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Ghetto Life

by Rick James
on Street Songs (Remaster)

Lyrics

When I was a young boy
Growing up in the ghetto
Hanging out on corners
Singin' with the fellas
full lyrics
When I was a young boy
Growing up in the ghetto
Hanging out on corners
Singin' with the fellas
full lyrics

Features of This Track

funk roots
disco influences
flat out funky grooves
call and answer vocal harmony (Antiphony)
repetitive melodic phrasing
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
a busy horn section
melodic horn lines
a vocal-centric aesthetic
extensive vamping
groove based composition
minor key tonality
electric guitar riffs
a dynamic male vocalist
subtle use of strings
subtle use of fender rhodes
narrative lyrics
vocal harmonies

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Comments

Love this jam! Rick is always good to dance to!
Right right.
the tune is definetly awesome
it has its good ways but dont let your guard down cause in a blink of an eye you can get beat,at same time there some of the best folk that will give there lives ,get what im saying.Dont freak out Itend to over dramatize
The all time weed master, Mary Jane...
This song is jamming :)
i miss the one and only Rick James, i think every song was a hit that he made or sang! If he comes back from the dead can he get after it again! I think 1st Corinthians 15:24-28 or 2nd that states God gave all authority to his Son and explains (all) meaning only a certain amount of authority though, then The Son will give it back. What does this mean, I think there should be never no question/con f u s i o n who's who. There are two (2) persons here 1 God/Father and 1 Son working together as/like a t
OMG!!!!!! I am feeling it. Good thing I work alone. THE ROOF IS ON FIRE!!!! This ole school music makes my work so more betta
llee61
like the busta rhymes version of ghetto life as well

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