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Nina Simone
Today’s Artist
Nina Simone 1933-2003 (70)
High priestess of soul,
pianist, and civil rights activist**FIXXXXX**
Nina Simone was classically trained at Juilliard and rejected from Curtis because she was Black. She turned that rejection into a lifelong conversation with America. She sang Mississippi Goddam after the Birmingham bombing, and she never asked for permission. Her music mixed protest, jazz, blues, and classical into something that belonged only to her. More on Nina Simone →
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Who Did It Better
play Got to Give It Up
Got to give it up
Got to give it up
Marvin Gaye 1977
Marvin Gaye
Aaliyah 1996
Aaliyah

Got to Give It Up 0:30 is about the moment resistance crumbles and the rhythm wins. A man on the dance floor fighting his own shyness until surrender becomes the only way through. He stops protecting his cool long enough to let the night take him.

Giving it up means letting the music move through you without apology. The pretense falls away and something truer steps forward. Losing control is not losing anything. It is finally finding how to move.

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Today’s Record
Power Of Love/Love Power
When I say goodbye it is never for long
'Cause I know our love still lives on
Album art
Luther Vandross

An anthem celebrating love's transformative force. The singer declares that love conquers doubt, fear, and loneliness. It lifts people higher and gives life meaning. The power of love is unstoppable, connecting souls across every boundary and making everything else fade away.

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Yesterday’s Track
Album art 2000
Erykah Badu
Bag Lady
Bag lady you goin' hurt your back
Draggin' all 'em bags like that
A metaphor for emotional baggage carried through life. The singer advises letting go of past hurts instead of dragging them forward. Holding onto old pain exhausts the spirit. Freedom comes from releasing what no longer serves, making space for new love and lighter days.
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Today’s Theme
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You’re Kidding, Right
Con Funk Shun formed in 1969 in Vallejo, California as a high school band called Project Soul. Built their sound around blistering horns and tight rhythm guitar. A high school band from a small California town turned into a funk institution. They didn't wait for opportunity -- they built it.
Soul in the Movies
Mo Money 1992
Mo Money Damon Wayans wrote and starred in Mo Money, a 1992 comedy about a small-time crook who falls for a woman while working a credit card scam. Heavy D's 'Money Can't Buy You Love' is the title track. The song is about the limits of wealth. The film is about discovering those limits in real time. Money can't buy you love. The film proved it.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

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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.
Nina Simone
Today’s Artist
Nina Simone1933 – 2003
High priestess of soul, pianist, and civil rights activist**FIXXXXX**
Nina Simone was classically trained at Juilliard and rejected from Curtis because she was Black. She turned that rejection into a lifelong conversation with America. She sang Mississippi Goddam after the Birmingham bombing, and she never asked for permission. Her music mixed protest, jazz, blues, and classical into something that belonged only to her.
More on Nina Simone →
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Who Did It Better
play Got to Give It Up 1977
Got to give it up
Got to give it up
Marvin Gaye Aaliyah

Got to Give It Up 0:30 is about the moment resistance crumbles and the rhythm wins. A man on the dance floor fighting his own shyness until surrender becomes the only way through. He stops protecting his cool long enough to let the night take him.

Giving it up means letting the music move through you without apology. The pretense falls away and something truer steps forward. Losing control is not losing anything. It is finally finding how to move.

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Today’s Record
Power Of Love/Love Power 1991
When I say goodbye it is never for long
'Cause I know our love still lives on
An anthem celebrating love's transformative force. The singer declares that love conquers doubt, fear, and loneliness. It lifts people higher and gives life meaning. The power of love is unstoppable, connecting souls across every boundary and making everything else fade away.
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Today’s Theme
Midnight Funk Association
A fellowship of the low end, where Parliament's mothership broadcasts on a bass frequency James Brow......
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Soul in the Movies
Mo Money 1992
Damon Wayans wrote and starred in Mo Money, a 1992 comedy about a small-time crook who falls for a woman while working a credit card scam. Heavy D's 'Money Can't Buy You Love' is the title track. The song is about the limits of wealth. The film is about discovering those limits in real time. Money can't buy you love. The film proved it.
You’re Kidding, Right
Con Funk Shun formed in 1969 in Vallejo, California as a high school band called Project Soul. Built their sound around blistering horns and tight rhythm guitar. A high school band from a small California town turned into a funk institution. They didn't wait for opportunity -- they built it.
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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