What the Kids are Listening to: A Bay Bay!
Look out, Billboard Hot 100, Hurricane Chris is stormin’ up the charts! I’ve expanded my weekly look of the Billboard Hot 100 from the top five to the top ten (since the same five songs have been in the top 5 since I started this a couple of weeks ago).
Hurricane Chris comes in at #8 this week. Chris is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born in 1989 (!), and he’s got a hit single. It will make you a) bob your head, b) shake your head and ponder the current state of popular music, or c) both.
Warning: whether you care for or loathe this song, the phrase “A Bay Bay, A Bay Bay” will be ringing in your head for the foreseeable future.
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http://www.myspace.com/hurricane
One more thing…
A Bay Bay.
A Bay Bay.A nudge in the right direction
- Ben at Deeper Shade of Soul hits us with some 1999 era live Prince from Providence.
- Licorice Pizza is back in action. Aiken explores the Clash’s Vanilla Tapes.
- There’s some classic early 90’s live World Party over at Maybe We Ain’t That Young Anymore.
- A kind reader sent over a cool clip of the Boss joining NJ jam band Solar Circus at a small Jersey bar, the day after Jerry Garcia passed away.
- She also sent me Prince joining Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Dani Harrison and others at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Always worth a watch to see Prince tear shit up.
- The Duke of Straw gets his fetish on with 30 songs about footwear at The Late Greats.
- It would be foolish to miss out on Radio Free Wohlman‘s 2 hour podcast “transmissions”. His latest installment features solo work by Paul, John, George, and Ringo, as well as the Meters, Talking Heads, and a lot more.
- And finally, you can never go wrong with Jefitoblog‘s Sunday Mix Tape. Jefito’s latest one covers all the bases, from Cannonball Adderley to Eels to the Isley Brothers.
Mtume – You, Me and He
James Mtume actually started out as percussionist for Miles Davis in the early 70’s. By the early 80’s he had formed his own group, Mtume. He hit #1 on the R&B charts in 1983 with “Juicy Fruit”. His follow up a year later was You, Me and He. The title track went all the way to #2. It’s a slow, burning jam about the cheatin’ side of love. Tawatha Agee and Mtume trade off on the vocals. Sizzling! Simmering! An 80’s R&B classic! Now, where’s my Freddie Jackson tape…
Buy You, Me and He.
Watch Mtume on percussion with Miles Davis (Vienna, 1973).