginning of this song but then the bass drops in and the tone warms up, the melody offers comfort and then I like it. But by the end I'm undecided again...
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Hot Sugar is Nick Koenig from New York, USA. Nick is the founder of a musical process he refers to as Associative Music (a process involving the manipulation of sounds recorded outdoors and in non-studio environments). His debut "Muscle Milk EP" was released for free online early in 2011. ♖♆♖ http://AssociativeMusic.com http://HotSugar.biz http://Hotsugar.bandcamp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/HotSugarWorld http://Soundcloud.com/hotsugar http://HotSugar.tumblr.com/ Read more on Last.fm more...
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D'Angelo / Send It On
This is another semi-oldie for me, early 2000s. Still love it so much.
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D'Angelo is the name of more than one artist 1) US soul singer, songwriter & producer 2) Brazilian jazz/samba group 1) D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on 11 February 1974 in Richmond, VA, United States) is a neo-soul singer, keyboardist, and guitarist. He has released three albums, "Brown Sugar" (1995), "Voodoo" (2000), and "Black Messiah" as D'Angelo and the Vanguard (2014). D'Angelo signed a publishing deal with EMI Music in 1991 after catching the attention of record executives with a demo tape. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Patsy Cline / Strange
Have I discussed Patsy on earlier mixes? I can't remember but she is one of my true loves. And my current working pre-40th-birthday fantasy is to realize the dream of starting a casual, unsuccessful but fulfilling Patsy Cline cover band. So one by one I'm trying to memorize all her songs and this is the latest one I've fallen for and learned.
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Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley, Winchester, Virginia, September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. Part of the late 1950s and early 1960s Nashville sound, Cline successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. She died in 1963, at the age of 30, in a crash of the private plane of her manager, Randy Hughes, that also killed other country music singers Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Stevie Wonder / Moon Blue
Okay this song is maybe too groovy groovy but I think it's just sick enough. Stevie's voice. The hook. I heard it on my favorite a.m. show in Portland (https://www.opb.org/kmhd/programs/the-morning-session/). Hang in there?
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Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. He débuted, as Little Stevie Wonder, with the single "I Call It Pretty Music, But the Old People Call It the Blues" (1961, Tamla Motown) and his latest album is "A Time 2 Love" (Oct 2005, Motown) Stevland lost his eyesight shortly after birth. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Beyonce (feat Andre 3000) / Party
I was tempted to keep this off because I don't know if any of you really feel like listening to more Beyonce but this is one that I keep playing and have stuck in my head.
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This is an incorrect tag for Beyoncé. If you have Last.fm Autocorrection on, it will automatically redirect your scrobbles to the correct tag. However, it is recommended that you change your ID3 tags to the correct artist name. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Queen Latifah / Latifah's Had It Up To Here
The Queen is hyped up! She rules. Still rules. This song is so old and still so good and feels better than ever to listen to. We goin out with it!
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Famed rapper, singer, model and actress Dana Elaine Owens, better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, was born on March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey. Her debut album All Hail to the Queen sold more than 1 million copies, and the single U.N.I.T.Y. earned Latifah her first Grammy Award. Latifah has also garnered acclaim for acting; she earned her first Oscar nomination (best supporting actress) for her performance in the blockbuster musical Chicago. Read more on Last.fm more...
