I feel conflicted about liking this song. The sheer nihilism of the lyrics is depressing but I really like the (rather appropriately I suppose) languid beat. Does that make me a bad person?
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*Artist #649
Tag Archive for Guilty pleasure Friday
Jean Knight* – Mr.Big Stuff | (GPF)
Funky 70’s classic from Jean Knight to brighten up the middle of you week. She might have been a one hit wonder but a hit it was! Pretty special video here too.
Ooh yeah!…
Jean Knight – Mr.Big Stuff:
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*Artist #647
Lenny Kravitz* – It ain’t over ’till it’s over | (GPF)
This was inexplicably and immovably on my mind all of last weekend. It’s funny how that happens sometimes. It actually doesn’t sound that bad, the smoothness somewhat makes up for the cheesiness. I can’t believe it was released in 1991!
Lenny Kravitz – It ain’t over ’till it’s over:
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*Artist #642
Shanice* – I love your smile | (GPF)
A sunny early-90’s classic to combat the Arctic weather in Dublin. How great is this video?
Happy Easter to all.
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*Artist #637
Luther Vandross* – Never Too Much | (GPF)
A perfect Friday pick-me-up from the late, great Luther Vandross.
Luther Vandross:
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*Artist #633
Sir Own* – Hooked (Kons Nite Time Remix) | (GPF)
I am not even that guilty about this. It really brings the funk and is perfect Friday night listening.
The amazing video is merely a bonus.
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*Artist #628
Cornershop* – Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Mix) | (GPF)
This is just so ’97! The intro is still one of the most infectious I can think of and within a few bars I am always transported back to happy schooldays trying to workout what a “Brimful of Asha” was. (Apparently it is a tribute to Indian singer Asha Bhosle.)
Have a great weekend. I am off to see Homeboy Sandman tomorrow night at The Sugar Club. Should be a fun night, I’ll let you know how I get on. March is proving to be quite a musical month so far.
Brimful of Asha:
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*Artist #623
Ms.Dynamite* – Dy-Na-Mi-Tee | (GPF)
I don’t really know what to say about this track, from Ms.Dynamite’s 2002 Mercury Prize winning debut album A Little Deeper, other that it is rather infectious and it inexplicably was on my mind for a whole weekend a few weeks ago.
Ms.Dynamite – A little deeper:
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*Artist #617
Hanson* – MMMBop | (GPF)
This is a pure guilty pleasure! I heard it on the radio the other day and I couldn’t help but smile. It was like I was back in 1997 all over again. Happy times. It actually hasn’t aged too badly as pure radio fodder pop songs go. It is 4 minutes of pure sunny positivity.
Also, subsequent Googling lead me to a recent picture of the still performing (who knew!) Hanson. The contrast to their 90’s heyday is rather stark!
Hanson – 1997:
Hanson – Present:
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*Artist #612
Toploader* – Dancing in the moonlight | (GPF)
Five points if you can remember when this was released. It’s a real blast from the past for me anyway. I have been meaning to post it since revisiting Pumping on Your Stereo a few Fridays ago. They both evoke memories of carefree school days and generally make me smile which aren’t bad traits for a song.
For those of you playing at home Dancing in the Moonlight was released in 1999 and is taken from the uniquely titled Onka’s Big Moka (extra points if you remembered the name of the album).
My suspicion was that Toploader where a one hit wonder but according to Wikipedia they reformed a few years ago so maybe there’s still hope…
Toploader:
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*Artist #608