10/13/2023 0 Comments Teena marie de ja vu![]() If Hate Is On Your Mind And U Can't Give Love in Kindĭon't U Know When U Die You Will Come Back Again The Love Was Everflowing And It's Feeling Shared ![]() I Can Feel This For Sure, For Sure, For Sure. Searching In The Darkness For A Piece Of Me. Once I Was A White Gazelle On Horseback Riding Free I Feel Like I've Been On This Earth Many Times Before With a song like Déjà vu you can close your eyes and accomplish that. I can tell you that living in this post disaster environment there are times where mental escape is a necessity for those of us who try not to give in to the insanity. It’s also a great song for sitting by a lake and watching the waves just to get your mind off of reality for a few minutes. The lyrics are an escape and it makes me want to take a long ride through the city at night just to enjoy the moonlight. I love the song because unlike most ballads it doesn’t take you to a place of lost love or a personal reference to anyone. That’s what the words of this song do for me. It’s like those moments when you catch someone daydreaming and can tell wherever they are is special. It’s that space in your mind that tells you there is so much more to the universe than what we can see. The lyrics to this song are mystical and spiritual and she takes you on a journey to a mental place that most people have probably been in their own thoughts from time to time. Her gift is that she sings in a way that draws you into the song and everything she says make sense. One of the characteristics of a Teena Marie ballad is that the lyrics are written like poems and sometimes you don’t always know what she’s trying to say. Now she’s arguably the standard for blue eyed soul and no one pays attention to her skin color. When Motown released this album in 1979 they purposely left her face off of the cover out of fear that black listeners would discriminate against her. ![]() There’s a story about this album that shows how the world has changed in 30 years. That’s a fact that proves sometimes a person’s behavior isn’t a full indication of their talent. It was written and composed by Rick James. The song is from her debut album Wild and Peaceful on the Motown label in 1979. I went back and forth with a few different selections but decided to go with Déjà Vu (I’ ve Been Here Before). Another reason is that she has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. One of the reasons is I think she is the most underrated soul singer in the last 30 years. I wanted to make my first entry to this blog a Teena Marie song for a few reasons. I’m excited about his contributions to Just A Song and look forward to many more. Clifton Harris lives in New Orleans and blogs at Cliff writes about music and living in New Orleans, and perfectly captures the impact of politics and social policy on the daily life of the individual.
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