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Patti LaBelle
Today’s Artist
Patti LaBelle 1944-
Voulez-vous coucher
avec moi, ce soir?
Patti LaBelle lost all three of her sisters to cancer and kept singing through the grief. Her voice could soar and scream, switching from a whisper to a wail in the same breath. On My Own was a duet with Michael McDonald, but her real power was on stage where she commanded every note like she owned it. More on Patti LaBelle →
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Who Did It Better
play Freeway of Love
We're rollin' on the freeway of love
Ain't no speed limit for us
Aretha Franklin 1985
Aretha Franklin
Mary J. Blige 2004
Mary J. Blige

Freeway of Love 0:30 is a celebration of romance as total freedom. Shedding every weight and hitting the road with someone who makes you feel limitless. The relationship is not a destination but the ride itself -- fast, open, unburdened by anything behind you.

Joy as resilience. A love so expansive it refuses to carry what held you back. Two people moving forward with nothing between them and the horizon. That is the freedom the song is really chasing.

Today’s Record
That Lady (Part 1)
Who's that lady?
(Who's that lady?)
Album art
The Isley Brothers

A man declares his deep admiration for a remarkable woman. He praises her beauty, strength, and unique spirit. His devotion is unwavering and complete. The song celebrates loving someone who stands out from everyone else and commands total love and respect.

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Yesterday’s Track
Album art 1997
Monica
For You I Will (From "Space Jam")
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
She promises to cross oceans and bring the moon. Be his hero and his strength. When he feels lost she will be waiting. She will light his way for all time. Some people say these things. She means every single word.
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Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Junior Walker was a saxophone player first and singer second. Motown initially refused to sign him because he didn't sing. So he started shouting lyrics through his sax breaks to seal the deal. He solved the "you don't sing" problem by just yelling into the sax. That horn shout became his trademark.
Soul in the Movies
Charlie's Angels McG's Charlie's Angels is a candy-colored action film from 2000, and Destiny's Child's 'Independent Women Part I' opens it with the declaration that the shoes on my feet, I bought 'em. The song spent eleven weeks at number one. The film knows exactly what it's borrowing from. Independent women. The Angels already were.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

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Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

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We are a music discovery project.
Patti LaBelle
Today’s Artist
Patti LaBelle1944 –
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Patti LaBelle lost all three of her sisters to cancer and kept singing through the grief. Her voice could soar and scream, switching from a whisper to a wail in the same breath. On My Own was a duet with Michael McDonald, but her real power was on stage where she commanded every note like she owned it.
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Who Did It Better
play Freeway of Love 1985
We're rollin' on the freeway of love
Ain't no speed limit for us
Aretha Franklin Mary J. Blige

Freeway of Love 0:30 is a celebration of romance as total freedom. Shedding every weight and hitting the road with someone who makes you feel limitless. The relationship is not a destination but the ride itself -- fast, open, unburdened by anything behind you.

Joy as resilience. A love so expansive it refuses to carry what held you back. Two people moving forward with nothing between them and the horizon. That is the freedom the song is really chasing.

Today’s Record
That Lady (Part 1) 1973
Who's that lady?
(Who's that lady?)
A man declares his deep admiration for a remarkable woman. He praises her beauty, strength, and unique spirit. His devotion is unwavering and complete. The song celebrates loving someone who stands out from everyone else and commands total love and respect.
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Today’s Theme
Yoga Mat
Roberta Flack's piano barely moving over three chords, leaving so much space between them you could ......
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Soul in the Movies
McG's Charlie's Angels is a candy-colored action film from 2000, and Destiny's Child's 'Independent Women Part I' opens it with the declaration that the shoes on my feet, I bought 'em. The song spent eleven weeks at number one. The film knows exactly what it's borrowing from. Independent women. The Angels already were.
You’re Kidding, Right
Junior Walker was a saxophone player first and singer second. Motown initially refused to sign him because he didn't sing. So he started shouting lyrics through his sax breaks to seal the deal. He solved the "you don't sing" problem by just yelling into the sax. That horn shout became his trademark.
Why We're Here
Most of us grew up with free radio. Then corporations took over the playlist. Then we found Spotify and YouTube -- until the algorithm quietly decided what we liked, and suddenly we were stuck on repeat again. There's so much music out there, and only so much time to hear it.
At HotSupper, we just want to open things up a little. Maybe you'll stumble on an artist you've never heard of. Maybe you'll rediscover a song you'd completely forgotten. Maybe you'll just tap your toes. Either way, it's yours to explore. And if you have ideas to make this place better, we're all ears.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

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