Posts Tagged ‘Holland-Dozier-Holland’

Mayer Hawthorne - “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” (Astronote El Camino Remix)

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

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“you know, baby, i know you think we can make it all work out, but i gotta tell it like is…” well, baby, we gotta tell it like is! this track totally wrecks! mayer hawthorne is a detroit-based singer/multi-instrumentalist signed to stones throw. he counts some of that city’s iconic writers as influences, including; smokey robinson and holland-dozier-holland. this astronote remix comes to us via moovmnt and is smooooooth as the tuesday after labor day is long.

Mayer Hawthorne - “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” (Astronote El Camino Remix)

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rating: 8.2

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Lee Fields & the Expressions - “My World Is Empty Without You”

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

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Lee Fields & the Expressions - “My World Is Empty Without You”

wow, this absolutely kills. funk journeyman lee fields’s cover of the supremes classic “my world is empty without you” is one the best songs we’ve heard this year. holy shit at the arrangement of this song, the cool backing vocal tones, the simple clean guitar strums, the subtle use of organ, and wow lee fields lead vocal delivery, equal parts bobby womack’s throaty swagger and otis redding’s emotive tailing off the downbeat. lee fields’ “my world” LP is out now on truth & soul records. check it out, the entire record is awesome.

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rating: 9.3

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