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Good times, w good folk at The Get Down!! #TheGetDownATL #thegetdown #vinyllovers #raregrooves #80sboogie #70sfunk (at Ammazza Edgewood)

I’ve been a fan of Gwen Guthrie ever since hearing her insanely catchy 1986 hit “Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent.” I never heard this song until this year, which, according to wikipedia, was recorded in 1983 but didn’t become popular until 1985. I had always assumed she was British because her songs always seemed to have been bigger in the UK than in North America. Turns out she was from New Jersey, worked with Ashford and Simpson, and was called the Queen of the Paradise Garage after a string of club hits. I also didn’t know that she’d sadly passed away in 1999 at age 48.

Very surprised that I never heard this 1978 song until this year - that it wasn’t on any of the many disco compilations I’ve owned and listened to over the years is a strange omission. It’s a classic, with the unforgettable recurring line “I’m a victim of the very songs I sing.” Autobiography in the form of lines from prior songs. The strangely cheerful yet melancholy chord change of the main part is also another reason I’ve gone back to this track again and again.