Bonus Beats: The Makeover

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:59:35 -0800

As Melissa noted earlier today, we're all about this Mark De Clive-Lowe remix of Watley's Midnight Lounge. The rest of The Makeover is pretty great as well. It features remixes and re-imaginings of some Watley classics and some of her favorite songs (she does a particularly interesting rendition of Madonna's Borderline).

This one, however, is of special interest to me:

A Bed of Roses (featuring 4Hero)

Jody Watley

First of all, y'all know how I love 4Hero. Watley says of 4Hero (The Makeover Liner Notes):

I discovered the music of 4Hero in 1998 - the record was "Two Pages". I was at a apoint in my career where I really felt like giving up. I'd had a huge disappointment with a brief sting at Atlantic Records...I was soured on the music business. When I heard "Two Pages," I was blown away. It reminded me about why I was an artist and what music should be about. My thoughts were - WOW, there are people making music LIKE THIS! This is where I want to be. Being a pop star is one thing - to be an artist is another. It was a dream come true when they asked me to collaborate on this piece. I'm so proud of this song. I kept looking for that one last piece - this was it! The spoken word takes me back to Junior High - Nikki Giovanni was a childhood heroine. This song feels like a defining moment each time I listen to it.

If I was a good music voxer, I would post "Two Pages" but instead I'll post the two songs that "A Bed of Roses" immediately reminded me of.

Brother Sister

The Brand New Heavies

Keep On Movin'

Soul II Soul

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Bonus Beats: The Makeover