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Stevie Wonder - Do I Do (1982)  May 29, 1982 - 42 Years Ago Today: Stevie Wonder had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "Do I Do." This was the second of four new singles on his double-album compilation, "Stevie Wonder's Original Musicquarium I," featuring 11 Top 40 singles and five album tracks. Each one of the four new singles were the final tracks on each of the four sides of the album. "Do I Do," followed the No. 4 peak of the leadoff single, "That Girl," and "Do I Do," peaked at No. 13 on July 10, 1982 but hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The song features Dizzy Gillespie on a trumpet solo. The album version runs a wonderful 10 minutes and 27 seconds and the single edit issued on 45 to retail and radio runs four minutes and 56 seconds. It was followed by Wonder's gorgeous ballad, "Ribbon In The Sky" and "Front Line." "Ribbon In The Sky," peaked at No. 54 on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Chart. "Front Line" failed to chart on the Hot 100. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart. Stevie Wonder is the youngest artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - he was 38 at the time of the induction in 1989. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 1996 and the Billboard Century Award in 2004. Meanwhile, his single, "Ebony And Ivory," a duet with Paul McCartney was in its third of a seven-week run at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart this week when "Do I Do," debuted.

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Long time ago (12 or so years) while waiting for a gig [a different one], shooting a band at @thetripledoor in #seattle #washington. #tripledoor #salsa #tropical #musicquarium #fish #green #perspective #water #fishtank #acquarium #nightclub #night #unionstreet #gig #tbt #tbtuesday #tbwrongday @sony #sonyr1 #r1 #cybershot #dscr1 (at The Triple Door) https://www.instagram.com/p/BemAKw4AE58/?igshid=1nw5gsjumc19z

[solarosa]

It’s Record Store Day. Go buy yourself some wax. 😎👊💥 . . . . . #flyingoutmusic #marbecks #realgroovyrecords #redeyerecords #banquetrecords #hhv #darksiderecords #salzersrecords #streetlightrecords #recordstoreday #southboundrecords #musicquarium #roughpeelrecords #galaxyrecords #pennylanerecords #lyttletonrecords #relicsrecords #atlastrecords (at Record Store Day!) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_uD7nlS9I/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kylekirkpatrick]

Freudian Slurp - Film Reel Poster The Slurp Cup Logo is superimposed as a sticker on the case of a film reel, highlighting the supposed “cinematic” nature of the advertised performance.

[fivestarjamz]

“Do I Do” by Stevie Wonder (1982)

Stevie Wonder can always be counted on to bring the feel-good. Even his saddest songs contain better-than-trace amounts of positivity.  Make no mistake, though; “Do I Do” is not the least bit sad. It’s the perfect summer BBQ jam, with sprightly horns and a thumping funk rhythm. Someone give that bass player a raise! 

We can’t forget about the irrepressible exuberance of Stevie’s voice. Even when they’re not spouting the greatest of lyrics (and it’s fair to say that Stevie was going more for groove here than he was for depth), the joy he communicates through his singing is noteworthy, and contagious.

“Do I Do” jams for ten solid minutes. There’s a couple of bass solos, Stevie trying his hand at rapping, and even a minute or so of Dizzy Gillespie! The song originated on Stevie’s Original Musicquarium album, which was the first set to compile hits from his classic run of ‘70s albums. I doubt anyone reading this needs reminding of Stevie’s genius, but it’s worth mentioning that of the 4 new songs padded on to Musicquarium, three of them are certified classics. Not bad for a hits package. 

Four star songs between “DNA” and “Do I Do” (and how about a Kendrick/Stevie collab, please?): “DND” (Semisonic, 1998) | “Do Anything” (Natural Selection feat. Niki Harris, 1991)

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Tonight & Every Thursday In July @thetripledoor 9pm-12am 🐠Musicquarium Lounge🐟DJs @introcut and @absolutemadman Spinning all 90s golden era Hip Hop 🔊 21+ No Cover Drink $pecials #tripledoor #thetripledoor #tripledoorseattle #snap90s #stopbitinglofi #trashytrashdjs #90s #90shiphop #throwbackthursday #tbt #seattlehiphop #seattlemusic #seattlemusicscene #seattledj #seattleevents #seattlenightlife #seattlenights (at The Triple Door)

[themoonspinners]

Sat April 15th 9pm-midnight at the Tripledoor Musicquarium

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LIVE! Tuesday May 3 At Triple Door Musicquarium In Seattle

LIVE! Tuesday May 3 At Triple Door Musicquarium In Seattle

I’m performing a nice and tidy solo set at The Triple Door Musicquarium this Tuesday, I’m on first, 8PM sharp. And then Tekla Waterfield and her band will be delighting your souls and ears. Free entry, invite some friends.

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Pre-flight - #Musicquarium #Seattle #livemusic (at Musicquarium @ The Triple Door)

[fivestarjamz]

“Baby Be Mine” by Michael Jackson (1982)

There was a quote attributed to Chris Rock, in which the conversation revolved around Prince being a better musician than Michael Jackson (he is.) When comparing the albums that represented the commercial peaks for each (Mike’s Thriller and Prince’s Purple Rain), Rock’s reasoning for picking Purple Rain as the better of the two albums (it is) was that there was no filler on it. Rock specifically quoted Thriller’s “Baby Be Mine” as one of the tracks that constituted “filler”, and a lot of folks assume Mike and his record company felt similarly as, “Baby Be Mine” was one of only two songs from Thriller that never made it to single release.

I’ll get to why I think Mr. Grown-Ups 2 is wrong in a paragraph or two, but I decided to do my own side-by-side comparison of the two albums. Don’t worry, I won’t give up any spoilers for the rest of this list (except to say that there will be additional songs from Thriller plus two songs from Purple Rain on this list before I get out of the “B” titles. Everything I say is, of course, subjective.

Thriller has 9 songs. Purple Rain also has 9 songs. 7 of the 9 songs on Thriller are rated 5 stars in my iTunes library. 7 of the 9 songs on Purple Rain are also rated 5 stars in my iTunes library. Here’s where things veer off: the other 2 songs on Purple Rain are songs I’ve assigned 4-star ratings to. The two non-5 star songs on Thriller have 3-star ratings. And one of those is a negligible three, a goodwill/treasured childhood memories “3″. So, sure. Purple Rain’s a better album (in mine and Chris’s opinion), but “Baby Be Mine” has nothing to do with that.

Here are a few reasons why I love “Baby Be Mine”, starting from the beginning.

-That stutter-step drum intro is fucking killer.

-1982 was such a great year for Black music--Thriller, 1999, What Time Is It?, Vanity 6’s debut, Marvin’s Midnight Love, Lionel’s solo debut, Evelyn King’s Get Loose, “D” Train’s debut, Diana’s “Muscles”,  the new songs from Stevie’s Original Musicquarium, “Planet Rock”, “The Message”, Grace Jones’ Living My Life, Janet’s (underrated) debut, Shalamar’s Friends, Luther’s Forever For Always For Love, The Dazz Band’s “Let It Whip”. Thriller is at the head of the table, of course (or at least Mike shares it with Prince), and really, the worst thing you can say about “Baby Be Mine” is that it sounds like an R&B record from 1982. Which, looking at that list of titles above, is not a bad thing, at all.

-Quincy’s told a (probably apocryphal) story about how the vocal melody of “Baby Be Mine” was inspired by John Coltrane. We can’t verify whether that’s true or not (because Rod Temperton, who wrote the song, is deceased), but it’s true that the verse melody has a bit of a jazzy feel to it. Also, is Q the music industry king of tall tales, or what? I mean, it’s Quincy, so he has the right to spin stories however the hell he wants. But why does my man have to take every story and add bells and whistles to it?

-I’ve often wondered if MJ’s voice was occasionally sped up in the mix on certain songs (“Lovely One”, “Beat It”). “Baby Be Mine” is one of those songs that makes me wonder about that. Even if there was some studio trickery involved (small potatoes compared to the vocal manipulation that goes on these days), the fact is that Mike sung the shit out of “Baby Be Mine”. He uses his entire vocal range (minus falsetto), dipping into his lower register in the middle of each verse line (for example: “there’ll be no more mountains for us to climb” finds MJ starting in his normal register, descending furthest during the last syllable of “mountains” and then climbing up high enough that his voice sounds like it’s going to crack at “climb”.) He even gets raspy during the song’s bridge.

-The background vocals. No one does backgrounds like Mike and Janet.

-Key change during the last chorus! That’s a Quincy trademark.

-The countermelody in the last set of choruses. I’m a big fan of countermelodies.

P.S.: I’m pretty sure that “Baby Be Mine” was the song that was playing on the late winter afternoon in 1983 when I walked into my house and realized that we’d purchased a copy of Thriller. I was so excited I tripped going up the stairs. While I have tripped going up (and down) stairs a number of times since then, that is the only one of these particular pratfalls I can attribute to the magic of Michael Jackson.

Four-star songs between “B.O.B.” and “Baby Be Mine”: “B.O.B. (Battery-Operated Boyfriend)” (Raheem DeVaughn, 2010) | “B.O.S.T.O.N.” (Bleu, 2010) | “B.U.D.D.Y.” (Musiq Soulchild, 2007) | “B.Y.O.B. “System Of A Down, 2001) | “Babe” (Styx, 1979) | “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” (Led Zeppelin, 1969) | “Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight” (Lime, 1982*) | “Babies” (Ashford & Simpson, 1982) | “Babies Making Babies” (Sly & The Family Stone, 1973) | “Baby” (Prince, 1978) | “Baby” (The Roots, 2006) | “Baby” (Angie Stone feat. Betty Wright, 2007) | “Baby As You Turn Away” (Bee Gees, 1975) | “Baby Baby” (Amy Grant, 1991)

*-semi-seriously reconsidering moving this up to five stars

[paulodebargelove]

Ribbon In The Sky-Stevie Wonder   September 25, 1982 - 37 Years Ago Today: Stevie Wonder debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "Ribbon In The Sky." This was the third single released from his compilation album, "Stevie Wonder's Original Musicquarium I," which peaked at No. 4 and contained 16 tracks which included 11 Top 40's, 5 classic album tracks with 4 newly recorded singles all of which ended each 4 sides of the double-album. "Ribbon In The Sky" is a gorgeous ballad that only managed to reach No. 54 on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard AC Chart. Stevie Wonder was 38-years-old, the youngest artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the time in 1989.

[paulodebargelove]

Stevie Wonder - Do I Do May 29, 1982 - 37 Years Ago Today: Stevie Wonder had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "Do I Do." This was the second of four new singles on his double-album compilation, "Stevie Wonder's Original Musicquarium I," featuring 11 Top 40 singles and five album tracks. Each one of the four new singles were the final tracks on each of the four sides of the album. "Do I Do," followed the No. 4 peak of the leadoff single, "That Girl," and "Do I Do," peaked at No. 13 on July 10, 1982 but hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The song features Dizzy Gillespie on a trumpet solo. The album version runs a wonderful 10 minutes and 27 seconds and the single edit issued on 45 to retail and radio runs four minutes and 56 seconds. It was followed by Wonder's gorgeous ballad, "Ribbon In The Sky" and "Front Line." "Ribbon In The Sky," peaked at No. 54 on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Chart. "Front Line" failed to chart on the Hot 100. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart. Stevie Wonder is the youngest artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - he was 38 at the time of the induction in 1989. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 1996 and the Billboard Century Award in 2004. Meanwhile, his single, "Ebony And Ivory," a duet with Paul McCartney was in its third of a seven-week run at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart this week when "Do I Do," debuted.

[paulodebargelove]

Stevie Wonder - Do I Do

May 29, 1982 - 35 Years : Stevie Wonder had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "Do I Do." This was the second of four new singles on his double-album compilation, "Stevie Wonder's Original Musicquarium I," featuring 11 Top 40 singles and five album tracks. Each one of the four new singles were the final tracks on each of the four sides of the album. "Do I Do," followed the No. 4 peak of the leadoff single, "That Girl," and "Do I Do," peaked at No. 13 on July 10, 1982 but hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The song features Dizzy Gillespie on a trumpet solo. The album version runs a wonderful 10 minutes and 27 seconds and the single edit issued on 45 to retail and radio runs four minutes and 56 seconds. It was followed by Wonder's gorgeous ballad, "Ribbon In The Sky" and "Front Line." "Ribbon In The Sky," peaked at No. 54 on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Chart. "Front Line" failed to chart on the Hot 100. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart. Stevie Wonder is the youngest artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - he was 38 at the time of the induction in 1989. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 1996 and the Billboard Century Award in 2004. Meanwhile, his single, "Ebony And Ivory," a duet with Paul McCartney was in its third of a seven-week run at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart this week when "Do I Do," debuted.