I'm Ready (pt. II)

Ready For The Fight - The Young Punx and Count Bass D - 2008?

Fresh from the Fight Night Rd. 4 Soundtrack, Ready For The Fight oozes sort of a Rocky-esque charm (and cheese-factor) with some solid horns reminiscent of Pete Rock's instrumental work.

I'm Ready. Yes I Am.

I'm Ready - Kano - 1980

From the legendary annals of Italo-disco history comes Kano's I'm Ready. If Kraftwerk represents Germany's contribution to the birth of hip hop, then the funk, disco and early vocoder stylings of Italo-disco are surely Italy's myrrh, gold, and frankincense, respectively. Via Brontosaurus.

Team Effort

Little Bitty Pretty One - Jackson 5 - 1972

Reintroduced into my consciousness by Copy Cats, but too good to pass up.

More 'Michael!'

This Place Hotel - Michael Jackson - 1980

I'd promise that MJ-mania was soon to subside here at BEATSWATCH, but you know I can't tell what might very well turn out to be a lie. But why should it?

I've been enjoying bouncing back between Michael Jackson's solo career and his Jackson 5 performances and I stumbled upon this seemingly overlooked track that falls rather uniquely in the middle. Written by Michael while still with the Jacksons, This Place Hotel was the only Jackson 5 jam to be performed on Michael's first solo tour (and thereafter), the Bad World Tour.

The song itself sounds like it could very well be a track from Off the Wall with its turn of the 80s instrumentation. Enjoy.