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Subject: RE: (313) Stevie Wonder was re: something sensible was Re:
(313) Mills
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 16:21:26 -0000
From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Taylor
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CC: 313@hyperreal.org
In the UK we have a 'boy band' called Blue they hooked up with SW and Angie Stone in a recents collabaration (abhoration) for the classic Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours.
Blue *feat* SW and AS. I mean two a penny boy band feat a soul legend.
Why Stevie ? Why are you spoiling my memory of all the great music with this
cack ? Surely you don't need the money ...
Yeah I will be putting on Fulfillingness' First Finale as soon as I get home
tonight.
Rav
ps This post prob wont make it to the list as it seem I cant post anymore : (
so if you fellas want to forward it, feel free.
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From: Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks http://cognitionaudioworks.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 March 2004 16:07
To: Robert Taylor
Cc: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: (313) Stevie Wonder was re: something sensible was Re: (313) Mills
Robert Taylor wrote:
Strange coming from me, but has anyone got anything sensible to say
today? ;-)
I had the unfortunate experience of, while flipping through the TV channels yesterday, coming upon the video for Stevie Wonder's "Just Called To Say I Love You" from the absolutely horrid "Woman In Red" soundtrack (don't drive drunk and calling to say you love someone are great sentiments, yes, but accompanying them with clunky 1984 sounds don't work). Now, let me state for the record that Stevie Wonder is a HUGE fave of mine, I just don't have any *post*-1983 records from him! Anyway, that incident from yesterday lead to my listening to nothing but Stevie records so far
today
and I just had a second unfortunate experience that leads to this rant: STOP BASTARDIZING STEVIE RECORDS BY "interpolating" THEM! Why the anger?: well, here am I enjoying side 2 of Songs In The Key Of Life and track 1 is "I Wish"--bastardized by Will Smith for that bloody movie Wild West (I forget the exact title), and then just 2 songs later comes the most wonderful "Pastime Paradise"--bastardized by Coolio for his horrible rework. Taken separately, I was able to suffer through these bastardizations in the past when they came out, but having the
reminders rubbed in my
face within the space of 3 tracks this morning, damn, I almost feel Will
and Coolio
should be apologizing to anyone listening to Songs In The Key Of Life from now
on! :) Brings back another horrible memory: I had had a house/tech-house
residency at a local bar (313 relevance: Kenny Larkin's rework of Sade that I
got when Dan Bell was running the Seventh City store in Detroit with Kristie
Negro was a bit hit at this
residency) and Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" was a big hit at the time (not that I ever played it--ever--but the other DJs at the bar certainly
did).
So I played Stevie's "Pasttime Paradise" when someone requested Coolio during the
house/tech-house night (guess he didn't clue in to the theme of the night) thinking I could sorta
satisfy the request and perhaps educate a bit as well as keep the vibe I was trying to work with.
Well, I almost got beaten up! When I explained the Stevie-- Coolio connection, the guy did not give
a sh*t--he just wanted to hear his Coolio. Will Smith did the same horrible thing to a Whispers
record I used to love. Don't miss those days at all. Thank goodness Kanye West chops up and plays
around a bit with the Chaka Khan sample when he uses it on "Through The Wire" instead of
going for a rap-over-the-original rework. Whew! Not sure if it was sensible, but there's my rant
for the morning, Robert. :). Andrew Duke
--
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--
Jason Trenholm was born 31 August 1969 and died 1 January 2004.
We met when we were 5 years old; he was my best friend for the next 29 years.*****
Andrew Duke releases out now:
Take Nothing For Granted http://cognitionaudioworks.com
Environmental Politics http://and-oar.org
Sprung http://bip-hop.com *Canadian electronica album of the year nominee*
http://warprecords.com/mart/music/release.php?cat=BLEEP12&fc_type=CD
More Destructive Than Organized http://staalplaat.com
Highest Common Denominator http://pieheadrecords.com
Physical and Mental Health http://dialrecords.com
74'02 (split with Hypo) http://tsunami-addiction.com
http://cognitionaudioworks.com
