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Here's another song that comes up in the hate list as well. I've first heard "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" when I listened to the Boogie Nights soundtrack and I thought the song was a beautiful disco track. The guys have very soulful voices and the music itself sounds beautiful.
I'm also wondering for those who hate the track, what is it about this track that makes it sound bad?
Australia mate! The land of many great funkateers!
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
It's a great track. Some consider it a classic. Loved it and played it when I first got it. Again, not one I hate, it's just been played to the point of 'death by migraine'.
Love Has No Time or Place
Nicky
Chart Hit [Level 6]
It's definitely not "Ring My Bell" appalling....I actually like the Charanga '76 version. What annoys me is that one of them, either McFathead or Whitebread, has VERY bad phrasing skills, and begins to sound like Mushmouth on "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids".....
I know you know sobone dat hab the negatib vaaaahhhhhbsss....
Billb, youbah andbuh Dumbah DonaldBuh got to go to duh recorbing studio....YUUUUUCCCKKKK!
BTW, Funky, I'm curious....if you like these tracks and enjoy them, that's all that matters. Why should anyone else's opinion be part of the equation? I know that if someone's musical opinion varies from mine, I don't give a flying fu.....flying fox fur about their opinion.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"I can see Prussia from my house!". :icon_mrgreen:
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
Why anyone would "hate" this track is beyond my comprehension. Totally holds up and I loved the way it was ironically played in "Boogie Nights" as the 1979 New Year's Eve transition song into the new decade.
Of course, everyone in the film soon saw the hedonistic pleasures and highs of the seventies spiralling out of control and their lives going downhill to rock bottom.
"Ain't No Stopping Us Now" indeed!!!!
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Hey Funky Dude,
I usually like everything produced by Gamble & Huff so I didn't list "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" as a hated song. The problem that I have with this song is that its played toooooooo much!!! All of the parties, weddings, anniversaries, reunions etc..that I went to played this song. Thats not including the radio and everyone's house (as well as ours) who had a 12 "inch version. So there was no escape! Oh and lets not forget about all the graduation ceremonies that had this song as their anthem. In the beginning I loved it, by the late 70's (79) I didn't want to hear it anymore.
*DISCO DELIGHT*
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
The "Positive Uplift" of the Philadelphia International music crafted by Gamble-Huff & Co. ("People all over the world--start a Love Train"; "Wake Up Everybody"; "Only The Strong Survive"; I"ll Always Love My Mama"; "Love Is The Message"; "I Love Music")was coopted by lots of folks for their own purposes. The positveness of the messages was supposed to be inspirational to blacks, (and others too, I suppose).
The black poet Nikki Giovanni wrote a piece for the box set, "The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & The Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1979), entitled "I Love Music: When Gamble & Huff Ruled". She touches on what this music meant to blacks in that late 1960's-early 1970's era. (I just can't retype it now.
Therefore, some of these songs were used as theme songs for a lot of events that wanted to inspire or weddings that wanted to get off on the right foot, I guess. What was the song somone said a while ago that was played at a wedding they attended? Something with a totally inappropriate message--dooming the marriage to failure, as I recall. Wasn't that your post Hustlebaby? What was that song? Hmmm?
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Chart Hit [Level 6]
LOL Yeah Marky that was my post the song was ....."Bad Luck" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Those grown folks back then knew what they were dancing to but it seems like it didn't matter. Maybe it was the beats, Teddy's voice and the open bar that made them forget about the lyrics?????On 2002-06-26 23:50, markydefad wrote:
Therefore, some of these songs were used as theme songs for a lot of events that wanted to inspire or weddings that wanted to get off on the right foot, I guess. What was the song somone said a while ago that was played at a wedding they attended? Something with a totally inappropriate message--dooming the marriage to failure, as I recall. Wasn't that your post Hustlebaby? What was that song? Hmmm?
Overall "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" is a great inspirational song but damn I got soooooo tired of hearing it!
*DELIGHTFUL*
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I like that song, so I have nothing bad to say about it.
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Well, I love this song. OK, it was played way too much but I just love listening to it. Perhaps like Marky said, it was and is inspirational (in contrast to some of today's crap). I'll admit that I haven't played it in a while because others do.
Find them and destroy them!
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I personally like "Ain´t No Stopping Us Now"
because it was not that famous in Europe
like for instance "Ring My Bell".
Also it´s more blackbased and there´s a
story from RANDY SHILTS who wrote a book
about HARVEY MILK, who was shot and there
was a big fight on the streets on San Fran-
cisco...the Radio-DJ´s then played the song.
An interesting history anecdote...
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
Oh gawd, Sirius....
I was there that night as cop cars were burning and gays were ramming the doors of the SF City Hall. I was definitely a watcher in the wings, NOT in the midst of the turmoil. BUT THAT was about as tumultuous a time as I can remember. During the LA riots, I just stayed at home--even though they raided stores as close as Sunset and LaBrea (about 5 blocks away).
I also met Randy Shilts a number of times in SF--he was EVERYWHERE. Sadly, he was another who died way too soon.
I don't remember the "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" connection to the events of that awful day ( Republican SF supervisor Dan White shot and killed Democratic supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in the SF City Hall and escaped through a basement window)--BUT I'm sure it was played as you said.
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Underground Hit [Level 5]
I love this song.
"Ain't no stoppin' us now" is one of my top favourite dance tracks of all the time. I am really surprised about this post I really would have never thought someone hated it!!! It's just last week I have found a copy the original 12" for only 10$ and I have immedeately buyed it in order to replace my old 12" copy too much used.....
If this song is "hated" by someone, what this someone would think about the fabulous "DISCO DUCK"?????? :???:
People all over the world, It\'s time for love & understanding, Come together!!
Underground Hit [Level 5]
........mmmhhh....... what does this mean???!!!LOL
Platinum Record [Level 8]
LOL=laugh out loud.
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Just another song---not a dance floor favorite for sure. Don't have it and don't want it.
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