1971
1972 Ain't No Sunshine 0:30 measures time in degrees of cold. She walks out and the light in the room changes. He knows she will come back. The knowing does not warm the room while she is gone.
The repeated I know is a man trying to convince himself. He does not know. Not really. He keeps saying it because the alternative is too much to hold while she is away.
A man so happy he defies gravity itself tonight. The upbeat rhythm bounces like champagne bubbles rising up. Pure joy becomes a physical force lifting him higher. Love turns ordinary rooms into magical playgrounds of delight. Dancing represents freedom from all earthly weight and worry.
The TAMI Show is the greatest concert film most people have never seen. Filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964, it captured a single night where James Brown, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson all shared the same stage. Brown's 'Please, Please, Please' -- the cape routine, the collapses, the resurrections -- is the most electrifying six minutes of live performance ever committed to film.
The Stones had to follow this. They called it their worst mistake. 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).
Ain't No Sunshine 0:30 measures time in degrees of cold. She walks out and the light in the room changes. He knows she will come back. The knowing does not warm the room while she is gone.
The repeated I know is a man trying to convince himself. He does not know. Not really. He keeps saying it because the alternative is too much to hold while she is away.
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).