Saturday Daydreamin'

Good morning all. So, my taste toward Hip Hip and R&B isn't as deep as I would like, but every once in a while, I find something that really makes me sit up and take notice. In 2006, Lupe Fiasco pulled out a song on his debut Food & Liquor, titled Daydreamin (featuring Jill Scott).

In a word, transcendent. An R&B song hasn't gotten me to ponder this way since the Beastie Boys released Paul's Boutique (the closing B-Boy Bouillabaisse was awesome). Jill Scott's contribution is utilized with such giving soul, the background layer of Danse de Cygnes (Tchaikovsky... Tchaikovsky?!?, I had to listen a few times, then 2x checked to make sure), is incredible.

It starts of lyrically, with Jill Scott's voice inviting you into what may seem like a very complacent, lovely song.... then it hits. Lupe dives into an angsty flow about what he seems to see: sadness, pain, corruption, ambivalence. When you think it's going to go on again, Jill Scott seems to bring you back into a happy place.

It is a Daydream, yet possibly not the ones we all had, or all want. But this one was beautiful in it's imagery, poignant in it's message and sublime in the experience. Enjoy... I definitely did.



Note: normally, I will post the original video, but MTV and VH1 likes to censor. I can appreciate that, but I'm don't particularly agree with the process. I tend not to be as uptight as most, and music, for the most part, should be left alone. Of course, I would not let my daughter listen to N.W.A. at this point, but I would not forbid it in the future (in fact, I would love to watch her lip sync to F%$k Tha Police, I think that would be a scream).

In any case, hope you enjoyed.

Later,
-om