Music Monday

It seems like several of my Music Monday videos are taken from Soul Train broadcasts.  Interestingly enough, I don't ever remember watching Soul Train when it was on TV -- certainly never when I was in high school.  My family only had one television and you can bet that my father wasn't going to listen to that "music."  He had an adjective that he used to describe the kind of music that you could hear on Soul Train, but I won't bother to use it here.  : /    

As I watched this video I tried to decide if Al Wilson was wearing a pink suit or if it's just the stage lighting that makes it look as if it's light pink.  His shirt looks like it's white, so maybe the suit is pink.  No matter, he looks great.  And what about Don Cornelius?  Talk about looking and sounding great -- he has a truly big a** afro and the most incredible voice.  It's so sad that he committed suicide not quite three months ago.

I don't think I ever danced to Show and Tell and, even now, I'm not sure exactly how I would dance to it.  The tempo isn't really fast, but it isn't a slow dance tempo either.  I have a feeling that in 1973-74 when the song was most popular, the white kids probably slow danced to it and, just like you see in the video, the black kids moved a little faster.  Al's up on stage by himself, but the song practically begs for some backup dancers/singers swaying and twirling in the background.

A lot has happened in the 38 years since Show and Tell was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it is still a smooth, sultry song.  If I knew someone who liked to dance, I wouldn't mind trying to figure out what tempo would suit it best.  : )