Today’s Artist
Dobie Gray 1940 – 2011
Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul.
Dobie Gray sang Drift Away with a soul voice so convincing that everybody assumed he was Black. He was white and from Texas, but his voice belonged to whatever music it touched. Drift Away became one of those songs that gets rediscovered by every new generation, a gift that keeps giving because it never sounded like it was trying. More →
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Who Did It Better
Where Is the Love
1972 Donny Hathaway
1973 Gladys Knight
Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack asked a question with no answer together. Gladys Knight sang the same where is the love but alone. The question kept its weight. The confusion came from one voice still wondering what two voices could not ever figure out together.
Today’s Record
Smiling Faces
Smiling faces sometimes
Pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces
Of the evil that lurks within (can you dig it?)
That smile? Could be a setup. A handshake hides a snake, a pat on the back just holds you down. Skip the mouth ... check the eyes, that's where the truth leaks out. Funny thing is, a real enemy's safer than a fake friend. At least you see them coming.
Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' was recorded with the Dap-Kings in a Brooklyn basement studio that used analog tape -- no Pro Tools, no digital tricks.
She wrote every song herself.
Soul in the Movies
Austin Powers 1997
Austin Powers is a spy spoof about a man frozen in 1967 and thawed out in 1997, and his music taste is the only thing he got right. James Brown's 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' is the soundtrack to his entire existence. I feel good. The song is a declaration. Austin Powers is the living proof.
I got you. The sixties never left. 