This is one of my favorite jams and a song with many lives. The original was great, then when the DJ's got to it...well...the rest is music history.



The original by The Three Degrees:


MFSB's version. which was an instrumental of the original:


REMIXES. I used to hear this version in the clubs in the late 80's:



Another cool remix

THE JAM!!

I like all of them. Incidentally, the version by the Three Degrees, is not really the original version. It is more like an edited version of the MFSB version. It contains their vocals and then cut short.

shorttrini said:

I've always been confused about this? So MFSB did the cut first?

wonder505 said:

Yes. Love is the Message, is really MFSB, with the Three Degrees doing the background vocals. The Three Degrees were a part of the MFSB family. Incidentally, some of the musicians that made up MFSB, later became part of the SalSoul Orchestra. My favorite remix of "Love is the message", is the one done by Larry Levan.

shorttrini said:

As a member of the Dj Panel here.. 'Trini is correct. Thanks Homebreeze, cus i was gonna jump in here about it.

IAintTheOne said:

Hey, how can I get on the DJ panel?....Your welcome about jumping in.
[Edited 10/19/08 17:52pm]

shorttrini said:

Few questions

How long have you been spinnin'
where have you played?
And Lemme hear a set of yours

IAintTheOne said:

Well, I have been spinnin' for about 20 years, in a variety of places, small clubs here in Brooklyn to weddings, house parties, etc. I do it more for the love now that anything else. My music knowledge is VERY deep, I eat, sleep and breathe all types of music. It is the only thing that keeps me sane.

shorttrini said:

I've been doin it for 30 dj'd at Fantasia's , The Fever,Sound factory, Penrod's, Tunnel,Devil's Nest.

IAintTheOne said:

You have certainly been around. Some of my friends in the circle are Sting International, Masters at Work, Bobby Konders. Although my first love is house music an classics, I spin all types.

shorttrini said:

heheh I know "KenLou"

IAintTheOne said:

I see we know alot of the same people. Let me asked you, do you think that House will ever go back to the way it was? I mean the way it was when we were coming up?

shorttrini said:

I dont know. I had gotten so deep in the Kerri chandler style deep Melodic house that was just a beautiful genre of House music.

IAintTheOne said:

There's another cat that was the house dj for bentley's in ny(wow talk about memories). you guys know him?

wonder505 said:

Are you talking about "Sugar Daddy"?

shorttrini said:

I believe his name was Darryl, had to think about it for a moment. He was a great DJ at Bently's Nightclub. That used to be my spot. He did a good mix of L.I.T.M. and other classics. I wonder where he is today. *sigh* those were the days.

shorttrini said:

This is going back ya'll remember "Elmo the magic christian?"

IAintTheOne said:

Yes I do. I remember him well.

shorttrini said:

Shit I wouldnt be surprised if we knew each other

IAintTheOne said:

We just might. I live in brooklyn.

shorttrini said:

I am originally from the south Boogie, but now live in AZ

ive been spinning records since june of 1978 i use to take my equipment outside when we had a block party used the lampost outside for electric(thats old school there...)my records were brought mostly at rock n soul record shop in manhattan(still go there every month)the wiz,jimmy's music world in bklyn,downstairs music in manhattan on 45th and 6th ave,beatstreet in downtown bklyn(they left in 2007)bondys near pace collage and j and r music world(still go there also)..i did some clubs,after hour spots,weddings,fashion shows...like the brother said before musuic is my drug of habit ,now what i do is put on cd r for people(old heads)misuc back in the day 70'sd 80's 90's clun music,classic tracks the usual stuff...oh i forgot i was in a record pool for a year idrc(biggest one in ny)

IAintTheOne said:

Talk about relocating!! What made you do that?

mwilli said:

Rock & Soul!! WOW!! Is Benny still there? I use MP3's now. I remember taking my lunch money and going to either Beat Street or Rock & Soul to by my records.

mwilli said:

Rock & Soul!! WOW!! Is Benny still there? I use MP3's now. I remember taking my lunch money and going to either Beat Street or Rock & Soul to by my records.

mwilli said:

OMG you took me back. J&R is still near pace? i remember seeing the big sign...and The Wiz, omg. that's gone now.

shorttrini said:

aww shit Rock & soul I used to hang out with a cat that used to work there named "16 switches" He was one of my boys over at PGD back in the day
[Edited 10/20/08 20:23pm]

update on rock n soul music store...benny is long gone from there but shirley(the owner)shes still there with her daughters and husband i think he's still in the front of the store..store has changed a lot mostly they sell electronic stuff there now mixers,amps,cd players 16-24 track boards in the record location its scaled back because of the downloading stuff so u really dont see a lot of 12 inch disc they still have the latest tracks but they now have a big collection of the oldies on 12 inches so i frequent that area a lot..store been there now 30 years and still going.....