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Shalamar
Today’s Artist
Shalamar 1977-
The second time around,
love is better than before.
Soul Train's producers put three dancers together and called it Shalamar, a manufactured group that became real through sheer hit-making power. The Second Time Around proved you cannot manufacture chemistry no matter how hard you try. They made the whole thing look easy, and every fabricated group since has been measured against their standard and come up short. More on Shalamar →
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Who Did It Better
play Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me
You wouldn't cheat, wouldn't lie, wouldn't hurt me
You wouldn't say you love me and then desert me
Stevie Wonder 1973
Stevie Wonder
Quincy Jones 1981
Quincy Jones

Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me 0:30 is trust handed over with both hands open. He looks at her and sees someone incapable of betrayal. Not because she is perfect. Because what they built together is stronger than any temptation that could come for her. He stakes his whole heart on that.

This is not naivety. This is chosen faith. He has seen what people do to each other. But standing in front of her, he believes different. She would not break him. That foundation holds everything.

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Today’s Record
Boogie Down
Boogie
Boogie down baby
Album art

Time to boogie down. Leave worries at home. The music calls. Dance until sunrise. Boogie down is an instruction. Put on shoes and let the rhythm take control. Not complicated. Just move and let the night carry wherever it wants to go.

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Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was fueled by real pain. His girlfriend dumped him for a modeling career after he got laid off from a construction gig. It became Atlantic Records' first-ever gold record. One man's heartbreak became a universal anthem. The song lives forever. The woman who inspired it is a footnote.
Soul in the Movies
Let's Do It Again 1975
Let's Do It Again Sidney Poitier directed and starred in Let's Do It Again, a 1975 comedy about two lodge brothers who hypnotize a boxer. The Staple Singers' title track hit number one on the Hot 100. The song is about second chances. The film is about getting away with something. Both are pure joy. Let's do it again. The Staple Singers made sure you would.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

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Take your shoes off. We got music on.
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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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Shalamar
Today’s Artist
Shalamar1977 –
The second time around, love is better than before.
Soul Train's producers put three dancers together and called it Shalamar, a manufactured group that became real through sheer hit-making power. The Second Time Around proved you cannot manufacture chemistry no matter how hard you try. They made the whole thing look easy, and every fabricated group since has been measured against their standard and come up short.
More on Shalamar →
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Who Did It Better
play Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me 1973
You wouldn't cheat, wouldn't lie, wouldn't hurt me
You wouldn't say you love me and then desert me
Stevie Wonder Quincy Jones

Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me 0:30 is trust handed over with both hands open. He looks at her and sees someone incapable of betrayal. Not because she is perfect. Because what they built together is stronger than any temptation that could come for her. He stakes his whole heart on that.

This is not naivety. This is chosen faith. He has seen what people do to each other. But standing in front of her, he believes different. She would not break him. That foundation holds everything.

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Today’s Record
Boogie Down 1974
Boogie
Boogie down baby
Time to boogie down. Leave worries at home. The music calls. Dance until sunrise. Boogie down is an instruction. Put on shoes and let the rhythm take control. Not complicated. Just move and let the night carry wherever it wants to go.
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Today’s Theme
E. Mojo
E. Mojo -- the hybrid zone where P-Funk's mothership collides with Kraftwerk's computer world and th......
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Soul in the Movies
Let's Do It Again 1975
Sidney Poitier directed and starred in Let's Do It Again, a 1975 comedy about two lodge brothers who hypnotize a boxer. The Staple Singers' title track hit number one on the Hot 100. The song is about second chances. The film is about getting away with something. Both are pure joy. Let's do it again. The Staple Singers made sure you would.
You’re Kidding, Right
Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was fueled by real pain. His girlfriend dumped him for a modeling career after he got laid off from a construction gig. It became Atlantic Records' first-ever gold record. One man's heartbreak became a universal anthem. The song lives forever. The woman who inspired it is a footnote.
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.

Take your shoes off. We got music on.
 · About  · Sunday  ·   · 

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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