you probably was cryin cause they was ugly in the first place! You'll find out that don't no one monkey don't stop no show. we just sit at home, we don't take a bath, we don't. that certain girl, that certain girl, that certain him. when we fall in love, when we lose that certain. You see that sometimes that's what we do. you see if you let them know that they're gettin you down honey, they're gonna kick you!ĭon't bend over you'll get the shock of your life!!! Let me tell you something, too! some never let someone know that they're gettin you down. they can tell you "well honey, ain't nobody ever broke my heart, ain't nobody ever got my mind". You see, i'm so glad i found out it takes a fool to learn that love don't love nobody! and you'll see the ugliest mug, you ever seen in your life!!!" "keep on living and and don't you dare die! cause you'll see, you'll get up one morning and you'll look into that same mirror you been looking into every morning. that i would WASTE MY TEARS and cry over him"īut you know what i told her? i said "bitch." i haven't seen a man FINE ENOUGH or GOOD ENOUGH. You see i asked the question once, really, i asked the question, i said is there anybody out here tonight that has loved and lostĪ lady looked at me, really, a lady looked at me and she said, "My Loleatta. See i know that some of y'all out here tonight wanted to raise your hand, but you standing in the situation whereas. Is there ANYONE out here tonight that has ever been with someone but was wishing you could be with somebody else? I want everyone out here tonight that has ever loved, that lost before, to raise your hand. I want everyone to be honest with me, ok? The spoken vocal, copied off Junior's record has been on dozens of records, and it both makes me feel nostalgic, and pisses me off every time I hear it. He also actually put the acappella on a 12" and sold it. He gave this copy to Junior Vasquez, who promptly took my idea, laid the vocal over a house track and made a record called 'My Loleatta.'It was a mild success, and he made a few more. However, Shep Pettibone, my friend at the time, did a relief spot for me one night, and helped himself to a copy, against my direct wishes. Many people asked for a copy, but I promised Loleatta that I wouldn't ever give it out. The crowd went NUTS for it, and it became my trademark. The speaking part was in sections and lasted about forty minutes in total. I edited out all the music, and kept just the spoken vocal, consisting of lots of ' trash talk' and cool sexual innuendo.įor a long time, I used to lay the vocal over various instrumentals, ranging from house tracks, to MFSB's Love is the Message. Along with First Choice, she was the most important artist for the Better Days crowd. The main reason was that BD was a round room, and the feedback problems with 30,000 watts of subwoofer output was serious. Rare, because she didn't do many, and Better Days did very few livedates as well. Here's the story:In 1985, Loleatta Holloway did a rare live performance at Better Days. And anyone who tells you different is either wrong, or lying. My Loleatta Recounted by Bruce Forest "I sure do.
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