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Morning Open Thread Saturday September 20, theme: songs about Loving [1]
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Date: 2025-09-20
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Preview: Next Saturday, September 27, songs about ‘broken heart’.
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>>>This diary features songs with the word ‘Loving/Lovin’ at the beginning of their title. And some words about Minnie Riperton’s song, from this link: Lovin' You
Richard Rudolph began composing "Lovin' You" in 1971, while he and Riperton were living in Chicago. The couple later moved to Florida, where work on the song continued. Riperton developed the final melody, while Rudolph wrote the lyrics and the bridge
Riperton was offered a contract with Epic Records a few years later, and the couple moved to Los Angeles to record the album Perfect Angel. When Epic asked Riperton whom she wanted to produce the album, she named Stevie Wonder. Wonder, by then one of the biggest names in American popular music, was a fan of Riperton's work, and agreed to the collaboration.
However, Wonder was signed to Motown Records; so to avoid contract conflicts he was credited under the pseudonym "El Toro Negro", Spanish for "Black Bull", as Wonder's astrological sign is Taurus. For the same reason, Wonder only agreed to be a producer for the project as co-producer along with Rudolph, resulting in the production company Scorbu Productions being created specifically for the project.
The song is especially known for Riperton's use of the high ‘whistle register’ (link: whistle register) in the song's bridge, and for the chirping songbirds heard throughout. Riperton stated that during the recording of the song's demo, the bird chirping was recorded accidentally. She said that it was kept in the song since it "seemed to work", and was included on the song's final version.
"Lovin' You" was ranked number forty-six on Billboard's Top 50 Love Songs of All Time.
Now some loving/lovin songs:
Loving You by Elvis Presley
Loving Her Was Easier by Kris Kristofferson
Lovin’ You by Minnie Riperton
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