Throwback Thursday: DeBarge – “It’s Getting Stronger”
DeBarge is one of those musical acts that I always seem to have in rotation. I can’t say no to a good melody and I love me a high-pitched voice — and not to mention, many of their songs are timeless. If you ever doubt this, you need look no further than the several classics that are built on DeBarge samples.
This week, the TBT selection is from DeBarge because this past Tuesday was El DeBarge’s birthday, and more importantly, why the hell not? Much like last week, I’m going with a deep cut once again because some of the best music ever made never got the commercial treatment.
DeBarge’s second studio album, All This Love, which gave us two of the group’s most notable hits — the title track and “I Like It” — had a hidden gem among the album cuts. The album’s sixth track, “It’s Getting Stronger,” can go toe-to-toe with many of the group’s biggest hits and I’m willing to fight anybody over this. The song is standard DeBarge mixed with a little a bit of disco, and the end-result is a muhfuckin’ chune. Think I’m lying? Click play.
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