Building Castles in the Sky

Yay! Valentine’s day is almost here. Ya… I’m not a fan either. I hated it when I was single and even now when I’m happily married and things are good, I still think it’s a stupid ‘holiday’. And lucky for me, the Mrs feels the same way. (You noticed I said happily married right?) So we don’t really celebrate it. Maybe dinner but never gifts. Unless they’re hand made.
We can’t do dinner this year as she’s away for work. So I ended up making her a mixtape she could take with her on her trip. It’s full of old school soul and r&b. She loves that kinda stuff. So do I, but I’m more into the older stuff. (Ya ya. I know…)
Anyway I tried to keep the whole mix pre 1980. But one or two later tracks may have snuck in there. Everything else is pretty old school. A bunch of classics, some songs that have been sampled a lot, and few gems you may have never heard before. I’m really starting to love this era of music.
You can stream the songs below or download the whole mixtape. So whether you love or hate Valentine’s, at the least give your ears something sweet to listen to.
Building Castles in the Sky
- Whitney Houston – One Moment in Time
- The Supremes – Cupid
- Bobby Caldwell – Open Your Eyes
- The Jackson 5 – Ready or Not (Here I Come)
- Smokey Robinson – Being With You
- Nina Simone – Feeling Good
- Bill Withers – Just the Two of Us
- Lionel Richie – Running with the Night
- Michael Jackson – Got to be There
- Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer
- Bettye Swann – Make Me Yours
- The Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There
- Smokey Robinson – Cruisin’
- Bettye Swann – I Think I’m Falling In Love
- Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead
- Brenton Wood – Gimme A Little Sign
- Supremes & Temptations – Make You Love Me
- Betty Everett – It’s In His Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song)
- Shirley Brown – Between You & Me
- Leon Haywood – Something Freaky
- Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
- The Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You
- William Bell – I’ll Show You
- The Whispers – You’re What’s Been Missin’
- Bettye Swann – Don’t Look Back
- Ike & Tina Turner – I’m Gonna Do All I Can
- Shirley Brown – Long As You Love Me
- Camille Yardbrough – Take Yo’ Praise
- Michael Jackson – We’re Almost There
And Yes. The painting/cover is totally inspired by Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. It’s one of my fav paintings ever and I’ve always wanted to do my own interpretation of it. More on that soon.






















































































































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