Heather Headley - I Wish I Wasn't

If there was a woman who could give you soul and not break sweat (amongst the other queens of my heart music wise) Heather would be that one woman who could drop it on a penny. I think I have gotten her more followers over time than any other individual fan on earth (take that to the bank!) She croons it like it should be, her lines like cocaine make you high and her facial expressions........blaquesque (yes I made up a word) are as amazing as they come. She embodies every black woman in her pain and her longing and her fears.

Ever since I have been old enough I have seen every woman as a queen and seen them struggle through hurt and pain and sanity of life. I would go crazy if I was a woman (maybe not, life could be interesting....hmmmm the things I'd do!) but then me as a woman would just be one great insane world.

The world we live in is one big puzzle with pieces littered everywhere. Heather has almost all the time helped me put some of the pieces together, she sings and I understand and I go try make the woman happy.

For those who fall in love with this track check out,"In my Mind, He Is and Me time which I will definitely share sometime soon!

John Mayer - Waiting On The World To Change

This is one guy that should have been born black and in either Louisiana or somewhere down South. With all the Orleans type tracks John Mayer has had; he has put himself in the world map with tracks that make you swoon.
A guitar playing kid is what I saw then someone, my one time BFF said "seriously Listen to this" and that was me hooked. There was gravity, there was Daughters and Im sure if I go on I will get to list the whole Continium album.
My first copy was a live one and it was awesome to me, sounded like I was in a smokey bar (pardon the ban people, it just makes you smell fresher) and just taking it all in, the string buzzing on a Yahama guitar, the foot tapping and the body movement of all those that appreciate good music. I think this is one of the best songs ever made. The lyrics are absolutely amazing.
It'll be a disgrace if there is even one person who dies without listening to this song.
Amazing beats, piano, vocals, harmonies mixed with such a great message.
As John said we keep waiting, on the world to change!

Officially Missing You - Tamia

I didn't really pick Tamia this evening,I was just humming to myself another Tamia track (Nope, I ain't gonna tell which one!) and this came up. I like lil lady, she does things to me. Older, matured, no funny bunny mood here, she's one of my axis ladies.

Anita Baker, Paula Abdul, Pebbles, I could go on. Some ladies in music have been my teenage years, my 20's, my 30's spooners (I spoon to them!) They make you not want sex but want to hold and be held.

She has served up "Into You" which to me is one of the most amazing "I love you" songs ever. If you appreciate music you'll appreciate Tamia and everything about her. Just so you know.....I am officially missing you, live it up!

Can You Stand The Rain - New Edition

I know, I have objections to the video too, but tell me who in the 90's (some till now) did not have a BBD, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill or Ralph Transvant track on their walkman? Yeah Bobby wasn't always there (thank you Bobby, you took a great thing from the group!)
But then if Bobby didn't take the journey he did how would we appreciate Johnny's voice, Ralph's sexiness, Ricky Bell's tune it in "no pressure from me...." Michael Biven's producing and Ronnie Devoe's...........ok I'm really not sure what Ronnie did but this was New Edition!

I couldn't remember going a month, nay a week without hearing their music, they were super with a capital S. No one not even B2M could give them a run, they were the group to be and they set the pace.

When times are rough and you see a bit of grey all over the place, best thing to do is to ask yourself, "Can You Stand It". There was a day I couldn't really stand the rain but then I had a friend borrow me a shoulder to lean on, that's what friends are for I guess. I got the wizard of Oz, some booze and a great evening that cemented a great period in time. There's no better way to stand the rain, find a friend!

Ladies and Gentlemen, New Edition!

Diddy - Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning ft. T.I., Rick Ross

My name is Diddy, I hold the keys to the city.....Vanity is well and truly alive and probably never left his domain. P-Diddy is the only other person apart from JayZ that can make a line word holy in the name of rap.
How many people put their BB status to "hello; Good morning"...way too many that I know. It is catchy, it is modern and it has the Boss, Rick Ross. What more can you want? The lyrics were sublime, the rhythm is catchy, the track is a club banger in all senses. If you're a DJ and you ever want to get people out of their seats all you need is this track...while its still banging though!

Id Die Without You - PM DAWN

How do you describe a track that says it all. How do you say the words "Id die without you" to a partner and not remember this track. It was the tune from Boomerang that made Eddie Murphy look like he was a love struck little boy, it sent him into mush mode.
PM dawn suffered from bad management as many people thought they deserved to have been bigger than they ended up being. This track and "Set Adrift on memory bliss" were a really good listen to me and I am sure they were to a lot more people.

I do hope you all enjoy this. I sure did.

Boyz II Men - I Can't Make You Love Me

There should be a recommended dosage for how much you can love songs that preach love, there should also be a warning for how much you can love Boys II Men. From the "End of the Road" to "I'll Make Love to You" we all have at some point in time listened to them and thought to ourselves where are these guys! What have they done to me! How come they haven't graced us with more over the years!
I know of very few people that have heard the album "Love" but those that have swear by its potency. Not since Chante Moore and Kenny Latimore's album "Things That Lovers Do" has a track made me wonder, "I Can't Make You Love Me" is deep, deeper than a lot of things that you can ever find in the journey any of us would make in the name of music.
I sat in on a flight from JFK to Heathrow in December 09 and listened to this on my Ipod, it made me shudder a minute later I was asleep till we were over London, good music does that to you. How could a group like this not have more albums over this period? 20 years and their music is still relevant to all of us, its a long time but then so is life!
I'm sorry I didn't get an official video, their videos are as awesome as their music, those who remember the movie Boomerang will tell you