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When I was in my late teens, I subscribed to Huh! magazine. The bi-monthly magazine provided its readers with a CD of "up-and-coming" musical artists.
I recall falling quickly in love with Kay Hanley's voice and became a fan of Letters to Cleo. And yes, I do have a "Letters to Cleo" station on Pandora.
I was a 20 year-old intern in Washington, DC when I first saw the amazing Gipsy Kings. For those of you who probably don't know who the Gipsy Kings are, shame on you. Just kidding. Go to the nearest record store and pick up The Best of the Gipsy Kings. Take a listen. Maybe you'll recognize them.
Back to my story. I was in Washington, DC when a good friend of mine got a whisper that the Gipsy Kings were going to be playing at a small bar in Georgetown. He got the inside tip and told us. Before I knew it, I was sitting in the front of two Gipsy Kings playing. I had such a great seat that I literally saw sweat drip from the Gipsy Kings.
The rest of the Gipsy Kings were seated at one corner of the restaurant bar. I saw Nicolas Reyes, the lead singer, with the rest of the Kings. It was awesome. Almost heavenly.
Speaking of heaven, perhaps this could be a part of my last wishes. If I were to pass away and step into the next world, I'd like for the Gipsy King's version of Volare be played during my funeral.
Anthony Kiedis, Flea, and the other Peppers added rap and kazoos to the cover song, which added more funk to the original's funk.
I was just born when the original song was released; therefore, I can't say I had any attachment to the Ohio Player's version. I recall watching the animated music video of the Peppers riding a rollercoaster with scenes of the Beavis and Butt-head film.
Naturally, the song sounded familiar, but I couldn't place where I had heard it. I believe it was a few years after the movie when I finally heard the original version of Love Rollercoaster on the radio.
To be honest, I was going to blog about BBD's "Do Me," but I remembered my mother-in-law reads my entries.
Bell Biv DeVoe. They were the kids from New Edition--a teen R&B group that climbed the charts in the early 80's with Candy Girland Cool it Now.
After Bobby Brown'sdeparture from New Edition, the remaining group members (Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill) began new projects and solo careers.
Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, and Ronnie DeVoe formed Bell Biv Devoeand introduced their sound with their first album, Poison. Their title track, Poison, hit number one in the Billboard's R&B/HipHop chart.
They probably didn't introduce hip hop urban wear, but they sure did make it cool. I recall asking my mom to buy me timberland boots to go with my over sized hooded long sleeve shirt. Although I digged Bivins I found myself dressing like Bell. Of course, I was short and stumpy when I was young and couldn't get away with emulating Bivins or DeVoe.
As a freshman in high school, what did this song mean to me? The only think I could think of is "Never trust a big butt and a smile." Yes, embarrassingly enough, I actually wrote that on someone's yearbook. If anyone finds it, it's gonna be both a whole lot of money one day (wink).
I'll be honest, I try to upload songs that pertain to the various seasons or holidays. Valentines is just a round the corner and I thought I would update my list to go with the season.
After reviewing other "top 10" lists, I came up with a comparison list of popular romantic songs:
. The bi-monthly magazine provided its readers with a CD of "up-and-coming" musical artists. 
. And yes, I do have a "Letters to Cleo" station on Pandora.
. Take a listen. Maybe you'll recognize them.
be played during my funeral.
in the 1970s, Love Rollercoaster 
resurfaced into pop culture in Beavis and Butt-head's 1996 animated feature film, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers 
covered the song.
--a teen R&B group that climbed the charts in the early 80's with Candy Girl 
and Cool it Now
.
departure from New Edition, the remaining group members (Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant
, and Johnny Gill
) began new projects and solo careers. 
and introduced their sound with their first album, Poison
, hit number one in the Billboard's R&B/HipHop chart.
