#errolbrown — Public Fediverse posts
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"Brother Louie" is a song by British #soul band #HotChocolate. Written by members #ErrolBrown and #TonyWilson and produced by #MickieMost, the song discusses an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman, and the subsequent rejection of both by their parents because of it. Upon its release as a single, "Brother #Louie" peaked at number 7 on the #UKSinglesChart in 1973. #AlexisKorner has a spoken-word part in this version of the song.
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Remembering Errol Brown from Hot Chocolate
(November 12, 1943-May 6, 2015)
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"You Sexy Thing" is a song by the British #soul band #HotChocolate. It was written by lead singer #ErrolBrown and bass guitarist #TonyWilson and was produced by #MickieMost. The song was released in October 1975 as the second single from their second album, Hot Chocolate, and reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart in November 1975, as well as number three on the US #Billboard Hot 100 the following February. Billboard ranked it the #number22SongFor1976.
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"Emma" is a 1974 song by the British #soul band #HotChocolate. Written by band members #ErrolBrown (vocals) and #TonyWilson (music), the song addresses themes of #suicide, early death and lost childhood. Brown's lyrics celebrate his then recently deceased mother. Its rawness was developed after producer #MickieMost asked him for further "depth and darkness". "Emma" reached number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart and number 8 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnfp-_vVGFc