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<v Speaker 1>Chaper Chacker Shacker shack a Come something Good. Shacker tell

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<v Speaker 1>Me Something Good is today's topic by the fabulous Shaka

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<v Speaker 1>Khan Shacker Shack to Come. You know when I first

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<v Speaker 1>heard that iconic song, I was just a baby girl.

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<v Speaker 1>The chorus grabbed everyone's attention and made everybody sing along.

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<v Speaker 1>You could feel the vibe change when that part hit.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody would chime in and it felt like a big

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<v Speaker 1>old sing a long party. Back in those days, you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even need to know what Shaka Khan looked like.

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<v Speaker 1>It was all about the music. My daddy had a

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<v Speaker 1>stack of forty five's and we would just put them

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<v Speaker 1>on the turntable ready to groove. No fancy record covers

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<v Speaker 1>mattered because all we wanted was to hear the song.

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<v Speaker 1>We were thankful that we had the music. Now, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, sometimes those words were hard to catch. Back then,

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't have lyrics printed out or even a closed

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<v Speaker 1>caption on TV. We just listened, felt the music and

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<v Speaker 1>let it move us. Tell Me Something Good, released in

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen seventy four, became a massive hit on that AM radio.

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<v Speaker 1>We all loved. It. Was part of the album Rags

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<v Speaker 1>to Rufous and that funky groove was crafted by none

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<v Speaker 1>other than Stevie Wonder You know. It was the first

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<v Speaker 1>big hit for Rufus featuring Shaka Khan for their next

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<v Speaker 1>album that climbed up the charts, hitting number three on

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<v Speaker 1>the Billboard Hot one hundred and even taking the top

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<v Speaker 1>spot on the cash Box Top one hundred for a week.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's not forget that funky guitar talk Box by

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Maiden. It was one of the early songs to

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<v Speaker 1>use it, making it a true standout. So whenever you

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<v Speaker 1>hear that classic, just no. It's a celebration of good

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<v Speaker 1>vibes and great music. And it all started with a

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<v Speaker 1>little way of asking, tell me something good. I'm Gail Nobles.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to the podcast AM Memories