Edited by Azizi Powell This is Part IV of a five part pancocojams series that showcases three African American songs and one Caribbean song that have a "that's life" theme. By "that's life themes" I mean songs which reflect and promote the value that some Black people and some non-Black people have of being stoic when bad things happen to them. Part V showcases Denise LaSalle's 1985 recording of the song "It Be's That Way Sometime". Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/nina-simone-it-bes-that-way-sometimes.html for Part I of this series. That post showcases Nina Simone's 1967 record "It Be's That Way" and includes a listing of and comments about "That's life" sayings. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/jimmy-cliff-thats-way-life-goes-example.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases Jimmy Cliff's 1969 record "That’s The Way Life Goes." Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/joe-simon-it-bes-that-way-sometimes.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases Joe Simon's 1974 record "It Be's That Way Sometimes". Those showcased songs are only a sampling of what I call "that's life" songs. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. Thank to the composer/s of this featured song and thanks to Denise LaSalle for her musical legacy. Thanks also to also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this example on YouTube. **** **** 1450 AM & 92.3 FM - The Sound Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011 **** [sung] [Sung] [Spoken] [Sung] *Thanks to Alvin E. (August 7, 2021) for correcting the lyrics I had mistakenly transcribed for this line. **** Thanks for visiting pancocojams. Visitors' comments are welcome. |