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Etta James Covers "It's A Man's Man's World" By James Brown [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:05:13 +0000

I just happen to come in contact with this track and thought about the feature that we do on Thursday’s called the “Remake Retake”. While listening to it, the song felt so good being sung by a woman that I had to share it with you and I hope that you enjoy it enough to [...]

Remake/Retake Thursday

Angela Stefano — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:00:02 +0000

Name Thursday's Remake/Retake song and earn points!

The Remake Retake – Dru Hill [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:42:56 +0000

Today’s song is from a group of guys from Harvey, Ill. that first recorded as the El-Rays for Checker Records in 1953; now that’s a throwback for all of you new school boys and girl — and maybe even some of you old school men and women! In 1955, they changed their name to The [...]

The Remake Retake — "Summer Breeze" [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:49:48 +0000

In 1972, the pop duo Seals & Crofts released a song called “Summer Breeze” that would climb up the charts to the #6 position. Two years later, a family group known as the Isley Brothers would remake “Summer Breeze”, and it reached the top 10 on Billboard’s R&B chart. So to all of you “Old [...]

The Remake Retake – "Heaven Must Be Like This"

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:02:27 +0000

Today’s Remake Retake features a song from the Dayton, Ohio funk group known as the Ohio Players. The song was never released as a single but became an instant LP cut favorite of R&B fans from coast to coast. In 1998, the soundtrack to the movie “Down In The Delta” featured neo-soul singer D’Angelo doing [...]

The Remake Retake, Its A Must Checkout Classic! [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:54:33 +0000

Today’s featured song was a certified hit for the Stylistics in 1974. Babyface did his version of it in the late 80’s and although it was never released as a single, it wasn’t a bad sounding remake in my opinion; if you’ve never heard it, give it a listen and let us know what you [...]

"The Secret Garden", Today's Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:37:15 +0000

Today’s “Bonus Beats Thursday—Remake Retake” is a classic love songs featuring Barry White. It was released in1990 by Quincy Jones and featured the vocal talents of Al B. Sure, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White. But then a couple of years ago, Quincy decided to do it again, but this time the song features [...]

All The Man/Woman That I Need-Remake Retake [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:18:30 +0000

Today’s Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake is a very interesting one because the original title of the song was adjusted by one word so that it addressed a woman instead of a man. In 1990, Whitney Houston released “All The Man That I Need (recorded in 1982 by Sister Sledge as “All The Man I [...]

The Remake Retake Featuring Three Different Artists [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:22:09 +0000

Today’s “Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake” is a first because it features three songs instead of the usual two. The song was originally recorded in 1969 by The Friends Of Distinction and reached the number 5 position on Billboards R&B Chart and was certified gold. Then in 1986 the gentlemen from my hometown took [...]

"Sweet Thing" By Mary J. Blige The Remake Retake [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:25:04 +0000

Here is another classic song that more than likely had an impact on Mary J. Blige when she was a young child. It was released in 1975 by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and climbed all the way to the #1 position on Billboards R&B chart and remained there for two consecutive weeks; and was certified gold!

"Right and a Wrong Way" Remake Retake — Keith Sweat vs. Mario [VIDEO / POLL]

Lady K — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:54:25 +0000

Lady K’s starting a battle of the vocalists this week! Who does it better — Keith Sweat or Mario? In Lady K’s “Bonus Beats Thursday – Remake Retake,” we’re featuring a 1987 hit, “Right And A Wrong Way” by Keith Sweat. On the deeply underrated 2007 album Go!, Mario takes on this ’80s crooner in [...]

Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake "Sara Smile" [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:16:15 +0000

This week’s Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake is from a couple of guys that formed at Temple University in Philadelphia, known for their blue eyed soul. Daryl Hall was born in Philly and John Oates in New York City. Their first big hit came in 1976 with the release of “Sara Smile” that reached the top 25 on Billboard’s R&B Chart and was certified gold that same year.

"Can't Get Over You" The Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:51 +0000

This week’s "Remake Retake" is a song by the legendary R&B group from Philadelphia known as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and their 1989 release “Can’t Get Over You”. “Can’t Get Over You” is only one of two songs that ever went all the way to the top of the charts for Maze and is still a classic favorite today.

"The Love We Had" Dru Hill Vs. The Dells The Remake Retake [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:49 +0000

A bunch of guys from Harvey, Illinois by the name of The Dells released a song back in 1971 called The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind). The single soared on the R&B charts and became a top 10 hit for the group. It is often said that musicians and singers have their [...]

Bonus Beats Thursday Remake/Retake-"Love Don't Love Nobody" [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:27:20 +0000

This week’s “Bonus Beats Thursday Remake/Retake features the song “Love Don’t Love Nobody” by the Spinners. Released in 1974 “Love Don’t Love Nobody” reached as high as #4 on the Billboard R&B Chart. Now in 1995 Phil Perry the former member of the group the Montclairs covered “Love Don’t Love Nobody” and although it [...]

"Love Won't Let Me Wait" The Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:42:05 +0000

Today’s Bonus Beats Thursday Remake Retake features the song “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” released in in 1975 and made famous by Major Harris. “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” was the biggest record of Major Harris’ career that reached the #1 position and was certified gold. Now Luther Vandross did his version! Should Luther [...]