Old School Fridays: Rock Songs

The theme for Old School Fridays this week is rock songs. My selection is by a band that caused eyebrows to arch when they came on the scene in the late 1980s... the Black rock combo Living Colour. Although Chuck Berry and Little Richard helped lay the groundwork for rock and roll in the 1950s, the advent of soul music saw the number of Black rockers dwindle (Jimi Hendrix being one of the rare exceptions). When Living Colour's Cult of Personality blasted over the airwaves in 1989, there were some who considered them almost a novelty based solely on their skin color. That's too bad because Living Colour was one of the tightest bands around. I got the chance to see them live in Kalamazoo back in the early 90s and it was one of the best shows I've witnessed. Below is the video for my favorite tune by Living Colour, Type (from their 1990 album Time's Up).

This meme was developed by Marvalus View and Ms. Grapevine. The rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate; any music genre

2. Old School is defined as music created before 1999

3. No offensive words allowed, please use edited radio version

4. Post a video of your favorite Old School song to take us back down memory lane

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6. Have fun & don't forget to leave comments for other participants

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Living Colour - Type
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