If Chili Sauce is the “building” prelude and introspective dialogue of a gigolo, then If the Kid Can’t Make You Come is the “climatic” close. Now, if you follow my posts on GFM’s Facebook from time to time, you already know I can say a few naughty things about this song however, I’ll keep it semi PG-13 and say this one thing:
Fellas, if you build it……………..she will come. ;-)
(dropping my mic with the Randy Watson “Sexual Chocolate” ending.)
Here is The Original 7ven (formerly The Time) with If The Kid Can’t Make You Come.
This cut is such a sweet and spicy mix of flavors. On one end of the spectrum, the track plays a smoldering yet sensual backdrop. However on the other end, the comical commentary will have you dying like a Betty White SNL skit. It’s almost like ease dropping on a friend kicking game on a random chick and you’re trying your best to hold in the laughter. Here’s a classic example of what I’m talking about:
Morris: “It’s funny your eyes, when you stare at me like that, it causes my….my stomach to..to q-q-q-uiver…..oh lawd (quivering).”
Only Morris’ playboy sophistication can make a sauce I sometimes put on my chicken a cue word for getting the drawers. How ’bout dat! :)
“My Drawers” is as funky as “drawers” can get. Certified funk. Dope guitars, drums goin’ hard and silky vocals. If you don’t groove to this, then maybe your drawers are in bunch. Remove the wedgie and dance!
Never has a phone number been put down so properly on wax! ”777-9311″ was the groups breakout hit from 1982’s “What Time Is It?” If you were rockin’ this joint back in the day, you know you dialed this number!! This track has one of the funkiest guitar licks in life and the drums are ridiculous. Not surprisingly in a 1999 interview with Bass Player Magazine Prince was asked which of his many bass lines that he’s created was his favorite, he said “777-9311″ and that nobody could play it like him. He wasn’t lying because he simply kills it on this one. ”777-9311″ became the band’s biggest single to date, reaching number two on the R&B charts. The song’s title was Revolution member Dez Dickerson’s actual phone number at the time, causing his phone to ring off the hook until he had his number changed. Even though cell phones weren’t around back then, I’m thinking not the smartest move Dez.
Being born under the constellation of Aquarius, we are definitely a rare breed known for our independence, need for mental stimulation and most assuredly our love of freedom. It’s really nothing personal, we’re just a species that’s hard to tie down. However, following the introductory lyrics of The Original 7ven‘s, formerly The Time, I Don’t Wanna Leave You, might inspire this Aquarian lover to stick around for a while:
People say you run around, I don’t even care I could never hold you down, I don’t even dare I just wanna play your game, no matter what the rules I’ve met an awful lot of dames, but not quite as bad as you
And who knows…….I might like getting caught for a change! LOL :)
“Shake” immediately opens with a 1950′s or ’60s “twist your hips” type of vibe. Although I am not as familiar with this tune from “The Band Formerly Known As The Time”, I couldn’t help but take an immediate liking to the song. All I wanted to do was dance around and chant “Hey, hey people what you come here for?” because you know “you gotta shake something”. I see you dancing…..
“Wild and Loose” kicked the party off with the first of only six tracks from their sophomore and arguably most successful album “What time Is It?” This song is the only cut on the album that Prince actually shared co-writing duties with Dez Dickerson. Also, Morris Day, one of the most underrated drummers, shows out on this one. “Wild And Loose” is a song whose strident sound based in hefty textured rhythm guitars with synthesized accents and a tough bass line mark it as part of that direct link between the Minneapolis Sound and James Brown. This song was a big time dance tune back in the day and got massive play in urban clubs and house parties all throughout the summer of 1982. It was also the first time you hear Morris ask what went on to become the groups “catch question” “WHAT TIME IS IT???”
Not only is “The Walk” a great song musically, but an entertaining one as well. Especially with the conversation between Morris and “Grace”. “Do you always keep lingerie in your glove compartment? None of my women wear gloves.”
