Daily News | Song premiere: The Bacon Brothers’ “Philly Thing” teems with hometown pride
Today , the Inquirer is premiering “Philly Thing” and its video, which features an all-star cast of Philly musicians, including Kathy Sledge, John Oates, Jay Davidson, Charlie Ingui of Soul Survivors and Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, and David Uosikkenen of the Hooters. It even boasts of cameo appearances by such notable Philadelphians as Jim Gardner, Patty Jackson, Brandon Graham, Schoolly D, Cindy Drue, John Kruk, Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz, Ron Jaworski, and the Phillie Phanatic.
“Philly Thing” is an ode to the music of the city the Bacon bros grew up listening to in the 1960s and 1970s, with verses that tout Philadelphia exceptionalism and cleverly name drop local heroes. Besides spreading Philly soul vibes, the sons of Philadelphia city planner Edmund Bacon and teacher and activist Ruth Hilda Bacon wanted to use the song to boost music education.
Rock to the Future’s annual gala is scheduled for April 23 next year at World Cafe Live, with a “Philly Thing” performance planned. The value of what Rock To The Future is doing, Nicolo said Wednesday, is “these kids need to know that there’s a great big world out there that they can conquer. And for a lot of them, it doesn’t look that way. They need positive reinforcement.”
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