Love Hangover

Happy Valentine's Day!  I know it is already February 14th in some parts of the globe, so I thought I would get a headstart on the celebration.  Valentine's Day is the number 1 holiday in Becky's World.  Why?  Well, I'm not sure, but it happens right before my birthday, so there must be something in the stars to make this my all-time favorite holiday.  There are also so many great love songs out there, and I have written about many of them in some of my previous posts.  I am trying to think of my favorite love song, but there are just so many...and not all of them have "love" in the title.  But, it is Valentine's Day after all, so I thought I would check out some songs about love.  There are over 1072 songs with "love" in the title, so this was a tough one...until I remembered "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross.  Now, this was written in 1976, so it is not an 80s song.  Again, I am cheating, but I couldn't help it.  It was performed by Erykah Badu at the BET tribute to Diana Ross in 2007, so it has definitely spanned the test of time.  I actually think this is my favorite performance of the song, so I had to post the video.  It is amazing.  What a terrific tribute to Ms. Ross!  "I don't need no cure...I don't need no cure...I don't need no doctahhhh...I don't need no cure..."  Pretty amazing stuff.  Ms.Badu's performance was really top notch.  Even Diana Ross looked pretty entranced!

On the flip side, I think my first memory of this song was from the Muppet Show.  I used to watch that show religiously.  Loved Ms. Piggy and wanted to be just as glamorous.  Meanwhile, I am not sure why this song was on, because it surely isn't for kids...but it was the 70s, so that's alright.  It was a different time altogether.  All I know is that the clip from the show scared the daylights out of me.  Something about the darkness and those big muppets dancing around frightened me.  Well, and maybe the slow tempo in the beginning, too.  Then, when the bass guitar came in, I seem to remember identifying the sound with a rubber band.  Wow, I am so glad I became a musician, because my take on the clip is so much different now.  Still a little creeped out by the muppets, but certainly not by the music.  Enjoy!  Happy Valentine's Day!