Pop-Ed: Music from My Mom – R&B, Soul & Funk
A STAFF WRITER FONDLY REMEMBERS TWO RECORDS HER MOM CONSTANTLY SPUN by Asia Martin
I can remember music being a big contribution to the fun and hilarious moments that I had with my mother, Dana. From us mimicking moves in the “Rhythm Nation” video to her twirling me around the living room while Mr. Vandross sung ‘Never Too Much’ as I goofily tried to learn the “bop” (just in case a guy at the high school dance knew it). I should have paid more attention because some college guys did know it. And its hard to forget waking up to Donnie McClurkin’s Live In London shouts and croons flying up the stairs and busting my bedroom door open on Sunday morning.
In honor of Mother’s Day and to celebrate how my mother and yours have influenced the musical taste of their offspring and marked family memories with nostalgic playlist and legendary albums, I will review two of my mother’s favorite albums Go For Your Guns by The Isley Brothers and I’m Still In Love With You by Al Green.
