Comments on: Erkyah Badu: Name that cover! http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/ A soul sister in Switzerland Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:35:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Paco http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282027 Paco Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:23:52 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282027 Oh, you mean the Haile Selassie zine that cha bought from me in February...of...last year? Though a lil' dense with info, it's only 56 pages. I hope you're actually fallin' asleep while reading it, not verifyin' all my sources. ;) Nah, I'm glad you like ('love' works too) In His Image. But I still think you should have started off by readin' "The Way We Were" in KFG! #1. Oh, you mean the Haile Selassie zine that cha bought from me in February…of…last year?

Though a lil’ dense with info, it’s only 56 pages. I hope you’re actually fallin’ asleep while reading it, not verifyin’ all my sources. ;)

Nah, I’m glad you like (’love’ works too) In His Image. But I still think you should have started off by readin’ “The Way We Were” in KFG! #1.

]]> By: Rashunda http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282022 Rashunda Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:10:38 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282022 @Pedro - > *Rash bows, gives offering, goes back to her corner.* :-) @Pedro - > *Rash bows, gives offering, goes back to her corner.* :-)

]]> By: Pedro http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282021 Pedro Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:52:28 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282021 As it turns out, I know almost all the album covers that Erykah Badu is emulating and they are: 1)Rufus - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (back cover) 2)Diana Ross - Blue 3)Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 4)Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full 5)Ohio Players - Honey 6)Minnie Ripperton - Perfect Angel 7)Labelle - Chameleon 8)De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising 9)The Beatles - Let It Be 10)Nas - Illmatic 11)Olivia Newton-John - Physical 12)Grace Jones - Nightclubbing *interrupt for "Hey Ya" by Outkast spoof* 13)Earth, Wind & Fire - Head To The Sky *Magazine is recreation of Rolling Stone magazine's issue of January 22, 1981* As it turns out, I know almost all the album covers that Erykah Badu is emulating and they are:
1)Rufus - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (back cover)
2)Diana Ross - Blue
3)Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
4)Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
5)Ohio Players - Honey
6)Minnie Ripperton - Perfect Angel
7)Labelle - Chameleon
8)De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
9)The Beatles - Let It Be
10)Nas - Illmatic
11)Olivia Newton-John - Physical
12)Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
*interrupt for “Hey Ya” by Outkast spoof*
13)Earth, Wind & Fire - Head To The Sky
*Magazine is recreation of Rolling Stone magazine’s issue of January 22, 1981*

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282008 Jonathan Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:01:47 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282008 Cool. Song is nice, video is awesome. And the monkey is scary indeed. The third cover is Funkadelic's Maggot Brain: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Maggotbrain.jpg And I'm sure I saw Let It Be in there somewhere too: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/LetItBe.jpg Cool. Song is nice, video is awesome. And the monkey is scary indeed.

The third cover is Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Maggotbrain.jpg

And I’m sure I saw Let It Be in there somewhere too:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/LetItBe.jpg

]]> By: Rashunda http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282007 Rashunda Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:51:19 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282007 @Paco - > EWF! Arrrrrrrgh! You're right, I SHOULD have caught that! Big up on catching Nas.:-) Note: I'm still going through the Haile Selassie zine.:-) I love it. @Paco - > EWF! Arrrrrrrgh! You’re right, I SHOULD have caught that! Big up on catching Nas.:-)

Note: I’m still going through the Haile Selassie zine.:-) I love it.

]]> By: Paco http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282006 Paco Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:28:29 +0000 http://www.rashundatramble.com/2008/01/28/erkyah-badu-name-that-cover/#comment-282006 Two more that I caught on sight were... • Earth Wind & Fire, "Keep Your Head to the Sky" (which you should have caught, missy) • Nas, Illmatic You get make up points for Diana Ross, "The Boss." I had Roberta Flack in my head, but I knew it couldn't be right. =) Two more that I caught on sight were…

• Earth Wind & Fire, “Keep Your Head to the Sky” (which you should have caught, missy)

• Nas, Illmatic

You get make up points for Diana Ross, “The Boss.” I had Roberta Flack in my head, but I knew it couldn’t be right.

=)

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