We gave Mini Moose the turntables a week early this month. Here are her seven picks for June.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
O-o-h Child is a 1970 song by the family group The Five Stairsteps. It was featured on the band's album, Stairsteps. Originally it was the B-side to a cover of The Beatles' Dear Prudence, O-o-h Child became the band's last Top 40 R&B hit. Since its release, it's been covered more than twenty times. In our opinion, Nina Simone's cover is the best.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough was written and recorded by Michael Jackson and released in 1979 on his fifth studio album, Off the Wall. Co-produced by Quincy Jones, the song is considered the first to showcase Jackson's talent as a performer and a songwriter. It also earned him his first solo Grammy Award.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Let Me Blow Ya Mind is a song by Eve and featuring Gwen Stefani. It was released in 2001 as the second single from Eve's album, Scorpion. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which was a brand new category that year. It peaked at number two in the US and was one of the best-selling songs of the summer.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
Back in the Day is from Erykah Badu's 2003 album, Worldwide Underground. Badu has said that writing and recording for the album took place following a bout of writer's block. Back in the Day peaked at no. 62 on the US R&B charts. Sometimes the song is referred to as "Puff".
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SONG OF THE friDAY
I Believe in a Thing Called Love is by the band, The Darkness and was released as the third single from their 2003 debut album, Permission to Land. The song peaked at no. 2 on the UK charts, but after it was featured in a 2012 Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl commercial, it hit the top spot on the U.S. iTunes rock charts.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Rapture is from Blondie's album, Autoamerican (1980). Released in 1981, the song spent two weeks at the top slot on Billboard Hot 100, making it the first No. 1 in U.S. history to feature rap. The music video originally aired on Solid Gold and became the first rap video shown on MTV. The song's been remixed, mixed, and covered by dozens of artists.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
Happy Father's Day, Dad.
King of the Road was originally written and recorded by Roger Miller. Released in 1965, the song was a crossover hit, landing at No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on both the US country and easy listening charts. King of the Road has been covered by many artists from R.E.M. to Rufus Wainwright and has been featured in numerous movies.
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