Regina's Family Seasons

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

When you think of the word "FREEDOM" a lot of different things come to mind...
Blacks - FREEDOM from slavery (past and present);
Asians - FREEDOM from sweat shops;
Prisoners - FREEDOM from jail;
Africa - FREEDOM from Apartheid;
Darfur - FREEDOM from genocide;
Asia - FREEDOM from child pornography, and the list goes on.
People are constantly complaining about EVERYTHING in America. Not enough this or too much of that, but let me just say that I would rather be here in America, than to be in any other country right now! I am not in favor of war but I do honor and respect those who choose to serve our country because they are doing their duty to protect OUR country! This is THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE!!!
So in honor of "Freedom Friday" please enjoy this video...

Whitney Houston - National Anthem

Thank You

Happy Fourth Of July!!! Happy Freedom Friday!!!
Peace, Love & Blessing!
God Bless America!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Old School Friday #19 "KId's Groups"

"Kid's Groups"

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab - Kim

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

Both of these groups are classic, so ENJOY!!

Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Baby, Baby

Jackson 5

Happy Old School Friday! Enjoy!
Regina

Friday, June 20, 2008

Old School Friday #18 Gospel/Praise...

"Gospel/Praise/Spiritual/Inspirational Songs"

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab - Kim

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

If you are like me than you can play a song for every situation in your life, so I have tons of inspirational songs and singers that I love. But Fred Hammond and Marvin Sapp are two that I listen to daily. They both have newer songs on the market but these two songs speak to my Spirit in a way that can't be explained. So in keeping with the rules I will post 2 videos BUT they are not technically Old School (sorry!)

Fred Hammond - "Song Of Strength"

Marvin Sapp - "You Are God Alone"

Have a great weekend!
Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Old School Friday #17 "Favorite Female Singer(s)"

"Favorite Female Singer(s)"

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

Wow, Favorite Female Singer is a very hard theme because there are sooo many that I love. I don't have just one or two favorites! So enjoy the free mini concert!

Teena Marie - Out On A Limb

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

And last but definitely not least... the Quintessential....
Billie Holiday - Good Morning Heartache

Have a great weekend!
Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, June 6, 2008

Old School Friday #16 "Not Just Another Sad Love Song"

"Not Just Another Sad Love Song"

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Marvalus One - Regina - Vivrant Thing

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

Bill Whithers - "Aint No Sunshine" was my first thought but I already posted him so I had to move on to someone else! My second choice was Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - "I Miss You" but I already posted that too! So I had to move on, luckily there is NO shortage of good Old School Music out there! Enjoy my picks!

The Persuaders - "It's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate"

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon"

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - "Pretty Flower"

Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams "Too Much, Too Little, To Late"

The Delfonics - "Hey Love"

Now, THAT was old school!! Have a great weekend!
Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, May 30, 2008

Old School Friday #15 "Philly Soul"

"Philly Soul"

Humm, This Philly Soul theme is going to be HOT today!! I have to be true to "Old School" with this one, so I have to post singers from when I was growing up! The 70's was an awesome era for music! I bet the other participants will have a hard time posting 1 or 2 picks with this theme, I could have posted at least 20!!

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Marvalus One - Regina - Vivrant Thing

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

WARNING... I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY, SORRY!

So my FIRST pick for today's theme is Norman Connors. Norman Connors was born March 1st 1947, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. If this man doesn't ooze Philly Soul than I don't know who does!! I personally LOVE this song. This is Old School BABY MAKING music!! (y'all don't know nothing about this...)

Norman Connors - You Are My Starship

So now that I got the SEXY out of the way... My real focus for today's theme is Gambel & Huff and TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)! Gambel & Huff got together and made magic in the 70's and with songs from HIT MAKERS like Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The O'Jays, Lou Rawls, Billy Paul and many more! The now defunct Philadelphia International Record Label, which was started 1971 is credited with multiple hits.

The Sound Of Philadelphia (TSOP)

Now that you have your intro, my artists picks are...
The LEGENDARY O'Jays! How can you talk about Philly soul and not talk about the O'Jays? They lent songs to the soundtrack of my life like "Stairway To Heaven"; "Forever Mine"; "Family Reunion" and "Cry Together".
O'Jays - Stairway To Heaven

Jean Carne was born in Columbus Georgia but did a lot of state and label hopping. In her travels she spent some time at Philadelphia International and while there she released this mild hit...
Jean Carne - Don't Let It Go To Your Head Now

This next group reps Houston Texas, BUT they were also signed to the Philadelphia International Record Label.
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up

Last but not least, what would Philly Soul be with out this next group? This is how you tell someone that you miss them! There is NOTHING out there today that even comes close to the emotion and intensity of this song...
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - I Miss You

Whew, now THAT was fun! I think I wore Youtube out this week!
Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Old School Friday #14 Best Guitar/Bass Solos!

"Best Guitar/Bass Solos!"

Humm, Does this theme pose a problem for me? NO! Let me hit up YouTube and see what I can find! My 22 year old daughter wants me to post some Carlos Santana, we'll see! So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

Johnny B Goode "Live" - Chuck Berry

*And Lastly Santana! He's not solo on this song but I love this song, and had to post it!!*
Game Of Love - Santana (Featuring Michelle Branch)

Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Old School Friday #13 "Remakes"

"Remakes"

This theme needs no explanation! So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

This theme was fun for me because whenever a song comes out that is a remake I have to school my kids on the original! They are always surprised, but I don't know why most of today's music is remade or sampled! So I am posting the remake and the original! So here goes, Enjoy!

Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman (Remake)

Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman (Original)

Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (Remake)

Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (Original)

Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, May 9, 2008

Old School Friday #12 - Songs From Movies!

"Songs From Movies"

This could be your favorite song from a movie, your favorite song from the movie’s soundtrack, or a song about a movie. I LOVE movies so this one was a little hard for me. Trying to pick movies to showcase was very difficult, but I finally made some choices (after 2 hours of YouTube video watching)! So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!

Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

So here goes, Enjoy!

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Movie - Armageddon)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Makings Of You (Movie - Claudine)

God Is trying To Tell You Something (Movie - The Color Purple)

Happy OSF! Peace & Love!!

Friday, May 2, 2008

Old School Friday #11 - Singers We Want To Be Like

"Singers We Want To Be Like"

The theme for this week caused a little bit of discussion throughout the week, so we were asked to please explain why we chose our artists, ie their skill, talent, fame, etc. It will be very interesting to see what the other participants post. So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!
Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Chatting Over Cocktails -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

So there is no one that I actually want to be like but there is a singer that I admire. I picked famous South African Singer Miriam Makeba. I admire her dedication to the South African people, and her ability to use her voice to speak out against the struggle of the victims of Apartheid.
Zenis Miriam Makeba was born on March 4th 1932 in Johannasburg South Africa. Ms. Makeba lived in exile from her home land for 30 years for speaking out against Apartheid and for appearing in an Anti -Apartheid video in 1960, not returning until Nelson Mandela was released from jail. She was married to South African musician Hugh Masekela and was also married to Black Panther leader Stokely Carmichael. Read more about this Ambassador of Humanity HERE.

Miriam Makeba - Khawuleza (1966)

Miriam Makeba - Mbube

Peace & Love! Happy Old School Friday!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Old School Friday # 10 - Men With Perms!!

The theme for this week , is Male Singers With Perms!!! So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!
Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Chatting Over Cocktails -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Beleiver 1964 - Dee - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

I decided to give you a little bit of contrast; something old and something new (can you find any similarities between the two artists?)! Please note that neither of the following artists are favorites of mine. One is classic and the other is just sad, you decide which is which!! Happy OSF!!

James Brown - Sex Machine (1976)

Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction (2007)

For the record, I REALLY wanted to post a PRINCE song!! But I am waiting for the Prince theme!!
Peace & Love!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Old School Friday # 9 I Love New York!

You Know What It Is!!!!
It is...FRIDAY!! Which is my favorite day of the week because I get to post my "Old School Friday" Picks! In case you are new around these parts and don't know what "Old School Friday" is, well it is grown folks MUSIC! Yes we post some music that comes from some time before 2000, hopefully to relive some memories, and to educate or just entertain each other.
Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a meme titled Old School Friday and since I love my music I had to sign up to join! If you want to join in the Old School Fun then go HERE for the guidelines.
There is no theme for this week , so it is an Old School Free For All!!! So join in and post your favorite old school song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!
Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Chatting Over Cocktails -

- Cassandra - Danielle - iriegal - Lisa C

-Rosemarie - Dee - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

I Love Old School Friday so much that I have decided to supply four selections (well actually 3 songs, but I did one song in 2 versions). Now, My selections are not exactly "Old School" but I was feeling a little nostalgic this week. I was born and raised in NYC and then at the age of 22, I moved to Upstate NY, but this summer I will be moving to Texas. So in honor of 41 years of New York living here is my ode to the "Big Apple"!

Odyssey - Native New Yorker

Cynda Williams - Harlem Blues (I come from BROOKLYN but I love this song!)

Cynda Williams - Harlem Blues - Movie Version

Frank Sinatra - New York, New York

Peace & Love to all, special shout out to all my NEW YORKERS (Hey Eb & MH!!)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Old School Friday # 8 ~Wedding Songs~

You Know What It Is!!!!
It is...FRIDAY!! Which is my favorite day of the week because I get to post my "Old School Friday" Picks! In case you are new around these parts and don't know what "Old School Friday" is, well it is grown folks MUSIC! Yes we post some music that comes from some time before 2000, hopefully to relive some memories, and to educate or just entertain each other.
Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a meme titled Old School Friday and since I love my music I had to sign up to join! If you want to join in the Old School Fun then go HERE for the guidelines.
Ms Grapevine and Marvalus One decided to add a little twist to Old School Friday. That twist is that now they are assigning a Theme, Artist, Era, or Genre. The OSF theme for this week is wedding songs: songs you got married to or songs you would like played at your wedding. Ms. Grapevine is in a sentimental mood! So join in and post your favorite wedding song or just visit the other participants and enjoy the music!!
Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Chatting Over Cocktails -

- Cassandra - Danielle -Lisa C

-Rosemarie - Dee - SJP - sHaE-sHaE

I Love Old School Friday so much that I have decided to supply three selections. Yes, I will be using all three of these for my wedding! And they are:

Etta James - At Last

Brian McKnight - Love Of My Life

And last but not least, I am dedicating my all time favorite wedding song to my girl Bre Bre!
Rachell Ferrell & Will Downing - Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This

So there you have it! Grab someone you love, take them for a twirl around the dance floor, and let them know how much you love them!

Peace & Love!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Old School Friday #7 Theme- "1971"

You Know What It Is!!!!
It is...FRIDAY!! Which is my favorite day of the week because I get to post my "Old School Friday" Picks! In case you are new around these parts and don't know what "Old School Friday" is, well it is grown folks MUSIC! Yes we post some music that comes from some time before 2000, hopefully to relive some memories, and to educate or just entertain each other.
Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a meme titled Old School Friday and since I love my classic R&B I had to sign up to join. If you want to join in the Old School Fun then go HERE for the guidelines.
Last week Ms Grapevine and Marvalus One decided to add a little twist to Old School Friday. That twist is that now they are assigning a Theme, Artist, Era, or Genre. So the theme for this OSF is ...1971! That's right we are posting songs from 1971! So join in and post a 1971 song or just visit the participants and enjoy the music!!
Here are the other "Old School Friday" participants:

- Electronic Village - Chatting Over Cocktails -

- Cassandra - Danielle -Lisa C

-aj -Invisible Woman

-Rosemarie -sHaE-sHaE

I Love Old School Friday so much that I have decided to supply three selections, [Since 1971 was such a good year for "soul" music , think Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, etc I decided to go in a different direction!] And they are:

John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads (I Love John Denver!)

The Carpenters - Superstar

The Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Happy Old School Friday!!
Peace & Love!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Old School Friday #6