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Old School Friday: From My Heart to Yours

06 Friday Mar 2009

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Guess who’s back!

I didn’t mean to be away so long but I’m coming back swinging (now watch ten other people have my same picks because I said that).

Today’s theme is songs with the word “heart” in the title. I found a plethora of songs but decided that since it’s women’s history month, I have to give the ladies some shine in all my OSF posts this month.

Michel’le– Something in Your Heart(1989)
Ya’ll know you used to screetch and squeal right along with her. This was thesong back in ’89. I didn’t know what I was singing, but I was sanging. It’s a crime that this video isn’t on You Tube in it’s proper form. Someone was kind enough to upload it to Myspace.
View it here

Tamia, You Put A Move On My Heart (1995)
This song still gives me chills 14 years later. The lovely Tamia at her best. Notice she’s fully dressed and still hotter than all of these chicks out here today

Whitney Houston -Where Do Broken Hearts Go (1988)
Actually it makes me sad to post old Whitney especially after I watch this fuggery, which I do from time to time when I need a good laugh. I guess I hold a special place in my heart for her since I sang her music at my recital when I took voice lessons. This is one of my favorite songs off the Whitney album.

This ends my official picks. But if you want to enjoy some more good music, here’s some runner-ups which I hope you’ll see posted on other OSF blogs.

  • Atlantic Starr–If Your Heart Isn’t In It (this is on repeat when I play my best of Atlantic Starr. And yes, I play it often!)
  • The Dells–A Heart is a House for Love (Five Heartbeats, let’s hear it for them!)
  • Luther Vandross – Anyone Who Had A Heart (Luther doesn’t need any help but I absolutely love the “duet” with Elton John on the So Amazing tribute album. He’s one of the few that didn’t massacre poor Luther’s music on that one)
  • Mint Condition – Breakin My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) (This is one of my top 50 songs of all time. Nuff said)
  • Tevin Campbell – Always In My Heart (Still a ridiculous song. That’s why they call Quincy Jones a genius)
  • Toni Braxton & Babyface – Give You My Heart (Boomerang sountrack  and pre-horse’s mane FTW!)
  • Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart (when we could still understand the words coming out of Toni’s mouth and when we still wanted Tyson)
  • Whispers– My Heart, Your Heart (need to talk more about my love for The Whispers on here. What ya’ll know bout that? Lil Viv might be conceived off of “In The Mood.” “Lady” is in my top fifty.
  • Whitney Houston, Faith, & Kelly Price– Heartbreak Hotel (Another of my favorite Whit songs. Killer combination. Beautiful scenery. Everyone looked stunning…though years later, I’m still just not sure about that powder blue coat on Kelly.)

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Old School Friday: Slave!

12 Friday Dec 2008

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Howdy Old School Lovers! I hope you are as ready for the weekend as I am. The week has ended on a good note and I’m in a boogeying mood.

This week we are shining the spotlight on some of our favorite bands. As you already know, my favorite.band.ever is Earth Wind and Fire. I have highlighted them many, many times on the site. So the next bands that came to mind were Mint Condition and The Gap Band. However as I scrolled down my top fifty songs list, my two favorite songs by the 70s/80s Ohio-based band Slave caught my eye. Once I started watching and boogeying, that’s all she wrote.

Funk with this party people!

Watching You

Just A Touch

Have a great weekend and check out the rest of the OSF participants!

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Old School Friday: 1977 Was A Damn Good Year!

14 Friday Nov 2008

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Happy OSF Party People!

This weekend is going to be one of the most musically delicious of my young life. Tomorrow night, I’ll be in orgasmic heaven with your favorite crooner and mine, Maxwell. This will be my first time seeing him live and I didn’t have to sell a pint of blood to pay for my fourth row ticket! Just fortunate I guess 🙂 The show has been getting rave reviews so I’m beyond excited.

Sunday, I’ll be “leaving it all behind” with Foreign Exchange, better known as Phonte (of Little Brother) and super producer Nicolay. As you know, I have been totally and completely in love with this album from the moment I pressed play. So I’m hyped to see it come alive on stage. Of course I will bring what I can to you right here so stay tuned!

The theme for this week is songs from the year of your birth. As you may or may not know, 1977 was the year two of my favorite Stevie songs were released, “Sir Duke” and “I Wish”. For obvious reasons, I was so tempted to post those. However, I’m in a boogeying mood this weekend so I’m all about the disco. Man, I wish I was grown during the 70s. All that free love great shake-your-booty music! I would have LIVED at the disco.

Evelyn “Champagne” King, “Shame”

Heatwave, “Boogie Nights”

The Trammps “Disco Inferno”

Have a great weekend! I know I will!

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Old School Friday: One Hit Wonders

24 Friday Oct 2008

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Happy OSF party people!

I heart this theme. Took me on a true trip down memory lane.

I decided to post one song from the 70s, 80s, and the early 90s.

Like Lays, I couldn’t stop at just one so there’s a runner up for each decade.

1977 – the best year of the whole decade in my humble opinion

Thelma Houston, Don’t Leave Me This Way

Runner Up: Anita Ward, Ring My Bell (1979)

1982

Junior, “Mama Used To Say” (This song is so memorable for me during the 80s for some reason!)

Runner Up: Sybil, Don’t Make Me Over (1989)

1991

Lisa Fischer, “How Can I Ease The Pain” (this girl can BLOW…should have blown up!)

Runner Up: Digable Planet, Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That)

I hope you enjoyed as much as I did!

Be sure to check out the other OSF participants. Have a great weekend!

Electronic Village | Mrs Grapevine | Quick | Cassandra | Danielle | Lisa C | Chocl8t | Kreative Talk | MarvalusOne | Regina | LaShonda | AJ | Sharon | Invisible Woman | Believer 1964 | Dee |SJP | sHaE-sHae | Thembi

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Old School Friday: HWSNBN

10 Friday Oct 2008

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I’m not fooling with  HWSNBN’s (he who shall not be named) and his web sheriff!

I just may take down this post tomorrow so I won’t be guilty by association.

It wasn’t hard to come up with my favorite HWSNBN songs since I’ve already got them all listed here. My top two are “Adore” and “Purple Rain.” I figured they would be popular choices.

If I was able to embed flash videos on this wordpress template (I tell you, an sitkol.com may be in my future), I would have posted a little:

  • Insatiable (you have to check out this live performance with your boy licking the camera)
  • Scandalous
  • I Wanna Be Your Lover
  • Controversy
  • Anotherloverholeinyohead

As you can tell, I like nasty HWSNBN. He definitely has several spots on my babymaking practice soundtracks.

When I’m not on the babymaking HWSNBN tip, these two songs always make a sister feel good.

I Would Die For You (ending of Purple Rain)

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (love the video!)

I can’t wait to see what everyone else pulls out of the vault.

Electronic Village | Mrs Grapevine | Quick | Cassandra | Danielle | Lisa C | Chocl8t | Kreative Talk | MarvalusOne | Regina | LaShonda | AJ | Sharon | Invisible Woman | Believer 1964 | Dee |SJP | sHaE-sHae | Thembi

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