A TV critic wrote in the New York Times in 1973 that comparing Soul Train to American Bandstand was like comparing champagne to seltzer.
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The mid-roll break opens with the Stuff You Should Know jingle — a playful sung summary of the show's brand — before rolling into a second round of network promos. First America returns with its pitch about the dark history behind the Declaration of Independence. Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin spotlights conversations with composer Marc Shaiman, lawyer Roberta Kaplan on marriage equality, and documentary director Morgan Neville. Last But Not Least with MC Jin features a charming anecdote about freestyling at the gates of Hit Factory to get Ruff Ryders' attention. After the break, Chuck reads two defining quotes about Soul Train: Cornel West on how soul music taught America to love and be free, and rapper Common on what it meant for ordinary Black people to see themselves on TV.
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