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A meme, via ej, á la toddkelley:
The Assignment: To reveal your Top (b)12 Favorite Songs of All Time. For those of you with the capabilites, radio.blogs would be preferred. For those whoe don't, a nice numbered list will suffice.
* Special thanks: to Ej, for being an inspiration, technical consultant, and letting me hack his code. You're the shiznit, man ;-)

Rules:
- An artist is only allowed one song on the list (oops)
- Post radio.blog (if you can)
- A sentence or two on why each song makes the list

My 12: Note: click the Album Covers to check them out on Amazon.
the music meme - my top 12

1. Grover Washington ~ Moonstreams: The birth of the boho-chick. Dad died in 1977, and I can't remember him ever actually playing this. I pick it up outta a box in the attic 2 years later, and I played it to remind me of him - until the grooves were worn off. It's still haunting me.


2. Prince ~ Another Lonely Christmas: The longest dateless slump I had during high school (18 months of NOTHING, btw) was wrapped around this release. I think I cried myself to sleep every night to this song over the Christmas break of '1982.


3. Rose Royce ~ Wishing On A Star: I can feel my face pressed up against some dude's ruffled sky-blue rental tuxedo shirt at a school dance, just listening to this.


4. Rick James ~ DreamMaker: Cocaine is a (powerfully) beautiful thing. Bad joke, but really - Rick did write some un-matchably funky-a$$ beautiful music while he was high as hell. And he's from my hometown. Don't sleep on Jefferson Ball either ;-).


5. Stevie Wonder ~ Superwoman (Where were you when I needed you): I first heard this a year ago, and with one listen it became my favorite Stevie song (even if I still like to shake my booty to As). From the opening notes, to the change leading to Where Were You When I Needed You, this is painfully stellar.


6. Prince ~ She's Always In My Hair (extended remix): No way I can get by with just one Prince song. Maybe I'll marry him (maybe I won't). Maybe I'll sing this to myself without playing the track, and STILL get goose bumps (the guitar licks? Can I get Prince to play that in my hair? Please?).


7. Michael Jackson ~ Don't Stop Til You Get Enough: In 1979, he was still black, still yummy, still relatively normal, and I was lustin' like a mutha - so I could never get enough. Apparently, Mike couldn't either - and he really should've stopped. Can't take it from him though, his music is still it, period.


8. Brand New Heavies ~ Stay This Way: Step 1. Go to a club, beautifully made up, and with enuff $$$ to just get in the door. Step 2. Bring a change of shirt, washcloth & deodorant. Step 3. Solicit drinks from enamored onlookers, and when you get a really good buzz - ask the DJ to play this (along with at least 12 more dance/deep house songs) and dance ALONE until you are absolutely euphoric, smelly, and all traces of makeup & hairstyle are gone. Step 4. Freshen up in the ladies room, and repeat step 3 until the bouncers make you leave.


9. Biggie Smalls ~ Party & Bullshyt: Before he was Notorious, and before the Bling he was still a Bad Boy - that told amazing stories. Yes, it's a rough track - and that's why I like it.


10. Wu-Tang Clan ~ Protect Ya Neck: All the elements are here: the embedded skit, the underlying kung-fu sound effects/music, the ridiculous piano track (RZA - I luv you). And their VOICES - OMG - not to be nashy, but there's something about a roughneck NY accent that still makes me moist, ok?


11. Erykah Badu ~ Green Eyes: The movements. The rawness of her emotions. The change from Denial to Acceptance to the Relapse. Roy Hargrove. Whew. 'Nuff Said.


12. Soul to Soul ~ Back To Life (Acapella): Bronx, 1989: I'm in a hotel room, rushing to get dressed so me and the-then boyfriend can go out & handle some shady business - and the Acapella version of this comes on WBLS. And. I. Stopped. In. my. Tracks. And. Couldn't. Move. Until. It. Went. Off. Afterward, I wiped the drool of my chin, and bought every version I could find: 45, 12", and the album. This is probably number one - I STILL get goose bumps every time I hear it. Caron Wheeler man - and Jazzie B.