awesomely strange Marvin Gaye videos

Belgian documentary, with Marvin on solo piano.


Alternate lyrics to "Distant Lover" ... included with the deluxe edition of "What's Goin' On" ...

Baby Wo Ist Unser Liebe

Taken from a rare album "Motown Around The World", this is in fact the actual Supremes singing "Baby, Where Did Our Love Go?" in German. Though from reading the comments I guess it's less than a superb translation. Probably sung phonetically .... give it a listen, it is in fact strange ... this album also includes Stevie Wonder singing "My Cherie Amour" in Italian and the Four Tops singing "My Girl" in Spanish ...

Soul!

Patrick linked me with this ....

This entertainment-variety-talk show was not only a vehicle to promote African-American artistry, community and culture, but also a platform for political expression and the fight for social justice. It showcased classic live musical performances from funk, soul, jazz, and world musicians, and had in-depth, extraordinary interviews with political, sports, literary figures and more. It was the first program on WNET to be recorded with the then-new technology of videotape, and most of the shows were recorded in real-time—not live, but unedited.

SOUL!

american idolz

Yeah, that's right. Your favorite Bluntest Editor-in-Chief is gonna be sharing the stage this Saturday night at Martyrs with the Official American Idol Taylor Hicks. Playing horn in the opening band "The Hemispheres" of whom I play with on a regular-ish basis. Anyway, it's come to my attention that this guy might (?) be known for his cover of a Paul Pena tune "Gonna Move". Well, regardless of this connection and how good or bad Mr. Hicks version is (I've never heard it so cannot judge it) the original is one piece of deep hot soul. Seriously, turn yer speakers up and enjoy a whiff of summer in the winter ...



And here's some more of the funk side ... JB doing an certified funky version of Bobby Hebb's masterpiece "Sunny". (1:38 = AWESOME) Of course, this is quite a departure of the original sentiment of the song ... written 2 days after the JFK assassination and 1 day after Hebb's older brother was knifed to death ...



and what the hell ... here's Marvin Gaye's version not released until recently ... from the Motown years fosho!

back to our regularly scheduled program

on a 90s hip hop kick yesterday

How Long You Had That Problem????
if you lookin for mad tucked-in Lakers shirts and chicks rockin' biker spandex shorts, that's yer jam
here's yer sample

Where the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble.
I remember watching this video in middle school but I didn't remember how bored Nate Dogg looked. seriously dude, can I buy you an expression? also interesting to hear how many more words were censored. (gat, hos)
here's yer sample ... seriously, that is a stone jam. plus the chick at the end is pretty amazing.

Went to Short Dawg's house. They was watchin' Yo! Mtv Raps.
Yeah, I usually don't get down with the straight up gangsta stuff, but this is a cold cut.
here's yer sample ... that opening break has been used by about every producer in history

Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough
Some deep shit in this song ... yeah it's gangsta, but it's also anti-gangsta. Spyder from Deals Gone Bad used to bump this shit in the Drastics van on tours.
here's yer sample

MiggidyMiggidyMack
Wow, I don't remember this song being so INTENSE ... jeesus.
here's yer sample ... again, it's easy to make a "hit" when you sampleone of the best songs ever.