NULLuestlove - Babies Makin' Babies 2: Misery Strikes Back

Now a series, Babies Makin' Babies takes a turn for the (emotional) worse on this set, once again selected shrewdly by Nulluestlove. Since breakup songs tend not to work as baby-making material, the phrase "Misery Strikes Back ...... No More Babies" is attached to the title, just to let the listener know that there will be no expressions of devotion or bliss -- not that a scan of the song titles wouldn't be entirely indicative of the matter. The tone couldn't be set any better than with The Ohio Players' opening "Our Love Has Died," a bitter dirge if there ever was one, with spooky background vocals, mournful horns, and one of the most angrily dejected lines you will ever hear in a song: "The tombstone that I put on your finger must be razed." Ever the mixtape pro, Nulluestlove then brings in a brief, misty-eyed Blackbyrds instrumental (from the soundtrack to the heartbreaking Cornbread, Earl and Me, a film that starred a very young Laurence Fishburne) to allow for a breather, and Betty Davis then enters with "Anti Love Song," where she abstains despite remaining every bit the predator ("You know I'd make you drop your guard/'Cause I'd have you eatin' your ego/I'd make you pocket your pride"). Read More