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What Has Northern Soul Ever Taught You ?

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Although I just love enjoying listening to soul records It's taught me one or two valuable life lessons as well !

Here's a few Things I've learnt over the years from listening to Soul records :

You are definately going to miss your water when your well runs dry

Misery loves company

Beware of doors that hit your back

Certain females are liable to get your nose open

The highest negotiable currency in relationships is 'diamonds and pearls'

Under no circumstances ever trust any man called 'Jody' !

Anyone else learnt anything useful ?

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  • MrsWoodsrules
    MrsWoodsrules

    Back too original post, Northern Soul taught me,....... when I lost interest & got into 'indie' very late 70's, not to give a box full of originals to your older brother & not even be arsed ab

  • Mark S
    Mark S

    I dont need no woman to help me starve to death I can do that all by myself

  • KevH
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    Not to listen to anyone named Allnightandy.

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Under no circumstances ever trust any man called 'Jody' !

Yeah, what the hell was with those Jody records? What's the history of the Jody connection? It started with Johnnie Taylor didn't it.....?

Ian D :D

Yeah funny that, always wondered about that........Jody got your girl and gone.....stuff, reckon it's some kind on southern parochialism slang, Seventy Seven from Texax and Muscle Shoals all southern based stuff, like to here the story on this too.

Aid.

From Mr Porter and Mrs Freeman when times get bad KEEP ON KEEPING ON and just try to HOLD ON.

From The Forevers WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

and finally from Mrs Legend TIME WILL PASS YOU RIGHT ON BY

Back too original post, Northern Soul taught me,....... when I lost interest & got into 'indie' very late 70's, not to give a box full of originals to your older brother & not even be arsed about what happened to them (god they were all gems).

Don't touch barbiturates, from witnessing close friends die & in not such worse case, ruin there lives.

To feel the love of beautiful people, for that I"m eternally thankful

Aid.

Never trust anyone called Simon Soussan :shhh:

Jody turns up in quite a few songs, it was a nickname in the US for folklore character who steals men's girls.

I always though it might have been another name for squaddies, after the Jody calls of American troops.

This is from Wikipedia:

The name derives from a stock character in African-American oral traditions, "Joe the Grinder,"[6] who is also prominent in Merle Haggard's song "The Old Man of the Mountain."[7] The character's name has been transcribed as "Joady," "Jody," "Jodie," "Joe D.", or even "Joe the ____" (in dialect, "Joe de ____") with Joe then identified by occupation. He was a stock anti-hero who maliciously took advantage of another man's absence. Enlisted African-American soldiers incorporated this character into cadence songs during the Second World War.

Jody turns up in quite a few songs, it was a nickname in the US for folklore character who steals men's girls.

I always though it might have been another name for squaddies, after the Jody calls of American troops.

This is from Wikipedia:

The name derives from a stock character in African-American oral traditions, "Joe the Grinder,"[6] who is also prominent in Merle Haggard's song "The Old Man of the Mountain."[7] The character's name has been transcribed as "Joady," "Jody," "Jodie," "Joe D.", or even "Joe the ____" (in dialect, "Joe de ____") with Joe then identified by occupation. He was a stock anti-hero who maliciously took advantage of another man's absence. Enlisted African-American soldiers incorporated this character into cadence songs during the Second World War.

See? Something else that Northern Soul has taught me after some 40+ years in! Sometimes it just be's that way........ :lol:

Ian D :D

From Mr Porter and Mrs Freeman when times get bad KEEP ON KEEPING ON and just try to HOLD ON.

From The Forevers WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

and finally from Mrs Legend TIME WILL PASS YOU RIGHT ON BY

Love the forevers , great tune !

Also you gotta remember that what goes up - must come down, courtesy Mr Tyrone Davis.

See? Something else that Northern Soul has taught me after some 40+ years in! Sometimes it just be's that way........ :lol:

Ian D :D

yeah i wondered about that too..so, working alongside a black woman from Knoxville later Atlanta..i asked her..she confirmed it was a black slang thing for a guy who steals your girl..

You've been gone too long........he's was on bl*ody tour of duty serving his country.

She's a 'bad en' Ann Sexton is. :)

Jody turns up in quite a few songs, it was a nickname in the US for folklore character who steals men's girls.

I always though it might have been another name for squaddies, after the Jody calls of American troops.

This is from Wikipedia:

The name derives from a stock character in African-American oral traditions, "Joe the Grinder,"[6] who is also prominent in Merle Haggard's song "The Old Man of the Mountain."[7] The character's name has been transcribed as "Joady," "Jody," "Jodie," "Joe D.", or even "Joe the ____" (in dialect, "Joe de ____") with Joe then identified by occupation. He was a stock anti-hero who maliciously took advantage of another man's absence. Enlisted African-American soldiers incorporated this character into cadence songs during the Second World War.

Wow! My boss is called Jody, we call him Mr Tickle, as when he's had a drink his hands wander.

He's now married, but I reckon the above description is still apt for him :thumbsup:

I like the Vietnam references. Can only think of one though at the minute,

'couldn't have been no brother, brother's in Vietnam...'

Learnt from that song that: Somebody run outta my back door... :glare:

Edited by Matt Male

Not to take drugs or you will Keep on Talking,Dont have a curry before a soul night or you will be gone with the wind

I like the Vietnam references. Can only think of one though at the minute,

'couldn't have been no brother, brother's in Vietnam...'

Learnt from that song that: Somebody run outta my back door... :glare:

A.C Reed, My Baby's Been Cheating..........with Jody.

Top tune.

Aid.

Learnt that my woman, got a sweet tooth and she love my jelly roll... :ohmy:

"A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In A Bush"," It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom" and in the words of our local vicar when he first enters his graveyard on Mothering Sunday "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" :wicked:

More than anything else, Northern Soul taught me the value of a brilliant song, an incredible arrangement and mind-blowing production. Here's the one that got me into it all in 1967 when I heard it on Radio 1. An early Barry White production which I love as much now as I did 45 years ago!

Ian D :D

I dont need no woman to help me starve to death I can do that all by myself :thumbup:

I dont need no woman to help me starve to death I can do that all by myself :thumbup:

Can ya dig it !!!

Yeah, what the hell was with those Jody records? What's the history of the Jody connection? It started with Johnnie Taylor didn't it.....?

Ian D :D

No matter how much money you've got it will not be enough to buy every 45 you want (not that i've got any money just a massive wants list)

spend loads of money on records and have a good moan the next day when your skint :lol:

Not to stay out all night

Not to take drugs , and

don't talk to strangers :D

And "It will never be over for me" !

Edited by allnightandy

yeah i wondered about that too..so, working alongside a black woman from Knoxville later Atlanta..i asked her..she confirmed it was a black slang thing for a guy who steals your girl..

I'm using this as an excuse to post the most mindblowing version of a song with that title:

It's Freda Harris' cover of Joe Simon. I don't really like deep soul but I can't stop listening to this song, it's so great, maybe it's the blues guitar or something.

Never trust anyone called Simon Soussan :shhh:

Or "Simon Soussain", as the case may be. That's an understatement, but a good rule.

I dont need no woman to help me starve to death I can do that all by myself :thumbup:

Great 80's soul from Jesse James ...................... :thumbsup:

Edited by Nick Harrison

Anyone else learnt anything useful ?

Yes -

that a man who can promise a women....................... "jewels that light up a room, fur's on her back and a castle by the sea"..............is fuller more shit than me.............and a lot richer !!!!!! :D .

"That the ocean of misery will never see it's face cover me" ..... :thumbsup:

dont ask an old bloke in the park anything especial where your bird is at ,because he is going to talk a load of nonsence and help not one jot

I dont need no woman to help me starve to death I can do that all by myself :thumbup:

"I don't need no woman to help me starve to death , Can you dig it" ? Williams and Watson Too Late :D

Not to stay out all night

Not to take drugs , and

don't talk to strangers :D

And "It will never be over for me" !

Not to listen to anyone named Allnightandy. :D

Edited by KevH

DON'T GET CAUGHT !!!

Great tune with the classic line at 3.52 "if I wasnt here in this hospital"

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