ok so i think i was in 10th grade when this song came out. whenever i hear it now it reminds me of the summer i spent at Rutgers in this science program. imagine a bunch of high schoolers stuck on campus with little to no entertainment - we had no choice but to make our own. well, someone had a strobe light and this song on cassette which of course led to our version of party machine without nia peeples.
yeah...
i honestly didn't know there was even a video for this song. anyway...enjoy!
Showing posts with label flashback. Show all posts
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Thursday, April 03, 2008
flashback friday
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yeah yeah technically it ain't friday yet but whatevs. i can't remember if i was in hs or college when this song came out but i do know we had the cassingle in the house. this song was the joint! (haha) check the overenthusiastic high five around the one-minute mark. shout out to rich for putting this on his jack n jill mix that i finally got around to listening to only years later. i'm out of breath from DAYNCIN'! enjoy.
Friday, February 22, 2008
all i want is...
ta mara & the seen - affection
a few years back this song could be found on a good number of my personal homemade cds. its very relatable sentiment has made it one of my theme songs. i recall rediscovering the song during my college years while going through a box of tapes at a friend's house. i didn't realize until much later that ta mara & the seen were part of prince's whole mpls funk/rock scene (i believe they were a protege group of jesse johnson) but the guitar on this cut makes that kinda of obvious. i had never in my life seen this video until the other day. it seems to be a different mix from the one i have (it's a bit more sanitized) and is of course weirdly 80s (aquanet, tigers, big hair...oh my!).
Friday, February 01, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
flashback friday
lillo thomas "i'm in love"
anyone who knows me knows how much i LOVE 80s r&b. but most ppl probably don't know the special place i have in heart for lillo thomas. this cut is from 1987 and is one of my favorites. the video is so 80s - the makeup, the hair, the snake, and all the lightskinned ppl. lightskinned ppl ruled the 80s.
in addition to his solo material, lillo's voice can be heard on the works of other great 80s r&b artists like evelyn "champagne" king, melba moore, freddie jackson, and r&b genius (GENIUS i say!) kashif. enough of me babbling...enjoy the video.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
from the moment i saw you i knew...
donald's blog + don newkirk + "sweat you" = the black flames
this was one of my favorite videos in high school and it still jams. i saw those dudes perform at the big easter egg hunt at eastside park back in the day. i think they were from newark or irvington or something like that. i would give my right pinky toe for that cassette tape (it can't be on cd, can it?). i had a crush on don newkirk back then too.
this was one of my favorite videos in high school and it still jams. i saw those dudes perform at the big easter egg hunt at eastside park back in the day. i think they were from newark or irvington or something like that. i would give my right pinky toe for that cassette tape (it can't be on cd, can it?). i had a crush on don newkirk back then too.
Friday, November 16, 2007
my first house party
inspired by this blog entry.
i was in 7th grade and attending a new school. my crush, micah, had invited almost the whole class to his birthday party. i must preface this story with the following: my education from pre-school through 6th grade was at a very small, private school. for the most part, we were a sheltered group of children not fully exposed to the ways of the world. my transition to blessed sacrament (yes, a catholic school) came with some emotional turmoil and exposure to lots of umm...new things. these kids were faster than any i'd met at that point (although the subsequent transition to public school would make them seem like puritans by comparison...and not the hester prynne kind either).
so anyway, micah's birthday party was my first grown-up party, so to speak. my mom called his mother ahead of time to see what kind of party this would be exactly. she took me to sears to buy a new outfit too. i spent some time getting dressed and i think i even put on lipstick and my favorite clear heart drop earrings. despite all this, i was extremely nervous when my mom dropped me off.
micah's mom led me down into the basement where all the other kids were. the first thing i noticed was that i was a bit overdressed (i don't remember exactly what i wore but i'm sure stirrup pants, a big shirt, and a diagonal belt were part of the ensemble...this habit of overdressing would translate to fabulousness in my adult life). the second thing i noticed was the boys were on the opposite side of the room from the girls. everyone was talking to each other though so i inconspicuously found my way to a seat. i sat there hoping not to be noticed but my nervousness had manifested itself in my right foot -- it was swinging like mad. in fact, after a short while it was swinging so hard that my shoe flew across to the other side of the basement. as if a record scratched, above the middle school chatter someone said, "Yo, whose shoe is that?"
of course i was mortified. and of course i had to get up and claim it lest i'd have been sitting knee-high stockinged out on the arm of the couch. so much for not being noticed. things weren't so bad after that. i didn't dance or eat anything but i did talk with some of my classmates. a game of 7 minutes in heaven had started up but thankfully my mom came to pick me up before it was my turn.
and you know my shoe was the talk of the class on monday morning.
i was in 7th grade and attending a new school. my crush, micah, had invited almost the whole class to his birthday party. i must preface this story with the following: my education from pre-school through 6th grade was at a very small, private school. for the most part, we were a sheltered group of children not fully exposed to the ways of the world. my transition to blessed sacrament (yes, a catholic school) came with some emotional turmoil and exposure to lots of umm...new things. these kids were faster than any i'd met at that point (although the subsequent transition to public school would make them seem like puritans by comparison...and not the hester prynne kind either).
so anyway, micah's birthday party was my first grown-up party, so to speak. my mom called his mother ahead of time to see what kind of party this would be exactly. she took me to sears to buy a new outfit too. i spent some time getting dressed and i think i even put on lipstick and my favorite clear heart drop earrings. despite all this, i was extremely nervous when my mom dropped me off.
micah's mom led me down into the basement where all the other kids were. the first thing i noticed was that i was a bit overdressed (i don't remember exactly what i wore but i'm sure stirrup pants, a big shirt, and a diagonal belt were part of the ensemble...this habit of overdressing would translate to fabulousness in my adult life). the second thing i noticed was the boys were on the opposite side of the room from the girls. everyone was talking to each other though so i inconspicuously found my way to a seat. i sat there hoping not to be noticed but my nervousness had manifested itself in my right foot -- it was swinging like mad. in fact, after a short while it was swinging so hard that my shoe flew across to the other side of the basement. as if a record scratched, above the middle school chatter someone said, "Yo, whose shoe is that?"
of course i was mortified. and of course i had to get up and claim it lest i'd have been sitting knee-high stockinged out on the arm of the couch. so much for not being noticed. things weren't so bad after that. i didn't dance or eat anything but i did talk with some of my classmates. a game of 7 minutes in heaven had started up but thankfully my mom came to pick me up before it was my turn.
and you know my shoe was the talk of the class on monday morning.
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