tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post4790610792266695033..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: More cowbell, Sheila! *Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-5032241294597155282008-06-20T07:08:00.000-07:002008-06-20T07:08:00.000-07:00Hey Bryan! Glad you put a little focus on "Got to ...<I>Hey Bryan! Glad you put a little focus on "Got to Give It Up." I have seen that thing wreck a dance floor. </I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, DJ Felix Hernandez played this joint at Roseland. We all did the Electric Slide to it! <BR/><BR/><I>(And I don't dance.)</I><BR/><BR/>Devoidoffunk?<BR/><BR/><I>So I, too, have always been intrigued by the magic of this song. Because, like you say, there's no melody, there's no chorus... hardly even a hook, instrumentally or vocally.</I><BR/><BR/>For real!? I've never noticed. Gosh, I guess I'm not a very astute listener. If I can shake my ass to it, that's good enough for me. :-)bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-19907857583721912872008-06-20T04:05:00.000-07:002008-06-20T04:05:00.000-07:00Glad I could clear that up.Glad I could clear that up.Craig Belcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244082535560577505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86856550331123301162008-06-19T19:08:00.000-07:002008-06-19T19:08:00.000-07:00Ya know, Shelia is from the O (Oaktown) and was go...Ya know, Shelia is from the O (Oaktown) and was good friends with my homies, The Tonys. When I saw that picture I said "Wow, she looks really, really, different, that doesn't even look like her". Glad to know it really wasn't her---but she is bad just like Shelia.Invisible Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299734445263175345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-27457740389632679652008-06-19T13:58:00.000-07:002008-06-19T13:58:00.000-07:00Like most Black music running through the American...<EM>Like most Black music running through the American memory the vocal rhythms for this song seem simple. But they not. It took me years to figure out where he actually put the groove in this song.</EM><BR/><BR/>Hey Bryan! Glad you put a little focus on "Got to Give It Up." I have seen that thing wreck a dance floor. (And I don't dance.)<BR/><BR/>So I, too, have always been intrigued by the magic of this song. Because, like you say, there's no melody, there's no chorus... hardly even a hook, instrumentally or vocally. ('xceptin' for that COWBELL! Yes!!).<BR/><BR/>But I imagine that anybody who ever spun records could tell a tale or two about how "Got to Give It Up" moved a crowd. It's like, when the DJ is ready to drop a bomb on their muhfuggin' heads... reach for this or "Flashlight."<BR/><BR/>Of course, "Got to Give It Up" wasn't just a killer club track. It was a No. 1 crossover smash... and Marvin's last Top 40 hit till "Sexual Healing" five years later.<BR/><BR/>Another hit dance record with a mysterious groove, Bryan, is "One Nation Under a Groove." I don't think there's been a funk track before or since where the drums were buried so low in the mix. I really don't know what gives this track the drive that it has.<BR/><BR/>(Does have a singable hook, however.)<BR/><BR/>June 19, 2008 1:24 PMUndercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-87842552268069926182008-06-19T13:04:00.000-07:002008-06-19T13:04:00.000-07:00I wonder if she's going to do Christian music befo...<EM>I wonder if she's going to do Christian music before he comes out and sings Sex Bomb?</EM><BR/><BR/>Hee-hee! I would expect you'd get some hot Latin jazz, quirkychick. Which sounds like a tasty appetizer leading up to Tom Jones.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-88364394113208574542008-06-19T12:57:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:57:00.000-07:00Did UBM just have his own "Misidentified Black Per...<EM>Did UBM just have his own "Misidentified Black Person" moment?</EM><BR/><BR/>Doug, I was wondering who'd be the first to say it. :^)Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-63608318040616105892008-06-19T12:20:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:20:00.000-07:00I saw Sheila alive and well with Ringo Starr last ...I saw Sheila alive and well with Ringo Starr last year. She's still fine. Met her dad, the great Pete Escovedo, once, too. Good people. But that ain't Sheila!Desert Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910515075791166886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-41188825751871849632008-06-19T11:30:00.000-07:002008-06-19T11:30:00.000-07:00Like most Black music running through the American...Like most Black music running through the American memory the vocal rhythms for this song seem simple. But they not. It took me years to figure out where he actually put the groove in this song. I challenge any of you to try to sing this one in the shower to your satisfaction.rasx()https://www.blogger.com/profile/05595524602037070844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-75852067015269817402008-06-19T10:15:00.000-07:002008-06-19T10:15:00.000-07:00Did UBM just have his own "Misidentified Black Per...Did UBM just have his own "Misidentified Black Person" moment?<BR/><BR/>Oh, the sweet irony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86512536509840727862008-06-19T07:54:00.000-07:002008-06-19T07:54:00.000-07:00Sheila E. will be opening for Tom Jones in July at...Sheila E. will be opening for Tom Jones in July at the Pacific Ampitheater. I just discovered that.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if she's going to do Christian music before he comes out and sings Sex Bomb?<BR/><BR/>I love this girl - she can bang.quirkychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353130475402887985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-64766273914289305252008-06-19T06:53:00.000-07:002008-06-19T06:53:00.000-07:00# Rick Gardner - Trumpet ·# Richard Griffiths - Ho...# Rick Gardner - Trumpet ·<BR/># Richard Griffiths - Horn ·<BR/><BR/>Two of the Horny Horns with Marvin!<BR/>Sweet! Gotta get this DVD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-78184088864217662008-06-19T06:11:00.000-07:002008-06-19T06:11:00.000-07:00Are we sure that's Sheila E.?Thanks for clearing t...<I>Are we sure that's Sheila E.?</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't think it looked like her, but I couldn't back it up, so I didn't say anything. <BR/><BR/>I thought, as great as she in on percussion, hitting the cow bell just doesn't even scratch the surface of her skills.bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-70325097168045840492008-06-19T05:27:00.000-07:002008-06-19T05:27:00.000-07:00I didn't think it was her...whew, you all made me ...I didn't think it was her...whew, you all made me question myself.<BR/><BR/>But Lonnie Liston Smith on keys? Damn!<BR/><BR/>And I thought i recognized some Horny Horns too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-91947339171998658102008-06-19T05:09:00.000-07:002008-06-19T05:09:00.000-07:00^ Oh shit, Craig. You're right! I knew Sheila E. h...^ Oh shit, Craig. You're right! I knew Sheila E. had toured with Marvin... so I assumed...<BR/><BR/>But watching the vid again, during her conga closeup... hell, I should've known better.<BR/><BR/>(I did think that trumpet player in the hat was Kush, though.)<BR/><BR/>Kellybelle, you knew it wasn't her all along! ;^)Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21218415567976068122008-06-19T04:53:00.000-07:002008-06-19T04:53:00.000-07:00Are we sure that's Sheila E.? My DVD of this show,...Are we sure that's Sheila E.? My DVD of this show, released by Eagle Rock, lists all the musicians and credits the congas to Sandra Akaka and Joseph Mayo. Here's the list from emusic.<BR/><BR/># Lonnie Liston Smith - Keyboards ·<BR/># Gordon Banks - Guitar ·<BR/># Frank Bates - Vocals ·<BR/># Frank Blair - Bass ·<BR/># Rick Gardner - Trumpet ·<BR/># Richard Griffiths - Horn ·<BR/># David Majal lI - Saxophone ·<BR/># Joe Mayo - Conga ·<BR/># Robert Stevenson - Vocals ·<BR/># Sandra Akaka - CongaCraig Belcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244082535560577505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-40197997030974140302008-06-19T04:12:00.000-07:002008-06-19T04:12:00.000-07:00She was rocking the tube top congas and timbales b...She was rocking the tube top congas and timbales back in the day in her dad's band Azteca.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-54193580550560693152008-06-19T02:13:00.000-07:002008-06-19T02:13:00.000-07:00Oh she did, even though Marvin hit on her like a m...Oh she did, even though Marvin hit on her like a mofo. She says she didn't do nutin'. I believe her, 'cause she just told me the story again last month (it's real cool still being friends after we broke up what... twenty-five years ago?).Michael Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542253904917878025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-37491072908075699592008-06-18T21:40:00.000-07:002008-06-18T21:40:00.000-07:00^ Cool stuff, Mike. I hope she expressed her grati...^ Cool stuff, Mike. I hope she expressed her gratitude to the fullest.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-67704066079981209652008-06-18T21:39:00.000-07:002008-06-18T21:39:00.000-07:00I sent my then-girlfriend to that concert when I l...I sent my then-girlfriend to that concert when I lived in Europe as a birthday present. I had to work so I couldn't be there. One can actually see her in the audience the beginning of the DVD. They focused on her, I think, twice. Cute sista with an Afro.Michael Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542253904917878025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-59622686071632712132008-06-18T18:38:00.000-07:002008-06-18T18:38:00.000-07:00I’m on a music binge right now – more so than usua...<I>I’m on a music binge right now – more so than usual – <B>and you guys are gonna have to ride it out with me.</B></I><BR/><BR/>So am I. And you're not helping matters any with this "binge" of yours. Get over it already; I fear my entire stimulus check's gonna be spent on your music recommendations. *smile*<BR/><BR/>It was cool seeing those old Sheila E. videos e.g."Sex Cymbal," "Coo Coo", "Sister Fate" during the recent Prince marathon on VH1 Soul. But, I also enjoyed her performance with Prince & Co. at the <A HREF="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/prince-sheila-e-morris-day-medlay-naacp-award-2005mpg/975586880" REL="nofollow"> 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards</A> a few years ago. The whole segment is hot. But, for me it just detonates at 13:23. That's when Sheila starts doing her thing! She gives those timbales a serious beat down. Even Rodney King would be like, <I>Dayum!</I> <BR/><BR/>If you do check out the video link you'll see the Obamas in the audience doin' "The Bird." j/k But they are there clapping along.<BR/><BR/>Almost forgot.... I LOVE <I>Got to Give it Up</I>!bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2685435833025528452008-06-18T17:25:00.000-07:002008-06-18T17:25:00.000-07:00THAT'S Sheila E?! Get out!THAT'S Sheila E?! Get out!Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-85306903753632287232008-06-18T17:14:00.000-07:002008-06-18T17:14:00.000-07:00The incredible Shelia E!Last time I saw Shelia she...The incredible Shelia E!<BR/><BR/>Last time I saw Shelia she was on tour doing shows with Prince again. This woman is a monster on the percussion. <BR/><BR/>Just typing makes me think of the cover of her 1987 album (which I have on wax) ...yum...<BR/><BR/>A fine ass lady who can play the shit outta the drums. Magic, just magic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com