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Me, You And Bobby Peru
04:45
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When the stars align with you
I can't help but think of you
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2. |
Fly As The Next Guy
05:36
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Feel the heat
Turn it up
(Fly as the next guy)
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3. |
Song For A Black Woman
03:23
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Girl, when you smile there’s a sense of mystery
There’s emotion when you close your eyes
And when you speak in the voice of history
Sacred moments become crystallised
And when I hear you calling
It doesn’t matter whether
I’m on another planet
Play on the keyboard just like something heavenly
Although your words are bittersweet
Isn’t it stranger than strange fruit can ever be
The anger growing on the street?
And when I hear you calling
It doesn’t matter whether
I’m from a different country
Sit right down and count your fingers
What’s a girl supposed to do?
You were born to be unhappy
They were there to make you blue
All the saints and all the sinners
All the politicians too
And the raindrops keep on falling
Feel them falling all around you.
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4. |
Midnight Earl
03:48
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5. |
Seen Better Days (Live)
06:33
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This is a man’s world
The kind you have to suffer
It doesn’t mean that you have to lose your self-respect
But brother, can you help a brother?
And when it’s cold in the wintertime
You don’t have a dime, you turn to crime because it pays
They say the USA is in disarray
And that we’ve all seen better days
(It’s makin’ me feel so bad)
I know, I know, I know, I know
If you could pack up everything you own
And make it to another town
For many generations, in this nation
They lay their money and their superstitions down
Many years have passed, you got children now, we all got mouths to feed
They say the USA is in disarray
Watch us cry, hear us laugh, see us bleed
(It’s makin’ me feel so bad)
I know, I know, I know, I know
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6. |
Are You Feelin' Lucky?
05:40
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Are you feelin' lucky, lucky?
(And everything's OK?)
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7. |
Love Is Too Hard To Find
05:14
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Love is gonna let you down
You think it’s too hard to find
You take it so serious
She says she doesn’t have the time
Oh Lord
When I feel I have no strength at all
You come to me – and you give me
What I’ve been searchin for
What I’ve been searchin’ for
You say you wanna be proud of it
Intentions are genuine
But don’t you think you’ve got to take the risk
Stop worryin’ bout what’s yours is mine
Oh Lord
When I feel I have no strength at all
You come to me – and you give me
What I’ve been searchin for
What I’ve been searchin’ for
It's obvious to you
I couldn't give you everything you wanted me to
Here you are with the ring on your finger
When really it's not right for us to be together,
But darling I still love you.
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8. |
Solar System
03:43
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9. |
Still Bumpin'
05:00
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Now if you still feel somethin’
I just came by to say
I might be curious
If you say you’re still bumpin’
I could play the game your way
Without getting serious
Cos I’ve been all around the world
And I know – lots places we could make it to
But the thing about me girl – that you need to know
Is that I don’t suffer fools
'I'll give you my number
Write it down
(And try to remember it)'
Well I kept that piece of paper
And now I’m back
To see what I can make of it
'You'll be gone
And all I will remember is your bullshit game
That I turned out'
I’ve been lookin for a reason
Some kinda excuse
To swing by and talk to you
Now you ask me where I’ve been
You don’t need to know
I been away for a long time
I’m tryin’ to come clean
The letters that I sent to you
Every word was genuine
'And I’ll put bullets right into your brain'
So I’ll give you my number
Write it down
(And try to remember it)
I know if I don’t hear from ya
It’s a painless game
Because you’ve put an end to it
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10. |
It Is What It Is
05:19
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11. |
For Your Information
03:33
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12. |
Reverent Jones
04:58
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Now is it true what they say
That Reverent Jones never worked a day in his life?
(He was a man of make-believe
Who was just too cool to mention)
And folks will tell you
He had one suit, two guitar cases and three wives
(On 34th street, he was the preacher
For a streetwise congregation)
He said
‘Jesus is my spiritual addiction
(And I like it)
Listen to the truth and not the fiction’
This is the Reverent Jones’ story – and it could be yours too
Now why in the world
Would anybody turn to the Reverent Jones?
(Pull up a chair on the sidewalk
If you think you’ve got the nerve)
They say that he was dead behind the eyes
From the very moment he was born
(So could it be - the way that he
Always got what he deserved?)
He said
‘Jesus is my spiritual addiction
(And I like it)
Listen to the truth and not the fiction.’
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13. |
Move Along
03:52
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I got my own ways
I'll do my thing the way I want
I got my own plays
If you can't take it, move along.
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14. |
Mr. Parks Jr.
09:27
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Hakim Jamal Manchester, UK
The music created by Paul Ashley Wheatcroft is inspired by 70s artists such as Gil Scott-Heron, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. English musician Paul signed for Big Life/Polygram and is published by Universal Music.His new incarnation is a collective called The Mint 400. ... more
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