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Mary Wells
Today’s Artist
Mary Wells 1943-1992 (49)
Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy.
Mary Wells was the first Motown star to have a number one on the Hot 100 with My Guy. She left the label at her peak for a bad contract and never recovered commercially. Her voice was sweet and confident, and she paved the way for every woman who followed at Motown. More on Mary Wells →
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Who Did It Better
play People Get Ready
People get ready, there's a train a-coming
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
The Impressions 1965
The Impressions
Aretha Franklin 1972
Aretha Franklin

People Get Ready 0:30 calls a train that has been running longer than the tracks. You do not need baggage. You do not need a ticket. You just need to be ready to go. The invitation is open to everyone who hears the whistle.

The train does not check your name or your past. It asks if you are ready to leave the station where they kept you waiting. Faith enough to step aboard is the only requirement.

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Today’s Record
That Girl
That girl thinks that she's so fine
That soon she'll have my mind
Album art
Stevie Wonder

A cautionary tale about a beautiful woman who knows her power. She uses her charms carelessly, leaving broken hearts behind. The narrator warns others not to fall for her games. Self-assured and untouchable, she remains an enigma nobody can truly possess.

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Yesterday’s Track
Album art 1991
Michael Jackson
Remember The Time
Do you remember
When we fell in love
Nostalgia for a love that once burned bright between them. Ancient Egyptian romance meets modern longing for connection. Memory preserves what time erodes away eventually. She recalls stolen moments vividly still. The question hangs unanswered eternally. Some loves remain alive only in recollection and dreams.
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Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Randy Crawford's voice on "Street Life" with The Crusaders made her an international star. But it was her only major US Hot 100 hit. Sometimes one perfect song is enough. In America she's a one-hit wonder. Anywhere else in the world she's a legend. The same voice that American radio barely touched became an institution overseas. Timing and luck are weird.
Soul in the Movies
Mean Streets 1973
Mean Streets Scorsese opened Mean Streets with the Ronettes' 'Be My Baby' and established a rule he'd follow for fifty years: the right song at the right moment is more powerful than any score. Harvey Keitel walks into a bar bathed in red light, and Phil Spector's Wall of Sound walks with him. Be my baby. Scorsese's camera already was.
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.

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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.
Mary Wells
Today’s Artist
Mary Wells1943 – 1992
Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy.
Mary Wells was the first Motown star to have a number one on the Hot 100 with My Guy. She left the label at her peak for a bad contract and never recovered commercially. Her voice was sweet and confident, and she paved the way for every woman who followed at Motown.
More on Mary Wells →
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Who Did It Better
play People Get Ready 1965
People get ready, there's a train a-coming
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
The Impressions Aretha Franklin

People Get Ready 0:30 calls a train that has been running longer than the tracks. You do not need baggage. You do not need a ticket. You just need to be ready to go. The invitation is open to everyone who hears the whistle.

The train does not check your name or your past. It asks if you are ready to leave the station where they kept you waiting. Faith enough to step aboard is the only requirement.

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Today’s Record
That Girl 1982
That girl thinks that she's so fine
That soon she'll have my mind
A cautionary tale about a beautiful woman who knows her power. She uses her charms carelessly, leaving broken hearts behind. The narrator warns others not to fall for her games. Self-assured and untouchable, she remains an enigma nobody can truly possess.
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Today’s Theme
Flash Your Lights
The dancefloor as a signal system, every track a different frequency broadcasting from the same sour......
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Soul in the Movies
Mean Streets 1973
Scorsese opened Mean Streets with the Ronettes' 'Be My Baby' and established a rule he'd follow for fifty years: the right song at the right moment is more powerful than any score. Harvey Keitel walks into a bar bathed in red light, and Phil Spector's Wall of Sound walks with him. Be my baby. Scorsese's camera already was.
You’re Kidding, Right
Randy Crawford's voice on "Street Life" with The Crusaders made her an international star. But it was her only major US Hot 100 hit. Sometimes one perfect song is enough. In America she's a one-hit wonder. Anywhere else in the world she's a legend. The same voice that American radio barely touched became an institution overseas. Timing and luck are weird.
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  · Privacy  · 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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