Comments on: TEENA MARIE / “If I Were A Bell” http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Q http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-52763 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:33:31 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-52763 First to Kalamu's Otis Redding remark, Otis isn't a one hit wonder. How about "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Tramp", "Mr Pitiful", "Try a Little Tenderness" and "Hard to Handle". Granted they didn't chart, but then again most GOOD music never does. Not only was "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay" posthumusly released, it was recorded three days before his death. Now about Ms. "T"...Mtume, why you gotta keep us waiting another week. Is this a publicity stunt, LOL! These tracks are good. But, I expect to see "Portugeuse Love" next week. And if you venture outside of the Ballads, "Square Biz" is a good one also. First to Kalamu’s Otis Redding remark, Otis isn’t a one hit wonder. How about “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”, “Tramp”, “Mr Pitiful”, “Try a Little Tenderness” and “Hard to Handle”. Granted they didn’t chart, but then again most GOOD music never does. Not only was “Sitting On the Dock of the Bay” posthumusly released, it was recorded three days before his death.

Now about Ms. “T”…Mtume, why you gotta keep us waiting another week. Is this a publicity stunt, LOL! These tracks are good. But, I expect to see “Portugeuse Love” next week. And if you venture outside of the Ballads, “Square Biz” is a good one also.

]]> by: Stephanie Renee http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-54145 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:16:44 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-54145 As Miss Teena is one of my all-time faves as well, I will now cast my vote for "You Make Love Like Springtime" in next week's lineup. You can't talk about Teena the soul diva without giving significant love to her jazzier roots as well. And it is fitting to note that Smokey not only wrote songs for her, but clearly had a PROFOUND influence on her vocally as well. Thank you for shining light on one of music's brilliant jewels. As Miss Teena is one of my all-time faves as well, I will now cast my vote for “You Make Love Like Springtime” in next week’s lineup. You can’t talk about Teena the soul diva without giving significant love to her jazzier roots as well. And it is fitting to note that Smokey not only wrote songs for her, but clearly had a PROFOUND influence on her vocally as well.

Thank you for shining light on one of music’s brilliant jewels.

]]> by: Dallas Trenton http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-69113 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:17:40 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-69113 <p>What happened to &quot;Portuguese Love&quot;??????</p> <p><b><font color="#ffffff"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mtume says &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></b><br /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/27/teena-marie-%e2%80%9ccasanova-brown%e2%80%9d/" target="_self">It was #2</a>. The post you read was&nbsp; #6 - 12. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> What happened to "Portuguese Love"??????

          Mtume says           

It was #2. The post you read was  #6 - 12.

 

]]> by: Derrick Perkins http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-74069 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:50:56 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-74069 This is a lady that i love and she has it all My song that i love the most is Out On A Limb that is the best in my book and so is Miss Marie thank u This is a lady that i love and she has it all My song that i love the most is Out On A Limb that is the best in my book and so is Miss Marie thank u

]]> by: smoothyc http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-80040 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:02:18 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-80040 teena marie greatest song from a list of great songs is very hard, but a song that stands out is pretty man on passion play , its sexy , passionate , and mesmorising and beautifully performed by our ivory queen of soul . please check out the ivory queen of soul website much love smoothyc e teena marie greatest song from a list of great songs is very hard, but a song that stands out is pretty man on passion play , its sexy , passionate , and mesmorising and beautifully performed by our ivory queen of soul .
please check out the ivory queen of soul website
much love smoothyc e

]]> by: MotleySTL http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-89032 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:15:13 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/04/21/teena-marie-%e2%80%9cif-i-were-a-bell%e2%80%9d/#comment-89032 Tina,you been breakin my heart since I was 25 yeras old with Square Biz. I love you. Beautiful too. Tina,you been breakin my heart since I was 25 yeras old with Square Biz. I love you. Beautiful too.

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