Rise
Herb Alpert
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[ { Instrumental } ]
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I'm a huge fan of Herb Alpert's.
I grew up while he was in his heyday,
and I was just drawn to his music,
every song.
My mother, the only family I ever had,
was also a big fan,
and that helped, too, to amp up my
affection for the man.
Seriously: "This Guy's In Love"
is one of the best love songs of the
last friggin' century.
I was 17 when "Rise" hit the airwaves,
taking them by storm.
Disco was still a blight on the planet at the time,
but "Rise" isn't disco;
it's something clearly better,
something my ailing mother loved to dance to,
and so then did I.
But ... I just have to say ...
It's forty-five years later and I can't
help but laugh when I listen to this classic,
because, wow, man, does it sound
like it belongs as the soundtrack
for some 80s porn release.
I mean, doesn't it?
Can't you just see it--
the big hair and fuzzy focus and
glistening bods doing their bumping
with this underneath their moaning and groaning?
That said, this instrumental is still a classic,
and well worth inclusion into anyone's
all-time faves playlist.
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Digital Art: Tracks of Affection by yours truly
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