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The Impressions
Today’s Artist
The Impressions 1958-
Curtis Mayfield wrote People Get Ready on a bus, scribbling on a napkin. The Impressions became the voice of civil rights, turning uplift into something political. Keep On Pushing was protest disguised as gospel. They proved that a song could be both a prayer and a marching order. More on The Impressions →
Who Did It Better
play Lately
Lately, I've been thinking
'Bout the love that fell apart
Stevie Wonder 1981
Stevie Wonder
Jodeci 1994
Jodeci

Lately 0:30 is a quiet reflection on love that fell apart. Not anger or blame. A man sitting with what was lost, turning it over in his mind. Lately means not always, but right now. The pain rises fresh every time he thinks of her.

Some losses do not fade. They wait for quiet moments to resurface. Nothing distracts him from the absence she left behind. He has been thinking about her, about them, about where it went wrong.

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Today’s Record
My Ding-A-Ling
We've got to do our alma mater
We must do our alma mater
Album art 1972
Chuck Berry

A song about a childhood toy that sounds innocent until you listen. Chuck Berry turned it into a double entendre. The audience sings along unsure whether to feel dirty or nostalgic. Both at the same time. That is the genius of the whole thing.

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Yesterday’s Track
Album art 2002
Aaliyah
Miss You
It's been too long and I'm lost without you
What am I gonna do?
He went off to college and left her behind. Close friends turned into lovers. Now she wonders if his heart still belongs to her. Too long without his voice around. Missing someone is a full-time job with no days off ever.
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Today’s Theme
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Soul in the Movies
Respect 2021
Respect

Jennifer Hudson played Aretha Franklin in Respect -- hand-picked by Aretha herself before she died. The film covers the childhood pregnancy, the abusive marriage, the Atlantic Records breakthrough. Hudson was twelve years older than Aretha was during some of these events, but she understood the assignment: not imitation, inhabitation. Skylar's 'Respect' in The Blues Brothers is a demand. Hudson's version is a woman reclaiming what was always hers.
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The Sunday Drop
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Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

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We are a music discovery project.
The Impressions
Today’s Artist
The Impressions1958 –
Curtis Mayfield wrote People Get Ready on a bus, scribbling on a napkin. The Impressions became the voice of civil rights, turning uplift into something political. Keep On Pushing was protest disguised as gospel. They proved that a song could be both a prayer and a marching order.
More on The Impressions →
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Who Did It Better
play Lately 1981
Lately, I've been thinking
'Bout the love that fell apart
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Jodeci
Jodeci

Lately 0:30 is a quiet reflection on love that fell apart. Not anger or blame. A man sitting with what was lost, turning it over in his mind. Lately means not always, but right now. The pain rises fresh every time he thinks of her.

Some losses do not fade. They wait for quiet moments to resurface. Nothing distracts him from the absence she left behind. He has been thinking about her, about them, about where it went wrong.

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Today’s Record
My Ding-A-Ling 1972
We've got to do our alma mater
We must do our alma mater
Album art
Chuck Berry
A song about a childhood toy that sounds innocent until you listen. Chuck Berry turned it into a double entendre. The audience sings along unsure whether to feel dirty or nostalgic. Both at the same time. That is the genius of the whole thing.
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Today’s Theme
Philadelphia Soul
Before the Philadelphia sound went global there was just a room, a piano, and two writers named Gamble and Huff. Strings and horns met street corner soul and changed R&B.
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Soul in the Movies
Respect 2021
Jennifer Hudson played Aretha Franklin in Respect -- hand-picked by Aretha herself before she died. The film covers the childhood pregnancy, the abusive marriage, the Atlantic Records breakthrough. Hudson was twelve years older than Aretha was during some of these events, but she understood the assignment: not imitation, inhabitation. Skylar's 'Respect' in The Blues Brothers is a demand. Hudson's version is a woman reclaiming what was always hers.
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Why We're Here
Most of us grew up with free radio. Then corporations took over the playlist. Then we found Spotify and YouTube -- until the algorithm quietly decided what we liked, and suddenly we were stuck on repeat again. There's so much music out there, and only so much time to hear it.
At HotSupper, we just want to open things up a little. Maybe you'll stumble on an artist you've never heard of. Maybe you'll rediscover a song you'd completely forgotten. Maybe you'll just tap your toes. Either way, it's yours to explore. And if you have ideas to make this place better, we're all ears.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Take your shoes off. We got music on.
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Image Credits

1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

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