Double A-side Single #30

For many years when I was younger, my mom would go play bingo every Monday night. In the ’80s, my grandparents would usually watch me because my dad worked afternoon or evening shift at a local machine shop. In the ’90’s, my dad worked more morning shifts, so he would typically be the one to watch my sister and me on these nights. When The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air came out, it became one of our go-to show every Monday at 8 p.m. We never missed an episode. Though I knew Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff from their albums, I never felt like I was watching musicians trying to be actors. They both seemed so natural playing their characters, and everything else about the show just seemed to fit really well together. It’s still one of my favorite shows of all-time.

Song: “Summertime”
Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Songwriter(s): Alton Taylor, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Robert “Kool” Bell, George Brown, Richard Westfield, Dennis Thomas, Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell, Hula (Lamar Mahone), K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Will Smith
Album(s): Homebase
Release Year(s): 1991

Song: “Too Close”
Artist: Next
Songwriter(s): Keir Gist, Darren Lighty, Robert L. Huggar, Robert A. Ford, Denzil Miller, James B. Moore, Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith
Album(s): Rated Next
Release Year(s): 1997

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