Inevitably, Monday has come around again.
Here’s a little something to get you moving:
Definition of Sound – Wear Your Love Like Heaven
More soon.
Inevitably, Monday has come around again.
Here’s a little something to get you moving:
Definition of Sound – Wear Your Love Like Heaven
More soon.
As you may have guessed from my post on Wednesday night, I need some cheering up. Luckily, it’s time for this week’s batch of Friday Night humdingers, and happily we’re staying on the crest of the funky wave we found ourselves surfing at the end of last week.
First up, is a song which I’m ashamed to admit first came to my attention via the Soccerette/Catwalk feature on Sky TV’s “Soccer AM” show.
36. Jean Knight – “Mr. Big Stuff”
In case you’re unfamiliar with the reference point, here’s a brief synopsis: High Street Honey, as I believe FHM magazine call attractive young ladies, who is also a football fan, is brought on to be ogled at by the predominantly male studio guests, and to be on the receiving end of some piss-poor gags. She is obliged to wear the kit of her chosen team, which would then have to be removed to reveal the t-shirt the show was trying to flog that season. After this, she and show-host Tim Lovejoy, would perform a cat-walk to the sound of “Mr. Big Stuff”, before the Soccerette gets to chose one lucky winner from the team of football fans who had been picked to participate in that week’s show, usually the fattest/ugliest/rat-faced one with the worst Division Three Footballer’s haircut, to join in a repeat of the catwalk, complete with Zoolander poses and stares into the camera.
Or, to put it another way, like this: Soccerette Catwalk
Anyway, next up it’s The Godfather of Soul himself:
37. James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing
That’s a strikingly pink cover, isn’t it?
I have nothing to say about the next record apart from the fact that it’s fucking brilliant, but you knew that already, right?
38. Sly & The Family Stone – Dance to the Music
Next, a tune I came across when I got me a copy of a compilation album called “A Break From The Norm”, which features songs which Fatboy Slim had sampled on some of his more well know tunes. And since I can’t seem to find any images of the single’s original sleeve, you’ll have to make do with the cover of that album instead:
39.Andre Williams – Humpin’, Bumpin’ & Thumpin’
I say “well known”, this actually appears on Fatboy’s “Sho Nuff”, the b-side to his number one smasheroo “Praise You”. You can see how well he used it here.
Next, a tune which never fails to cheer me up, reminding me as it does of a car load of us travelling up to a clubbing weekender at Southport’s Pontins Holiday Resort, of all places. But more of that another time.
40. Definition of Sound – Wear Your Love Like Heaven
And since I need cheering up, here’s one more:
41. Dream Warriors – My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style
When this came out in 1990, I was at college, had never heard anything like it, and – impending inappropriate use of the word “literally” alert – it literally blew my mind, which may go some way to explaining why I had to repeat my final year.
Anyway, that’s me perked right up.
More soon.
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