This is how we do the old to the new…
Maybe it’s about a sweet melody and an inspiring message… I don’t know. But I do know that I get almost the same hyped-happy-I-can-accomplish-anything feeling when I hear Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky” that I get when I hear Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up.” I don’t know if it is the melody, or the thought of moving on up and touching the sky. But I do know that Kanye did well by the Curtis Mayfield classic. And I love the video for Kanye’s video because it takes us back to the early 70s. Nostalgia. Gotta love it! I also like the nod to Evil Kanevil. I could have done without Pamela Anderson and Tracey Ellis Ross in the video… But other than those two, it’s a pretty cool video. I can almost see why he threw a fit when he didn’t when an award for this video a few years back. I mean he did spend a million dollars for it… He should have won that world video award… LOL. Just kidding… Anyway… Enjoy!
Curtis Mayfield, “Move On Up”
Kanye West, “Touch the Sky”
much love and peace,
Gwyneth
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Throwback Thursdays
Posted by Gwyneth Bolton at 12:30 AM
Labels: This Is How We Do The Old To The New..., Throwback Thursdays
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I always bring along the Curtis! CD on road trips. I love driving on the highway to that song. It's dated, yes, but it still sounds good. (I'm presuming you're talking about the 16-minute long, half instrumental song from his first solo album, rather than We're a Winner, which Curtis recorded with The Impressions around '67, which used the words "Movin' On Up" as part of the chrous).
The man was a musical genius who never really received due credit for his contributions to music. I still mourn his loss.
Yes, Bettye, I'm talking about the mostly instrumental track from the solo album. Although I love his stuff with The Impressions as well. You're right, the man was a musical genius and more folks need to recognize that. That's why I was so happy to see that Kanye sampled him in that song.
Gwyneth
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