Day 4 and we're stickin' with Joe. We rarely do mixtape sample sets, but this samples in this set are just too nice. If you're keeping up with our January Month of Samples, we've only just begun… at least 27 more sample sets to drop. "A Song For You" by Donny Hathaway From the album Donny [...]
My secret santa turned out to be Bill (Ivylander). I knew this before I received my package. Of course........this is not the way it works but Bill was worried that his letter had gotten lost. He told me that he had made me a mix. A mix that would get me out of my box. OUT OF MY BOX???????????????????????? Well okay............I've been spending the last year surrounded by white indie-boys. I ...
I've been waiting to stumble across this version of this song for a long time. And I did. And here it is. I like to thing a couple of you will appreciate its goodness.
www.lanier2.imeem.comDonny Hathaway was born in Chicago, IL, but grew up in St. Louis, MO. He and his wife, Eulaulah, had two daughters, Lalah and Kenya.He began singing in a church choir with his grandmother at the age of 3. He also began playing piano as a child, and by the time he was a teenager, his prowess at the piano earned him a fine arts scholarship to Howard University in 1964. He att...
So, I had to throw in my 2 centavos, because I see all of these people looking for Xmas music, and, to the best of my knowledge, no one has mentioned this song. What song, you ask? Why, "This Christmas," by Donny Hathaway. It's about as soulful as Christmas music gets, and Donny's voice is like BUTTER, man. Like butter. It is the greatest Christmas song ever recorded. Go on, attempt to refute m...
This morning my grandmother was feeling down because her finances are low and her health is getting bad, and she basically doesn’t want to ask for help. As she was listing her litany of problems to me, I realized there wasn’t much that I could say to alleviate her worries. I just listened, but felt like I offered little solace.Anyway, I got online and started searching for “This Christmas”
Was "Where is the love" by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. It still plays in my head from time to time with surprising clarity. Although I've been a fan of their various duets in the 70's, I hadn't really gotten into how great Donny was and more importantly how much of an earthy spiritual level he had to his music.For Example:What's surprised me even more is how he had that ability to take ...
Now THIS is the Christmas music that plays in my house every year. All time fav goes out to Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas". Whether you're out at the mall shopping, hanging by the fireplace, or decorating your Christmas tree; this soulful compilation is for you. Extra special Christmas wishes go out to our contributors: Thomas, Sean, [...]
Hopeless Giving up is hard to do When you really love someone Giving up .... so hard to do When you still depend upon Her warm and tender touch Her kiss and her hug..........her caress Oooooh that used to mean so much And bring you happiness Woooo ooooooooh Giving up, so hard to do I've tried But it just ain't no use Giving up, so hard to do I said I've tried But it just ain't no use But m...