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Ms. Vesta Williams Once Bitten Twice Shy
http://www.youtube.com/wa...pT0FtDGtfI Don't Blow A Good Thing 
http://www.youtube.com/wa...FaPnGGNPO0 A very underrated vocalist 
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Thank you,Funkpill! "Once Bitten,Twice Shy" is one of my favorite songs  | |
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80s R&B Song of the day: "Once Bitten,Twice Shy" by Vesta Williams (1986)
(written by Gant-Williams) Your name is Dracula you suck the life right out of me with a thing called reality Why did I fall for you you took my space and made it yours now my mind's playin' tricks on me Who's to blame,I'm havin' a dream I can't wake up,that's what I keep tellin' myself Oh,oh,oh,oh There's no shame,I'm losin' control I'm crackin' up,that's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep sceamin' (chorus) Once Bitten,twice shy keep one eye open for the bad guy I keep screamin' Once bitten,twice shy and be suspicious when the moon's high Your eyes are cold as ice I feel them starin' straight through me with a hint of intensity Why must it be this way why am I here tied up today in a room full of past mistakes Who's to blame,I'm havin' a dream I can't wake up,that's what I keep tellin' myself oh,oh,oh,oh There's no shame,I'm losin' control I'm crackin' up,that's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep screamin' (REPEAT CHORUS) Who's to blame,I'm havin' a dream I can't wake up,that's what I keep tellin' myself oh,oh,oh,oh There's no shame,I'm losin' control I'm crackin' up,that's what the doctors keep tellin' me I keep screamin' CHORUS | |
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Greetings, all.
I would say that Vesta Williams' best songs were ballads: "Sweet, Sweet Love," "Special," "Congratulations" and "I'll Be Good to You," her collaboration with saxophonist Najee (no relation, obviously). Williams' powerful voice sounded very similar to Chaka Khan's, for whom Williams was once a back-up singer. She also was a stand-up comic when she wasn't in the recording studio. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Love Vesta, but where's the Congratulations link funkpill?  | |
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nurse said: Love Vesta, but where's the Congratulations link funkpill?
Still searchin' 
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if it's out there,Funkpill will find it  | |
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so,what's she doing these days? Didn't she become more of a jazz singer? | |
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funkpill said: nurse said: Love Vesta, but where's the Congratulations link funkpill?
Still searchin'
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sadly...whenever a "plus size" singer loses a lot of weight, they generally lose a lot of their fan base too. vesta, jennifer holiday, kelly price, to name a few  | |
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Fury said: sadly...whenever a "plus size" singer loses a lot of weight, they generally lose a lot of their fan base too. vesta, jennifer holiday, kelly price, to name a few
Why is that??  | |
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funkpill said: Fury said: sadly...whenever a "plus size" singer loses a lot of weight, they generally lose a lot of their fan base too. vesta, jennifer holiday, kelly price, to name a few
Why is that?? i don't know...maybe it's just coincidence...but just as soon as they go on the cover of Jet after dropping 100 lbs, their careers just disappear. maybe they were easier to identify with as being pleasantly plump, rather than the "i look like everybody else now" thing | |
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Fury said: "i don't know...maybe it's just coincidence...but just as soon as they go on the cover of Jet after dropping 100 lbs, their careers just disappear. maybe they were easier to identify with as being pleasantly plump, rather than the 'i look like everybody else now' thing
"I don't think that is quite the case. Vesta Williams was known more for sounding like Chaka Khan than her size. She simply couldn't sustain a long career, in part because of the similarity between her voice and Chaka's. Not to mention by the early 1990s, soul music was moving away from the elegant romantic style Vesta used into the more explicit, hip-hip-influenced style of ballads. Vesta was as much a victim of the changing times, just like similar singers such as Freddie Jackson and Howard Hewett. [Edited 8/31/06 7:48am] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Fury said: sadly...whenever a "plus size" singer loses a lot of weight, they generally lose a lot of their fan base too. vesta, jennifer holiday, kelly price, to name a few
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Does anyone remember Vesta's reworking of SWV's "Rain?"
It was on a jazz CD.....she KILLED that song! | |
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nurse said: Love Vesta, but where's the Congratulations link funkpill?
Oooh, I love that song (even though it makes me cry). Beautiful song!  RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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