I don’t know about y’all, but I go down the rabbit hole on Spotify. Whether it’s clicking on a song on my friend feed or searching for a song that’s been an earworm, it doesn’t take long before I’m clicking through the related artists or listening to a curated radio station.
Well the other morning I was listening to “Stay” by Zedd and Alesia Cara (for some reason I have to play that song at least once every morning), whe n I looked over at my friend feed and saw that one of my high school classmates was listening to “Before I let go” by Maz feat. Frankie Beverly. It felt like I couldn’t click ‘play’ fast enough! I don’t know about y’all, but that song screams family cookout and always brings a smile to my face. It’s one of those songs that everyone knows most of the words to and it’s always fun to sing along and try to hit that note at the end. Y’all know the note I’m talking about. About halfway through the track I noticed that the classmate wasn’t listening to Maze’s album, but another great curated Spotify playlist called ’80’s Jam Session’. It didn’t take longer than a few scrolls for me to realize that I’d hit the jackpot on old school classics. My parents raised us up on all kinds of music, but there’s special about these R&B classics that remind me of my childhood and family functions. Stevie Wonder, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, Keith Sweat, Evelyn “Champagne” King and so many more artists are featured on this playlist and they all kept me moving, grooving and singing for well over 4 hours. I even turned an Uber driver onto the playlist one afternoon!
If you’re a fan of 80’s R&B I suggest giving the playlist a listen. If you’re looking for a soundtrack for your weekend cleaning session I suggest giving the playlist a listen. If you want to put a smile on your face on a random Tuesday I suggest giving the playlist a listen. Check it out below and tweet me or comment below to let me know what you think!