The Evolution of Man

1954 – Hoochie Koochie Man: Muddy Waters, from the album Chess

1965 – Mr Tambourine Man: Bob Dylan, from the album Bringing It All Back Home

1970 – Southern Man: Neil Young, from the album After the Gold Rush

1971 – I’m a Man: Chicago, from the album Questions 67 and 68

1972 – The Guitar Man: Bread, from the album Guitar Man,

1972 – Old Man: Neil Young, from the album Harvest

1972 – Pusherman: Curtis Mayfield, from the album Superfly

1973 – Ramblin’ Man: The Allman Brothers Band, from the album Brothers and Sisters

1973 – Piano Man: Billy Joel, from the album Piano Man

1990 – Preacher Man: Bananarama, from the album Pop Life

1997 – Man! I Feel Like a Woman!: Shania Twain, from the album Come on Over

It’s so easy to get carried away. We’ll show you how.

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And if you’re wondering what this song is leading to

"Make It With You" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by Bread, the 1970s Soft Rock band from Los Angeles, California, that Gates was a member of. The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album "On the Waters", and would become the group's first top ten and only #1 single on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, spending the week of August 22, 1970 at the top spot. The single also reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart, and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. Among the many varied musicians who first recorded cover versions of the song were American singer, songwriter, pianist and "The Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, 1970s Funk and Disco old boys Earth, Wind & Fire, and the popular 1960s British singer Dusty Springfield.

Gates eventually became well-known as an industrious songwriter, producer, arranger, music copyist and studio musician, and many of his other hit songs were later also recorded by artistes including British new romantic singer-songwriter and club DJ, Boy George, who took Bread's chart single "Everything I Own," to #1 on the UK charts in 1987 (a feat which Bread themselves failed to achieve in the 70s). You know what they said about a rolling stone gathers no…

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School's out

Jon: Hey bro, how do you say “Bandit” in Chinese ah?

Don: 王八蛋?

- May 2007, Suntec City, Singapore


Welcome back, Don.

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