Side A:
Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
Side B:
I Mess Up Everything I Get My Hands On
Oh, lord. I haven't heard this one for a while.
I remember seeing it rage sometime in the late 90's. And found it fairly ridiculous. A disco song about not dancing with fat chicks. Ack. What were they thinking? It's kinda funny and kinda terrible.
My beloved Old Reynella record shop was another place where I bought many, many 45's. I think he must have bought a bunch of ex-jukebox stock. I remember going in one day, when i was about 17, only to be greeted with mountains and mountains of these 45's. Of course, I faithfully scoured these piles. I wince at the thought of what I may have left behind, but I ended up taking a great many home. Most he sold for $1, so I wasn't entirely fussy about what I took home. And, this was one. Purely for the novelty of the thing. I think tonight may have been the second or third time I've ever played it. Tonight is certainly the first time I've ever played the B-side (and considering how well worn the A-side is, and how clean the B-side sounds, I'm guessing it's one of the few times it's been played, ever).
I quite like 'I Mess Up Everything I Get My Hands On'. It's a fairly decent soul/disco track. But I don't think I can enjoy 'Ain't Gonna Bump No More'. I don't mean to be the fun police, but come on. Let the big fat woman bump!
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