only1billybonds 11:54 Wed Aug 29
Curtis Mayfield
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Anyone else appreciate the sheer beauty of some of this mans music? Just listened to 'sweet exorcist' for the first time in ages.
An absolute treat for the ears and for the heart.
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Too Much Too Young
7:40 Thu Aug 30
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I know everybody whose heart is still thumping
Is drinking, shooting, snorting or smoking on something.
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Russ of the BML
6:36 Thu Aug 30
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Love all of his stuff. Mostly named on here.
But I particularly love 'Little Child Running Wild'. Great track.
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neco
2:48 Thu Aug 30
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Add a little sugar, honeysuckle and
a great big expression of happiness
Boy you couldn’t miss with a dozen roses
Such would astound you
The joy of children laughing around you
These are the makings of you
It is true, the makings of you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnXTcssDMNk
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Northern Sold
2:09 Thu Aug 30
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He's excellent but he's no Edwin Starr...
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Darby_
2:03 Thu Aug 30
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A lot of his lesser known album tracks from the late 60s and early 70s are sensational too. They have this ultra cool, sexy atmosphere.
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Italian hammer
12:40 Thu Aug 30
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He recorded also with Blow Monkeys.
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trojanrailroad
12:37 Thu Aug 30
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Claret Badger, agreed. Patti Jo's version is unbelievable.
Curtis/Live! is one of the best live albums out there though
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HairyHammer
12:25 Thu Aug 30
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If you can be musically cool, he is it.
Of another time when music was sweeter and real.
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Lily Hammer
11:18 Thu Aug 30
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Genius.
Yes, paralysed from the neck down for his last 9 years, but still composing some sublime stuff during that period, nevertheless. Loved "The Book I Haven't Read" he wrote with Lambchop.
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BRANDED
10:19 Thu Aug 30
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Move on up.
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South Bank Exile
10:04 Thu Aug 30
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I always appreciated his work. Some of the early Impressions recordings were also great. e.g.
Woman's Got Soul / People Get Ready /
You've Been Cheatin'
The last nine years of his life must have been excruciating, being paralyzed from the neck down.
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lowermarshhammer
9:41 Thu Aug 30
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Don't worry if there's a hell below we all going to go.
People get ready.
He did some epic stuff. Terrible accident with being paralysed.
Off topic but this will be appreciated by Mayfield fans. I was sent this the other day and it blew me away. Marvin Gaye isolated vocal track. Holy shit, that's some singing.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24tnfs
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oioi
9:17 Thu Aug 30
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So in love.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XXRex9ic5U&frags=pl%2Cwn
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normannomates
3:51 Thu Aug 30
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considering the quality of the posters..i will hang fire
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Westham67
1:59 Thu Aug 30
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I like a bit of Mayfield
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Any Old Iron
1:51 Thu Aug 30
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This is just great - better than the recorded version. From the OGWT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QglEbgON9o
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zebthecat
1:45 Thu Aug 30
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Oh yes. Got into his stuff via Fishbone's cover of Freddies's dead.
Beautiful and uplifting,
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only1billybonds
1:12 Thu Aug 30
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Ray.
You cant sit still either.
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Claret Badger
1:11 Thu Aug 30
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Patti Jo's vocal cover of Let Me Believe in You is superior to Curtis' own
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mallard
1:07 Thu Aug 30
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Amazing Artist
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ray winstone
1:05 Thu Aug 30
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You can’t dance to Move On Up, it’s impossible.
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