LATE NIGHT....A DEEPER LOVE

This past week, I was reminded of a lovely little house song on RuPaul's Drag Race. Two queens had to lip-synch to the song A Deeper Love. With all due respect to Aretha Franklin, Deborah Cooper's original version can not be outdone. Ms Cooper with C&C Music Factory tore that up children!!!! This song was one of the best memories I have coming into my own new gay life. When this song played,  the dance floor would be jammed pack with sweaty shirtless men pumping and grinding, queens cutting runways, and the club kids doing their schtick. Every square inch of the club my group and I went to, no matter what city, was pack with people dancing to this jig. Even in the bathrooms!!!! One night I can remember two beefy guys lifting me up onto a cigarette machine so I could dance...which started my box dancing sessions ...but that's another story. No, this song, was like no other and had an affect like no other dance song I have ever seen. If this song didn't get you having some late night church...I'd would have checked for a pulse before taking your gay card.

 Deborah Cooper started as female vocalist for the Fatback Band, then as lead female vocalist and member of disco/R&B band Change, where she made several hits. In 1991 she featured as guest vocalist on Clivillés and Cole's legendary hit single A Deeper Love. Subsequently, in the 1990s, she was part of the C+C Music Factory as both a lead and back up vocalist resulting with several # 1 hits including "Deeper Love", "Pride" and "Keep It Comin" , before Martha Wash stepped in. To this day, no other club or house song can get me dancing every time, or give me the chills like this one.And when played today...it still packs a punch on the dance floor. I dare you to NOT move something to this ditty.

A Deeper Love

"People, let me tell ya, I work hard everyday, I get up out of bed and put on my clothes ,cause I got bills to pay...." You remember the song? Well it is probably my FAVORITE club song of all time. The song was by the group Clivilles and Cole before they took the name C&C Music Factory. This most fabulous song was my coming out song to the gay world in the mid 90"s,talk about old school. The gay boys had some serious church to this ditty! The cha-cha palace we went to was packed and when this song came on,the dance floor was filled to capacity. So the boys would dance wherever they were. At the bar, in the waiting areas, on the staircase that lend down from the upstairs bar area and I'm betting even in the bathrooms! I have to date, never seen a song affect people into such a frenzy! If you were in the middle of a hook-up,that went to the way side to cut a ditty to this song. My friend Vera and I and Mame also,before she left to the Big Apple,would tear the song up. And just when you though you had enough,the DJ would play it again. I remember being soaking wet coming off the floor. Years later Aretha Franklin did a re-make of the song, but as much as I love girlfriend, she didn't come anywhere near Deborah Cooper's vocals,or tearin' the hell up out of this song. Between her and Cliviles and Cole this version was just incredible with all parts of the song doing their parts perfectly. Best.Club.Song.Ever. Excuse me now while I have some church. Tootles!