#uptight

[sbrown82]

That one time Stevie Wonder & The Rolling Stones did a mashup of “Uptight/Satisfaction!” 🤌🏿🔥

[guessimdumb]

Charlie Palmieri And His Orchestra - Uptight (1967)

Cool boogaloo cover of the Stevie Wonder hit. Happy New Year!

[rwpohl]

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material und analyse: boris kaufman, cinematographer

[rolandrockover]

To Tear Uptight

Some, ahem, might hear a discontinued version of Kiss' own God of Thunder (1976) in the opening and main riff of Tears are Falling (1985), and others, well, the bass line from Stevie Wonder's Uptight (Everything's Alright) (1965).

Paul Stanley claims to have heard and recognized the latter from a Eurythmics song in the mid-80s, which is how he got the idea for Tears are Falling's main riff in the first place (1). But to follow the current he has set, one would not want to doubt this at all, because the Eurythmics have in all probability used Uptight's little motif just as surely as they have appropriated and further developed Lipps Inc.'s Funky Town (1979).

By the way, the Eurythmics song that Paul cites with a pure heart is Would I Lie to You (1985). The factor that good old Paul doesn't come out with, of course, is that the layered harmonies of the vocal arrangements of Would I Lie to You must obviously have been a key source of inspiration for the chorus of Tears are Falling. And nothing else but exactly that, and, of course, only the Stevie Wonder element in it appealed to him.

I wish Soul Station Paul and the above-mentioned Statement Paul would one day cross paths through some cosmic coincidence and be forced to discuss this matter calmly with each other in public, under the observation of all their fans.

I mean, you could almost assume he wanted to get caught. Like in a not quite 100% psychological sophisticated crime thriller with a cat and mouse game between perpetrator and investigator. Except that the investigator would be an old and worn-out, unshaven, 3rd class investigator smelling of booze and would kinda catch him with ease.

And that should not necessarily be a compliment to my values.

Side Note:

(1) Which doesn't rule out the possibility that Stevie Wonder might have had a small but not insignificant influence on God of Thunder (1976) nine years earlier. I'll save what else The Beatles might have to do with it for another entry. Or maybe even two.

Tears Are Falling (1985)

Would I Lie to You (1985)

Uptight (1965)

[aficionadoenthusiast]

jason's 13 years at the super disciplined camp and several years as a leader of said camp mean it is very unlikely that he is any shade of feral, except for maybe a few minor idiosyncracies that all camp jupiter kids have because they all spent time at the wolf house, but since they all have these traits, they might be considered cultural rather than feral. however, annabeth chase, who was famously left alone until she was seven and was raised by an ancient greek horse man that used to live alone on a mountain, a barely sober god of mental illness, several other mythical beings based on animals, and approximately 37 different traumatized, exhausted, and desperate teenagers at an unregulated summer camp where she learned how to be scary by studying greek monsters, would definitely be somewhere near feral.

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

66. Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder debuted Dec 65 and peaked at number three, scoring 904 points.

Steve was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, then became Stevland Morris, in Saginaw, Michigan, and has 64 chart entries 1963-95. 28 made the top 10, with nine number ones.

Three 1966 remakes of Uptight by Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson, and The Jazz Crusaders charted but failed to make the top 40. Bill Cosby's parody, Little Ole Man, peaked at number four in 1967.

[texasnaturist]

How long have I been an uptight person?

It’s interesting to think about my history as a pretty uptight person. It goes WAY back. Maybe uptight isn’t the correct word but I’m not sure what other word to use. I remember as a young boy, my TV heroes were Higgins from Magnum PI, and Charles from MASH. Is that weird or what? They just had that air of control and restraint. Regular people would have been more likely to associate with Magnum…

[rokaya77]

I have been trapped in Sisyphus body since the summer of 2021 and, consequently, completely detained from loose joy. My body had forgotten what relaxation and deep breathing were. Most of my days didn't amount to anything but suffering, which kept me on the fringes of all my survival emotions. I thought I was broken and helpless; it brought me immense shame. I'm surprised nobody could notice it; maybe they did, but surely not as bad as it was because it was taller and bigger than me, and I carried it everywhere.

[konagod]

Thinking on Pot

I need to take sphincter relaxers to unchain my mind.

[taub-truther]

We know that the new cast members in S4 were basically auditioning for their jobs as much as their characters were, and i can't help but notice how exceptionally cunty Taub is in these early episodes

he werked his little ass off for that job!

[lilly-townshend]

Redemption arc for not sharing on day one

[chloesimaginationthings]

I don't know why, but, I kind of see your game Vanny as a disaster bisexual

VANNY IS THE QUEEN OF DISASTER..

[lemon-wedges]

I put herlock in a dress and call it a day

[idontmindifuforgetme]

Reprogrammed my own brain by realizing that people don’t just get your devotion outright, but have to work for it. You do not go from 100 to 0 as people fault u. You go from 0 to 100 as they prove bit by bit that they are worthy of ur trust and patience. I used to be infinitely patient & understanding bc I thought that was my “gambit”—an initial investment I was hoping would beget more investment from the other party. I don’t do that shit anymore bc it has never served me once. I will show kindness and compassion to someone, but unless they prove they’re willing to put in the work to make a relationship work (platonic or romantic alike), I’m not going out of my way to emulate patience bc I’m hoping that somehow that will change them. Never ever ever. Humans almost always never work like that. They either give a fuck when they see you’re on the outs w them and change, or they don’t and you’re better off. It’s not “you’re worthy of my time until proven otherwise.” It’s “you’re not worthy of extra effort by me until proven otherwise.” And that may sound harsh but it’s healthier than the opposite approach

[graciethegreat]

It got confirmed in the Klub Outside interviews that Yuyu Yayahara’s shikai is in acrylics LMAO

And apparently she uses shikai 24/7 because she thinks the nails are cute, which other squads criticize her for. By other squads i mean Byakuya he probably hates her ass

[divanchedraws]

they dont know yet 🤌