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Christmas Lofi Radio with Snoopy 🎄 Playlist of Lofi Music Mix for a Merry and Cozy Christmas Night​

Merry Christmas @Christina_Denied_Tx1885! And to all who visit here, whatever holiday you celebrate at this darkest time of year here in the northern hemisphere - may it be joyful and peaceful and bright.

Also, since it’s a good moment to give thanks: big props for Purple & Black. Thanks, as always, @mdiver
 
Once again, being way behind the 8 ball in trends - Silk Sonic, I did not know that stuff existed. Leave the door open is just amazing - especially the shiny toothed Korean Black dude.

Apparently his tattoos include one of Prince and instructions not release any of his shit posthumously, because it was demos. A breath of fresh air in this artistically deprived decade!
 

Blame It on the Sun ~ Stevie Wonder

"Blame It On The Sun"

Where has my love gone?
How can I go on?
It seems dear love has gone away
Where is my spirit?
I'm nowhere near it
Oh yes, my love has gone astray

But I'll blame it on the sun
The sun that didn't shine
I'll blame it on the wind and the trees
I'll blame it on the time that never was enough
I'll blame it on the tide and the sea
But my heart blames it on me

Who poured the love out?
What made this bitter doubt?
Is peace not here for me to see?
Wish I could tell you (Wish I could tell you)
What I am feeling (What I am feeling)
But words won't come for me to speak

Oh, but I'll blame it on the sun
That didn't fill the sky
I'll blame it on the birds and the trees
I'll blame it on the day that ended once too soon
I'll blame it on the nights that could not be
But my heart blames it on me

Your heart blames it on you this time
 
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Make it better by Anderson Paak - feat Smokey Robinson

There is a lot of soulful stuff by him and this jam has a real Prince like feel.
Cool. I didn’t know anything about him. Apparently, he did an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. I’ll check it out. I read a Wikipedia entry about him and guess who cropped up?

From Wikipedia entry ‘Anderson .Paak’ (given name: Brandon Paak Anderson):
“Paak has a tattoo on his chest, depicting Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Prince, and Miles Davis,[49] and a tattoo on his arm with the text, "When I'm gone please don't release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public".[50]
 
Cool. I didn’t know anything about him. Apparently, he did an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. I’ll check it out. I read a Wikipedia entry about him and guess who cropped up?

From Wikipedia entry ‘Anderson .Paak’ (given name: Brandon Paak Anderson):
“Paak has a tattoo on his chest, depicting Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Prince, and Miles Davis,[49] and a tattoo on his arm with the text, "When I'm gone please don't release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public".[50]
Oh. Duh.🙄 I just looked at your earlier post about Silk Sonic and, of course, you mention all that . . .

Post in thread 'What you playing right now?'
https://www.purpleandblack.org/index.php?threads/what-you-playing-right-now.144/post-21468

Is Silk Sonic the project w Bruno Mars? I know I could go check but I’m trying to persuade myself it’s time to go to sleep.
 
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Yes - Silk Sonic was a collaboration between Bruno and Anderson, and it was a homage to 70s soul singing. But the whole thing has a polish that much modern remake music is lacking and I have to say its not because of bruno who is fine, its Anderson - this guy is a new Prince, he sings, raps, writes and plays (Drums, Piano/Keys and likely Guitars and all).

Dude has that smokey almost Macy Gray type voice that has this gravel like gossamer feel. Discovering some of his older stuff and where the hell was this guy - there is this song called "How can we make it better" and its like DAMMNNNN! and he even does some rap too with a funny track called Bubblin, which has a video showing a cash machine that keeps spitting out money.

And to add to the gimmick, his name is Anderson Paak and he is get this .... ¼ Korean! Yes his Mama was the baby of a Korean woman and Black GI in the 50s and she was given up for adoption. Hence why Anderson looks Black has big teeth and slightly Asian like look.


Meanwhile listening to this later Shalamar cut - post Geoffrey and Jody and with Micki Free and yes the whole thing has a massive Prince like feel, even though it dropped before Purple Rain did (January 1984).
 
These cuts right here

The video is hilarious and crazy

This is just brilliant - convincing soul singing here and great drum track.

Both these cuts came out before Silk Sonic (2021) these are 2017 and 2019 I think.
 

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