MARVIN GAYE – It’s A Desperate Situation

Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased is a compilation album by Marvin Gaye. Released in 1994 on Motown Records, the collection features some rarities from the soul singer's catalog during his formative years in the label between his breakthrough year as an R&B star in 1963 to around the time of his late-1960s hits including…

TEARS FOR FEARS – Woman In Chains (live)

“Woman in Chains” is a song by English band Tears for Fears, released as the second single from their third studio album, The Seeds of Love (1989). It has been described as a “feminist anthem”. It was an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, and…

THE BELOVED – Celebrate Your Life (1993)

The Beloved are a British electronic music group best known for the singles “Sweet Harmony”, “The Sun Rising”, “Hello”, “Your Love Takes Me Higher”, and “Satellite”. Originally a post-punk/new wave band formed in 1983, they underwent a change of direction in the late 1980s to a house/alternative dance sound and experienced chart success in the…

LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY – Lovin’ Every Minute (1995)

Lighthouse Family were an English musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and initially remained active until the early 2000s. Singer Tunde Baiyewu and songwriter Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, after meeting while studying at university and both working at the same bar. Their 1995 debut…

QUEEN LATIFAH – Just Another Day (1993)

Dana Elaine Owens (born 1970), better known by the stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy…

LITTLE SIMZ – Far Away (2024)

Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British rapper, singer and actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums: A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons (2015), Stillness in Wonderland (2016) and Grey Area (2019), the last…

CLARENCE CARTER – Patches (1970)

"Patches" (sometimes known as "Patches (I'm Depending On You)") is a country soul song written by General Johnson and Ron Dunbar and best known as the 1970 hit version by Clarence Carter. It won the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song. The song was written by General Johnson, the lead singer of…

Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose”: what makes this song so great? – RICK BEATO

Rick Beato breaks down the structure of Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" and explains what makes this song so great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhgoli8klLA “Kiss from a Rose” is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal’s second eponymous album, sometimes referred to as Seal II (1994), to avoid confusion with the singer’s debut album, Seal (1991). The song was first released as a…

SEAL – ‘Kiss From A Rose’ | Live @ Night Of The Proms Rotterdam (24 years later)

“Kiss from a Rose” is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal’s second eponymous album, sometimes referred to as Seal II (1994), to avoid confusion with the singer’s debut album, Seal (1991). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 and included in the film The Never-Ending Story III that year. It was re-released a year later in 1995…

SEAL – Kiss From A Rose (1994)

"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album, sometimes referred to as Seal II (1994), to avoid confusion with the singer's debut album, Seal (1991). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 and included in the film The Never-Ending Story III that year. It was…