The polemical classic is a tune that Mayfield himself remade on his 1996 album New World Order, and Billy Valentine does the tune justice with his powerful reinterpretation. Billy Valentine shows that he can keep it real with on this jazz infused remake of Curtis Mayfield’s classic “We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue.” They could come with the romance, or they could get gritty and real, as their hit “Money’s Too Tight to Mention” demonstrated. (January 11, 2023) The Valentine Brothers were equal parts R&B, jazz, blues, and gospel.