THE MUSIC BLOGGING HIVE MIND
Cody B
Cody B
Add To My Trusted Moggers

Summer In Brooklyn?

Posted over 2 years ago
I think we've turned the corner. Today was the first official day of shorts wearing in Brooklyn. There were outfreakages of 80 degree weather last month, but today felt like the real thing. I started thinking about music that fits the summer groove and War came to mind.War was a Big/Black/Latino Band, that was comfortable in a funk bag, a jazz bag, a rock bag, or any other bag you might name. The "wiki":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28band%29 entry does a pretty good job of breaking the history down, but it lacks a little bit when it comes to War's 1971 Self titled LP. It was cut in between their backing stint w/Eric Burdon and the massive All Day Music. War/War is a dyno-mite, politically conscious, laid back Cali-Funk gem.If you have their 2 disc anthology the version of Sun Oh Son is the shorter single cut, that lacks the sublime flute fueled intro, so I've posted the LP version here. Enjoy, the sounds of summer, and feel free to share your favorite summer coolers, musical or beveragical.
0

Comments (21)

  1. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says If its anything like this, I am game
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  2. Cody B
    Cody B says Dude, that is fucking spooky. That vid was taken at the park 2 blocks from my house. That water park is cool and this is a small world
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  3. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says really......? Wow, I typed in summer in brooklyn to see what came up on youtube, and that clip made me smile
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  4. Lester Jonze
    Lester Jonze says I used to live in Jersey, my wife worked in the city. In the summertime on days off, I would ride the train in with her and just wander around the city all day. New York in the summertime is a beautiful thing.
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  5. Cody B
    Cody B says Yes indeed Lester, and since many,many head out of town the crowding lessens a bit. Who needs a house in the Hamptons?
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  6. Lester Jonze
    Lester Jonze says Almost forgot.
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  7. Cody B
    Cody B says Visually..not so good, musically..dope.
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  8. Anonymous says yup . that's the music of summer alright. :) great choice! rawkkiddo : funny and yet kinda eerie that Cody lives so close to that area. :) Lester Jonze : Love that song ! :)
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  9. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Low. Ride. Er. Taking a little trip here, Cody. Brought one of those battery-powered hand-held fans. Flipped on the boom-box. Popped open a cerveza. Ahhhhhh...
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  10. soulrocket
    soulrocket says That was a cool track, I never paid much attention to War in the past, I reckon I need to check their albums. The weather is getting hot around here too, almost time to go to the beach.
    Permalink posted 05/09/2007
  11. Cody B
    Cody B says Rocket-That's as super,summer,swinger! You might like the pre-War, War stuff rocket. Basically the same guys released a pile of 45's as Senor Soul in the 60's. There's a comp on Ace. But you probably knew that already. Knife-That's the ticket..Any Summer Songs are your list? I noticed you have a drink already. Flower-Thanks. What's your cool drink of chioce?
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  12. soulrocket
    soulrocket says wicked, I bought me the sr soul album some time ago but i had no idea they were a pre-War formation. Thanks, man. :-)
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  13. Hattie
    Hattie says My mom bought their two-disc anthology back in the late '90s. By the end of that summer, my sisters and I knew all the songs on those discs. When I was in grad school I made what I called walking CDs so I could jam on my way to campus. I would do a new CD like every two to three weeks, and for a long while "All Day Music" made it onto every Walking CD. Peace.
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  14. changling
    changling says Wowz - War.. Sun oh Son sounds like the influence 4 Roots - waiting 4 the sun 2 shine and a taste of Summer in the city...Here comes the Summer!! Yikes XXX Thanx P
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  15. Cody B
    Cody B says Right On, Hattie! War is just sooo in the pocket sometimes, a perfect companion for any number of summer activities. Cheers, your cruise director.
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  16. Cody B
    Cody B says Had to correct my comment where I called Hattie a Cruise director, when I meant to call myself one. changling- Do you have a favorite drink for the hot,hot summer in the city? Mines "lemonade":http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/64145
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  17. Hattie
    Hattie says I was wondering what I'd written to spark the Cruise Director line. I was gonna roll with it, though; Carnival agreed to let me interview with them (pretty sure it was my proposed strip shuffleboard idea).
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  18. Cody B
    Cody B says What a difference a letter makes. Bon Voyage
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  19. TBoom
    TBoom says I usually know summer is here when I switch from scotch to bourbon. Nothing beats a mint julep in the summer. The song is great and I agree about the summer in the city. All the people who belong in the Hamptons all year actually go there during the summer. The weekend vibe in the city during the summer is incredible.
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  20. Oatmeal
    Oatmeal says Great song Cody. Getting some big sun here in Cinci. This is the best time of year, late spring/early summer.
    Permalink posted 05/12/2007
  21. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Rollin' late here, Cody, but summer songs? I'd be a liar if I didn't admit to my affection for Brian Wilson's near-perfect "All Summer Long," with the prescient/self-referential lyrics "Every now and then, we'd hear our song / We've been having fun all summer long." How many couples who experienced a summer romance way back in the '60s actually considered "All Summer Long" their song? Countless...
    Permalink posted 05/13/2007

Comment on this Post

Login using email and password below.

Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?
Join MOG. It's Free!

Top Artists

Our Daily Picks

RSS

Top Artists From A to Z

© 2006-2009 Mog Inc. All Rights Reserved