The Aphrodesiac in a Jewel Box!

                 Nothing, but nothing, gets me going better than listening to the Al Green's Greatest Hits cd.

                                                         Nothing.

                 As a pre-teen, I used to listen to KDIA, a soul/R&B radio station from nearby Oakland, in bed at night.
                 Oakland, soul, and R&B were all about as foreign to my lily-white suburban culture as Mandarin
                 Chinese, but I knew what I liked! And I liked Al Green.  Oh, Lord, did I like Al Green.
                 That gorgeous voice could insinuate its way around a lyric like water, effortlessly and seamlessly, and
                 when he sang about loving and wanting someone, I knew he didn't mean he wanted to be her best
                 buddy. *shudder*  That voice lit my innocent little world on fire.

                 If Aretha Franklin sang about love with a Gospel fervor, Al Green sang about sex with the same
                 passionate intensity.  Thank the Goddess for radios with good antennas...

                  The Reverend Al Green performed some of the best make-out music ever made.  And he was one fine
                  brother, too.  Here's a sample of one of my favorites:

                  HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME)

                  (A. Green, T. Hodges)

                  From the album: "Call Me"

                     I can't believe that it's real,
                 the way that you make me feel.

                 A burning deep down inside,
                 a love that I cannot hide.

                 Our love is you and me baby,
                 that makes the world go round.

                 And if you've been doin' lovin' with me,
                 layin' all my troubles down,

                 (Chorus)

                 here I am, baby,

                 come and take me

                 Here I am, baby,

                 come and take me,

                 Show me,

                 here I am, baby.

                 It always ends up this way,
                 me begging you every day.

                 A love that I cannot have,
                 you broke my heart into half.

                 Our love is you and me baby,
                 that make's the world go round.

                 And if you've been doin' lovin' with me,
                 layin' all my troubles down,

                 (repeat Chorus)

                 When I'm down I can always call you,
                 for a helpin' hand.

                 I know you'll do the best you can.
                 But it don't take much from me,

                 just my cup of joe.
                 Oh there's love inside me,

                 I believe there's one to be explodin',
                 It's tough for me, oh baby,

                 I can do worry,
                 tell me all your troubles.

                 You won't ever have to worry now,
                 Just one more thing, ask everybody,

                 everybody you see,
                 you'll find yourselve lost and alone on a darkened street,

                 here I am, baby,
                 (repeat Chorus, fade)

   A great site about Al Green.                                                                    

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