http://curtismayfield.com/
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 3 June 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, died 26 December 1999 in Roswell, Georgia, USA.
Co-founder of R&B vocal group The Impressions in the late 1950’s. He left The Impressions in 1970 to embark on a solo career and founded his record label Curtom.
Mayfield is truly one of the greats, a pioneer in funk and socially aware R&B. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer).
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000.
UPN/Warner Bros./WB flagship shit. And yes this was a Warner Bros. movie, and when Warner Bros. was still black, just before it became white with the Big "W" logo later that year (and a precursor to "Friends"-loving Tribune trying to remake WB in their own image 23 years later, no wonder they trailed the real Warner Bros. network, UPN in the ratings, pathetically, all 11 years). I'm reviving UPN and creating WB, a real Warner Bros. network. No "The" before "WB," no Tribune.
If you don't get me my money by tonight, I'ma put that girl of your's down on whore's road! Son, I love how he wasn't scared of disrespecting another man's girl. Whereas Shaft and Mr. T would not do something like that, Fly was just merciless and vicious.
I've got a feeling have to let go "don't care what anybody says, I've got to take the pain away," sorry for the tears that flow, I didn't have to be here, I was just a nothing, you had no love for me, why couldn't you have let me be, I've got a jones running through my bones, it's better this way than all the rest, love child guess it's time to take another trip, all my life it's been this way, tell her smile, I love her so, I love her so.
Curtis Mayfield put feets in this song words and music. That orchestration alone is still flamed. Amazing and raw. Respect and appreciate rip. The band were great
Ima run over here and give you the gun, and ima go home and chill for a while. You wait for them niggas, and then later on call me to let me know what happened
Besides seeing Super Fly the movie – this entire album is the ghetto anthem of everything destructive and generationally apparent with my inner cities. The things Black people see in the ghetto – drugs, pimps, pushers, violence with a love song being smack in the middle of the chaotic landscape of city life. This album reminds me of growing up in NYC as a child. Every time I hear anything off this album it instantly transports me back to 1975.
I grew up around this, it's so real.
UPN/Warner Bros./WB flagship shit. And yes this was a Warner Bros. movie, and when Warner Bros. was still black, just before it became white with the Big "W" logo later that year (and a precursor to "Friends"-loving Tribune trying to remake WB in their own image 23 years later, no wonder they trailed the real Warner Bros. network, UPN in the ratings, pathetically, all 11 years). I'm reviving UPN and creating WB, a real Warner Bros. network. No "The" before "WB," no Tribune.
If you don't get me my money by tonight, I'ma put that girl of your's down on whore's road! Son, I love how he wasn't scared of disrespecting another man's girl. Whereas Shaft and Mr. T would not do something like that, Fly was just merciless and vicious.
My jam ..
I've got a feeling have to let go "don't care what anybody says, I've got to take the pain away," sorry for the tears that flow, I didn't have to be here, I was just a nothing, you had no love for me, why couldn't you have let me be, I've got a jones running through my bones, it's better this way than all the rest, love child guess it's time to take another trip, all my life it's been this way, tell her smile, I love her so, I love her so.
One of the worst things in this WORLD is……a CHILD that never smiles…..we must do BETTER for our children folks….. : (
100 Percent Mayfield……Dig it….
Incredible Guitar riffs…..
Solid,, Haunting Strings…
Mean Bass……
I love this song
Curtis Mayfield put feets in this song words and music. That orchestration alone is still flamed. Amazing and raw. Respect and appreciate rip. The band were great
Another GENIUS gone to soon love this soundtrack❤
I close my eyes in think about my whole life
This reminds of Friday the movie
Flashing Lights @ 4:28
skinnypimp brought me here
Ima run over here and give you the gun, and ima go home and chill for a while. You wait for them niggas, and then later on call me to let me know what happened
Curtis , you are The Man!
I'm here because of the movie Friday!
Still 2023 because nothing really good on the radio nowadays
Don't be homeless prolong your numbers are 4183 when you sing this number go in and ask the person for a job
It's getting worser day-by-day an all my life has been this way
Absolute masterpiece. The cellos at the end are arrangements extraordinaire.
Besides seeing Super Fly the movie – this entire album is the ghetto anthem of everything destructive and generationally apparent with my inner cities. The things Black people see in the ghetto – drugs, pimps, pushers, violence with a love song being smack in the middle of the chaotic landscape of city life. This album reminds me of growing up in NYC as a child. Every time I hear anything off this album it instantly transports me back to 1975.
flashing lights
People Get Ready for Mr. Curits Mayfield, he makes a great Impression.