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Feb 2025
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DeBarge's "I Like It" with Bryan-Michael...

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This week on One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY are joined by Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer, DJ and music executive Bryan-Michael Cox to break down what makes DeBarge’s “I Like It” so special.  They discuss the group’s experiences with Motown and the Gordy family, the lofty expectations the label had for them as successors to the Jackson 5’s throne, and the just why “I Like It” has been sampled and interpolated countless times.


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Songs Discussed:


“I Like It” - DeBarge

“Believe” - Usher

“Saturday” Childish Gambino

“Stop! Don’t Tease Me” - DeBarge

“I Call Your Name” - Switch

“Throw Some D’s” - Rich Boy fr. Polow Da Don

“30 for 30” - SZA and Kendrick Lamar

“What’s Your Name” - DeBarge

“A Dream” - DeBarge

“I Ain’t Mad At Cha” - 2Pac 

“Somebody’s Watching Me” - Rockwell

“I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)” - Grand Puba

“Ride Wit Me” - Nelly

“My Place” - Nelly

“I Want It All” - Warren G

“Joy” - Blackstreet

“The Lady In My Life” - Michael Jackson

“Candy” - Cameo

“I Said I Love You” - Babyface

“Love’s Train” - Con Funk Shun

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