You go back, Jack, do it again. Track numero uno from the godlike Can’t Buy a Thrill LP.
Steely Dan – Do It Again
You go back, Jack, do it again. Track numero uno from the godlike Can’t Buy a Thrill LP.
Steely Dan – Do It Again
Patti Drew’s timely take on the Otis Redding penned top 50 hit. It somehow makes you feel like this tune still has more to offer.
Patti Drew – Hard To HandleBuy It: (Amazon)
Billboard #3 in 1974. One of the coolest chorus hooks ever.
Ace – How Long (Has This Been Going On)Buy It: (Amazon)
Nobody past, present or (likely) future can shit talk on a record like Bobby Womack.
Bobby Womack – You’re Welcome, Stop on By
Lead single from Bedtime Stories (1994), produced by Dallas Austin. Jet black Benz, plenty of friends.
Madonna – Secret
From 1963. Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, with The Supremes (!) on back-up vocals. Spotless.
Marvin Gaye – Can I Get a Witness
Some pretty sick soul music came out of Miami in the late 60’s to mid 70’s, George and Gwen McCrae, Timmy Thomas, and Helene Smith. “True Love Don’t Grow On Trees” is that classic soul ballad you’ve heard prob your whole life except not this good. The horn section, the choir crazy on backup, the “Man’s World” groove, it’s all here and it’s recorded/produced with a rawness and immediacy that still cuts the track forty odd years on.
Helene Smith – True Love Don’t Grow On Trees
22-year old Manchester producer Capsika flips the G-Funk classic. Win.
Warren G – Regulate (Capsika Bootleg Remix)
The trip-hop duo remix the Black on Both Sides classic. From 2000. Banger.
Mos Def – Umi Says (Zero 7 Remix)
