If there’s one thing I love about Mayer Hawthorne’s music, it’s that he just knows how to have fun with it. That the whole classic-soul persona that is Mayer Hawthorne started half as a joke is kind of telling. Somewhere between the Smokey and Marvin Motown influences of A Strange Arrangement, and Hall & Oates’ blue-eyed pop soul lies “A Long Time”, the latest single from Mr. Hawthorne. And then there’s the video. Composed of footage from what I can only assume is a Detroit-area public access Soul Train knock-off, it’s the perfect compliment to a serious groove. And as expected, it’s pretty damn fun too. Don’t know about you, but I’m about to hit some of these moves at the next function.