#Camille Yarbrough

[soulmusicsongs]

But It Comes Out Mad - Camille Yarbrough (The Iron Pot Cooker, 1975)

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A Year Of Songs #10 - “But It Comes Out Mad” by Camille Yarbrough

A stinging reminder that the have-nots been getting by on scraps in the richest country in human history since way back. American inequality - economic, racial, gender, opportunity, and so on - is the driving force here that busts up even love and desire. 

Most folks familiar with Camille Yarbrough know her as the sampled core of Fatboy Slim’s 1999 hit “Praise You.” That track, “Take Yo’ Praise,” appears on 1975’s The Iron Pot Licker, a fierce, honest, so funky you can smell it song cycle that reconfigures Yarbrough’s early 70s one woman, spoken word theatre production into a feminine examination of the same terrain Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson were creating in the same era. 

“But It Comes Out Mad” slowly unfolds with the restrained power and palpable groove of Bill Withers’ best, Yarbrough sketching the broken heart inside of economically beat down Black America in a voice equal parts soul cry, lustful observer, and unflinching truthsayer. Guitarist Cornell Dupree is at his saucy best here, judiciously serving up licks, a constant sparring partner for Linda Twine’s roiling, mad colorful Clavinet. 

Yarbrough reminds us that protest music need not be “If I Had A Hammer” to hit hard and muthafunkin’ true. 

[onmyowntwohands]

Camille Yarbrough - Take Yo' Praise (1975)

[tongue-in-cheek]

Tales and Tunes of an African American Griot

[theskyisglue]

Camille Yarbrough - Take Yo' Praise (1975)

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Fatboy Slim - Praise You 1999

"Praise You" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim, and was released as the third single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998). It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland, number four in Canada, number six in Ireland, and number 36 in the US. A total of six samples are used in the song. The song features a prominent vocal sample from the opening of "Take Yo' Praise" by Camille Yarbrough, as well as a prominent piano sample from the track "Balance and Rehearsal" from a test album entitled Sessions released by audio electronics company JBL in 1973. That recording session was for "Captain America", sung by Hoyt Axton; a snippet of Axton's vocals humming the "Captain America" melody can be heard in the album version of "Praise You." "Praise You" also features a guitar sample from the opening of "It's a Small World" from the Disneyland Records-released album Mickey Mouse Disco, the theme from the cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, the electric piano riff from "Lucky Man" by Steve Miller Band, and the drum beat from "Running Back To Me" by Tom Fogerty. In a 2021 interview with the website WhoSampled, Yarbrough said that she liked "Praise You" and its use of her vocals, feeling that Cook kept the essence of "Take Yo' Praise".

The accompanying video for "Praise You" was directed by Spike Jonze with Roman Coppola. Jonze starred in the film, under the pseudonym Richard Koufey, along with a fictional dance group: The Torrance Community Dance Group. The video intro described it as "A Torrance Public Film Production". The video was shot guerrilla-style – that is, on location without obtaining permission from the owners of the property – in front of puzzled onlookers outside the Fox Bruin Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. In the video, a heavily disguised Jonze and the dance group, acting as a flash mob, dance to "Praise You", much to the chagrin of a theatre employee who turns off their portable stereo.

The video reportedly cost only US$800 to produce. It won three major awards at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video, Best Direction, and Best Choreography. It was also nominated for, but did not win, Best Dance Video. In 2001, it was voted number one of the 100 best videos of all time, in a poll to mark the 20th anniversary of MTV.

"Praise You" received a total of 80,6% yes votes! Previous Fatboy Slim polls: #12 "Weapon of Choice".

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Today’s compilation:

Now That's What I Call Music! 2 1999 Alternative Rock / Adult Contemporary / Pop-Rock / Teen Pop / Pop / R&B / Hip Hop

Back with another dispatch from the early run of the US' Now That's What I Call Music!, with the second installment from this gargantuan, neverending series. Take yourself all the way back to 1999 with this great ad for it!

Now, I definitely have not kept up with Now for a long while, but as a series that's known for repackaging huge chart hits on CD, I think this might have been its most unique volume of all, because a lot of these songs did not end up charting all that high in the US—at least not on Billboard's Hot 100—and a number of them actually fared far, far better in the UK, which is where Now originated from, with its first ever release dating back to 1983.

A prime example here is Robbie Williams' great pop hit, "Millennium." Williams is regarded as an absolute pop superstar in the UK, but he's only charted twice as a solo act on the Hot 100 in the US, and both of those singles have failed to reach the top 50. This one, which pairs recreated dreamy strings from James Bond's You Only Live Twice theme with a hip hop-type backbeat, only made it to #78, but it was a #1 hit across the pond! And I think outside of all that well-made, Swedish-produced teen pop/boy band fare, this one very well might've been the best pure pop song of the entire late 90s. The use of those epic Bond strings smacks of The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" too, which certainly suggests that there's something about Brits and those damn strings.

And another #1 UK smash that didn't do nearly as well in the States was Fatboy Slim's irresistible big beat summer classic, "Praise You," which sampled from a lot of different places, including a Disney disco record, a JBL test album to get those iconic keys, Steve Miller Band, the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids theme, and a song by Chicagoan Camille Yarbrough called "Take Yo' Praise," from which Fatboy Slim took the lyrics. There was a whole undercurrent of this big beat stuff that was coursing through a lot of our commercials and movie and video game soundtracks back then, led by acts like Fatboy Slim himself, the Chemical Brothers, and The Prodigy. But it never went super mainstream like it did in the UK. Fatboy Slim's singles only charted twice in the US on the Hot 100, and "Praise You" was the best-performing one, making it to #36.

By the way, I have a really killer turn-of-the-millennium-type summer playlist on Spotify that has a bunch of songs like "Praise You" on it. It's called "An Endless Capri Sun or Juicyfruit or Starburst Commercial From Like the Summer of 2002," which will hopefully give you an idea of the type of vibe that I was trying to channel with it. God, I love that sun-shining big beat stuff!

And color me surprised to hear Jay-Z on here, because until 2001, Now pretty much seemed to purposely go out of its way to avoid hip hop altogether. I guess it makes sense though, since the music usually has explicit themes, and these albums are typically targeted at kids. But they really just couldn't help themselves when it came to Jay-Z's first real, true breakout hit in "Hard Knock Life" here. Mark the 45 King's novel sampling of the song of the same name from Annie made this one feel very kid-friendly and fun to sing along to, despite the numerous lyrics that had to be censored from it to get it on radio in the first place. Funny, though, that in a very American 90s way, and in a pre-onset-of-mass-shootings era, that they'd let a line like, "when my situation ain't improvin', I'm tryina’ murder everything movin'" slide through without any kind of edit. I mean, if they're playing this song on radio now, I'm thinking that that line gets hit with some kind of sound effect. But it didn't in '98 and '99, and that feels pretty remarkable in hindsight, especially since hip hop verses were constantly censored on radio, MTV, and BET, so much so that some songs felt like the track was getting jammed up at certain points 😅.

So, honestly, this might be the most unique release that Now ever put out in its main US series, as it seems to be the volume that's the least concerned with overall chart success among its selections. It still comes with some staples you'd expect, from Britney's "...Baby One More Time" to Everclear's "Father of Mine," effectively running a small radio gamut from the poppiest of pop to the most banal of alternarock, but acts like Robbie Williams, Fatboy Slim, Garbage, and even Cake are on here, and as an entity that's chiefly known for presenting the *biggest* pop hits of the day, those are probably some names that you wouldn't typically expect to be on a US release from this series.

And it closes with that odd Baz Luhrmann spoken-word advice column about wearing sunscreen that you might have totally forgotten about too. That one's probably the most ephemeral song of all on here; the ultimate entry in any sort of 'only 90s kids will remember these songs' type of list.

Hopefully you get a sweet memory-jogged nostalgia rush from some of these other songs I didn’t make mention of.

Highlights:

Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time" New Radicals - "You Get What You Give" Robbie Williams - "Millennium" Semisonic - "Closing Time" U2 - "The Sweetest Thing (Single Mix)" Fatboy Slim - "Praise You (Radio Edit)" Garbage - "I Think I'm Paranoid" Cake - "Never There" 98° - "Because of You" Mýa & Blackstreet feat. Ma$e & Blinky Blink - "Take Me There" Everclear - "Father of Mine" Sublime - "What I Got (Clean Version)" Backstreet Boys - "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Jay-Z - "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Edit)" Baz Luhrmann - "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) (Edit)"

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Track List: Eugene McDaniels - A Love Letter to America SAULT - Scary Times Dead Prez - Walk Like a Warrior feat. Krayzie Bone Meshell Ndegeocello - Trouble* groundsound - Losing My Mind…Decolonial Beat Oyoubi - Laraaji DJ Manny & TCJ - The Lost Highway Fela Kuti - Colonial Mentality June Jordan, 1991 Gabe Nandez x Preservation - Dirge* Eugene McDaniels - Cherrystones Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking Group Home - Up Against the Wall (Getaway Car Mix) Ice Cube - Bird in the Hand Toni Morrison - Interview with Jana Wendt for Toni Morrison: Uncensored, 1998 Living Colour - Cult of Personality Erykah Badu - Soldier Dr. Joy James - (New Bones) Abolition and Revolutionary Love @ First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, 2024 Camille Yarbrough - All Hid James Baldwin - Meeting The Man: James Baldwin in Paris, 1970 Darryn Jones - Revolution duendita - born with power Nick Holder - The Power Structure Stevie Wonder - It’s Wrong (Apartheid) Sticky Dub - Trample the Beast Black Rave Culture - If I Must Die* Staceyann Chin - Raise the Roof** Georgia Anne Muldrow - Blam Boukman Eksperyans - Imamou Lele Outkast - Liberation

[fred-the-curator]

I just listened to this little gem and it deserves to be shared with other ears Take Yo' Praise By Camille Yarbrough From the album The Iron Pot Cooker Added to Eternal Groove : 70s Soul & Jazz-Funk playlist by Fred The Curator on October 27, 2024 at 11:57AM Listen on Spotify https://ift.tt/r4w8UjN

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culte

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take yo' praise by camille yarbrough is such a good song. it has a specific energy to me, it's very gold, warm, and hazy?

i love her music and can see stan being a fan of hers too. i keep picturing him playing this album on a record player cooking dinner for him and richie, who is standing behind him and kissing his neck. the smell of weed and sex lingers through the house, leaving a memory of their earlier activities....

holy shit it's getting hot in here... anyways are are you?

— 🌃

i opened the song and i immediately got fucking blessed by this woman's voice. it feels like a warm cup of coffee (with milk) after rain just stopped and you can spot raindrops on the plant you have on your window.

and yes. richie hugging stan from the back and kissing his neck/shoulders as he cooks, looking for the chance to get a hold of stan's hand without burning or cutting anything and pulling him on their kitchen floor for a dance as weed dangles from his lips which are stretched with a smile. them dancing in their kitchen like they just didn't fuck on the counter.

i am very good!!!!!!!! how are you

[ulkaralakbarova]

During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight’s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Willie Conway: Timothy Hutton Tommy “Birdman” Rowland: Matt Dillon Michael “Mo” Morris: Noah Emmerich Tracy Stover: Annabeth Gish Darian Smalls: Lauren Holly Andera: Uma Thurman Sharon Cassidy: Mira Sorvino Paul Kirkwood: Michael Rapaport Gina Barrisano: Rosie O’Donnell Stanley “Stinky” Womack: Pruitt Taylor Vince Kev: Max Perlich Jan: Martha Plimpton Marty: Natalie Portman Sarah Morris: Anne Bobby Dick Conway: Richard Bright Steve Rossmore: Sam Robards Bobby Conway: David Arquette Victor: Adam LeFevre Frank Womack: John Carroll Lynch Peter the Eater: Tom Gibis Lead Singer, Afghan Whigs: Greg Dulli Ticket Agent: John Scurti Irv: Frank Anello Sharon’s Mother: Camille D’Ambrose Kristen Rossmore: Sarah Katz Chip: Martin Ruben Waitress at Moonlight Mile: Allison Levine Bartender: Earl R. Burt Michael Morris, Jr.: Trent Nicholas Thompson Cheryl Morris: Nicole Ranallo Reunion Classmate #1: Joyce Lacey Coffee Shop Waitress: Anne W. Erickson Drinker #1: Oliver Osterberg Drinker #2: Sterling Robson Bar Owner: Herbie Ade Bowler (uncredited): Tammara Melloy Woman on the Street (uncredited): Lori J. Ness High School Alumna (uncredited): Rachel Oliva Male Nurse (uncredited): Tomas Settell Film Crew: Director: Ted Demme Associate Producer: Scott Rosenberg Executive Producer: Cathy Konrad Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein Producer: Cary Woods Original Music Composer: Dave Stewart Director of Photography: Adam Kimmel Editor: Jeffrey Wolf Casting: Margery Simkin Script Supervisor: Wendy Lee Roberts Costume Design: Lucy W. Corrigan Music Supervisor: Amanda Scheer-Demme Music Editor: Todd Kasow Production Sound Mixer: James Thornton Boom Operator: William G. Flick Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Peter Waggoner Supervising Sound Editor: Stuart Levy Production Coordinator: Teresa M. Yarbrough Production Design: Dan Davis Set Decoration: Tracey A. Doyle Art Direction: Peter Rogness Co-Producer: Alan C. Blomquist Associate Producer: Joel Stillerman Executive In Charge Of Production: Meryl Poster Art Department Coordinator: Kit Barrett Stunt Coordinator: Peter Bucossi Still Photographer: Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer: Peter Iovino Assistant Costume Designer: Trina Mrnak Key Hair Stylist: Deborah Ann Piper Hairstylist: Roxanne Wightman Makeup Artist: Cindy J. Williams Dialogue Editor: Magdaline Volaitis ADR Editor: Kenton Jakub Property Master: Martin Lasowitz Stunts: Denney Pierce Movie Reviews:

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Take Yo' Praise by Camille Yarbrough