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R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles, Godfather of House Music

01 Tuesday Apr 2014

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R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles,

Frankie Knuckles (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014) was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He was born Francis Nicholls in the Bronx borough of New York City and later moved to Chicago. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1980’s, when the genre was in its infancy. In 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his achievements.
Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often known as “The Godfather of House Music”, and the city of Chicago named a stretch of street and a day after Knuckles in 2004.

Favorite mixes of his for me were “The Whistle Song”, “Baby Wants to Ride” and Alison Limerick’s “Where Love Lives.”

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This Woman’s Work – Maxwell

22 Friday Nov 2013

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In 1996, when I bartended at Kaya on Peachtree, Maxwell and David Justice used to bring some fine-ass white bitches in the club.

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Hide and Seek – Imogen Heap

07 Sunday Jul 2013

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Where are we? What the hell is going on?
The dust has only just begun to fall,
Crop circles in the carpet, sinking, feeling.
Spin me ’round again and rub my eyes.
This can’t be happening.
When busy streets amass with people
Would stop to hold their heads heavy.

Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth.
Mid-sweet talk, newspaper word cut-outs.
Speak no feeling, no I don’t believe you.
You don’t care a bit. You don’t care a bit.

the recognizable hook at 2:54…

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Point of View – DB Boulevard

06 Saturday Jul 2013

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I don’t have a cent
Will I pay my rent?
And even my car doesn’t work
Me and my man?
He’s the one to die for…
We have split up

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Ain’t Got No, I Got Life – DJ Supreme John Jernigan

25 Thursday Apr 2013

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For Jeff Ralls, my future ex-husband

Next to Me – Emeli Sande
Carry On – Fun.
The A-Team – Ed Sheeran
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Chasing Pavements – Adele
Lilac Wine – Nina Simone
Hold On – Alabama Shakes
Late at Night – Buffalo Tom
Somebody’s Baby – Jackson Browne
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Sunrise – Simply Red
Pandora’s Box – OMD
Blue Savannah – Ersaure
Something About You – Live Element
Con Te Partiro – Donna Summer
Just the Way You Are – Milky
Peace in the Valley – Sabrina Johnston
Point of View – DB Boulevard
Stoned in Love – Chicane
Loving You More – BT
I Got Life – Nina Simone
Call on Me – Eric Prydz
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Hannah Jones
The Gift – Way Out West
Disappear – Andre Frauenstein

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Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

06 Saturday Apr 2013

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Sweet disposition
Never too soon
Oh, reckless abandon
Like no one’s watching you

Fiesta – The Sunclub (1998)

17 Sunday Feb 2013

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Can we try to find our way back to Fiesta?

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Someone Like You – Adele

02 Saturday Feb 2013

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I DVR’ed this MTV awards show performance when I was going through my breakup. I must have stood in front of the TV and sang this song with Adele 50 times….standing ovation at the end

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South Street Player – Who Keeps Changing Your Mind?

24 Thursday Jan 2013

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vocals at 1:30

See girl lately I’ve been lonely seeing you
And you never come around no more
You never show your face no more
And I wonder why, babe
See girl, lately I’ve been watching you, girl
And you seem so lost, in another world
Girl it’s driving me crazy
Not knowing what’s on your mind
Talk to me, talk to me
Tell me who
Who keeps changing your mind?

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Bridge Over Troubled Water – Hannah Jones

18 Friday Jan 2013

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Sail on silver girl, sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine

a hannah

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Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn and John

17 Thursday Jan 2013

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If I told you things I did before
Told you how I used to be
Would you go along with someone like me?
If you knew my story word for word
Had all of my history
Would you go along with someone like me?

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Static Revenger – Long Time

15 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Fatboy Slim i.e. Norman Cook at Big Beach Boutique spinning an old Boston classic…

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Spaceship – Benny Benassi n Kelis

15 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Sitting on top of the world
Watching the stars go by
I got my head in a dream
Got my head in a cloud
I can fly I can fly I can fly
So get high, get high
Get high, get high
So get high, get high
Get high, get high

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Mika – Grace Kelly

10 Thursday Jan 2013

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I tried to be like Grace Kelly
But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie mmm
I’ve gone identity mad

I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why don’t you like me?
Why don’t you like me?
Why don’t you walk out the door

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Snow on the Sahara – Anggun

05 Saturday Jan 2013

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My favorite song from 1998 until…still might be my favorite.

If your hopes scatter like the dust across your track
I’ll be the moon that shines on your path
The sun may blind our eyes, I’ll pray the skies above
For snow to fall on the Sahara
If that’s the only place where you can leave your doubts
I’ll hold you up and be your way out
And if we burn away,
I’ll pray the skies above for snow to fall on the Sahara

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Phunky Phantom – Get Up Stand Up 1998

03 Thursday Jan 2013

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Tight moves at 4:02…and blows up like we always used to do at 6:57, ya heard

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Luminaire – The Flower Duet (1999)

22 Saturday Dec 2012

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Early morning, flying so high with the Flower Duet on the balcony at Oz…

ETHEREAL vocals at 4:04

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Breathe – Vick Moore (1998)

17 Monday Dec 2012

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http://grooveshark.com/s/Breathe/2TnWVT?src=5

abreathe vick

Such a clear, pure, inspirational track…I feel good every time I hear this song:

With every waking breath I breathe I see what life has dealt to me

With every sadness I deny I feel a chance inside me die

Give me a taste of something new

To touch to hold to pull me through

Send me a guiding light that shines across this darkened life of mine

Breathe some soul in me

Breathe your gift of love to me

Breathe life to lay ‘fore me

Breathe to make me breathe

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Dolly Parton – Peace Train 1997

14 Friday Dec 2012

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I love Dolly

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Good Morning to the Night – Elton vs Pnau

08 Saturday Dec 2012

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Turn around and say good morning to the night
For unless they see the sky
But they can’t and that is why
They know not if it’s dark outside or light

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Sunchyme – Dario G (1997)

05 Wednesday Dec 2012

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Life in a Northern Town

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Bob Sinclar – Love Generation

28 Wednesday Nov 2012

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Bob Sinclar’s songs make me feel good, upbeat, lift my spirits

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Disappear – Mango and Andre Frauenstein

23 Friday Nov 2012

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Disappear

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