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Aug. 5th, 2009
Five Songs (1)
Aug. 5th, 2009 02:43 pmWednesdays are now for Five Songs.
Erykah Badu - Love of My Life: Ode to Hip Hop
From time to time, someone will tell met that they just don't get hip hop. Or even better, that rap music is all about pussy, booty and bling. At which point I sit them down and force them to watch the above video, which as it happens, is one of my all time favourites. Love of My Life is about hip hop. It's about where it came from, where it's been through the years, and what it means to people who love it. And it's great.
Booker T and the MGs - Green Onions
I think I first heard this song as part of a movie score. It shows up a lot on movie soundtracks. It's one of those artifacts of the 60s that's just there, in the background; in the shadows of the collective, pop cultural subconscious. At some point it ended up on my iPod and I discovered that I really, truly dig this track.
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Ahhhh! This song. This video. Remember when Lauryn Hill was a big deal? Videos like this were part of her big deal-ness. Effortlessly blending pop sensibility with social commentary. Beyonce - please to be reviewing Lauryn's body of work, thx. Respect is just a minimum.
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
I find it hard to believe that there are people who don't love Al Green. Seriously. How can you listen to the Reverend Mister Al Green and not fall a little bit in love? This song - it has a special place in my heart for being an ode to the joys of established and familiar love. It's a also wonderfully constructed bit of classic R&B.
Beastie Boys - The Negotiation Limerick File
Negotiation is from Hello Nasty, which remains my favourite Beastie Boys album, lo these many years later. And it is an album. I can happily listen to it from start to finish without skipping a single track. This one wasn't released as a single in the US (iirc), so those of you who don't own the album might never have heard it. What's special about it? The limericks. Yes, really. Limericks. ( Read more... )
Bonus: Livepainting to Run Fay Run, by Issac Hayes.
I missed Marry, F*ck, or Kill last week - 2X this week?
y/n?
Erykah Badu - Love of My Life: Ode to Hip Hop
From time to time, someone will tell met that they just don't get hip hop. Or even better, that rap music is all about pussy, booty and bling. At which point I sit them down and force them to watch the above video, which as it happens, is one of my all time favourites. Love of My Life is about hip hop. It's about where it came from, where it's been through the years, and what it means to people who love it. And it's great.
Booker T and the MGs - Green Onions
I think I first heard this song as part of a movie score. It shows up a lot on movie soundtracks. It's one of those artifacts of the 60s that's just there, in the background; in the shadows of the collective, pop cultural subconscious. At some point it ended up on my iPod and I discovered that I really, truly dig this track.
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Ahhhh! This song. This video. Remember when Lauryn Hill was a big deal? Videos like this were part of her big deal-ness. Effortlessly blending pop sensibility with social commentary. Beyonce - please to be reviewing Lauryn's body of work, thx. Respect is just a minimum.
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
I find it hard to believe that there are people who don't love Al Green. Seriously. How can you listen to the Reverend Mister Al Green and not fall a little bit in love? This song - it has a special place in my heart for being an ode to the joys of established and familiar love. It's a also wonderfully constructed bit of classic R&B.
Beastie Boys - The Negotiation Limerick File
Negotiation is from Hello Nasty, which remains my favourite Beastie Boys album, lo these many years later. And it is an album. I can happily listen to it from start to finish without skipping a single track. This one wasn't released as a single in the US (iirc), so those of you who don't own the album might never have heard it. What's special about it? The limericks. Yes, really. Limericks. ( Read more... )
Bonus: Livepainting to Run Fay Run, by Issac Hayes.
I missed Marry, F*ck, or Kill last week - 2X this week?
y/n?