You know we got to give it up for this great writer/singer. Bobby is one of the most brutally honest songwriters in the history of soul music. Bobby was one of those wild soulmen who used to party and chase women with the likes of Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.

Growing up back in tha day, I had no choice but to like Womack. My pops would play his 45 rpm "Harry Hippie" to death. In fact, he played it so much he wore the darn record out and had to buy another 45 record of this track.

I have grown to love and admire the brutal tell-it-like-it- is honesty he conveys in his songs. He pulled a lot of his biggest hit songs out of his personal experiences...songs like Harry Hipppie(about his brother) "Stop On By"(him moving in on one of his best buddies girlfriend), "That's The Way I Feel About Cha"(about a hard relationship he was having with his woman at the time) and "I Wish You Didn't Trust Me So Much"(once again making the moves on one of his buddies girlfriend")were autobiographical.

But what I truly love is this man's voice. Bobby's voice is the closest thing I can think of to that of a baptist minister. His voice is rugged and harsh, conveying such emotion. And at the end of a song when he releases one of those liberating trademark screams of his, you know that the brother means business and you FEEL his point.

He has made some great sometimes overlooked R&B records in his career. Let's show Mr.Womack some love.

Man I'm always Championing Him&wondering Why in the Hell He isn't in the ROck&Roll Hall of Fame??the Cat is Music Period one of those Artists you can Put Him down with any Style&Vibe.He Raps on His Albums better than Cats that Get Paid too do it IMHO.tight Guitar Player&the Cat can Write His Ass Off.Can Sing&Bring the Pain.RIght ON MAN for Bringing this Thread up.Much Props too Ya!

Bobbys' voice is like fried chicken (like Arethas' is). These fools at the pre-holiday get down were just croonin their assses off to KC and Jojos version of If You Think You're Lonely Now...gawd the humanity of it all! Lookin For A Love bests Love Train by the Ojays too if it ever got the same airplay. Bobby is sooo underrated (except by the Stones who used his skills in their 94-97 albums, or 86 was it) and when he is gone folks are opnly then going ot come out fo the woodwork praising him. Hell, even Tarantino used his amazing Across 110th St for the opening to his Jackie Brown! My parents seen the movie Across 110 back in 72.

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[This message was edited Tue Dec 3 8:39:52 PST 2002 by rdhull]

mistermaxxx said:[quote]Man I'm always Championing Him&wondering Why in the Hell He isn't in the ROck&Roll Hall of Fame??




I feel ya...why don't me, you, Davideye, rdhull, pfunkjazz and others get us some picket signs and put a demand down on them to put Bobby in.

Oooohh weeehh ma' momma loves her some Mr Womack she would type a looong ass post if I showed her this thread LOL oh well, I'm no different than my mother ya'll.

Across 110th Street is my SONG ya'll!!!
[This message was edited Tue Dec 3 13:07:55 PST 2002 by Harlepolis]

Harlepolis said:

Mine too! "110th street is a hell of a testa". This song will clear out all the fakes, posers and wannabes.

rdhull said:

LOL its kinda strange, everytime I hear this song I think about (Millie Jackson) I don't know why.

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mistermaxxx said:

I'm down with that.