66 thoughts on “My Jams ’81”

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2. 81 was a good year! Thx, as always, for sharing and highlighting the great tunes. Good story, too (glad he was a gentleman). Want to read all the comments you received, cause I’ll bet there are some good ones. Also tried to respond to ur post with regard to being a nerdy kid, etc., but for some reason my iPad or WordPress wasnt allowing me to. Just wanted to tell you that navigation–art of, its tools, etc.–is yet another reason I love sailing. Unlike you, though, I didn’t figure this out until later in life. Not sure if I’m making sense…tired and on the road. Enjoy the week and upcoming holiday weekend.

   Mjm

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   June 25, 2016 at 9:39 pm Reply

   1. Thank you MJ! That was kind of you to find another way to reply.
      I hope that Sunday morning finds you well rested!
      May you also have a great week! Enjoy your holiday weekend as well 🙂

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      June 26, 2016 at 12:16 pm Reply

3. Best songs yet! I’m loving this list.

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   June 7, 2016 at 12:34 pm Reply

   1. Thanks girl!

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      June 7, 2016 at 12:42 pm Reply

4. Oh, I so enjoyed this trip back to 1981. Those were great times. I used to love watching “Soul Train”, but I would have to go over to my best friend’s house to watch it. I wasn’t allowed to watch TV during the afternoon, and my Mum would know if I had, because she memorized the exact angle of the TV antennae, and could tell if they had been readjusted by 1 degree and then I would be in HUGE trouble. Incidentally, I was cleaning out all the closets in my house the other day and came across a box of 45s I have been lugging around for years (used them to make party tapes). Ha – those were days!!!!!!!

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   June 4, 2016 at 11:08 am Reply

   1. I am so happy to know that you had a little fun going back to 1981 with me. You are right, those were the days!

      I laughed so hard when I imagined your mom examining the TV antennae! That is hilarious! But regardless, you found a way to get on the “Soul Train!”

      Here’s a funny and true story about secret Soul Train Watchers:

      I am from Augusta where EVERYBODY knows how to play golf-it didn’t matter if they were rich or poor or black or white or what.

      Anyway, my Dad played all the time and sometimes I would tag along. Well one day we went to his favorite course. Once we got there, he told me that he was planning to play 18 holes and I was like “the hell!”—of course I didn’t say that but I surely was thinking it.

      Since I didn’t want to walk the entire course and back (and be quiet), I decided to stay back at the proshop with the Pro who was a 65 year old red headed Irish dude.

      Well when everybody left, Pro said, “Gwin let’s watch TV.” So he goes over to the TV and tunes in to “Soul Train.” So you know I just about died right?

      Believe it or not, we watched the show for quite a bit–well until Don Cornelius announced that Barry White was coming up next. Baby, before Barry could hit the stage, Pro got up and changed the channel. He looked at me and said, “I like soul but that’s too much soul for me!”

      I hollered laughing!!

      We then settled on National Geographic!
      Anyway, thanks for spending time with me. BTW, I’ll bet those tapes that you made from the old 45s are the bomb!

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      June 4, 2016 at 11:57 am Reply

      1. That’s funny, an Irish golf pro watching “Soul Train”, I can just see you two hanging out in the Pro Shop watching that show. As far as the 45s go, I just can’t bring myself to get rid of them, too many memories and I don’t even have a turntable to listen to them on.

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         June 7, 2016 at 9:45 am Reply

         1. Don’t get rid of them. Barnes and Noble is now selling ‘vinyls’ –as they like to call them now. They also sell a small turntable.
            Funny how everything old is new again.

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            June 7, 2016 at 10:10 am

5. Yes indeedy Cuz!

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   June 3, 2016 at 2:58 pm Reply

   1. Indeedy…had to fix that typo I had up there too! LOL!!

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      June 3, 2016 at 3:01 pm Reply

6. I must have been sidetracked, missed this note. I’ve just had a look at pictures of Collard greens and it seems to be be a combination of what we’d call Brocolli, cabbage and Spinach. Spinach probably most likely – it grows very quickly and for a large part of the population Spinach and Pap (pronounced – PPUPP) is a staple diet. Pap is a kind of very stiff porridge made fine white corn meal. Because we are such a melting pot of people – our food is influenced by the various cultures. Generally, we are a nation of meat eaters. In my house pork chops and macaroni and cheese go down very well.

   Since I’m originally from the East Coast which ha a high Indian population, I like spicy curries. I’d say I do a good Chicken or Fish Breyani and Breyani is something that is served at all major events.

   The other day, T was talking about a cook out – I guess that’s what we call a “Braai” that’s the meat on the fire (barbeque?) So if you came to my house, in Summer you’d either have a Braai with salads or a Breyani. In Winter we like comfort food, Pumpkin soup, Oxtail stew , Basmati Rice.

   I don’t know if you have the same trend but the younger millenials here are increasingly becoming vegetarian and Vegan. My younger daughter calls herself a Piscetarian. Vegetarian who eats fish.

   Drinks – not big on alcohol but I like cocktails. I would definitely go for your Sweet lemonade.

   Yes, the 80s was a rolling decade for me but when I think about each decade since has been action packed for me but I’ll save the stories for when we get there.

   Finally, just to conclude on what we ate when I was growing up. My father liked to keep his own chickens and ducks. So Sunday lunch included a chicken from the yard which we were all implicated in murdering and everything was cooked, head, insides, legs and feet. I was reminded by Ron’s stories about one of dem fools – of my my uncles who went fishing. So it was a good pastime to have fish straight from the sea. Sorry – that was a very long answer 😀

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   June 3, 2016 at 12:00 pm Reply

   1. Never apologize for a long answer! I LOVE them and I live for them.
      Your pap sounds like what we call ‘grits’ or what Italians call “polenta.” We also like to eat cabbage, broccoli and spinach; each of these were staples in my home growing up.
      I am going to have to google Breyani, it sounds like it would be delicious. And at a cookout everything is fair game.
      I love oxtails, basmati rice and butternut squash. I like to cut it in chunks and bake it—so good.
      Yes, a lot of people are vegan/vegetarian. I actually can go long spans of time without meat but being a true vegan is damn near impossible because, here, there are meat by-products in most everything.
      I let out a big laugh at the implications that go along with a chicken murder. My Grandma once got a chicken from my great uncle. She kept him in the yard and fed him very specific things to ‘clean him out’ which is like monitoring his diet so that all of the bad things are flushed out of his system. Problem was, Grandma failed to tell us that the chicken was NOT a pet. My cousins and I named the freaking bird Petey! Well one day all of the cousins went out and when we came back there was fried chicken waiting for us. We all dove right in naturally! After we ate we went outside to play with Petey. Alas, he was nowhere to be found.
      I think you know how that story ended right?
      I love these exchanges, I learn so much from these! ❤ 🙂

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      June 3, 2016 at 12:19 pm Reply

      1. Oh Lawd – your chicken story is hilarious. Our experience was brutal – I was too squeamish to chop their head off, but I certainly saw them running around without their heads and then “us” children had to pluck out the feathers – Those days you had to earn your meal – never a shortage of chores to sustain your livelihood – something my children don’t fully appreciate. Talking about our exchanges, when I was growing up, I had 3 penpals – one in Taiwan, one in Australia and another in Cape Town. I remember how we looked forward to letters arriving 3 weeks at a time. So isn’t it just amazing that we can write so instantly. I’m currently trying to be self employed. I’ve been working with an international team and it’s been so cool to not have lengthy meetings as I was accustomed to -but just quick skype calls. I guess our world of work will change radically in the near future.😀

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         June 3, 2016 at 12:35 pm Reply

         1. LOL! earning keep? Naw my kids don’t know that life but to be honest, I think that I grew up a bit more like your kids because everything that we ate, Petey aside, was purchased from the grocery store. We lived in a suburban area where livestock was prohibited.
            To be clear, we were by NOOOOO means rich, but I would say that I grew up solidly working class. Dad was a conductor for a freight train company and mom was a housewife.
            Yes it’s so funny you mention the whole distance thing because I was just thinking about how a conversation between the two of us–not even counting T, Ron and G–would have taken weeks if it happened in 1981!
            I love technology! I have been lucky to have worked in a way that technology allowed me to stay at home more. That’s the life for me. I wish you tons of luck with your entrepreneurial efforts!
            You go girl! 😉

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            June 3, 2016 at 12:52 pm

         2. Well, my background is similar to yours. The chicken thing was not a common thing. We still had to subscribe to most of the bylaws as well. Yeah! I appreciate all the experiences and opportunities of working but missed out on a lot of my children’s growing years. So I’ve enjoyed the past 6 months of working from home though it’s a routine I still have to master.
            We’re just under a lot of stress as a country. We’ve been holding our breath today waiting to hear about the rating of our economic status. They’ve just announced on the radio that we have a reprieve until December. Any further downgrades will lead us into recession .So yet again, this is a pivotal year for me too. Anyway, I’m going offline for a while. Might see you later on the blog.

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            June 3, 2016 at 1:16 pm

         3. I remember those pen pal days It filled me with excitement to think that I could communicate with a young boy or girl in another country. Now I’ve traveled to several countries and communicate daily with the likes of Chevvy! Technology is great…sometimes

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            June 3, 2016 at 2:13 pm

         4. I know right?

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            June 3, 2016 at 2:16 pm

         5. Ah! glad to know that I’m not living in the dark ages. But it is amazing how fast technology is evolving. So now we have near instant gratification- but there was that anticipation of going to the postbox everyday looking out for your letter. Today I heard that within two years driverless cars will be on the roads. I agree with the “sometimes” Ron.

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            June 3, 2016 at 3:18 pm

      2. Naw Cuz, Petey’s playing days was OVER! I can remember my grandaddy “wringing” a chicken’s neck (his preferred way of chicken execution). He’d grab the chicken by his heads and twirl is body around until the head separated from the neck. The chicken body would then run around for hours without its head. That always fascinated me!

         I’ve seen chickens executed by axe, which always seemed more chick-mane to me. Observing the antics of these headless chicken bodies would later cause me to wonder about the days of guillotine executions in France. I often wonder if the severed head retained any consciousness in the few milliseconds after head/body separation. Morbid I know.

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         June 3, 2016 at 2:26 pm Reply

         1. Oh yeah honey you done ran that thang way over into the morbid zone!
            But that’s what I love about you—-you are going to take it all the way!

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            June 3, 2016 at 2:42 pm

         2. Ooh wringing necks – that’s brutal – definitely needed to be more Chick-mane 🙂 Yeah I have a story about those guillotines in France – but I’ll save that morbidity for another day:-)

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            June 3, 2016 at 5:41 pm

7. Hey Chevvy! Welcome to the party!

   First of all let me reiterate how nice it is to have some additional feminine energy in this camp! I have been alone with the fellas representing the ladies for quite some time. Don’t get me wrong, they are always gentlemen, but it’s just nice to have another lady around. Wish I had even more!

   Yes, I would agree that the ’80’s represent “coming of age” in my world too. So I totally get what you are saying. Sounds like you accomplished a whole lot in that great decade. As you said, lots of beginnings and endings for many of us.

   Collard greens? Girl yes! But my favorites are mustard greens mixed with turnips/ with the turnip roots. I can assure you that you have something comparable- just not exactly the same.

   My Jamaican friend’s mother, who I could barely understand on an earthly level- yet totally understood on a spiritual level told me that in the islands they cook something similar called callaloo. Basically ,in each case, they are green leafy vegetables that are stewed down until they are tender–usually with some sort of meat for seasoning. In the Southern U.S. we typically use smoked pork.

   I would love to cook some for you! I’d serve it with those fried pork chops, macaroni and cheese and some sweet tea with lemon!

   Hey, why don’t you tell me about your favorite dish growing up-I’d love to know how y’all did it in SA.

   I was surprised to know that you didn’t know “Bon Vie” by TS Monk! Girl that was the business over here! I hope you liked it and thanks for posting such excellent videos!

   Can’t wait to hear back from you!

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   June 3, 2016 at 7:25 am Reply

8. So Lady G and fellas, sorry that you had to start the party without me but here I am. As I said to Lady G the other day, it feels like a family reunion.

   As usual, the warm up you do Lady G is excellent – I love that setting of context and your story telling. Yeah I had to ask T about what Collard Greens are and from his definition, I don’t think we have that around here. So one day, one day when I jet set to your neck of the woods, I want to eat what the peoples eat😀

   Ah! 1981 was a good year like fine wine. If I differentiate between the 70s and 80s- I think we were chilling in childhood nostalgia with lots of good slow soul music. The 80s saw me coming into my own in many ways – going clubbing, my first boyfriend, graduated from university, got married, moved 600 kilometres from my home city, started working, switched careers. So yes, this was a decade of lots of change, beginnings and endings – just an awesome time. Somewhere in between, the old Stylistics songs of Break up to make up and Go now feature as well.

   But hey 1981 was a groovin year and “Let us groove” the ultra cool “Kool and the Gang” and Shalamar’s Make that move would have got me on the floor anytime, any day,any how 😀

   Before I continue yacking – I found this medley to remind us of some of the songs you’ve listed here:
   

   Yeah – on your point about that near mishap with a boy, my parents were way to strict for me to even venture near any boy. I think they wanted me to be a Catholic nun 😀

   I hadn’t heard T.S. Monk before so thought we could listen together

   Then, I thought I would end with christening this year with this song and may I especially dedicate this to Ron based on his lovely Gramps stories.

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   June 3, 2016 at 4:12 am Reply

9. Girl is that you in that majorette uniform? Go on now! She’s bad, she’s bad, she’s bad, I know she bad! Loved the “lead in” story, as usual. I can remember being in a similar situation as you and the young Caribbeanish fella. Good thing that ya’ll managed to keep it G rated. I’m sure that’s cause of good home training; something the world could use a little more of; that and LOVE! But not that mannish and omalish kind. LOL

   I enjoyed your list. I listened to a few of them and jammed out. They all remind me of living on Lackland AFB. For some reason, I get an uneasy feeling surrounding those times. I guess I was still homesick! I think I might have met my first wife too, around this time.
   Mama liked JT also. He did his thing. Chaka Khan, ALWAYS, did her thing; and I had a crush on her fine self.

   Roger, a one named wonder! I think he did the song justice. So many people did that song, back in the day. He deserved a fair chance too Auntie Eva! LOL

   Never too much of Luther Vandross, NEVER TOO MUICH! The greatest!

   Yeah, looking at the rest of your list, I’m sure that I was “in like Flint” with the first set of in-laws. They loved Teena.

   I’m just chilling in the cut. I see ya’ll

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   June 3, 2016 at 12:10 am Reply

   1. Yeah Cuz that’s me in both pics. Of course, I know you recognize Tack standing beside me there with his church suit! The other pic has me with one of the band members from the neighborhood.

      These are the ‘lost years’ for you and I.

      As for the situation with me and the young man, yeah, I would have to credit that to home-training in BOTH cases because you notice that he didn’t try to force his will on me.

      Now, I am interested to know how your scenario worked out. But hey, I’ll understand if you choose to keep that private or save it for a one on one.

      As for the jams, I am happy to know that you are jamming on those ones that you missed out on but I am sorry to know that they give you an uneasy feeling. Music is so strongly linked to memory–that can be a good thing and a bad thing huh?

      Oh and it’s very interesting to know that your in-laws liked our dear Lady T.

      Ron, as I was telling G, I love reading about the memories that you guys share about the year at hand. Even though you didn’t have much access at all to good music from the ’80’s realtime, you might find yourself amazed at the one song that slipped through and made itself at home in your cryptic memory files. LOL!!

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      June 3, 2016 at 7:06 am Reply

      1. Yes, a couple slipped through. AS for my situation… some “kissing “. Then someone shouted, “Hey Kim, yo daddy looking for you. He say you better not be with no boy!”

         That girl lit out , like a bat outta hell”

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         June 3, 2016 at 11:26 am Reply

         1. ROTFLMAO!!! Kim got the hell on huh???? No lie, if I had heard my daddy say that I would have done the exact same thing!

            Ron you so mannish! LOL!

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            June 3, 2016 at 11:33 am

         2. I was a little mannish and she was a little omanlish, but, we all wuz at that age.

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            June 3, 2016 at 3:41 pm

         3. Not I

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            June 3, 2016 at 4:13 pm

         4. okay!!!!

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            June 3, 2016 at 4:21 pm

         5. LOL !

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            June 3, 2016 at 4:22 pm

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11. Lady G You know what – Your “backatchas” in your comment sections are mini blog gemstones. I know your Mom could burn in the kitchen – she’s that old school Mom that could make three spices outta one and never miss a beat – all plates come back licked clean.

    And from what I read from you, I’ve ascertained the young apple didn’t fall far from the tree – I suspected you could burn in the kitchen too. Wow!

    I had to laugh at the “cuss out Roger” comment – but you know that’s the kind of realness I’ve come to respect and love. “I don’t care who you are – you messed up my song” and Ima tell you about it. – Love it.

    Awesome Lady!

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    June 2, 2016 at 10:47 pm Reply

    1. Thank you my friend!

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12. That’s G right there y’all!

    Baby let me tell you, if I ain’t got no problem with you writing a long comment then NOBODY else should! In fact, I love it when you guys comment and tell me everything that you can think of about the year that was. As for you, I especially like hearing about your days as a DJ. I mean, you were the guy who helped to make our memories. I say that because if y’all didn’t play those jams we wouldn’t know them!

    By the way, since you asked, I can cook everything that I listed in this post including macaroni and cheese! Mama really did teach your girl how to cook all dat! The only difference is the fact that mama only used salt, pepper and occasionally garlic powder. But you know what G? That woman could burn with just those three spices.

    As for me, I use all kinds of spices! I am much more willing to experiment than mama was. Remember, you are talking bout the woman who wanted to cuss Roger out for F-ing with “Grapevine.”

    LOL! as always, it’s a pleasure sharing memories with you!

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    June 2, 2016 at 10:37 pm Reply

13. Fried Pork Chops, homemade Mac and Cheese, and greens. In the words of Martin Lawerence’s character “Jermome” Gurl you done took old Rome Rom back gurl you done took me back” That’s some good eating and was a popular trio back in 81.

    The visit back to you and the guy you liked touched on the importance of saying no when teen raging hormones are saying yes. It is skillful how you tie this in with a review that includes some tunes that promoted love and relationships over thoughtless hit and run sex.

    81 left us with an abundance of tunes that will be forever relevant in the contexts of dance, relationships, love. And as you have in the past you have highlighted the cream of the crop. As usual, you’ve snared my favorites in your skillful roundup net.

    Atlantic Starr – Am I Dreaming? (I’m playing it now). Wow. That one awoke sleeping memories of a lady I met in a nightclub on a Saturday Night and after a long night of partying we had a wonderful Sunday dinner and I invited her to Myrtle Beach on a business trip that Monday. I was dreaming that she was all that – she turned out to be a junkie that was about to set off all my guy friends. However, the experience didn’t tarnish the wonderful feelings the song evokes,

    Teena Marie – Looked white – everything else was Black about this one. And it’s funny because her never”trying” to be Black or capitalize of Blacks embracing her actually made her more Blacker. Her “Must Be Magic” created a magical ambiance for me everytime I heard it. And yes I too miss Lady T.

    What’cha Gonna Do For Me by Chaka Khan is one of those works where the music is conducive to promoting some serious footwork yet it has a timeless message. That one was a club favorite – I know I was one of the DJ’s at this club called the Palladium that would pull this one out when all else failed and it never failed to load up the dance floor.

    I Learned Something From You. But then that’s not new – I’m always learning something from you Lady G. The BB&Q Band was one of those bands whose music I grooved to but never went to any extent to learn anything about the Band. Thank you, Lady G for ending years of me making a fool out of myself thinking BB&Q somehow translated into BarBQue Band. Brooklyn Bronx And Queens – no I didn’t know that.

    Aurra Are You Single – This one was the door opener for that signature female voice that would infiltrate discos across the nation in the years to come. The group couldn’t miss garnering at least one hit seeing as to how it’s brainchild was Slave’s frontman Steve Arrington. Are you Single set up eye contact, the nod of the head, the awesome time together on the dance floor and the following date. Still love this one to this day!

    One of my absolute favorites from your list is Heartbeat – by Taana Gardner. I played this one raggedy I’m telling you. It’s no accident this one was available in 12-inch record format – Dj’s worked it 9 ways to Sunday and not one person would leave the floor. I know some women that wore down heels “fuggin” with this one.

    Hey here I am all long winded again but Lady G you know you be getting me started with your awesome stories and incredible music and I just can’t stop. I’m going to become know to your readers as “That guy that goes around writing blog posts in folk’s comments section”.

    All I need to know now is that you can make homemade Mac and Cheese like you talked about in the post and I’m going to be in Lady G heaven – I’ll send over a pre-paid Fed Ex overnight delivery box – put the casserole dish in it and tell the Mofo in the short pants it better find it’s way to it’s destination.

    Thanks lady for another wonderful experience, this time courtesy of Lady G and 1981. I Love It!

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    June 2, 2016 at 10:14 pm Reply

14. Gonna make some comments as soon as I round up about $1,000 to give to the late Mark Adams’ (Slave) family for all those bass slaps on “Are You Single”…

    Welp I was warned. 1981 done went and burned the place down! Not to mention that little segment on Taana Gardner’s “Heartbeat”! We are musical wonder twins! I didn’t even give it a thought that today was 1981 day on the My Jams schedule! Great minds do think alike!

    Shoot, Darcel was the MAIN reason I checked out Solid Gold. Whoo Lawd. The only other thing I remember of note was that was the show where I found out Madonna was white!

    And when you mentioned “Am I Dreaming” by Atlantic Starr! For about four seconds, I was my mama in here, waving her hand in the air from side to side! I know they had hits (and good ones too) after she left, but Sharon Bryant was the best female lead they ever had. Don’t even get me started on the long version of “Grapevine” by Roger. Oh man that thing killed!

    I could go on and on and on and be here all night if I commented on all of these great choices. I’ll add a few: “How ‘Bout Us” by Champaign, “She’s A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton, “Pull Up To The Bumper” by Grace Jones, “Shake It Up Tonight” by Cheryl Lynn and “Don’t You Know That?” by Luther Vandross.

    Well chosen, and well written, Twin!

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    June 2, 2016 at 8:29 pm Reply

    1. You be killing me Twin! Naw, you didn’t holler that you went back mama style and started waving your hands in the air with the eyes closed at the thought of “Am I Dreaming!” I screamed out loud when I read that!

       Yasss baby, Darcel was the business on Solid Gold!

       Mark Adams and that BASS!!! Yes, honey we all owe some duckets.

       Chile I didn’t mention Madonna but I was all about “Holiday” and all her stuff!

       Oh and I am in total agreement with you on Sharon Bryant from Atlantic Starr, “Circles, baby..baby..baby” Can’t nobody sang that jam like Sharon! Her riffs were soooo unique! She had her own thing going baby!

       Oh yes, Eva was not having Roger’s experimental interpretation of ‘Grapevine” baby, for Eva it was Marvin or bust. Like I said, it wasn’t no way in the hell I was gonna tell her that he had experimented with The Wicked Pickett’s Midnight hour!

       And, you better know that everything that you picked was on my big list. I really wanted to put “How bout us” but I had to cut it off somewhere.

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       June 2, 2016 at 8:45 pm Reply

       1. Those were nit-picks on my part. That list of yours was great!

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          June 2, 2016 at 8:47 pm Reply

    2. Hey T- I’m glad you mentioned How Bout us – I still love listening to that song – lots of nostalgia then!
       And here we go with another one you mentioned.
       

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       June 3, 2016 at 3:31 am Reply

       1. Sorry – put in the wrong link there but no matter – the Gap band was in my queue to share anyway.
          But I was referring to Grace Jones:
          

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          June 3, 2016 at 3:35 am Reply

          1. And now I have my non-blog morning groove 🙂 Thanks, Chevvy!

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:32 am

          2. Okaaaaaaay!!! I love it. There are no mistakes!

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:33 am

          3. Mistakes? What?

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:34 am

          4. Chevvy said that she made a mistake with the links. Baby when it comes to good music, there are NO mistakes 🙂

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:36 am

          5. Aaaaamennnn!

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:36 am

          6. The Grace Jones one?

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             June 3, 2016 at 7:36 am

15. In the words of my little cousin Kim, I think I am going to park this right here! It’s a reminder of Saturdays in the early ’80s for many black families–The Soul Train theme song sung by The Whispers!

    Oh yeah and I meant to add “Here I am” by Dynasty!

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    June 2, 2016 at 7:03 pm Reply

    1. Shoot. I forgot “Here I Am”! “I just have to make you understaannnnnd” LOL

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       June 2, 2016 at 8:30 pm Reply

       1. “Come get it baby here I aaaaammmm!”

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          June 2, 2016 at 8:31 pm Reply

          1. YASSS!

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:31 pm

          2. That damn Leon Sylvers showed the hell out on that one. The Bass! Kevin Spencer on vocals with those girls! But you pulled my favorite lyric: ” I just have to make you understaaaaannnd!”

             The harmony! What about “Adventures in the land of music?” I JUST DAMMIT CAN”T!!!

             You can tell that Leon was revisiting harmonies learned from his parents with the Sylvers!

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:36 pm

          3. Yes! Nidra Beard and Linda Carriere, I believe were their names. But yes, “Adventures In The Land Of Music” has been sampled so much by so many, we kinda take it for granted how good it was now.

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:37 pm

          4. “So let’s communicate cause that’s the only way to laaasting harmooonieees..come with me!”

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:46 pm

          5. Man…that song! You know 1981 had to be a great year when that song is almost forgotten!

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:50 pm

          6. Like I said, I had major trouble letting that year go!

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:51 pm

          7. Oh did you like “Steppin’ out” by Kool and the Gang?

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:55 pm

          8. Yes! There were about another twenty songs I wanted to say something about, but I had to stop somewhere! LOL

             Not to mention…I neglected to “tell the peoplez” about “Love Has Come Around!”

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:56 pm

          9. Well tell ’em then Brah!!

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             June 2, 2016 at 8:58 pm

          10. Alright, alright…see “Love Has Come Around” by Donald Byrd & 125th St. N.Y.C. is mostly about Isaac Hayes. See he did that classy arrangement. I’m sure Donald is in there somewhere, but I’m pretty sure that’s not him on the male lead and I don’t hear any trumpet or flugelhorn solo. Maybe he’s playing with the horn section! Anyway…that is 7+ glorious minutes of uptown soul right there! Incognito made a cover of it and they couldn’t touch this! I mean, theirs was good, but the original? Top shelf.

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:00 pm

          11. YAAAASSSSSS! consider yourselves schooled kids!!!!!

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:03 pm

          12. Heh heh heh…lol

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:04 pm

          13. And here is something for you speaking of Dynasty:
              

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:04 pm

          14. Im Satisfiiiiiiiied!

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:05 pm

          15. Aw yeah! Thanks, Twin!

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              June 2, 2016 at 9:11 pm

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