Slippin’. Had a busy weekend. Sorry! We’ll double post ’em today. At No. 32 we’ve got a tune I know because Biz Markie: Freddie Scott, “(You) Got What I Need.”
21 October 2013, Nos. 32 and 33, Freddie Scott, ‘(You) Got What I Need’; Melvin Bliss, ‘Synthetic Substitution’
17 October 2013, No. 31, The Brothers Johnson, ‘Strawberry Letter 23’
Oh yeah, love this tune. No. 31 is 23. “Strawberry Letter 23,” that is. The Brothers Johnson. This is a cover, but it’s better than the original. Get your daily dose of twinkly synths.
16 October 2013, No. 30, Claudja Barry, ‘Love for the Sake of Love’
No. 30 is not Claudja Barry’s best cut, but it does pretty much kill until it gets stringy. Probably why it got sampled. “Love for the Sake of Love.”
15 October 2013, No. 29, The Meters, ‘Tippi-Toes’
There’s just no getting away from The Meters in this tempo range, and who’d wanna get away anyway? No. 29, “Tippi-Toes.”
14 October 2013, No. 28, Eddie Bo and the Soulfinders, ‘The Rubber Band’
No. 28 is a funky soul jam featuring a harmonica and a driving bassline worth stealing. “The Rubber Band” from Eddie Bo and the Soulfinders.
13 October 2013, No. 27, The Rhythm Machine, ‘The Kick’
The Rhythm Machine’s contribution to the drug war, “The Kick,” is the 27th slowest tune on the list, and the last tune at 89 beats per minute. So quit heroin, already.