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As much as I love Northern soul I personally hate the "Keep the faith" saying/motif..

Anyone else feel the same??

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    • Petesi
      Petesi

      Oh dear, I along with "others of my generation" got it tattooed on my arm for ten bob old money at gentle Johns on Waterloo Rd ( along with the panther, tiger etc) but 1973 was a bit of a weird y

    • Baz Atkinson
      Baz Atkinson

      I think it should be replaced with Keep Your Hair , seems age specific for so many soulies these day ? 

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      Chalky

      Just like there is no genre called Northern, there is no genre called popcorn, the are both scenes that pull from several genres.   It could be that half of popcorn is Northern, they didn't find

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    Modern Soul......

    Now there is a term that needs explaining to the 'non soul brigade' when you put a 50 year old record on. 

     

    'Keep the change' 

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      On 03/08/2021 at 03:34, Fish Fingers said:

    Modern Soul......

    Now there is a term that needs explaining to the 'non soul brigade' when you put a 50 year old record on. 

     

    'Keep the change' 

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    That's a good point, but it's getting away from the original question. Maybe it needs asked and discussed as a fresh subject?

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      On 03/08/2021 at 10:40, D9 Ktf said:

    That's a good point, but it's getting away from the original question. Maybe it needs asked and discussed as a fresh subject?

    Randy Cozens (I think it was Randy) defined Modern Soul as being anything recorded after midnight on 31st December 1969.

    I reckon we've got enough to worry about without terminology being added to the list 

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    Incomplete point.

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    I agree...the term NS and its trademarks are a debate within a niche group.

    MS would involve multi millions of SOUL fans unless only used as a sub division of NS.

    Ed

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    Not seen an old friend for nearly a Year up until last weekend at a Northern Soul Night and he kindly gave me a Birthday Card and present which he had kept since last October bless him, would you adam and eve it I got a Mug! 

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      On 04/08/2021 at 20:48, Bruv said:

    Not seen an old friend for nearly a Year up until last weekend at a Northern Soul Night and he kindly gave me a Birthday Card and present which he had kept since last October bless him, would you adam and eve it I got a Mug! 

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    Keep the Faith

    Is it sometimes used as a term of affection between old friends. A nod to days gone by?

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    A sign of the Times.....

    A coffee mug replaces a beer glass and in case you get a bit forgetful, your name is on it, so you remember who you are:)

    Probably more use these days than a personalised talc container!

    Ed

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    The KTF phrase really caught on in the U.S.  after Adam Clayton Powell started using it- 

     

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