Gwen Guthrie - "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent - Classic or Dud?

Inspired by relistening to Eddie Murphy's famous bit.

questions like this don't even make sense. how much more classic can this track be?!?!

yah plus the embed doesnt even work

AlFAIL, Lord Sotosyn

Blame YouTube, not the bearer of such an EXquisite song.

Ahem:

i for one applaud alfred's efforts at giving this fine, fine song its own thread

surely this could have been a "classic or ridiculously classic" thread. of course, the answer is ridiculously classic.

Seconding ridiculously classic. You've gotta have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me? Come on!

No romance. Without FINANCE.

yet it pales in comparison to Peanut Butter, Padlock, Seventh Heaven... the Levan mixes comp that came out last year is excellent

i mean, if you wanna get down to brass tacks, "it should have been you" is the best LL+GG joint. i'm gonna play that shit tomorrow night in fact.

Gwen Guthrie's first album, Portrait, and the Padlock mini LP have been in nearly nonstop rotation the last couple weeks.

Meli'sma Morgan - I love it!

i can't believe how cheap you can get that Padlock LP now. i got an original mint copy on Garage Records for $5 a little while ago, i had been looking for that shit for years. like everybody i knew but me had it. LOVE THAT SHIT.

i mean, if you wanna get down to brass tacks, "it should have been you" is the best LL+GG joint. i'm gonna play that shit tomorrow night in fact.

― pipecock, Friday, April 17, 2009 10:16 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yes

padlock i found for around 6 bucks like a year ago i think

Guys how fucking sweet is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5g26j_GfzE

Can anyone tell me anything about this album? Like I guess it's a compilation (though I cannot find a single other release w/ the title track on it) but a bunch of the tracks are remixed by Larry Levan?

http://www.discogs.com/Gwen-Guthrie-Ticket-To-Ride/release/223585

Also holy fucking SHIT at how crazy good this song is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWDyJn5Xj34

How is this woman SO FUCKING GOOD and also SO FUCKING UNDERRATED?? Like seriously is there any other artist that released dubby post-disco R&B like this? I mean my goodness!!

love this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goBreA1lLzw

first heard it on a sly & robbie compilation, ultimate collection : in good company

1 Half Pint (3) – Greetings
2 Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper (Party Version)
3 Black Uhuru – Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
4 Gwen Guthrie – Peek-A-Boo (Promotional 12" Mix)
5 Bits & Pieces – Don't Stop The Music
6 Sly & Robbie – Live It Up (Beardman Shuffle)
Featuring – Ansel Collins
7 Joan Armstrong (2) – I Can't Lie To Myself
8 Sly Dunbar – River Niger
9 Prince Jammy – Rub-A-Dub Version
10 Ini Kamoze – Trouble You A Trouble Me
11 Gregory Isaacs – Soon Foward
12 Joe Cocker – So Good So Right
13 Chaka Demus & Pliers – Murder She Wrote
14 Tappa Zukie* – Dub MPLA
15 Compass Point All Stars – Peanut Butter
16 Toots Hibbert – Spiritual Healing
17 Dennis Brown – Sitting & Watching

so good

can't find that promotional mix^ on youtube, it's sooo fucking good

I'M BUGGIN OUT

MAHH BABY, HE DON'T (don't) ((don't)) (((don't)))

I am going through her back catalog today. My thoughts are:

Gwen Guthrie (1983) - really solid trademark Sly & Robbie funk/r&b/disco classics, pt. 1
Portrait (1983) - really solid trademark Sly & Robbie funk/r&b/disco classics, pt. 2
Padlock (1985) - Larry Levan remixes of cuts from the first 2 albums, literally don't even talk to me abt Padlock, this is obviously one of the greatest albums of all time.
Just for You (1985) - sharp change in direction, thin 80's production, has a few standout tracks but is ultimately fairly generic and unimpressive
Good to Go Lover (1986) - a marked improvement over Just for You. Still super 80's, fun, but not really as crucial as her first 3
Lifeline (1988) - this one's even better than the last. It seems like she went suuuuper downhill with Just For You but then got better with each release.
Hot Times (1990) - and we're backsliding again. This album is like all cheesy slow jams. This album is terrible, except for a small handful of okay-enough dance jamz at the end, but it's bizarrely backloaded, like they tried to scare everyone off before they got to the good stuff

Ranking them:
1. Padlock
2. Portrait
3. s/t
4. Lifeline
5. Good to Go Lover
6. Just for You
7. Hot Times