Life–Noted

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It’s the end of season 1 of Life–Noted but fear not, we’ll be returning in the spring with all new interviews with ordinary folks sharing their unique musical lives. Until then, enjoy episode 81 of our sister podcast, Space Time Music where Lyd the SBW finds an unlikely connection between the musical Oklahoma! and R&B classic, 'Outstanding' by the GAP band.The SpaceTimeMusic theme music is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.LINKS:A Sample, A Cover playlistFacebookMerchOutstandingThe Gap Band IVGAP Band1982The Surrey With the Fringe on TopRoger’s and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Motion Picture SoundtrackGordon MacRae and Shirley Jones1958Surrey With the Fringe on the TopAhmad Jamal Live at the PershingAhmad Jamal Trio1958Every Little Thing You DoCandy RainSoul for Real1995

DJ AKA Mixmaster muses about staging one-woman shows on the grounds of the apartment complex in Atlanta where she lived as a young girl (pretend microphones included), leaning into funky, offbeat, 90’s-era Black women artists who put their souls into the music and much more about finding self-expression and empowerment through music.Songs featured in order of appearance:I Like ItAll This LoveDebarge1982Beat ItThrillerMichael Jackson1982Double Dutch BusChildren of TomorrowFrankie Smith1981Do You Really Want to Hurt MeKissing to Be CleverCulture Club1982Candy GirlCandy GirlNew Edition1983She Blinded Me with ScienceThe Golden Age of WirelessThomas Dolby1982The ReflexSeven and the Ragged TigerDuran Duran1983I Feel Good All OverIf I Were Your WomanStephanie Mills1987If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)Plantation LullabiesMeshell Ndegeocello1993Dred LocPlantation LullabiesMeshell Ndegeocello1993HopelessLove Jones The MusicDionne Farris1997I KnowWild Seed – Wild FlowerDionne Farris1994Tennessee3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..Arrested Development1992I TryOn How Life IsMacy Gray1999Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – (I Love You Baby)The Miseducation of Lauryn HillMs. Lauryn Hill1998Strange Fruit – Tricky/Tool RemixVerve RemixedBillie Holiday2002Feeling Good – Joe Claussell RemixVerve RemixedNina Simone2002Wonder WomanBeginLION BABE2016I AM WOMAN (NOW What’s Next) NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 83Emmy Meli2022Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé2020F**kin’ PerfectGreatest Hits…So Far!!1Pink2010RoarPRISM (Deluxe)Katy Perry2013GoldenBeautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2|Jill Scott2004Level UpBeauty MarksCiara2019You Gotta BeI Ain’t Movin’Des’ree1994Way Back 3:33amAmber Mark2017IbhanoyiUmuthiBlaq Diamond2020ImaliYa BadimoBlack Motion, Nokwazi2016Qolo LamiQolo LamiSparks Bantwana, DJ Sox2018Float (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)The Age of PleasureJanelle Monáe, Seun Kuti, Egypt 802023Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)Beyoncé, Madonna2022Before I Let Go Live in New OrleansMaze, Frankie Beverly1981Before I Let Go – Homecoming Live Bonus TrackHOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUMBeyoncé2019I’m Every WomanChakaChaka Khan1978I’m Every WomanThe Bodyguard – Original SoundtrackWhitney Houston1992I’m Coming OutDianaDiana Ross1980Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy, Mase)Life After DeathNotorious B.I.G., Mase, Puff Daddy1997Can’t Take My Eyes Off YouSoloFrankie Valli1967Killing Me Softly with His SongThe ScoreFugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill1996

DJ Sir Mixed-Up looks back on the freedom of being a 16 year-old speeding down the highway (in a sweet ride) with an 8-track cassette of War blaring, the uncool-ness of being a dad who listens to Kenny G while driving the family minivan and much more about the twists and turns in his personal soundtrack.Songs featured in order of appearance:ABCABCThe Jackson 51970Why Can’t We Be FriendsWhy Can’t We Be FriendsWar1975Back In the SaddleRocksAerosmith1976I’ll Be Home for ChristmasFaith: A Holiday AlbumKenny G1999Changes in Latitudes, Changes in AttitudeChanges in Latitudes, Changes in AttitudeJimmy Buffett1977More Than a FeelingBostonBoston1976(I Can’t Get No) SatisfactionOut of Our HeadsThe Rolling Stones1965Best of YouIn Your HonorFoo Fighters2005EvenflowTenPearl Jam1991Runnin’ with the DevilVan HalenVan Halen1978Sharped Dressed ManEliminatorZZ Top1983Georgia On My MindStardustWillie Nelson1978Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I.PréludeBach: Unaccompanied Cello SuitesYo Yo Ma | J.S. Bach1983My Neighbor TotoroMy Neighbor Tortoro Sound BookJoe Hisaishi1988Kiss The RainFrom the Yellow RoomYiruma2003Knockin’ On Heaven’s DoorPat Garrett & Billy the KidBob Dylan1973Knockin’ On Heaven’s DoorUse Your Illusion IIGuns N’ Roses1991What The World Needs Now Is LoveAlfieBurt Bacharach1967Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan DowdyShoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan DowdyDinah Shore1946Do You Feel Like We DoFrampton’s CamelPeter Frampton1973

DJ Ox tells us why snow goggles, jumpsuits and race car jackets could be found on the shopping lists of middle schoolers in Philadelphia in the late 90’s, how one of his childhood Motown favorites (played many, many times by his father) shapes his thinking as an adult and much more about music’s powerful influence in his life.Songs featured in order of appearance:My GirlThe Temptations Sing SmokeyThe Temptations1965Can We TalkI'm ReadyTevin Campbell1993You Make Me Wanna…My WayUsher1997Nice & SlowMy WayUsher1997Rider Girl (Feat. D.O.G.)The Club Queen K-Swift StoryDJ K-Swift2009I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown)I Got Shit On My MindLuke1992Give U My HeartBoomerangBabyface feat. Toni Braxton1992SailingChristopher CrossChristopher Cross1979ParadiseStronger Than PrideSade1988I Can’t Tell You WhyThe Long RunEagles1979Red Light SpecialCrazySexyCoolTLC1994Mister MagicMister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.1975Just Wanna RockPink TapeLil Uzi Vert2023Dreams and NightmaresDreams and NightmaresMeek Mill2012Battle #3 (Charlie Clips & Goodz vs. Hitman Holla & John John da Don)Summer ImpactUltimate Rap League, Charlie Clips, Goodz, Hitman Holla, John John da Don2021On My MamaJaguar IIVictoria Monet2023Say ItI Told YouTory Lanez2016OverCandydripLucky Daye2022I Will Always Love YouThe BodyguardWhitney Houston1992I Heard It Through The GrapevineIn the GrooveMarvin Gaye1968I Heard It Through The GrapevineEverybody Needs LoveGladys Knight & The Pips1967I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get ByTicalMethod Man, Mary J. Blige2014You’re All I Need to Get ByYou're All I NeedMarvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell1968I Will Always Love YouJoleneDolly Parton1974And I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingAnd I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingJennifer Holliday1982And I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingDreamgirlsJennifer Hudson2006 

DJ Lyd the SBW interviews her co-host, DJ Sciurus, who takes us on a serious post-disco yacht rock musical journey. Grab some trail mix and prepare to get in touch with your inner Doobie Brother. The SpaceTimeMusic theme music is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.LINKS:A Sample, A Cover playlistSONG CREDITS:In order of appearance(Love Is) Thicker Than WaterFlowing RiversAndy Gibb1977Doggin’ Me AroundJackie Wilson1960Wait For LoveThe Night I Fell in LoveLuther Vandross1985Love No Limit (Remix) What’s the 411? RemixMary J. Blige/Kid Capri1992I Changed My MindThe Way It IsKeyshia Cole2005Funkin’ for JamaicaLove ApproachTom Browne1980Who Do You Love Mr. WrightBernard Wright1985Over Like a Fat RatOver Like a Fat Rat Fonda Rae1982One More ChanceReady to DieNotorious B. I. G.1995Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can SeeWhen Disaster StrikesBusta Rhymes1997A Change is Gonna ComeAin’t That Good NewsSam Cooke1964Somebody Else Black Radio 2Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Emeli Sandé2013Declaration (This Is It!)The Fight of My Life 2007Kirk FranklinOh Happy DayLet Us Go Into the House of the LordThe Edwin Hawkins Singers1968AwesomeKingdom Business 4Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago2012LowdownSilk DegreesBoz Scaggs1976For the Love of You The Heat is OnThe Isley Brothers1975WhitneyWhitney Houston 1987Risin’ to the TopChangesKeni Burke1982Take You ThereThe Main IngredientPete Rock & C.L. Smooth1994This is ItKeep The FireKenny Loggins1979What a Fool BelievesMinute By MinuteDoobie Brothers1978

In this crossover episode Life–Noted is bringing you an interview from its sister podcast, Space Time Music and in it, Lyd the SBW will be interviewing…herself, giving y’all the music/soul profile you’ve been waiting for. There’s a lot of 70s and 80s goodness in here kids. The SpaceTimeMusic theme music is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.LINKS:A Sample, A Cover playlistThe Raisin at the Hot Dog’s End music episodeDJ LeGoomDJ Lil’ PurseSONG CREDITS:In order of appearanceI Want You BackJackson 51969 (You’re the) Devil in DisguiseElvis Presley1968ControlNastyControlJanet Jackson1986CandyWord UpCameo1986ExcursionsCheck the RhimeThe Low End Theory1991Crazy in LoveDangerously in LoveBeyonce2003Ntaba ezikudeAfrica to the WorldSun-El Musician feat. Simmy2018Flamenco SketchesKind of BlueMiles DavisThe Nearness of YouElla and LouisElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongAndurilThe Lord of the Rings: Return of the King SoundtrackHoward Shore2003For the Love of YouTony Toni Toné–Who?Tony! Toni! Toné!1988Strawberry Letter 23Freedom FlightShuggie Otis1971Right on TimeBrothers Johnson1977 

DJ Hot Grits & Shit talks about creating her legendary Michael Jackson wall, bouncing back from an encounter with a tambourine in church and much more about her journey (literal and metaphorical) to discover her music tastes. Songs featured in order of appearance:State of ShockVictoryThe Jacksons, Mick Jagger1984It’s My ThingStrictly BusinessEPMD1988Your Love Is KingDiamond LifeSade1984BadBadMichael Jackson1988Black Man’s CryLive!Fela Kuti Live with Ginger Baker1971Crush on YouHardcoreLil’ Kim1996ProceedDo You Want More?!!!??!The Roots 1995Shut Down the Club Feed the AnimalsGirl Talk 2008PhoyisaDJ Maphorisa and Kabza Small feat. Cassper Nyovest and QwestakufetDJ Maphorisa and Kabza Small2020Happy for YouBack to LoveJunior Taurus2020DownLa Vie Est Belle/Life Is Beautiful Petite Noir2015I Couldn’t Love You MoreLove DeluxeSade1992Sweet LifeChannel OrangeFrank Ocean2012PyramidsChannel OrangeFrank Ocean2012Old Time ChurchGod Gets the GloryMississippi Mass Choir1991Where is Your Faith in God\Sings with the World’s Greatest ChoirsJames Cleveland1985Come on in the RoomGreatest HitsGeorgia Mass Choir1996Bring it BackTen Toes DownEight Ball & MJG2010You Don’t Want DramaLiving LegendsEight Ball & MJG2005BabyLightDakhaBrakha 2014Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)UGK (underground Kingz)UGK2006I Choose YouThe Mack - Original Motion Picture SoundtrackWillie Hutch1973All Falls DownThe College DropoutKanye West 2004Mystery of IniquityMTV Unplugged No. 2.0Lauryn Hill 2002Mary Don’t You WeepAmazing Grace (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA)Aretha Franklin 1972

DJ Loca shares stories about her barking father, clowns in her grandmother’s kitchen and the other forces shaping her wild and crazy music journey.Songs featured in order of appearance:Computer GamesAtomic DogGeorge Clinton1982JudithSend in The ClownsJudy Collins1975In God We TrustAllah and JusticeBrand Nubians1993AffectionAll Around the WorldLisa Stansfield1989In Utero (Deiuxe Edition)Heart Shaped BoxNirvana1993nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mananaMonacoBad Bunny2023Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club Presents)Bruca ManiguaIbrahim Ferrer1999Coltrane for LoversIn a Sentimental MoodDuke Ellington, John Coltrane2001Time OutTake FiveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet195911:11Angel Numbers / Ten ToesChris Brown2023Happier Than EverEverybody DiesBillie Eilish2021It’s Blitz! (Deluxe Edition)SkeletonsYeah Yeah Yeahs2009Cool It DownBurningYeah Yeah Yeahs2022Ledisi Sings NinaFour WomenLedisi, Metropole Orkest2021 

DJ Moody reminisces about the joys of coming home smelling like outside as a child, the pride of being allowed to use her father’s stereo for the first time and much more about her family’s shared love of music. Songs featured in order of appearance:Very SpecialVery Special Debra Laws1988Original Stylin’Greatest Man AliveThree Times Dope1988Original Stylin’Straight UpThree Times Dope1988Looks Like a Job For…Very SpecialBig Daddy Kane (feat. DJ Spinderella)1993Paid in FullPaid in FullEric B & Rakim 1987Comedian (Live)Ice Cream Man / Shoe Thrown’ MothersEddie Murphy1983Bigger Than Both of UsRich GirlDaryl Hall & John Oates1976Daryl Hall & John OatesSara SmileDaryl Hall & John Oates1975Everybody MadEverybody MadO. T. Genasis2017It’s Been a Long TimeWildflowerThe New Birth 1973RobberyCasanova Teena Marie 1983MenagerieLovely DayBill Withers 1977Day By DaySomeone Watching Over YouYolanda Adams 2005Songs in the Key of LifeAsStevie Wonder1976Beverly Hills 90210 - The SoundtrackSaving Forever For YouShanice 1992RENAISSANCECuff ItBeyonce2022My HouseMy HouseBeyonce2023Every Home Should Have OneBaby, Come to MePatti Austin (with James Ingram)1981KWI Love YouKeith Washington (featuring Chante Moore)1998Purple RainThe Beautiful OnesPrince 1984ButterflyThe Beautiful OnesMariah Carey (featuring Dru Hill)19974:444:44Jay-Z 2017Late Nights & HeartbreakLate Nights & HeartbreakHannah Williams and The Affirmations 2016To the MaxLove’s TrainCon Funk Shun1982Skyy LineCall MeSkyy1981

DJ SpeedinBullet tells us about the origins of his connection to guitars, rock and Prince, why shifts in music taste are a generational rite of passage and much more.Songs featured in order of appearance:Messages from the BoysDial My Heart The Boys1988Purple RainPurple RainPrince1984Knowledge is KingI Go to WorkKool Moe Dee1989Ready to DieEveryday StruggleNotorious B.I.G.1994Share My WorldMissing YouMary J. Blige1997Only Built 4 Cuban LinxCan It Be All So SimpleRaekwon1995Southern Mixtapes Exclusives 3 I Can’t Feel My Face Lil Wayne x Juelz Santana 1995Grandson, Vol. ICrazy StoryKing Von2019Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the MoonDiorPop Smoke 2019Appetite for DestructionSweet Child O’MineGuns N’ Roses1987Slippery When WetWanted Dead or AliveBon Jovi1986Promise to LoveNobodyKem2014CtrlBroken Clocks Sza2017Where the Flowers GrowGratefulZilo2021?SAD!Xxxtentacion2018Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to DieGirls / Girls / BoysPanic! at the Disco2013Supreme ClienteleCherchez la GhostGhostface2000Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah BandCherchez La Femme / Se Si Bon  Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band1976YeezusBound 2Kanye West20132+2+1=BoundPonderosa Twins1971The Singer & The SongBless the TelephoneLabi Siffre 1971Bless the TelephoneBless the TelephoneSerpent With Feet2021Enter the DruThe Love We Had (Stays on My Mind) Dru Hill1998 Freedom MeansThe Love We Had (Stays on My Mind) The Dells1971 

DJ Legacy reflects on solo dance parties as a teenager in the early '90s, living with loss, and much more about the roots of her music heritage.Songs featured in order of appearance:Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)Club Classics Vol. 1Soul II Soul 1989My Heart Belongs to YouDiary of a Mad BandJodeci1993Nothing Even MattersThe Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill 1998Politics as UsualReasonable DoubtJay-Z 1996Hurry Up This Way AgainHurry Up This Way AgainThe Stylistics1980SowetoOutlawDon Toliver, Rema & Tempoe 2022Mighty WineMade in LagosWizKid2020Set Fire to the Rain21Adele2011WhoaUgh, Those Feelings AgainSnoh Aalegra2019Only Have Eyes 42The Age of PleasureJanelle Monáe2023 In My PJ’sWhere the Flowers GrowZilo (featuring Austin Marc)2021JuicyReady to DieNotorious B.I.G.1994Juicy FruitJuicy FruitMtume1983 

DJ JustWright shares why her go-to-cleaning playlist raised some eyebrows, how she reps her hometown of Philadelphia and much more about life on the go—whether in a car or on foot. Songs featured in order of appearance:Any LoveAny LoveLuther Vandross1988Rock Me TonightRock Me TonightFreddie Jackson1985Light as a RockLight as a RockMC Lyte1985Pleasure PrincipleControlJanet Jackson1986Freak Like MeDo You Wanna Ride?Adina Howard1995In The Air TonightFace ValuePhil Collins1981Blow the WhistleBlow the WhistleToo $hort2006One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)Ready to DieNotorious B.I.G. featuring Faith Evans1994Where Brooklyn At FreestyleReady to DieNotorious B.I.G. 1994Moments in LoveWho’s Afraid of the Art of Noise?Art of Noise1984Bad GirlConfessionsUsher2004Yeah!ConfessionsUsher featuring Lil’ Jon2004HeatedRenaissanceBeyonce 2022I'd Rather Be With YouStretchin' Out In Bootsy's Rubber BandBootsy Collins1976Summer MadnessLight of WorldKool & the Gang1974Sing a Simple SongStand!Sly & the Family Stone1968All Night LongMary Jane GirlsMary Jane Girls1983I’d Rather Go BlindTell MamaEtta James1967Tennessee WhiskeyTravellerChris Stapleton2015Lonely TeardropsLonely TeardropsJackie Wilson2015(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and HigherHigher and HigherJackie Wilson1967Butterball RapJoe "Butterball" Tamburro                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

DJ TwoShot tells us a little about life growing up in a small city in Pennsylvania in the mid-to-late 1970s, what he and his high school friends did to get the latest Bootsy record so they could throw the best high school parties and a whole lot more.Songs featured in order of appearance:Shining StarThat’s The Way Of The WorldEarth Wind & Fire1975Mister MagicMister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.1975Baby The Art Of Love & WarAngie Stone, Betty Wright2007Slippin’ Into DarknessAll Day MusicWar1971Hollywood SwingingWild And PeacefulKool & The Gang1973Movin’Brass ConstructionBrass Construction1975Back & ForthAge Ain’t Nothing But A NumberAaliyah1994Baby SitterBaby on BabyDa Baby2019Betcha’ Don’t KnowNajee’s ThemeNajee1986Freddie FreeloaderKind of BlueMiles Davis1959Let the Drummer KickCitizen CopeCitizen Cope2002Too Good at GoodbyesThe Thrill Of It AllSam Smith2017RenegadesVHSX Ambassadors2015I Stood on the Banks of JordanI Stood on the Banks of the JordanJames Cleveland1963Jesus Promised Me a Home Over ThereJennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson2008 To the Chief MusicianTo the Chief MusicianGabriel Hardeman Delegation2001 Empty PromisesEmpty PromisesChristone “Kingfish” Ingram2020Hold OnTwo Steps ForwardKirk Fletcher2018 Am I Wrong?Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues: Keb’ Mo’Keb’ Mo’1994Sara SmileI’m a BluesmanMichael Burks 2016At LastEnd of the RoadGladys Knight2001End of the RoadCooleyhighharmonyBoyz II Men1991

It’s the IntroLife–Noted is a music podcast with an interview format and in every episode we will interview a person about their musical DNA, if you will. None of these folks are celebrities, just ordinary folk. While we’ll be asking these individuals about highly specific and personal musical memories, we hope bringing attention to the memories of our guests will move listeners to reflect on their own music stories and connect with others across musical space and time.The Life–Noted theme music was created by the one and only Lyd the SBW using Soundation.Songs featured in order of appearance:Love RollercoasterHoneyOhio Players1975