Undercover Black Man: Tuesday 12-inch Flashback: ‘Native New Yorker’

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tuesday 12-inch Flashback: ‘Native New Yorker’

Remember Odyssey?

12 comments:

Lenoxave said...: I remember "Native New Yorker" as a child. My aunt loved that song. When she went away to college, she said it made her homesick.; July 15, 2008 at 9:55 AM
bklyn6 said...: Remember Odyssey?

Heck, yeah! Back then, I thought they were Egyptian, they looked so "exotic" to me.

I have their greatest hits comp because I had to have "Inside Out." I love that joint! (The intro sounds just like Slave's "Watching You."); July 15, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Undercover Black Man said...: "Goin' Back to My Roots" was my favorite of theirs.; July 15, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Thembi Ford said...: "Inside Out" is my cell phone ring this summer...the bass is the sickest.; July 15, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Thembi Ford said...: And before you even say anything, UBM, yes I was only 3 years old when it came out...; July 15, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Undercover Black Man said...: ^ Heh-heh...; July 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM
bklyn6 said...: UBM, do you remember RuPaul's Back to My Roots? :P; July 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Undercover Black Man said...: ^ Ummm... can't say's I do.; July 15, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Thembi Ford said...: @bklyn6

I remember that song! Especially poignant considering THIS is one of the few songs about black hair and the man really is bald. You know even if UBM did know it he'd be forced to act like he didnt.; July 15, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Undercover Black Man said...: ^ Mmmmmmm-hmm. Got that right, girlfriend.; July 15, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Invisible Woman said...: ^ You are funny UBM :-)

I love, love, love that song...it is so atmospheric, and alway makes me think of my East Coast roots.

My relatives in NY/Jersey played that song until the vinyl had a hole in it! lol; July 16, 2008 at 2:01 AM
bklyn6 said...: ^ Mmmmmmm-hmm. Got that right, girlfriend.

Was there any neck rollin' and finger snappin' involved in this response? :-)

Especially poignant considering THIS is one of the few songs about black hair and the man really is bald.

Good call, thembi! I made the connection to the Odyssey song, but had almost forgotten RuPaul's hairstory.; July 16, 2008 at 9:37 AM

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