Earworms and whatnot
Several years ago, German (I think) scientists actually studied the phenomena of annoying tunes/loops that get stuck in our heads. The scientific term for having Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle replaying in my head for 48 hrs? Ear worms. The cause? In my case, it's usually Alba or Elaine over sharing whatever is ringing in their ears.
I'm sure each of you already have a music source to feed your inner ear worm. Now, add Lunamania to that list.
I recognize I'm entering grey file sharing territory. So, files will only be up for a brief moment. Although I guess the brevity of the post doesn't make a difference...
The inaugural track to share is Tell Me, Groove Theory (LP version.)
Back in 1995, Groove Theory dropped their first and last album. As embodied in the the Mariah and Whitney showdown, for female vocalists, that was the decade of the 7 octave range diva. (This is pre-"crazy" Mariah.) So despite topping the charts with Tell Me, Amel Larrieux's more limited vocal range didn't get the hype it deserved. But hey, look where Mariah and Whitney are today. Larrieux is still making great music. Earlier this year, Larrieux released Bravebird, a solo album that defies genre and categorization. We likes that. More reason to be happy she didn't get caught in the diva hype.
Over-produced caucaphonous hip-hop makes me want to lounge around to Tell Me's masterly production showcasing a warm female vocal. Production props go to Bryce Wilson. Don't know where he is now...
This version is the LP cut, but as the vinyl heads reading this know there are multiple re-mixes of this track. My favorite is the BKNY Hip-hop mix with the Edie Brickell sample.