This might be more properly termed “Big Soul Friday”, but once I have created some sort of blogular phenomenon, no matter how arbitrary, I like to stick with it for consistency’s sake.  I’m pretty excited about this one.  We’re going to have a good time.  And you know, I ended up singing a lot of these songs when I was working on the cruise ship; it’s nice to hear the originals, and to do yoga to them.

RIP, you stallion you

“Ain’t No Sunshine”, Bill Withers

“Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love”, Barry White

“Green Onions”, Booker T and the MGs

“You Can’t Hurry Love”, The Supremes

“Jimmy Mack”, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas [What exactly is a Vandella, anyway?  Does one generally need more than one Vandella?  And is Jimmy's last name really "Mack"?]

“Baby I Need Your Loving”, The Four Tops

“Shaft”, Isaac Hayes [O NO SHE DI'N'T]

“I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, The Supremes, with what sounds like a dude…Jamie Foxx?

“Just The Two Of Us”, Bill Withers w/Grover Washington Jr.

“Trippin’ Out”, Curtis Mayfield

“Mercy Mercy Me [The Ecology]“, Marvin Gaye

“O-O-H Child”, The Five Stairsteps

“Tired Of Being Alone”, Al Green

“Oh Girl”, The Chi-Lites

“Smooth”, D’Angelo

“Someone To Watch Over Me”, Etta James

“Don’t Give Up On Me”, Solomon Burke [Who is awesome, by the way...holy moly...]

“How Long Has This Being Going On?”, Brad Mehldau [I know this has been in like 4 different playlists but it just feels so very tasty when it comes on]

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