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Midweek Meditation: On Catching Up
The first in a series of letters from Popblerd’s editor, MJ.
Jheri Curl Fridays: “Behind The Mask”
The man behind the keyboard is pretty “Bad” himself. Find out more in this week’s installment of JCF!
Jheri Curl Fridays: “Love Always”
El DeBarge rings in this week’s installment of Jheri Curl Fridays.
Jheri Curl Fridays: “Mama Used To Say”
Mama probably wants you to get down with Junior’s funk jam from 1982!
Jheri Curl Fridays: “Too Late” by Junior
Although he’s most fondly remembered for 1982’s dance jam “Mama Used to Say”, British singer/songwriter Junior Giscombe followed that hit up with the arguably better morality tale “Too Late”. The song is an interesting study in contrasts: Junior’s fey vocals are telling an emotionally wrenching story about a man who mistreats his woman while their children watch. The woman being mistreated is summoning up the courage to grab the kids and get the hell out. The instrumentation is similarly tough-the […]
Jheri Curl Fridays: “The Finest”
Before Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis became known as the team behind Janet Jackson’s astronomical success , they produced a series of R&B bangers for a range of artists including Patti Austin, Cheryl Lynn, and their Minneapolis homeboy Alexander O’ Neal. Their first solid success as a production team came at the top of 1983 with The S.O.S. Band’s “Just Be Good to Me”. That band had been more or less stuck in one hit-wonderville since their huge disco smash “Take Your Time (Do […]
Jheri Curl Fridays: “That’s What Love is All About”
Michael Bolton gets a bad rap. Yeah, I said it. Even though the guy’s been rumored to be kind of a prima donna, and even though he’s gotten carried away with the vocal pyrotechnics on occasion, I’ll be the first to admit that the former Michael Bolotin can carry a tune. As overwrought as he could be, I can think of 10 or so songs from his popular era (1988-1995 or so). Granted, I can also pick out as many […]
Jheri Curl Fridays: “Just Got Paid”
Gotta leave that 9 to 5 up on the shelf…and just enjoy yourself-Rod Temperton Look, life is stressful. Sometimes, just to maintain your sanity, you’ve got to cut loose. What’s that they say about all work and no play? Johnny Kemp perfectly captured the point in time when you can leave the stress of the work week behind and take it easy with his 1988 hit “Just Got Paid”. Written by Kemp along with super-producer Teddy Riley, Guy singer Aaron […]
