EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul

EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul

"Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul

Good morning peeps! I missed you yesterday, because I was at The Bronx Zoo hanging with the lions and tigers and bears...oh my! However, I'm back today with my list of favorite "cheating" songs.Yeah, I know it's cheap and gratuitous, but hey...I didn't promise you a rose garden! I think in songs! Please add your favorites as well.

 Favorite cheating songs

1. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul

2. Who Is He And What Is He To You? - Bill Withers

3. How Long Has This Been Going On? - Pablo Cruise


4. Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans


5. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations


6. Careless Whispers - George Michaels


7. If Loving You Is Wrong - Luther Ingram


8. I Saw You (and him) Walking In The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones



9. Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown


10. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul or The Dramatics's version



11. You, Me and He -  Mtume


12. Your  Cheating Heart - Hank Williams


13.  I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye


14. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature


15. Slip Away - Clarence Carter


16. Stranger - LTD

17.  Smokey Places - The Corsairs ( A favorite of mine since I was twelve; I was    musically precocious I guess)

18. Dark End Of The Street - James Carr


19. I'm In Love With The Other Woman - Ray Parker Junior


20. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary Macgregor

EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Who's Making Love To Your Old Lady, While You Were Out Making Love?" - Johnny Taylor

EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Who's Making Love To Your Old Lady, While You Were Out Making Love?" - Johnny Taylor

"Who's Making Love To Your Old Lady, While You Were Out Making Love?" - Johnny Taylor

Good morning peeps! Who besides me remembers that Esso Gasoline commercial that goes, "Put A Tiger In Your Tank?" Well, apparently Tiger does! He "allegedly" put a Tiger in more than one tank! Why oh why do high profile people think they are immune to being exposed for cheating? They are especially susceptible!!! Duh! In the past, Tiger Woods has been criticized for being racially confused (remember when he coined a new phrase to identify himself, rather than admit to being...BLACK and TAI...CABLINASIAN!). He has also been described as being "apolitical"...that is; never taking a stand on political or racial controversies. This was leveled against him and Michael Jordan at times. Who'd-a-thunk Tiger would be involved in a cheating scandal??? In interviews, he has been very private about his life but did openly declare his devotion to his wife and children. I have a friend on the West Coast (Hey Ted), who says it's "The Power of The Coochie" that makes men do these things. Fellas, is this true??? Huuummm...Cleopatra, Angelina, Helen of Troy, Elizabeth Taylor are a few names that come to mind. So, as is my little habit; I offer you a playlist of songs and dedicate them to Tiger Woods and company. Since there are so many songs to choose from, I am going to limit my playlist to ten. You feel free to add on.

My Play list for Tiger and company:

1. Who's Making Love To Your Old Lady, While You Are Out Making Love?, by Johnny Taylor


2. Careless Whispers, by George Michaels

3. I'm In Love, With The Other Woman, by Ray Parker Junior


4. She's Got Papers On Me, by Richard "Dimples" Fields

5. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, by James Brown

6. She Used To Be My Girl, by The O'Jays

7. Mexican Divorce, by The Drifters

8. Money, Money, Money, by The O'Jays

9 .The Clean Up Woman, by Betty Wright

10. She's Come Undun, by The Guess Who

EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Hey Mr. DJ" by Zhane

EAST COAST * WEST COAST DIVAS: "Hey Mr. DJ" by Zhane

"Hey Mr. DJ" by Zhane

Good morning peeps! Woke up this morning, turned on The Today Show. There they were...The Salahis! Don't know who they are? Well unless you've been absent from the planet, you've heard about these two. They are the couple that "allegedly" crashed the Obama's dinner party! At the outset of the interview, it was proclaimed that the Salahis were not receiving payment for their appearance on the show. However, you can bet that somewhere down the line, they are going to make cheese from their brazen deed...indeed!

Now, I am imagining that I am the Dee-jay at the White House for a day, and I am doing dedications. Here is my play list:

1. It's My Party by Lesley Gore, for Michelle Obama
2. There's A Stranger In My House by Tamia, for Barack Obama
3. Mama Told Me Not To Come by Three Dog Night, for The Salahis
4. Mother-In -Law by Ernie K- Doe, for Michelle's mom
5. Dish Water Blond by Willie Porter, for  Michaele Salahi
6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, by Cindy Lauper for  Sasha and Malia
7. Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers, for  all of them
8. Everybody Plays The Fool by The Main Ingredient, for Joe Biden
9. Michelle by The Beatles, for Michelle Obama
10.Yesterday by The Beatles, for Barack Obama
11. Fool's Paradise by M'Lissa Morgan, for all the guests that were there
12. The Party's Over by (recorded by many), for all the guests.
13. There's A Kind Of Hush by Herman's Hermits, for all of us!
14. There's A Meeting In The Ladie's Room by Klymaxx, for Michelle and
      Michaele
15. Stand By Me by Ben E. King, for The Obamas
16. It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones, for The Salahis
17. Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughn, for The Obamas
18. Sweet Home Chicago by The Blues Brothers, for The Obamas
19. It's Getting Hot In Herre by Nellie, for all the guests
20. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? by Chicago for all the guests

"Soul Train" - TSOP

Good morning peeps! Finally...something to praise BET about! I am loving their new channel, Centric! I discovered this channel about a month ago, as I was channel surfing. I saw that it featured classic videos of artists in different genres of music, instead of just rap! I was delighted to see some of the forgotten R&B artists that my generation grew up listening to. The only time I was able to see these performers lately, was at live venues like The Beacon Theater, The Paradise Theater in the Bronx, Lehman College in the Bronx, BB Kings, etc. However, these shows are few and far between (well, I have seen a lot in the past few years). Anyway, I am a fan of Centric now. The other reason I am thrilled about this channel is that it shows vintage Soul Train episodes! Y-a-a-y! Not just any old episodes; none of those eighties or nineties "under the skirt" episodes, that made me stop watching, but episodes from the seventies! Great music! Great artists! Great, well so-so dancing! Afros! platform shoes! Leisure suits! Polyester! (Boo!). I am loving the revival of The Soul Train Awards Show too! As I watched last night, I reminisced and really missed the greats like: Chaka Khan, Al Green, Aretha, The Whispers, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The O'jays. These groups used to be the mainstay artists on S.T. in the seventies. Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band was honored (with Keith Sweat and Genuwine representing), as was Chaka Khan. Kudos to them! There was a Motown Tribute performance that was rather lackluster in my opinion, due to weak singers. During the tribute to Chaka, there was a lot of unnecessary screaming by: Erykah Badu, Fantasia and one other female whose name escapes me. The best homage was sung by Angie Stone, who didn't scream or oversing. When Chaka did sing, she screamed a bit too much also...my opinion folks. Boyz-to-Men was missing two men, but still sounded good. The show was taped in The ATL, so those "Housewives" were there. Random observation: The Don (Cornelious) was not there...just saying.