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stephanie (stephanie)
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Post Number: 3152
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Posted on Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 11:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I love this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0fSxRPoJV8w

Breakdown and Let it All Out

Working on your Case

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Czxq17rsUnU
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soulwally (soulwally)
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Post Number: 1566
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 7:35 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Breakdown is utterly, utterly beautiful. I'm sure someone else recorded it too. Any answers?
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Nosey (nosey)
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Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 8:47 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks Steph. Never heard his voice before. How do you know this stuff!? You probably wasn't even born when this came out. LOL
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Maria (mwalke56yahoocom)
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Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 7:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
William Powell had a beautiful voice. I know he passed in 1977, did he have children?
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stephanie (stephanie)
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Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 8:38 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Nosey,
I had heard about it and found it on youtube! I was in awe when I heard this song. Mr Powell was always my favorite Ojay he was so apple pie and I thought he was smooth.
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Common (common)
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Post Number: 506
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 9:12 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks for putting this up. I heard Nina Simone's version first and thought hers was the original. Wasn't this song written by Van McCoy?
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Robb_K (robb_k)
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Posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 9:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Yes, Van wrote it.
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JSmith (jsmith)
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Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 2:47 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Nina's version .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =5qcVNMVuS0c
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tsull (tsull)
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Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 1:06 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Nice voice, frankly, I'd never heard William on lead. Sounds to me that he should've had a few more leads. Hey, I'm an O'Jays fanatic, I can still critique the group :>)
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Angel (angel)
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Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 11:59 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Is that William on BD&LIAO? Sounds like Walt to me. Can anyone answer?
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soulwally (soulwally)
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Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 9:24 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Mmm, Angel, me too...