Author Archives: The Dark Princess of Pop

Insensitive

I will get back to trying to mix in some male artists soon, so don’t think I abandoned that. I just wanted to get these clips of stuff that used to be on my Wish List posted. The music blog … Continue reading

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Hold You Tight

There are tons of remixes of this hit by Tara Kemp floating around the internet and in CD single format, but the one remix I had trouble finding over the years was the one I really wanted. One of the … Continue reading

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This Is How We Do It

While I could probably live my whole life without ever hearing the original version of this song again, I love this remix. My sister had the maxi CD single that had several versions on it, and the radio played some … Continue reading

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Real Love

Since there are tons of songs named “Real Love,” I won’t keep you in suspense–this one is by R&B male vocalist Lorenzo. While there are several tracks by him up on YouTube, I’ve previously heard not one of them…oh, wait … Continue reading

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My Heart Is Failing Me

Back to the 90s for a bit, because I am trying to throw some more male acts into the blog and, looking through my music collection, I am seeing more with rare, remixed or forgotten stuff from the 90s than … Continue reading

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The Pleasure Principle

Janet is one of my favorites, but, frankly, not really for her singing. Much like Madonna, she is an artist who has an “it” factor that doesn’t include stellar vocals but just something else that resulted in nearly every song … Continue reading

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New Posts Coming

Sorry it has been days without posting anything. I have been in the hospital and had surgery, but everything is going well.

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Anything For You

And continuing on from the Kris Kross post, speaking of joke artists… Snow was like Vanilla Ice part Deux–another so-called good-looking white guy who did “black” music and found ways to get into trouble. The difference between Snow and Vanilla … Continue reading

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I Missed the Bus

I don’t know what it is–maybe if they had been older, white and/or some act other than a rap one, Kris Kross would be the joke right about now that they probably should be…right along with New Kids On the … Continue reading

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If It Isn’t Love

In the 80s, New Edition was my favorite group and favorite artist, hands down. I remember being sad when Bobby Brown left the group, and I don’t know how I knew this at such a young age but I was … Continue reading

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