Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings - I Learned the Hard Way

It’s a walk to the past. The old blues, that soul singing, the sweetness of those funky vibes. Sharon Jones allows all of us to re-live the 60’s and more, she takes out what good is left (lyrics?) from Mrs. Winehouse to takes us on a marvelous I Learned the Hard Way journey.

It’s all about love, about hard life. It’s old-school. The empathy between Sharon’s deep black voice and the instrumental joy of Dap-Kings is simply delicious.

My favorite is Better Things, one of those songs that just brightens up your day, as catchy as it can be:

And have a listen to the album’s single I Learned the Hard Way performed live: