This was the year I turned 12. I was becoming better aware of the nuances of popular music. My thought patterns turned for something more than a catchy tune. Not all of what I liked back then holds up today, but this song by Timmy Thomas, a great keyboardist and a fellow with impeccable jazz credentials as well, sounds as cool as ever to me.
Here is Thomas on the song from a 2005 interview in the online "The Standard Report"
"At the time I wrote the song, I couldn 't pick up the newspaper and fathom all the hurt that was going on, " he said. " It wasn't so much a racial thing as much as what was going on in places like Vietnam and in the Middle East between Israel and Egypt."
Does your wife know you have a video of scantily clad women dancing on the computer. It was an interesting song. I cannot remember ever hearing it before
ReplyDeleteMaybe she won't look.
ReplyDeleteWe can hope so!
ReplyDeleteIt's ironic, isn't it, considering the title and message of the song. Hey, it's not like I told this guy back in the day to have some woman/women dance around in a bikini(s). It's supposed to be about peace and understanding...what do you need the sexy dancing for?
ReplyDeleteEye appeal! I am a big proponent of sexy dancing. I think every girl should have to learn sexy dancing for their husband and for the women every man would learn the fine art of fore play. The world would be a much happier place! Probably be less war because everyone would be to tired from all the nocturnal activities!
ReplyDeleteMust be 'make love not war' Doug...there have been worse slogans I think
ReplyDeleteGentlemen, I think you're both right come to think of it.
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