I’ll admit to not knowing much about Sy Smith. I know she’s been around since the mid Nineties (I remember selling her cassette singles back when I was working at/managing a record store.) I know the soul blogs these days love her. But I’ll certainly be paying some more attention to her thanks to her saucy rendition of an old school favorite: Billy Ocean’s “Nights (Feel Like Gettin’ Down)”.
Ocean’s original must have sparked off many a Friday night celebration back in the day (I was too young to partake when the song was a hit) and Smith’s version has the same celebratory vibe. She’s assisted by the always-fantastic Rahsaan Patterson in both the song and the video.
The song is taken from Sy’s album Fast & Curious, which was released earlier this year. Check it out!!
Oh, and here’s Billy Ocean’s original…
2 comments
Tyler says:
Nov 1, 2012
Man – Sy is the truth! Conflict is probably the best single showcase of her greatness, but if you just listen to “Deep Sleep” from Psychosoul or “Bruise” and “Fa Sho” from Syberspace Social, you won’t go wrong.
And she’s amazing live. Stunning!
Big Money says:
Nov 1, 2012
I’ll be looking into more of her for sure.