Singing about how much you love music is tricky. It's too easy to simply list a bunch of favorite artists and sprinkle in a few platitudes. In my September 14 post, I praised Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" for avoiding this trap.
Recently, on WSIE, I heard another artist sing skillfully about his appreciation for music. Bluey's "Life Between The Notes" lists several of his favorite vocalists and elaborates on why he likes their music. It's a melody you might swear you've heard before. You haven't heard it exactly this way in any other song, though. Bluey's breezy, uptempo vocals on "Life..." should fit easily into any smooth jazz station's playlist and, if you're old enough, might make you recall the 1979 hit, "Livin' It Up," by Bell & James.
Singing about music and why it moves you is harder than it seems. Conley and Bluey pull it off impressively in their respective genres.
