RIP D'Angelo

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On October 14th, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist D'Angelo died at the age of 51. Throughout his too short life, he made three unforgettable albums and cemented his legacy as one of the great artists of his time. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to D'Angelo by talking about his life, career and musical impact. They'll also revisit their classic album dissection of D'Angelo's masterpiece, Voodoo.

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Featured Songs:

D'Angelo, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, EMI, 1995

D'Angelo, "Playa Playa," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Chicken Grease," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Devil's Pie," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "One Mo'gin," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Africa," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "The Root," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Send It On," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Feel like Makin' Love," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "Sugah Daddy," Black Messiah, RCA, 2014

D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "The Charade," Black Messiah, RCA, 2014

D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "1000 Deaths," Black Messiah, RCA, 2014

David Bowie, "Moonage Daydream," The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:08.2	Hello, Chicago!
0:42.6	Hello! You're listening to sound opinions, and this week, and this week we pay tribute to the late R&B icon, DeAngelo, dead at the age of 51.
0:44.3	I'm Jim D. Reganus.
0:45.3	And I'm Greg Cott.
0:49.9	We'll revisit our classic album dissection of his masterpiece, Voodoo.
0:52.8	But first, a look at his life and music.
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1:28.0	Let me tell you about this girl, maybe I should.
1:31.5	I manner and felt, and her name was brown, sure.
1:34.7	See, we'd be making love constantly.
1:37.0	That's why my eyes are all in shade.
1:38.9	Blood burning it.
1:40.2	The way that we kiss is unlike any other way that I be kissing when I'm kissing
1:44.2	What I miss him won't you listen
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