Friday, January 09, 2004
"Juicy Fruit," Mtume (6/4/83)
While on vacation recently, I played this for a friend who wasn't familiar with it, along with the rest of '83's #1s. When this song came on, he exclaimed, "Even the ballads [from then] were funky!" And he's right. And, like much of its brethren, "Juicy Fruit" is surprisingly minimalist. Lyrically, it somehow manages to pull off the kitschy/sexy thing simultaneously (which is really difficult to do). And the bassline, oh that bassline... Puffy sends a "thank you" card (along with lots of royalties, as it underpinned Biggie's first hit, "Juicy"). A
While on vacation recently, I played this for a friend who wasn't familiar with it, along with the rest of '83's #1s. When this song came on, he exclaimed, "Even the ballads [from then] were funky!" And he's right. And, like much of its brethren, "Juicy Fruit" is surprisingly minimalist. Lyrically, it somehow manages to pull off the kitschy/sexy thing simultaneously (which is really difficult to do). And the bassline, oh that bassline... Puffy sends a "thank you" card (along with lots of royalties, as it underpinned Biggie's first hit, "Juicy"). A
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