It is fair to say that my friends and I SWEAT* Mary J. Blige…I mean we know all or parts of every album, we know the words to almost every song (with a few favorites of course). * For the blog readers that did not go to Herndon High School and/or grow up in the DC Metro area, to “sweat” means to like/care about/talk about/think about/admire/appreciate.

Mary J. Blige’s music has always been different than other music, it is more personal. Fans like us get the feeling that we know Mary and that we’ve been with her during hard times in her life and good times in her life. Now clearly is a good time. Here’s the link to her new single. Laura sent me this video and I bought the single that night. What’s cool about it? It is FUN! It makes me feel good about myself and I’m pretty sure Michael Jackson was a huge inspiration to her which explains the persistent references to him.

Favorite line of the song: “No time for moping around, are you kidding?”