On the Elvis thread I mentioned that Prince did a couple of Funkabily songs so I did not think he was an Elvis hater but I realize he really did't do a lot of these songs. I could only think of few. Can anybody think of anymore.

1. Horny Toad
2. Delerious
3. One Day I am gonna be somebody ( The Time)

courtin time

jack u off

you must mean rockabilly...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

When Prince does rockabilly, it's 'funkabilly'!

Play In The Sunshine

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

mmm, i wouldn't consider this rockabilly-flavored in any way...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

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No, I mean funkabilly. That is a word I use to describe these odd songs.

Guess you just mean songs in a 2/4 beat , huh ?
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Sister
Let's Go Crazy
When You Were Mine
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mmm, I would.

Dewrede said:

when u were mine is very punkish

What is punkish ?
Think it's slightly rockabilly/funkabilly too
At least it's in 2/4
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Dewrede said:

hard to explain funk but with the reggae guitar feel raw but it sounds like punk too

cant stop this feelin i got

I thought jack u off was also "funkabilly". Not to mention the many times I've thought Prince was imitating Elvis mannerisms in otherwise normal prince tunes.
Incidentally, Laurie, I've stolen your term funkabilly for my own music, hope you don't mind couldn't resist and so far it gets a positive response.

laurarichardson said:

Give credit where credit is due. Elvis didn't write those songs, and Buddy Holly did way more rockabilly than Elvis did, and in a much shorter time frame -- plus, Buddy wrote most all of his own songs. Another similiarity between Buddy and Prince are the experimental recording techniques they used, plus the introduction of new and different instruments or "sounds" into their songs. Buddy also did some cool things with his voice.

Peace.

Dewrede said:

Sister is SO not rockabilly...
When You Were Mine isn't either...more punk than most...

Can't see Play In the Sunshine being rockabilly flavored either, for the most part. It's an upbeat song that mainly has bass drum one the 1 and 3 and snare on 2 and 4, but that doesn't define rockabilly. It's more than what I mentioned. It's actually the attitude of the song to complement it's upbeat tone.

Snap said:

If you want to give proper credit, study the history. "Without Elvis none of us would be here." (Buddy Holly) Elvis was a creative genius in terms of style. No one ever talks about how Sinatra couldn't write, same case for Elvis, they used their voice and their instincts to create the style they wanted. In Elvis' case it was original and genius. Buddy was not the giant that Elvis was, however he was a great writer, one of the first at that time. He branched out into using all kinds of different instruments and there is no telling how great he coulda been if he'd lived longer than 22 or 23.

mozfonky said:

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I don't mind at all.

laurarichardson said:

I agree with your "Funkabily" word. Did you coin this phrase or has it been used before.

Miguel

Has such a ring to it and it fits me to a T. Elvis and Prince are my musical parents.

mozfonky said:

I thought we were talking about the rockabilly sound? Buddy Holly took it to great lengths in a very short time. And regarding music history: "Without the blues, Elvis wouldn't be here."

"After Hi School" (especially if the main synth line was replaced by guitar)

dave edmunds is rockabilly
bill haley and his comets were rockabilly
stray cats were rockabilly
chuck berry did some rockabilly


these are just some examples of good rockabilly

sister is a punkish one.

very ramones

Snap said:

Wow, I forgot about this one....

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

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I coined it when I first heard Horney Toad over 20 years ago. I was a big Stray Cats fan at the time. (LOL)

laurarichardson said:

That's awesome. I saw Stray Cats here in my home town with Roman Holiday opening up for them. It was such a great show. "I Wont Stand In Your Way" is one of my favorite songs.

Miguel