It might be a late Wednesday morning, but no time is a bad one to listen to Honey Cone’s “Sunday Morning People.” I’m of the mindset that Motown-influenced, Northern Soul released in 1970 on the Holland-Dozier run imprint, Hot Wax Recordings, can rarely be anything less than brilliant. And “Sunday Morning People” is no exception, with the Los Angeles all-girl trio excoriating hypocritical Christians for going to church all Sunday and “hating their neighbor all week.” Fuzzy guitars churn, lead singer Edna Wright sings with righteous fury, the Honey Cone back-up singers coo with a sweetness that tops even Honey Comb cereal. Andre the Giant would’ve approved.
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MP3: Honey Cone-”Sunday Morning People”
1 comment
Sach says:
July 22, 2009 at 11:46 am (UTC -7)
Fantastic Record, really underrated group. Their complete singles collection is full of slightly less rebelious but equally catchy gems. “Don’t Count Your Chickens” deserves to be featured in a rom-com montage sequence.