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New Fave Tune

LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
So the economy official tanked out today... but I've just filled a huge hole in my collection and found a new best song in the process:b,121b,121 a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/5478978-938" target="_blank"1Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie/a1 b,121b,121I bought the lp on the weekennd, ripped the song this morning and have flipped it alot today. Anyone else found a tune that's blowin' their mind these days???b,121> I CAN'T BELIEVE I've never heard this Shuggie tune before... sometimes my ignorance is a blessing... keeps me digging.

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  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    b,121So the economy official tanked out today... but I've just filled a huge hole in my collection and found a new best song in the process:
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    a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/5478978-938" target="_blank"1Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie
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    b,121I bought the lp on the weekennd, ripped the song this morning and have flipped it alot today. Anyone else found a tune that's blowin' their mind these days???
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    > I CAN'T BELIEVE I've never heard this Shuggie tune before... sometimes my ignorance is a blessing... keeps me digging. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121U never heard the Brothers Johnson version?
  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    NOPE... is it memorable?
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    yes. it's meatier
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    Thanks for the schoolin'. The first version by the Johnson's live is jammin, but Shuggie's song/rendition is way more real... inspired ... the man can write a tune.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
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    b,121Thanks for the schoolin'. The first version by the Johnson's live is jammin, but Shuggie's song/rendition is way more real... inspired ... the man can write a tune.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Its his song but they got radio play w/ it. Which is a testament to his talent.b,121b,121Can any OGs tell us whether Shuggie's version was a 45 single or played on the radio? Rock or Pick33?
  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    I always preferred the Shuggie original - felt less overblown and much more personal and genuine. However that's not to say that the Brothers Johnson version isn't a great song in it's own right.b,121b,121Just wanted to put in my two cents, I have absolutely no idea about whether it was released as a single though I've never seen a 45 of it anywhere even on the interweb.
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    Always, [i]always/i1 loved the Brothers Johnson version of this. Never heard the o.g. until many years later, and it's great, but for me the Brothers Johnson take has a kind of "that summer and that girl" weight that Shuggie's version can never have.b,121b,121Anyone familiar with the soul/reggae version by Bunny Brown which came out in the UK around '79/'80 on Groove Records (as in the old record store on Dean St.)? Vocal is a touch overwrought, but the groove is nice.
  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts
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    b,121Always, [i]always
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cos3ve.gif" alt="" /1b,121b,121I've always wished I could combine the best elements of both versions.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
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    b,121I always preferred the Shuggie original - felt less overblown and much more personal and genuine. However that's not to say that the Brothers Johnson version isn't a great song in it's own right.
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    b,121Just wanted to put in my two cents, I have absolutely no idea about whether it was released as a single though I've never seen a 45 of it anywhere even on the interweb.
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  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
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    b,121I always preferred the Shuggie original - felt less overblown and much more personal and genuine. However that's not to say that the Brothers Johnson version isn't a great song in it's own right.
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    b,121Just wanted to put in my two cents, I have absolutely no idea about whether it was released as a single though I've never seen a 45 of it anywhere even on the interweb.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Ha ha I was careful with my wording for this exact reason. Knowledge dropped as always. What was the b side?
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
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    b,121I always preferred the Shuggie original - felt less overblown and much more personal and genuine. However that's not to say that the Brothers Johnson version isn't a great song in it's own right.
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    b,121Just wanted to put in my two cents, I have absolutely no idea about whether it was released as a single though I've never seen a 45 of it anywhere even on the interweb.
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    b,121Ha ha I was careful with my wording for this exact reason. Knowledge dropped as always. What was the b side?
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121The copy I have has Strawberry Letter 23 on both sides.
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