I was looking through the latest issue of Shook magazine and ran across an article with The System’s Mic Murphy. I was totally unaware that they worked on Mtume’s Juicy Fruit album which spawned the sample of one of Biggie’s biggest hits and Chaka Khan’s I Feel For You album. I was most familiar with them from You Are in My System and Don’t Disturb This Groove. I went to my vinyl stash and amidst all of the 80’s synth grooves I found this gem, This is For You from their 1985 The Pleasure Seekers album. The 80’s mentality appears in the production as well as the songwriting:
I like to do things for myself/I never waste and never want
I guess I’m that way with my love/I’ll never die of a broken heart
But of course, this playboy ends up falling in love and gives his love to her, awwwww
But of course, this playboy ends up falling in love and gives his love to her, awwwww
The System – This Is For You