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  • REVIEW - Percy Mayfield: "The Big Question" - SPECIALTY 425; FEBRUARY 1

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 14:23:49 2022
    Percy Mayfield: "The Big Question" - SPECIALTY 425; FEBRUARY 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/percy-mayfield-the-big-question-specialty-425/


    YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zys62-Qxiz4


    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 14:25:35 2022
    Do you lyrics people agree with Samp here:

    Nobody in rock history ever wrote so clearly, so succinctly and so accurately as Percy Mayfield when it came to examining the human condition.

    Smokey Robinson was a more gifted emotional poet. Kendrick Lamar told deeper and more cinematic stories. Chuck Berry wrote more memorable vignettes.

    But Percy Mayfield’s gift was that he described the inner workings of the soul in such direct fashion that it was impossible to avoid looking inward on your own circumstances in life and realizing something profound about yourself in the process.

    His songs are psychological treatises with intoxicating melodies.

    Though the clinical description of his peculiar talent might leave you cold, Mayfield’s unfailing insight, ease of language and warm sympathetic tone makes listening to each record almost a therapeutic experience.

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  • From Mark D.@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Dec 21 03:48:41 2022
    On Dec 20, 2022 at 4:25:35 PM CST, "Bruce" <SavoyBG@aol.com> wrote:

    Do you lyrics people agree with Samp here:

    Nobody in rock history ever wrote so clearly, so succinctly and so accurately as Percy Mayfield when it came to examining the human condition.

    Smokey Robinson was a more gifted emotional poet. Kendrick Lamar told deeper and more cinematic stories. Chuck Berry wrote more memorable vignettes.

    But Percy Mayfield’s gift was that he described the inner workings of the soul
    in such direct fashion that it was impossible to avoid looking inward on your own circumstances in life and realizing something profound about yourself in the process.

    His songs are psychological treatises with intoxicating melodies.

    Though the clinical description of his peculiar talent might leave you cold, Mayfield’s unfailing insight, ease of language and warm sympathetic tone makes
    listening to each record almost a therapeutic experience.

    Mayfield wrote some great song lyrics, but Samp's take is rather over the top.

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 21 06:30:59 2022
    On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:23:49 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
    wrote:

    Percy Mayfield: "The Big Question" - SPECIALTY 425; FEBRUARY 1952


    https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/percy-mayfield-the-big-question-specialty-425/


    YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zys62-Qxiz4


    Whatever the question was Percy got his answer soon enough in the 1952
    Singles Battle

    PRELIM
    10 Little Esther & The Robins - Mainliner - Federal 12100
    9 Percy Mayfield - The Big Question - Specialty 425

    SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT: 8/10

    Sorry but just a 5 for me



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