Pull up to the bumper baby, it's Grace Jones
Ten years ago I experienced something of an epiphany at the opening day of Skipton’s much missed Beacons music festival. Whilst enjoying a beer in the Friday afternoon sunshine, the DJ in the bar suddenly played Grace Jones' signature track ‘Pull Up to the Bumper’, me quickly realising I’d obviously never listened to it properly and what a truly brilliant record it was. Jones’ quintessential deadpan Caribbean disco fused with New York arthouse punk funk propelled by the Sly & Robbie rhythm section to thrilling effect, arguably picking up where Jimi Hendrix ‘Crosstown Traffic’ left off.
