Thursday, March 17, 2011

03-17-11: We Live In It

"Feel Like Makin' Love" was written by Eugene McDaniels and originally recorded by Roberta Flack. Previous mixes have included versions by Ricardo Marrero And The Group as well as D'Angelo. This week features the original along with covers by Isaac Hayes and Marlena Shaw.

Also featured is the pop standard "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", written for and originally recorded by Aretha Franklin. That version has also appeared here before. This week features versions by The Flying Burrito Brothers, Esther Phillips and Cher.

Also featured are solo songs by each of the four Beatles: "I'd Have You Anytime" by George Harrison written with Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy" with George Harrison on guitar, Paul McCartney's simple "Another Day" and a stripped down version of John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over".

The rest: the Five Stairsteps-sampling "Ooh Child" by Nice & Smooth, Madonna's bouncy "Into The Groove", the swaggering "Big Brother Beat" by De La Soul with Mos Def, the mellow "Skippin' Work Today" by Eddie Kendricks, the punishing "New York City" by Kool Keith, the forlorn "Tell Me Why (Can't We Be Friends)" by Four Below Zero, the anguished "Temptation 'Bout To Get Me" by The Knight Brothers and a live version of Albert Ayler's meditative "Our Prayer" performed at The Village Vanguard.

I'd Have You Anytime George Harrison