Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye

[patrick]

Nice one Monkey, here's one for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j38ae8229mQ

[Grinder]

There you go everyone, it is not allowed to like Duffy. Shame on you.

And I'm sure most of the brothers on this forum would be keen to know which bars we can find Etta and LaVern aka the ladies with balls

Finally, Ben, I'm gathering you are not a big admirer of Stephen 'Tin Tin', Dallas star Patrick or former Dundee manager Jim...

[jimslim]

Always nice to get a lecture on Soul music sir ,
Ive been collecting soul 45s since I was 16 ,( 20+ years )
Been DJing since I was 18 .

So how do you define soul ?

Duffy is a fan of the Northern /rare soul scene and is influenced heavily by it , she sings from the heart so in my book thats soulful .

By the way do you want your Ted Taylor tracks on Okeh DJ copy or just standard purple label .

Cheers

[Grinder]

[patrick]

Ben,
I think it is a bit unkind to latch on to Duffy and insinuate that is the level of music that the mainstays of this thread (OA & NF are on about) I think if you go back through the thread you will appreciate that they will be aware and appreciative of the artistes you have listed, there are some fine ones indeed.
But these are your peers mate.

[Icey]

Gee Ben Turnip,now as i come to think of it
x

[stogie bear]

Oi! Why are you logged in as Icey?

[Grinder]

Hmmmm and how come my avatar has suddenly vanished (at least it has on my screen)?

[Icey]

Sorry boss, i don't know my password and i left my laptop
in my room....
And the little thunderstorm knocked the ubc out so no footy so i
logged in...and the dog ate my homework!

X

[Grinder]

And now she is back... how bizarre!

[Guest]

(benturpin @ Apr. 27 2008,23:16)

(jimslim @ Apr. 27 2008,22:44) Great dancing in that Duffy vid .

I can still pull off a few moves like that

Naang Faa back me up here girl , I know I was wearing trainers and there was no talc on the Guess bar floor , but you could just tell I still got the groove , couldn't ya

Once I finally work out how to post youtube clips , I will add a few , bear with me it should take a year or 2

Hello

Duffy is fake and has nothing to with soul. In two years she is like joss stone doing the same over and over again.
Than better listen to Miss Winehouse ( at least she does what she likes and not always thinks about her carreer. At least that gives her credit )
Stick to the real ones and I miss a few if you are in soul music so just a few to mention :
Sam Cooke ( made marvin gaye piss in his pants and let major lance look like a little schoolboy)
James Brown ( Why nobody mentions him??Already forgotten the godfather of soul and instead look at Duffy)
Etta James ( why they are planning to make a movie about her because she was fake, no because she has balls)
Aretha Franklin ( had a crush on Mr Cooke)
Otis Redding ( He beated Mr Jagger on satisfaction)
Ray Charles (again a movie about do you think duffy gets a movie)
Martha Reeves
OV Wright ( who knows him???)
Solomon Burke
Sugar Pie de Santo (half filipino/ stunning looks and a great lp on chess records/ She can sing)
Chris Clark ( Berry Gordy's white girlfriend but this girl could sing/ love's gone bad on motown a great single or try her motown lp some nice and two real stupid songs)
LaVern Baker (again a lady with balls who even impressed Elvis)
Irma Thomas ( Mick and Keith nicely took time is on my side from her and called themselves the glimmer twins )
Arthur Alexander ( you better move on / soldier of love)
Ted Taylor ( ramblin' Rose and not the stupid Nat King Cole song/ some might known this song from MC5)


If you like artists with the name of Duffy. Try this one Duffy Power ( and he is a male singer) I saw her standing There on parlophone records shortly released after the beatles version. Paul McCartney always liked this version and was amazed why this singer recorded it . Strange but nice blues version.
So please wake up and dig up your record collection to become aware and mindful again. I always do the same instead of walking the oxen path.

Ben

[Guest]

[jimslim]

Queen of Fools excellent

A Blackpool Mecca classic .

[Guest]

five stair steps for all the ladies in lb towers

[Guest]

(jimslim @ Apr. 27 2008,23:29)
Always nice to get a lecture on Soul music sir ,
Ive been collecting soul 45s since I was 16 ,( 20+ years )
Been DJing since I was 18 .

So how do you define soul ?

Duffy is a fan of the Northern /rare soul scene and is influenced heavily by it , she sings from the heart so in my book thats soulful .

By the way do you want your Ted Taylor tracks on Okeh DJ copy or just standard purple label .

Cheers  

Hello Mr Slim

First my post was never intended to be a lecture. Just an eye opener to something I missed in the whole discussion. And if Duffy is soul into your book why not. To me she is not. She can be entitled into northern soul ok does that give an artist soul? I don't think so. Being touched musically by an artist gives the artist soul. I'm not not touched by her singing. Of course she looks great but does that make her skillful in singing difficult to answer for me. Like you I've been into popular music when I was 15 years old. For 15 years I was a fanatic in collecting music ( including the whole crap about labels and Dj copy or first pressings). But I 'll be honest to answer your question about purple label or dj copy. As long as you ask other peoples into music these questions you don't see. It is the music and not a purple okeh label ( although it proves you know the okeh label) or Dj copy single. The message is the music and not the medium ( lp, single, cd, video or I pod)
Now I'm 45 years old and I've seen so many artists coming and going like duffy. I always learned ( and not being teached) that if you like a certain type music please check out the roots of that. You will rarely be disappointed but instead get joyful memories or new music you never knew that existed. But Jim up to you. I think for a person who claims he has lived no problem.

You ask me what is soul music to you? I cannot answer that because I never put music into categories. My taste is wide like food ( do you put your food into categories)
The only thing about music is being touched by it. You maybe touched by Duffy. Good for you. I listened to her cd but I was not touched. Everywhere she gets great reviews. Good for Duffy. Beyonce ( another one without soul in my opinion) gets great reviews too. Can someone sing or mention a song in 10 years. I have my doubts. I only know I like music when it touches you. Even in thailand I liked some of the Isaan music although I didn't understand the words some of it I liked without putting it into categories.
But some thai lb friends liked my I pod music ( asking what is this) some they simply hated the farang music. Does that make them good or bad persons Mr Slim? I don't know and not care. I'm not a teacher simply because I never liked the word teaching ( all teaching comes out of a book and is rarely based on learning). I prefer instead learning ( because learning is mostly based on your own experience) and in music it works the same for me. The artists I mentioned were just a few , there are many more but I think other members should do their own digging too. Although some information members have been digging up already is very good. The soft cell discussion shows some menbers are into roots very deeply and that Ben can only encourage.

Take care Ben