Happy longish weekend! I love the vibe of scheduled holidays. Even though I’m working today it was appallingly easy to sleep in, and the whole day has this pleasant glow to it. A perfect time to come and try out Big Friday, especially if you usually work at this time…spring is in the air, a young yogi’s fancy turns to love, under the boardwalk, some enchanted evening &c. &c. Also will help you work off your ham or ham-analogue Easter dinner.
I’m also teaching Freestyle Friday this evening, a class with very little instruction where we groove to somewhat more subtle music and you can pretty much do whatever you please, so if you can’t make the 4 pm and you have a self practice, come up and see us at Yaletown at 6:30.
“Call My Name”, Prince
It was around this year that they perfected the jacket/vest synthesis
“The Way You Do The Things You Do”, The Temptations
“I Want You Back”, Jackson 5
“Do I Do”, Stevie Wonder
“Here I Am [Come And Take Me]“, Al Green
“I Second That Emotion”, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
“In The Midnight Hour”, Wilson Pickett
“What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted”, Jimmy Ruffin
‘You Really Got A Hold On Me”, Percy Sledge
“Baby, Baby, Baby”, Sam Cooke
“Until You Come Back To Me [That's What I'm Gonna Do]“, Aretha Franklin
“Let’s Stay Together”. Al Green
“[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman”, Aretha Franklin
“I’ll Be There”, Jackson 5
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”, The Platters [This is such a great song, even though it's a bit outside of the vintage/style of the other songs...I couldn't resist. The big timpani smash at the end? Deadly]
“Beautiful Wonderful”, Anthony Hamilton
“My Funny Valentine”, Etta James
“Blame It On My Youth”, Brad Mehldau. Everybody enjoys the Brad at the end of class these days.