It's a Beautiful Morning
I've never completed watching A Bronx Tale. I remember flipping through the channels once, reading the movie's synopsis before changing it. I saw it last week though, the whole thing. And I loved it. The single most thing that I adored was the soundtrack. The AC was on high - just the way I like it - and I had wrapped myself with a thick, cotton blanket so all you could see were my toes and head. Most of the songs that were on there I knew. A few weren't and I fell in love with them instantly. Some of them were already on my iTunes library while others I had forgotten about a long time back. I remember hearing a few of the tunes that played throughout the movie; I bounced around happily while wrapped in my comfy blanket, remembering the when's, who's and where's of the first time I heard the song.
The Rascals - It's a Beautiful Morning (zShare) I have never heard this song before but I fell in complete adoration. I listened to it first thing in the morning today while I was driving to work, smiling with my breakfast apple at hand. It makes me want to break out into a dance every time I hear it! It's such a cheery song and a great one to listen to in the morning.
The Flamingos & the Complexions - I Only Have Eyes for You (zShare) This is such a beautiful song. It's been a while since I heard not a good song, not a great one, but a beautiful one. It's full of vocal twists and turns and it works so well! YES! After you give it a listen, you might experience an "Aha!" moment and that's probably because you just might think of The Fugees' Zealots (zShare). Everything recycles itself but you can never go wrong with the classics. Bet my life on it. Heck, look at the world of haute couture. Who woulda thought that the 80's would make a fashionable comeback? Yeah.
Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is (zShare) This was one of my favorite songs. I totally forgot about this song and when I heard it I was like, "Oh yayness!" because it brought back memories of fabulous mixtapes made by my Motown influence, Big Sis. It's so sassy, I feel like putting my hands on my hips and nodding my head from side to side when I do my whole lip sync routine. I love how it starts out, "If you want...something to play with, go and find yourself a toy." Total burn.
Dion & the Belmonts - I Wonder Why (zShare) Jukebox music is friendly music. Makes you want to dance, if you're in the mood though. You're either in the mood to hear something on the retro, bouncy end like this tune or not. Don't hear this if you're in a bad mood though, you might take your anger out on the next passerby with a firm, satisfying slap. Just don't, if you're mad and all.
Jerry Butler (aka the lyrically emotional Ice Man) - Your Precious Love (zShare) A slow, lovey-dovey song by a soulful singer and songwriter.
The Cleftones - Little Girl of Mine (zShare) Another jukebox tune, or I think so at least. Still fun, still bright and cheery. I feel like I need to get into an outfit a la Sandy in Grease, before the permed hair and spandex get-up.
The following songs are ones that I already had on me. That, however, doesn't make them less special. Well, I think that with this set you're set for the week, or at least I hope so!
Wilson Pickett - Ninety-nine and a half (won't do) (zShare)
The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (zShare)
James Brown - It's a Man's World (zShare)
Harvey & the Moonglows - Ten Commandments of Love (zShare)
Della Reese - Don't You Know (zShare)
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head (zShare)
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - I'm So Proud (zShare)
Cool Change - Streets of the Bronx (zShare)
But let me ask you this before I head to bed: What soundtrack(s) do you heart to pieces? I'd love to know about them. And I'm not talking about cutesy crap a la Grease; we grew up with our hair in rollers, acting out the whole "Look at me I'm Sandra-Dee" bit and doing that whole guys only routine with our arms out and fingers pointed while saying "Gooooooooooo...ugh ugh...", or Tarantino's kick butt soundtracks (has anyone seen Death Proof by any chance? I still get queasy when I remember the car crash with the leg and the whole face-tire thing going on...so ick). If you don't have Pulp Fiction's soundtrack, get it.
The Rascals - It's a Beautiful Morning (zShare) I have never heard this song before but I fell in complete adoration. I listened to it first thing in the morning today while I was driving to work, smiling with my breakfast apple at hand. It makes me want to break out into a dance every time I hear it! It's such a cheery song and a great one to listen to in the morning.
The Flamingos & the Complexions - I Only Have Eyes for You (zShare) This is such a beautiful song. It's been a while since I heard not a good song, not a great one, but a beautiful one. It's full of vocal twists and turns and it works so well! YES! After you give it a listen, you might experience an "Aha!" moment and that's probably because you just might think of The Fugees' Zealots (zShare). Everything recycles itself but you can never go wrong with the classics. Bet my life on it. Heck, look at the world of haute couture. Who woulda thought that the 80's would make a fashionable comeback? Yeah.
Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is (zShare) This was one of my favorite songs. I totally forgot about this song and when I heard it I was like, "Oh yayness!" because it brought back memories of fabulous mixtapes made by my Motown influence, Big Sis. It's so sassy, I feel like putting my hands on my hips and nodding my head from side to side when I do my whole lip sync routine. I love how it starts out, "If you want...something to play with, go and find yourself a toy." Total burn.
Dion & the Belmonts - I Wonder Why (zShare) Jukebox music is friendly music. Makes you want to dance, if you're in the mood though. You're either in the mood to hear something on the retro, bouncy end like this tune or not. Don't hear this if you're in a bad mood though, you might take your anger out on the next passerby with a firm, satisfying slap. Just don't, if you're mad and all.
Jerry Butler (aka the lyrically emotional Ice Man) - Your Precious Love (zShare) A slow, lovey-dovey song by a soulful singer and songwriter.
The Cleftones - Little Girl of Mine (zShare) Another jukebox tune, or I think so at least. Still fun, still bright and cheery. I feel like I need to get into an outfit a la Sandy in Grease, before the permed hair and spandex get-up.
The following songs are ones that I already had on me. That, however, doesn't make them less special. Well, I think that with this set you're set for the week, or at least I hope so!
Wilson Pickett - Ninety-nine and a half (won't do) (zShare)
The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (zShare)
James Brown - It's a Man's World (zShare)
Harvey & the Moonglows - Ten Commandments of Love (zShare)
Della Reese - Don't You Know (zShare)
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head (zShare)
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - I'm So Proud (zShare)
Cool Change - Streets of the Bronx (zShare)
Bobby Watson - Bus Talk (zShare)
South Bronx, 1970
South Bronx, 1970
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