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Post by davewollenberg on Apr 19, 2014 8:35:03 GMT -5
Then why do many folks call black folks, 'African-Americans'?
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Post by jlthorpe on Apr 19, 2014 18:01:22 GMT -5
BTW, is there a reverse of this thread? "OMG I had no idea they were black?" The Rappin' Duke, but he didn't hit the Top 40. |
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Post by mstgator on Apr 20, 2014 9:21:23 GMT -5
Then why do many folks call black folks, 'African-Americans'? Why does it matter? If someone wants to call white people 'Caucasian' I have no problem with it, they're both acceptable terms. |
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Post by dougbroda on Apr 20, 2014 9:32:03 GMT -5
I never knew that Polly Brown was white. Though, infamously, she was allegedly required to appear in dark makeup with a dark wig on Top of the Pops when lip-synching the Sweet Dreams cover of Honey Honey with a black man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmub6Yw3LUE |
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Post by jlthorpe on Dec 13, 2014 19:24:06 GMT -5
I think we should add Sam Smith to this list. Sometimes I wasn't sure if he was black or white based on his voice.
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Post by dougbroda on Dec 13, 2014 21:51:51 GMT -5
One of my favorites from 1978, "Get Off" by Foxy, I always thought were a black funk group. White Cuban lead singer, other band members, one of whom is black, also from Cuba, with the exception of Richie Puente, the son of famous musician Tito Puente. P.S. Foxy laid down the original tracks for three songs on ABBA's Voulez-Vous album, and definitely is on the final version of the album's title track. (These were recorded at the famous Criteria Studios in Miami.) |
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Post by trekkielo on Dec 14, 2014 12:12:14 GMT -5
Can't believe Vehicle by The Ides Of March hasn't been mentioned yet. As for womanly men, how about: Laughter In The Rain, which sounds like a lesbian love affair, and I Saw The Light. When I was younger, I thought both were by Anne Murray. I've always thought this about "Vehicle" by Ides of March along with "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka and "I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren, speaking of womanly men, Smokey Robinson on "Being With You"!  |
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Post by freakyflybry on Dec 14, 2014 14:20:40 GMT -5
Can't believe Vehicle by The Ides Of March hasn't been mentioned yet. As for womanly men, how about: Laughter In The Rain, which sounds like a lesbian love affair, and I Saw The Light. When I was younger, I thought both were by Anne Murray. I've always thought this about "Vehicle" by Ides of March along with "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka and "I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren, speaking of womanly men, Smokey Robinson on "Being With You"! Nick Gilder also sounds like a woman on "Hot Child In The City". |
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Post by chrislc on Dec 14, 2014 18:12:23 GMT -5
The first time I heard Michael Jackson's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was probably when it debuted on AT40. OK, so it's supposed to be a duet between Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett. I kept asking myself 'Where's Siedah Garrett? I only hear Michael singing.' This question was not answered for me until I bought the CD. The liner notes included song lyrics which clarified who sang what part. For about 40 years, I thought Stevie Wonder was doing the two voices at the beginning of You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. |
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Post by jlthorpe on Dec 14, 2014 18:26:05 GMT -5
The first time I heard Michael Jackson's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was probably when it debuted on AT40. OK, so it's supposed to be a duet between Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett. I kept asking myself 'Where's Siedah Garrett? I only hear Michael singing.' This question was not answered for me until I bought the CD. The liner notes included song lyrics which clarified who sang what part. For about 40 years, I thought Stevie Wonder was doing the two voices at the beginning of You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. I thought that Prince was the only male vocalist on "1999", but another member of the Revolution (in addition to Wendy and Lisa) also sang on the song. |
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Post by purplerush on Dec 18, 2014 14:31:16 GMT -5
Jackie Blue is sung by a guy?!?!?!?
Wow. Never would have guessed that.
For me, I thought Debbie Gibson was black.
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Post by pb on Dec 18, 2014 18:54:25 GMT -5
For about 40 years, I thought Stevie Wonder was doing the two voices at the beginning of You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. I thought it was some duo covering the song for a while. |
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Post by adam31 on Dec 19, 2014 10:14:56 GMT -5
BTW, is there a reverse of this thread? "OMG I had no idea they were black?" For that, the first to come to mind is Dan Hill. It wasn't until I read an article about him a year or so ago that I realized he was African-American (African-Canadian?). This is a revelation to me, had no idea Dan Hill was black til this moment.  |
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Post by matt on Dec 19, 2014 12:23:14 GMT -5
I'll confess that when Madonna's first hit "Holiday" came out, I assumed it was a black female group, not a white solo artist. And didn't realize she was a white solo artist until the video for "Borderline" came out a few months later.
On the other hand, the first time I heard a Pointer Sisters song was "He's So Shy" when I was a little kid--I thought they were white. I probably wouldn't have if I had been familiar with some of their earlier material.
As for Dan Hill...same here as adam31. Did not know until this very moment that he wasn't white.
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Post by trekkielo on Dec 20, 2014 11:16:36 GMT -5
Holy nutsballs, really? Always thought of it as a lame white boy anthem. I hate that song so much! Sometimes When We Touch is an ALL TIME no, just no for me. Wow, never thought Dan Hill was black either and same here as we agree on "Sometimes When We Touch", although he did sort of redeem himself with "It's a Long Road" from the 1982 Sly Stallone film First Blood that started it all for Rambo! |
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