MamasMusicVol1

Some sons are proud of their mama’s meatballs. Well, my mom liked take-out more than meatballs (to be honest, I grew to love her ground chicken burgers), but she always had great taste in music. Every cut on this mix was something I got from my mom, and they all appeared on her mix tapes in the ’70s and early ’80s. My mom was born in Germany where she lived until she was thirteen, when she moved to Israel. I’m proud of it now, but it was a little embarrassing hearing my parents speak all these languages in public (Yiddish, Polish, German, Hebrew), sometimes I wished they would only speak English. Now I wish I could speak half the languages they could. My parents were always going to Israel and Europe and they would always bring back music. Some of these cuts come from a 1976 visit to Germany which I was along for. I was three, and on the plane I puked all over my mom and this nice Swiss man (who didn’t even complain), but we came back with Jeanette’s “Porque Te Vas,” and Bonny M’s “Daddy Cool,” so at least something good came out of it. I was too young to have a choice, but I know my older brother didn’t fully embrace her ethno-disco (Israeli, Greek, Spanish, Danish, etc.), and we would never admit to liking Abba to the neighborhood kids that were cranking Kiss and Ted Nugent, but there was no escaping her music on that two-hour ride up to The Mountains each summer. Within the safe confines of her Charlie’s Angel’s-era silver Ford Mustang, we could get lost in the grooves, but only years later did I realize that the sometimes cheesy sounds from home would end up being comfort food for my ears!

TRACKLISTING:
Jeanette - Porque Te Vas
Daddy Cool, Ma Baker, Rasputin - Boney M
Greek Magic - The Great Disco Bouzouki Band
Volare - Disco Italiano
Mala - Zvika Pick
Best Beat In Town - Switch
Can You Feel It - Jane Fonda Workout
Dance, Dance, Dance -Chic
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy - Rod Stewart
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Milk & Honey
Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes - Clauja Barry/The Chase - Giorgio Moroder (medley with Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes)
Voulez Vous, Money, Money, Money - ABBA
The Main Event - Barbera Streisand
Fame - Irene Cara
Call Me - Blondie Da Da Da (outro) - Trio
MamasMusicVol1