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Gotye “Learnalilgivinanlovin”

May 18, 2009
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“Learnalilgivinanlovin” is a funky pop tune that’s an obvious throwback to ’60s Motown which is probably why I love it so much. He’s either sampling the Ronettes with the drums at the top or channeling them (and the Phil Spector “Wall of Sound”) pretty heavily and purposefully. With a driving guitar riff, blasting horns and stacked vocals this track is huge and so much fun.

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Throwback Thursday: Use Me Three Times

May 15, 2009
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For this week’s Throwback Thursday we head back to 1972 for the Bill Withers classic “Use Me” off of his album Still Bill. I’m not sure when I first stumbled upon this song but it has been a favorite of mine for years and I never seem to get sick of it.
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Throwback Thursday – Stevie Wonder “Uptight” Live 1966

May 7, 2009
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One thing I absolutely LOVE about YouTube is all of the old/obscure TV and concert clips you can find. One such gem is this clip from 1966 where Stevie Wonder(at the age of 16!) performs both “Uptight” and “A Place in the Sun” and chats a bit about what it’s like being blind. The recording [...]

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Throwback Thursday: First I Look at the Purse

April 30, 2009
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For the first edition of Throwback Thursday I had to go with an old Motown classic – I suppose the “classic” part depends on who you ask but it has always stood out to me.
Off of my much worn out CD compilation “Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971,” comes the song “First I Look [...]

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