And on that note, Giving Up for tonight…

I’m ending here for now.  Of course, after I sign off, some artist/song will come to mind but it will definitely not be posted tonight.  These were just some of the songs and/or artists tumbling around in my head for Valentine’s Day.  Maybe I should have entitled the posts, “The Black History of Love Music” instead.


Most of the music is either old or really, really old simply because the lyrics and the performances come from the heart and from the soul whereas I’m hard put to come up with contemporary music that does the same without references to the more “physical” side of things.  That is a completely different series for some other time…

Happy Valentine’s Day world.

 

Musically Inclined for Valentine’s – Superstar

This version is super special simply because it is a live performance and if memory serves me correct, one of his last.  Luther Vandross took The Carpenter’s song, demolished it and rebuilt it as his own.  However, in this performance, it is as if he demolished his own version and rebuilt it as the pinnacle of a musical performance.  I miss you, Luther…