Saturday, June 14, 2025

"I Want To Take You Deeper:" THE WEEKEND MIX

 


I imagine some of you, like me, have been listening to both Sly and Brian this week. I listened to more Sly than Beach Boys because it was easier for me. I have more of a history with Beach Boys music than with Sly. There are too many Beach Boys songs that trigger memories of summer and cousins and Brooklyn beaches and I wasn't prepared to handle that yet. So I did some deep diving with the Family Stone and put this mix together.

Maybe you're as much of a fan as I am and this mix will be just as familiar to you as the band's greatest hits. If you only know the hits, I hope this sends you back to the catalogue for more.

TRACKLIST

Are You Ready
Love City
Let Me Hear It From You
It Takes All Kinds
In Time
Color Me True
I Know What You Came To Say
Shine It On
If This Room Could Talk
Let Me Have It All
Jane Is A Groupee
Crossword Puzzle 
Loose Booty
Thank You (live)

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM

    A Sly deep dive - just what I needed to start the weekend!

    Randy

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  2. cmealhaJune 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM

    Looking forward to this.

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  3. steve simelsJune 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM

    Eggs. Cellent.😎

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  4. NØJune 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM

    Love this mix. Thanks so much. Only thing I would have added is the track I always end every Sly mix with..."There's a Riot Goin' On". Just that silent note to Sly's greatness.

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  5. erikJune 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM

    Thanks so much for this!

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  6. ken49June 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM

    I'm ready to dive in. The 1st couple of albums slipped my radar much to my chagrin. Similar to only buying singles by Areatha, Smokey, Stevie, etc. Sorta a pattern there. Their albums have wonderful songs on each of them.

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  7. Noel MJune 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM

    Looking forward to hearing this!

    I got to participate last night in another 'Vinyl Night' with some friends here in Atlanta, and I played the first half of 'There's A Riot'. Hadn't listened to it in a minute and WOW! I knew it was good - very, very good - but it's even better than I'd remembered. Much more modern sounding than I'd remembered, like a road map to so much funk/R&B afterwards, but just such a visceral, physical album. So good.

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  8. Michael GiltzJune 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM

    Thanks for sharing!

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  9. lemonflagJune 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM

    Nice way to shake up our memories. Thanks.

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  10. Mr. BaezJune 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM

    Thank you. It's been a rough week.

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