Girls I Do Adore: The Whatnauts vs. Ultimate Force

“Girls. I like ‘em fat, I like ‘em tall, some skinny, some small, I got to get to know them all...”

The lyrics aren’t exactly elegant, but the song they're from, “Girls”, reached #3 on the UK charts in 1975. It was an inter-label collaboration between The Whatnauts and The Moments, both of whom recorded for Stang throughout the ‘70s. The song’s a silly homage to women (“…lovely and good lookin’, the kind that does the best cookin’…”) but it's funny, endearingly childish, and the production relies on a real pleasant melody. The banter between the groups add even more lighthearted character to the track. Hear it here:

The record fell into Joseph Kirkland's hands years later. Better known as Diamond D, he used it for a track he so originally also named, “Girls”. It’s off Ultimate Force’s lost full-length, I’m Not Playin’ (slated for 1990, released in '07). Ultimate Force was the duo of Diamond D and MC Master Rob. But I'm Not Playin' got shelved (along with Rob's predictable raps) when Diamond's solo career took off. I've always dug Diamond D's work, and this is an early cut of his. It has a melodic feel that D.I.T.C. would abandon on their later efforts for a much darker, horn-infused sound. It’s below, for the interested.