THIS IS WHY

I wasn't even looking for this one. In fact, Cynty and the Monkees were completely unknown to me when I ran across their 1974 cover of Barbara Acklin's "Lady, Lady, Lady". I'd never heard Acklin's original either. But, the song sure sounded familiar, which was all the more befuddling. Wait a second here. It's on Black Art, Lee Perry's label. Yep, right there, produced by Lee Perry. This shouldn't take long. I'll just take a mental inventory of the Perry stuff I've heard. No I won't. I've heard way too much. Who Sampled here we come. Oh, that's it, I was just gonna say it. Lee Perry used the riddim for his "Exit the Dragon". Okay, and done. Listen to Cynty and the Monkees' cover. It's an excellent interpretation. Or don't. Walk around like that, I don't care.

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Listen:
Cynty and the Monkees - Lady, Lady mp3 at Pixie Radio
Cyndy and the Monkees - Lady, Lady (long disco version) (streaming) at YouTube
Barbara Acklin - Lady, Lady, Lady (streaming) at YouTube
Lee Perry - Exit the Dragon (streaming) at YouTube

BARBARA'S BUM BREAK

You almost definitely know this song, the instrumental version, "Soulful Strut," at least. It was a hit for Young-Holt Unlimited in '69, and was ubiquitous bumper music in the late sixties and well into the seventies (hell, even today). But it was originally recorded as the backing track for Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl?." Then the suits at Brunswick Records stepped in. Tapping into their infinite wisdom, they decided to strip it of vocals, add piano, and release it as an instrumental single. By the time Acklin's vocal version was finally released a few months later, the damage was done. Everybody already had the instrumental version. Which might explain why you may not have heard of Acklin. Fucking suits do it again.

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Listen:
Barbara Acklin - Am I the Same Girl? mp3 at Mixtape Riot
Young-Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut mp3 at XOC Music
Swing Out Sister - Am I the Same Girl? mp3 at 4Shared
Young Holt Unlimited/Swing Out Sister - Soulful Strut/Am I the Same Girl? (back to back) mp3 at Tuxedo Junction
Unrelated to the suits' infinite wisdom:
Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Women mp3 at The Soul Girl
Young-Holt Unlimited - Young & Holtful mp3 at Sneak Move
Young-Holt Unlimited - Baby Your Light Is Out mp3 at The Soul Girl