11/24/2005 - Be Thankful for What You've Got
Song: Be Thankful for What You've Got
Artist: William DeVaughn
Why this song is the current jam: This song is a beautiful slow groove track from the 70's. It is sort of a one-hit wonder thing, but the track is really amazing, smooth and slow. I also think this is the first song that I can think of with a certain theme that just cracks me/annoys the hell out of me. It is in its infancy here, still cute in its paradoxical nature. This theme is where the singer/rapper/whatever portends to be against some things (eg, the crack game, materialism, pimpin, etc) and goes about describing in painstaking and loving detail these very things. Here DeVaughn reminds us all to be thankful for what we've got, even if we dont have REALLY FUCKIN SWEET CADILLACS. I love it. But really, it is a nice sentiment, and this has to be totally Curtis Mayfield-inspired. Anyways, dig this one, and I am including in this post a newish and cheesy cover of this very song by Omar, an R&B singer from England who makes this a duet with Erykah Badu, who you obviously know. Enjoy.
Artist: William DeVaughn
Why this song is the current jam: This song is a beautiful slow groove track from the 70's. It is sort of a one-hit wonder thing, but the track is really amazing, smooth and slow. I also think this is the first song that I can think of with a certain theme that just cracks me/annoys the hell out of me. It is in its infancy here, still cute in its paradoxical nature. This theme is where the singer/rapper/whatever portends to be against some things (eg, the crack game, materialism, pimpin, etc) and goes about describing in painstaking and loving detail these very things. Here DeVaughn reminds us all to be thankful for what we've got, even if we dont have REALLY FUCKIN SWEET CADILLACS. I love it. But really, it is a nice sentiment, and this has to be totally Curtis Mayfield-inspired. Anyways, dig this one, and I am including in this post a newish and cheesy cover of this very song by Omar, an R&B singer from England who makes this a duet with Erykah Badu, who you obviously know. Enjoy.
posted by Peetski at 7:53 PM
2 Comments:
cover link does not work. rather frustrating as i have not heard the cover, but know what you're talking about with the song.
p.s. I fixed the cover link to the Omar version, sorry bout that. -P
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