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A Stroke Of Cheap Genius

from Music From The Mint Hotel by Hakim Jamal

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Lo-fi, mid-tempo track with funky electric piano, stripped-back drums and snakey synth bass. Vocals by Wolfe.

The song is about Richard M. Nixon, running for President Of The United States in 1968, is the man who is known as maybe the dirtiest operator of them all. He aligns himself with the religious right to make him look morally wholesome, but really he’s a sleazeball. In this song he’s divesting himself of anyone who might later be a ‘problem’ to him, including girlfriends who he might have picked up along the way, who might engage in ‘pillow talk.’ This song is written from the point of view of one of them.

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from Music From The Mint Hotel, released March 31, 2023

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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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