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Bootsy Collins
Today’s Artist
Bootsy Collins 1951-
Funk bassist known for his star-shaped bass and spacey persona**FIXXXXX**
Bootsy Collins was 19 when James Brown hired him as his bassist. He brought star-shaped glasses, a bass so low it shook floors, and a stage presence that made funk look like the most fun a human could have standing up. Then he joined Parliament and helped build a whole cosmology. He did not just play the one. He was the one. More on Bootsy Collins →
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Who Did It Better
play I Believe
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
R. Kelly 1998
R. Kelly
Whitney Houston 1998
Whitney Houston

I Believe 0:30 is faith in yourself as a declaration, not a question. He believes he can fly, can touch the sky, can rise above every limit placed on him. The belief is not supported by evidence. It is the evidence.

If you can hold the belief, the rest will follow. Doubt is a luxury he cannot afford when the alternative is staying on the ground. Believing is the first and last requirement.

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Today’s Record
I Gotcha
I gotcha, uh-huh, huh
You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh
Album art
Joe Tex

Playful accusation catches someone red-handed. Hidden intentions get exposed. The mock gotcha carries knowing delight. Not anger but laughter at transparency. Someone thought they moved in secret. Exposing every hidden motive brings joy. A game of cat and mouse unfolds with swagger.

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Yesterday’s Track
Album art
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Young Johnny plays guitar like a ringing bell in his country home. His mother says he will be a star someday. The guitar riff is instantly recognizable around the world. Chuck Berry wrote about achieving dreams through natural talent and hard work.
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Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Mary Wells was the first Motown star to have a #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "My Guy" in 1964. She was just 21. First lady of Motown. Before the Supremes, before the Temptations, before Motown conquered the world -- there was Mary Wells. She was Motown's first real crossover superstar. She opened the door for everyone.
Soul in the Movies
Platoon 1986
Platoon Oliver Stone set Platoon in the jungles of Vietnam and scored it with the music soldiers actually listened to. Smokey Robinson's 'The Tracks of My Tears' plays during a scene of forced levity before everything goes wrong -- boys playing cards, trying to pretend they're not terrified. The song is about hiding your pain in public. The tracks of my tears. The jungle saw them.
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We are a music discovery project.
Bootsy Collins
Today’s Artist
Bootsy Collins1951 –
Funk bassist known for his star-shaped bass and spacey persona**FIXXXXX**
Bootsy Collins was 19 when James Brown hired him as his bassist. He brought star-shaped glasses, a bass so low it shook floors, and a stage presence that made funk look like the most fun a human could have standing up. Then he joined Parliament and helped build a whole cosmology. He did not just play the one. He was the one.
More on Bootsy Collins →
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Who Did It Better
play I Believe 1998
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
R. Kelly Whitney Houston

I Believe 0:30 is faith in yourself as a declaration, not a question. He believes he can fly, can touch the sky, can rise above every limit placed on him. The belief is not supported by evidence. It is the evidence.

If you can hold the belief, the rest will follow. Doubt is a luxury he cannot afford when the alternative is staying on the ground. Believing is the first and last requirement.

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Today’s Record
I Gotcha 1972
I gotcha, uh-huh, huh
You thought I didn't see ya now, didn't ya, uh-huh, huh
Playful accusation catches someone red-handed. Hidden intentions get exposed. The mock gotcha carries knowing delight. Not anger but laughter at transparency. Someone thought they moved in secret. Exposing every hidden motive brings joy. A game of cat and mouse unfolds with swagger.
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Today’s Theme
Prince B-Sides
The songs Prince kept for himself. Not the singles, not the videos, not the Super Bowl. The ones tha......
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Soul in the Movies
Platoon 1986
Oliver Stone set Platoon in the jungles of Vietnam and scored it with the music soldiers actually listened to. Smokey Robinson's 'The Tracks of My Tears' plays during a scene of forced levity before everything goes wrong -- boys playing cards, trying to pretend they're not terrified. The song is about hiding your pain in public. The tracks of my tears. The jungle saw them.
You’re Kidding, Right
Mary Wells was the first Motown star to have a #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "My Guy" in 1964. She was just 21. First lady of Motown. Before the Supremes, before the Temptations, before Motown conquered the world -- there was Mary Wells. She was Motown's first real crossover superstar. She opened the door for everyone.
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.
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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).

Full attribution breakdown →

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