DJ Lil Purse
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SpaceTimeMusic
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Lyd the SBW is back on Zoom to chat with her big sister who, for the purposes of this podcast, is referred to as DJ Lil Purse. From Motown to the golden age of salsa music, it’s a veritable bonanza of 20th century music.
DJ Lil Purse's questionnaire:
If you were a DJ, what would your DJ name be?
DJ Lil Purse. Because I am often perceived as a prim little purse, but I’m much more like Mary Poppins’ carpet bag.
What was your first and/or favorite 45?
A side: I Want You Back
B side: Who’s Lovin’ You
Jackson 5
1969
LP?
Victory
The Jacksons
1984
Shout out to DJ Pinto Bean, my mother, who had a big impact on my musical tastes, as did her brother, my Unca Butch:
Unchained Melody
Righteous Brothers
1965
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
1969
Got to Give it Up
Live at the London Palladium
Marvin Gaye
1979
DJ Pinto Bean’s rainy day music: O. C. Smith, O. C. Smith At Home, 1969
Unca Butch’s funk: GAP Band, Parliament, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Isaac Hayes, Earth, Wind, & Fire
Favorite cassette?
Whitney
Whitney Houston
1987
Cassettes artists mentioned:
Anita Baker
New Edition
Bobby Brown
Terrence Treny D’Arby
CD?
Shepherd Moons
Enya
1991
Been So Long
Rapture
Anita Baker
1986
Artists mentioned:
Aretha Franklin
Jodeci
What is your go to getting ready to go out musical genre/song?
The Glamorous Life
The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
1984
What is your go to rainy day genre/song?
Night Train
Night Train
The Oscar Peterson Trio
1963
(This song is also featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future)
The Hours
The Hours Motion Picture Soundtrack
Philip Glass
2002
New York Philharmonic performing Ravel’s Bolero
Film referenced: The Neverending Story (1984)
What do you have on heavy rotation right now?
Shout out to Los Muñequitos de Matanzas!
El Preso
Fruko y Sus Tesos
1975
Rebelion
Joe Arroyo y La Verdad
198?
Anacaona
Live at the Cheetah, Volume 1
Fania All-Stars
1971
And finally, what is your favorite sample and/or cover?
On Your Face
Spirit
Earth, Wind and Fire
1976
Party Ain’t a Party
My Melody
Queen Pen (feat. Mr. Cheeks, Markell Riley & Nutta Butta)
1997
The SpaceTimeMusic theme music is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.
LINKS:
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DJ Lil Purse’s playlist
New York Philharmonic performing Ravel’s Bolero
Daddy’s Little Man by O. C. Smith
SONG CREDITS:
In order of appearance
I Want You Back
Who’s Lovin’ You
Jackson 5
1969
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
1965
Hold On
Born to Sing
En Vogue
1990
Wait
Victory
The Jacksons
1984
Unchained Melody
Just Once in My Life
Righteous Brothers
1965
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The Age of Aquarius
The 5th Dimension
1969
Got to Give it Up
Live at the London Palladium
Marvin Gaye
1979
Love Will Save Day
Whitney
Whitney Houston
1987
Book of Days
Shepherd Moons
Enya
1991
Been So Long
Rapture
Anita Baker
1986
The Glamorous Life
The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
1984
Night Train
Night Train
The Oscar Peterson Trio
1963
The Hours
The Hours Motion Picture Soundtrack
Philip Glass
2002
El Preso
Fruko y Sus Tesos
1975
Rebelion
Joe Arroyo y La Verdad
198?
On Your Face
Spirit
Earth, Wind and Fire
1976
Party Ain’t a Party
My Melody
Queen Pen (feat. Mr. Cheeks, Markell Riley & Nutta Butta)
1997
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