Wheel me out

Was(not was) was formed by Detroit natives David Weiss (Davis Was) and Don Fagenson (Don Was) in 1979. These two starving musicians decided to start a project that encompassed many types of music and creativity that spanned from Jazz and Rock, all the way to Dance and beat poetry. The two amazing producers worked with a bunch of different artists(including two of my all time favs Iggy Pop and Elvis Costello) to help their sound stay fresh and to push their creativity to the max. As i mentioned before i was a bit confused by the duo because i couldn't see how "Walk the Dinosaur" could've come from the same group who made"Wheel me out", the song featured here today:

Was (not was) - Wheel me out

Walk the Dinosaur Video (just for fun)

Sesame Funk and more!!

i went crazy the other day getting a little nostalgic on Youtube. While looking up old television shows i used to watch as a kid, i realized that T.V. had a huge impact on the music i listen to today. Here are a few examples:

the infamous pinball count by Walt Kraemer and the Pointer Sisters. this wouldn't come on every episode, but when it did, you know it got my pampers a'shakin!



A lot of you prolly won't remember this one, but for those of you born in the seventies like myself it should bring back some memories. There were quite a few clips set in the sesame street discoteque when i was growing up and it makes a lot of sense. It just goes to show you that Jim Henson and his team had their collective 'ear to the streets' and knew how to reach the younger generation. This tune, sung by the one and only Cookie Monster, actually got pretty popular due to some remix action by Disco Godfather Larry Levan...who at the time was resident dj at a little place called the Paradise Garage (kind of a big deal).



Now my pops couldn't watch sesame street all day, so at some point i had to hand over the remote. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing though. Dad had good taste and was a fan of cop shows with awesome themes like C.H.i.P.S.:

Oh, and the S.W.A.T. theme by Rhythm Heritage ...this song jams!

I also wanted to include the extended 45 version which in my opinion has one of the illest breakdowns in history (sampled used in Lauryn Hill's "Sweetest Thing rmx") enjoy!!