![]() ![]() Marvin was a big part of my adolescence and finds himself at home in my collection. To let this show come to an end and not have Marvin Gaye would be amiss. Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Like Norah, I’m glad I have a platform to share my views freely. It holds even more true of our sitting president. This song is so relevant to the past election, though it is written referring to the possible reelection of G. This album has some gems on it, from the title track, Be Good (Lion’s Song), On My Way To Harlem, and the first track on the album Painted on Canvas. I agree with Gregory we get shaped by our interactions with others. I put this song in to break up the tone of the show. It’s not uncommon to find Norah Jones featured across several genres, hearing her here with the Experiment was a treat I would love to have had live. Initially, I wondered where it was going and then Norah. This track caught me off guard during my listening. Robert Glasper Experiment – Let It Ride (featuring Norah Jones)īlack Radio 2 was slept on, but not as much as the original Black Radio. I didn’t care as much for the mixtape style delivered in The 3rd World, but such is the progression of an artist. 1 and 2) since the first time I heard them. I’ve loved his first two albums, (Revolutionary Vol. Leaving The Past is one of Technique’s more radio-friendly songs. We all can change something, starting with ourselves. … We need not wait to see what others do.” As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. The phrase it was smashed from is, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. The quote above was not from the hand of Gandhi, but rather a paraphrasing that fits on a bumper sticker. In times like these, we all need a friend and I’m glad to have this album to warm me up with the world can be so cold. It doesn’t hurt that she made beautiful music. ![]() My mother played it a lot during her pregnancy, and the first time I heard it in my adult life, I found myself instantly drawn to her. In case you didn’t get that, it’s repeated for emphasis.Ĭarole King’s Tapestry is an album that I’ve been listening to before I was born. The sound of the group is straight out of the 60’s, but the song message is relevant today. A motivational down tempo regular found in a several of my playlists.ĭurand Jones & The Impressions – Make A Change. I bought one of his mixes and shortly after bought Goapele – Even Closer. I was out on a date, and he was spinning some serious R&B. I first heard Goapele on a Mix CD by DJ Topspin, a local Seattle DJ. To read the interesting article I got the info about Come Together, click here. It’s gobbledygook….” I guess we all like gobbledygook. The slogan, “Come Together, Join The Party” inspired Lennon and, in a 1980 interview with Playboy (RIP Hugh Heffner) he said: “The thing was created in the studio. Lennon couldn’t get the song to…come together, and they scrapped the project. The song was originally commissioned to be a campaign song for Timothy Leary in his campaign for California Govoner against Richard Nixon. Speaking of timeless, Abby Road can’t be erased from the memories of generations. The first track off the album set the tone of what was to come from Erykah. When Mama’s Gun released in November 2000, it was one of those albums that were always in rotation at home. I’m a sucker for the crooner, and this track gives me optimism. Starting out light-hearted with this one, which echoes the sentiment that this too will pass. You will find music that was written to inspire and console, these tracks that have etched themselves into my aural memory as a playlist for all of the things going on in the world today. That has been my question since November of last year, but you won’t find a rant about the presidency here. ![]()
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