10 posts tagged “nostalgia”
For a time Kid Creole was the paragon of what I wanted to be. Caught his show in D.C. in the mid 80's. The band was tight. Prince level tight. James Brown level tight. The show was a happening. We were there for at least 3 hours and begging for more when he finished. I went out and bought a baggy 3 piece wool suit from the thrift shop. Shined my shoes until they'd blind you. Stopped short of conking my hair though.
Endicott is an aspirational video. The "plan" being to stay "free", mocking all the Endicotts along the way.
Undeniably I became one of them.
I really don't care which decade actually. I want to be Robert Palmer when I grow up (the live version naturally). I actually wooed S.O. with this song.
Wooed.
'She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went..."
My mother heard the title to this tune and declared my generation "had just run out."
I had three consecutive cassettes that I just wore out from playing this song.
Just this song, over and over. Just wore them out. Don't even remember what else was on them.
It's why horns make me weak in the knees when I hear them now. It's why I love the back beat.
I present to you the greatest television main title in history. Tom Slick was the man. Prepare to be dazzled.
The things you run into on Public Radio. Ran into this one last weekend, running errands. My Father listened to Jimmy Smith all the time. I spent plenty of Saturday afternoons running in and out of Uncle Bo's basement, begging for ice and Coca-colas, while Uncle Bo and my dad debated the relative merits of Smith and Ellington, Coltrane and Montgomery. Being the older of the two, Uncle Bo leaned more toward the big bands and swing. Daddy was heavy into West Coast Jazz, Cool Jazz. My daddy was the coolest mother-you-know-what on the planet. At least he was to me.
I'm sure I heard this cut once or twelve on those hot summer afternoons:
Listening to them now Earth Wind & Fire don't provide the same thrill. The arrangements are a little light and Phillip Bailey's falsetto is annoying. But that's just one man's opinion. Another reason I like MP3's. I can have my milk without buying the whole cow. "Yearnin' Learnin'" without "Reasons." "Mighty Mighty" without "I'll Write a Song."
Unfortunately (because iTunes didn't carry it) I paid $13 today for a CD for one song. Kept running into Pleasure's "Glide" driving around on Saturday afternoons. Brought back fond memories of days without responsibilities. I was broke in those days too, but these are the tradeoffs we make. Plus it's a good song. Pop confection, funk light. And these days the lyrics resonate... "Don't let life keep you behind, Glide, Glide on by..."
The other cuts are a little cringe inducing though. I left most of them on the CD with a few exceptions. "Joyous" has a nice horn arrangement. "Yearnin' Burnin'" ain't bad. And I remember liking "Take A Chance" when it first came out. I copied "Sasafras Girl" just for the kitchy title.
Give "Glide" a listen. It's great for a Saturday afternoon.
