You Don't Owe Me!
I suppose we should be more respectful of Ms. Gore...didn't her kid brother invent the internet, or something like that?
And in all seriousness, I was never, and never really became, a "fan". That hair and those pearls just...out of sync for where my head was at girlwise, in those days. But - when she got past that look, she got a lot cuter in my eyes, and what I really came to dig about here was the strength that she projected, she was no shrinking violet, when she cried, she CRIED, when she taunted, she TAUNTED, and when she told you do recognize, hey, you BETTER recognize. Tough chick, really, iron fist/velvet glove(s), that type of thing (and dig the way she handled Sullivan, no fawning, NO fawning, kinda like, "later, creep", pretty damn impressive, I think).
When I was 8-9, that kind of thing was not yet factoring into my consciousness, but the older I got, hey, you learn about that stuff. She was one of the original New School Girls.
I'm surprised nobody has blamed her for Quincy Jones yet. But they worked well together, at least in the 60s...70s, maybe not as well. Depends on how I'm feeling, some days are better than others.
Let it be noted, though, that Herbie Hancock is on that record, so if you're a true HH completist, you gotta have it!
And also let it be noted that those 60s records of theirs had every bit as kicking an underpinning as they did punchyass overdubbed vocals. They worked well together.
Like I said, a "fan" I am not, not particularly, but an Appreciator, yes, definitely am that.
And that Batman shit, CLASSIC.