I wanted to have something in relation to Germany, but I already posted the great Taste the Music a few weeks ago — with amazing foresight, as I had no idea I’d be going there at the time.
So instead I’ll focus on the NYC part of the last two weeks, with a slight digression into Old School territory — as close a cousin to funk as it gets IMO.
Oh how I wish I’d known the NYC and Seattle of the ’70s.
These were quite the eventful couple of weeks, as you can probably tell by the lack of activity on here.
It all started when I got shipped off to Olde Europe for a week on extra short notice — 4 days to be precise. In fact the more I complain about it the shorter it seems to get. I guess that’s just the way things work around here, and it looks like I’m not going to be the one to change it.
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Embedding’s been disabled on this one, so you’ll have to trust me and summon the energy to click on the link. Yes, I know how much it costs you, I browse ‘em interwebs too. But you won’t regret it.
What are you still doing here? It’s Chaka time.
Critiquer Air Canada est un peu un sport national ici. C’est vrai que par rapport aux voisins du sud, on a quand même beaucoup moins de choix pour voyager. En gros il ya WestJet, assez distant second joueur qui serait plus l’équivalent de JetBlue ou Southwest, et AC — la seule compagnie qui offre le plein service, comparable aux United, AA et autres Delta.
Et bien justement, comparons. J’ai la “chance” de souvent prendre des vols transfrontaliers, une fois sur deux sur AC et le reste sur UA ou AA (j’ai pris une fois CO, NW et DL respectivement). C’est juste mon opinion, mais très clairement je trouve AC au-dessus du lot. Bien sûr la comparaison est biaisée par le fait que mon statut sur AC/UA donne en général un service un peu plus attentif, mais il y a quand même des points objectifs:
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So I haven’t posted in a week… I guess that’s what happens when I’m back in town. At least I have a decent sized list of youtube bookmarks to share — I wanted to start with a certain private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks, but that’s a little too easy now, isn’t it. (although I think the live version I’m linking to is worth checking out — Ike and Jesse Jackson!)
So instead here’s a slightly lesser-known “follow-up” by the Bar-Kays, who were quite possibly the funkiest men alive in their time. It’s fairly different from the album version I’m used to, but it’s certainly as much of a powerhouse. And the outfits totally rock.
It’s not easy choosing just one song from the Bar-Kays, as they seemed to put out one masterpiece after another in their heyday. So expect at least a couple more in the coming weeks.