“T” Stands For Trouble
Marvin Gaye
Trouble Man Soundtrack, 1972
The title song from Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man Soundtrack is widely known through its inclusion on many of his Greatest Hits compilations. The rest of the album is known to beat diggers/records collectors mainly through “T” Plays it Cool which has been sampled several times. The song that I am surprised that I don’t hear more people talking about is “T” Stands For Trouble.
I first heard “T” Stands For Trouble on my iPod, on shuffle. When I’m listening to new (new to me) music, I’ll often not look at my screen to find out who is singing or performing the song, even if I am dying to know, because I find myself coming up with a lot of justifications and/or second-guesses once I find out who it is. So, I was diggin’ the mirky, dramatic intro but when that first hand clap dropped @ 1:04, I experienced a confusion that is pretty rare for me. I couldn’t tell if the song was actually from the 70’s or if Rjd2 or someone had made it in the last couple of years and made it with an amalgamation of 70’s samples. The handclaps are so crispy (and consistent) that I could hardly believe that they were live (they would make Jay Dee blush). I’ve been playing it every couple of days ever since.
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