This is CRAZY b/c I am a music addick! My music arsenal is huge. I had to have been a songwriter or singer in a former life. As long as I can remember - since I was a kid - I hummed songs that I made up on the spot and the popular topic was love. I sang about her while washing the dishes, cutting grass, doing laundry, doing my homework, etc. It was my release. I didn't want to join the church choir or a singing group. Those vocal acrobatics were for my ears alone.
There were so many songs in my early days that I was hypnotized by but the first love song that I kept in heavy rotation - almost broke the record player - was Anita Baker's "Sweet Love". I was nine or ten I think and didn't have a b/f nor did want one at the time. I was a kid that still played with my dolls, had imaginary friends, etc. I did things that kids did (and supposed to do) - that is drive your momma crazy running around with no adult cares in the world (lol). When my mother bought Anita's debut album into the house, I was curious. First off, who is this mysterious beauty on the cover clutching herself to protect from harm or was it more deeper - to express how in love she was? hmmm. Secondly, what is this love thing that she is talking about - how different is it from all the other talks about it?
I played the title track "Sweet Love" and my ears were in love with the tone of her voice, her lyrical prowess and the music crescendos. It was beautiful! Magical! As she sang, I did the "Anita" sway long before I saw the video. I can see what she was talking about. I imagined myself with that special someone that she was serenading to through this song. This song had power telling that man that you are special, you are wonderful and you are divine. She was speaking the truth about love! Go 'head Anita, preach!!!
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