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70s R&B classic of the day: "Rock The Boat" by the Hues Corporation (1974) To all of you "old schoolers" who were around back in 1974,am I lying when I say this was THE HOTTEST R&B SONG of the summer of '74? You couldn't go anywhere without hearing this catchy jam.This is one of those songs that will never age....it sounds just as fresh as it did in '74.I have a ton of 70s compilations,and this song appears on nearly every one...lol...it's one of the most memorable classics from that decade.This song reminds me of being a kid in Detroit,where my father would drive me around town in his cadillac,and inevitably,this song would come on the radio.You couldn't help but sing along...."so I'd like to know where...you got the notion....said I'd like to know where...you got the notion....".
"Rock The Boat" 
(written by Holmes) So,I'd like to know where you got the notion Said I'd like to know where you got the notion (chorus) To Rock the Boat---don't rock the boat baby Rock The boat---don't tip the boat over Rock The boat---don't rock the boat baby Rock The Boat Ever since our voyage of love began your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind And your arms have held me safe from a rollin' sea There's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me Our love is like a ship on the ocean We've been sailing with a cargo full of love and devotion So I'd like to know where you got the notion Said I'd like to know where you got the notion (chorus) To Rock The Boat---don't rock the boat,baby Rock The Boat---don't tip the boat over Rock The Boat---don't rock the boat,baby Rock The Boat Up 'til now we sailed through every storm And I've always had your tender lips to keep me warm Oh,I need to have the strength that flows from you Don't let me drift away,my dear,when love can see me through Our love is like a ship on the ocean We've been sailing with a cargo full of love and devotion So,I'd like to know where you got the notion Said I'd like to know where you got the notion So,I'd like to know where you got the notion Said I'd like to know where you got the notion (chorus) To Rock The Boat---don't rock the boat,baby Rock The Boat---don't tip the boat over Rock The Boat--don't rock the boat,baby Rock the Boat---don't tip the boat over Rock The Boat---ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh Rock The Boat---rock on with your bad self Rock The Boat---rock on with your bad self Rock The Boat---rock on with your bad self | |
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dayum.... 
do you also remember the remake by Forrest from 1983? it was a biggggg club and even pop hit in Europe back then.there are many covers out there, but I think I prefer this version 
. [Edited 9/3/04 4:51am] Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Lmao,ohhhhh the memories... of that song.. lol ever notice how it flows nicely with to each his own by faith hope and charity?  great song... u remember " caught yout act"?... from 77"? | |
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TheRealFiness said: Lmao,ohhhhh the memories... of that song.. lol ever notice how it flows nicely with to each his own by faith hope and charity?
great song... u remember " caught yout act"?... from 77"?"I Caught Your Act" was a cool song,but "Rock The Boat" was hard to top.In late '74,they followed it up with another single---"Rockin Soul"----do you remember that one? | |
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Dancelot said: do you also remember the remake by Forrest from 1983? it was a biggggg club and even pop hit in Europe back then.there are many covers out there, but I think I prefer this version
I was always hoping that Shalamar would cover this song,but they never did | |
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DavidEye said: TheRealFiness said: Lmao,ohhhhh the memories... of that song.. lol ever notice how it flows nicely with to each his own by faith hope and charity?
great song... u remember " caught yout act"?... from 77"?"I Caught Your Act" was a cool song,but "Rock The Boat" was hard to top.In late '74,they followed it up with another single---"Rockin Soul"----do you remember that one? c'mon man u know i do | |
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any other notable hits by them? | |
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DavidEye said: any other notable hits by them?
they got dropped by thier label in 77, and faded away | |
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Was it Atlantic Starr that covered the song in the late 80s with Ecstacy from Whodini. | |
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jbchavez said: Was it Atlantic Starr that covered the song in the late 80s with Ecstacy from Whodini.
The group was Midnight Star, the song was called "Don't Rock The Boat", and it was a not a cover of the Hues Corporation song. | |
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TheRealFiness said: DavidEye said: any other notable hits by them?
they got dropped by thier label in 77, and faded away Funny that you guys should bring this track up, I was just talking about it the other day and how brilliant the hook is! We were talking about Bill Wither's "Lovely Day" too, and cracking up because we can NEVER figure out what the fuck he says in the first line of the second verse! it sounds like: WHEN THE DAY-LA-LOOBA-LOOBA-LOO! ha ha i'm sure it's something about daylight or somethin' and i'm sure that real finess can educate me as to what it is... fo' someone who can't stand dem tv dinnas, you sho' eat enough of them mutha#@$%!s | |
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800oldfunk said: TheRealFiness said: they got dropped by thier label in 77, and faded away Funny that you guys should bring this track up, I was just talking about it the other day and how brilliant the hook is! We were talking about Bill Wither's "Lovely Day" too, and cracking up because we can NEVER figure out what the fuck he says in the first line of the second verse! it sounds like: WHEN THE DAY-LA-LOOBA-LOOBA-LOO! ha ha i'm sure it's something about daylight or somethin' and i'm sure that real finess can educate me as to what it is... when the day that lies ahead of me.. seems impossible to face, then when someone else instead of me.. always seems to know the way.... im sho' u know the rest | |
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when the day that lies ahead of me.. seems impossible to face, then when someone else instead of me.. always seems to know the way.... im sho' u know the rest [/quote]
thank you professor! knew i could count on you. wish i could give you an apple, dude. fo' someone who can't stand dem tv dinnas, you sho' eat enough of them mutha#@$%!s | |
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This song is played out.....
 Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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paisleypark4 said: This song is played out.....
and your point is... fo' someone who can't stand dem tv dinnas, you sho' eat enough of them mutha#@$%!s | |
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1974!  That song is 30 years old? I remember it like it was yesterday. 
TheRealFiness said: lol ever notice how it flows nicely with to each his own by faith hope and charity?
To each his own, that's my philosophy, I don't know what's right for you, and you don't know what's right for me.... | |
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DavidEye said: Dancelot said: do you also remember the remake by Forrest from 1983? it was a biggggg club and even pop hit in Europe back then.there are many covers out there, but I think I prefer this version
I was always hoping that Shalamar would cover this song,but they never did Good call, David. I never thought about it, but now that I do they would have been prime candidates to cover this song.This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Along with Rock The Boat, 1974 was a good year to "ROCK"
Rock On - David Essex Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim Rock Your Baby - George McCrae Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics It's Only Rock 'N Roll - Rolling Stones tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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todd305 said: jbchavez said: Was it Atlantic Starr that covered the song in the late 80s with Ecstacy from Whodini.
The group was Midnight Star, the song was called "Don't Rock The Boat", and it was a not a cover of the Hues Corporation song. No wonder I could never find that in the store. | |
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800oldfunk said: paisleypark4 said: This song is played out.....
and your point is... My point is i like it secretly.... Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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theAudience said: Along with Rock The Boat, 1974 was a good year to "ROCK"
Rock On - David Essex Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim Rock Your Baby - George McCrae Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers Rockin' Roll Baby - Stylistics It's Only Rock 'N Roll - Rolling Stones tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm I bet since the 1940s, with the exception of the word "love," there probably hasn't been a word as ubiquitous as "rock" in song titles. I think even in Gospel for a while the word "rock" was often used in song titles/recordings. Of course, I'd bet "love" is THE most often used word in song titles ever. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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This song sucks. This is one of the reasons why disco sucked. NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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NWF said: This song sucks. This is one of the reasons why disco sucked.
I was waiting for someone to say it. cripes this song is shit. |
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Supernova said: I bet since the 1940s, with the exception of the word "love," there probably hasn't been a word as ubiquitous as "rock" in song titles. I think even in Gospel for a while the word "rock" was often used in song titles/recordings. Of course, I'd bet "love" is THE most often used word in song titles ever.
I bet you're 100% correct. 
Another thing you can bet on is that I won't be researching that fact anytime soon.
(famous last words?) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Rock And Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers
helluva tune there.. | |
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theAudience said: Supernova said: I bet since the 1940s, with the exception of the word "love," there probably hasn't been a word as ubiquitous as "rock" in song titles. I think even in Gospel for a while the word "rock" was often used in song titles/recordings. Of course, I'd bet "love" is THE most often used word in song titles ever.
I bet you're 100% correct.
Another thing you can bet on is that I won't be researching that fact anytime soon.
(famous last words?) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm I knew I couldn't leave this @%@$ alone. Famous last words indeed. 
I was driving over the Newmarket viaduct the other day when a friend commented that the most popular word in song titles was 'Love', closely followed by, not 'you' as you might expect (hope?), but 'I'. Far be it for me to speculate what this tells us about human nature, I'd rather just present you with some more data. I ransacked the freecddb database for this information. The database contains information about 511,912 CDROMs (as of Jan 2002). I counted the words in all of 'em. As you can see below, my friend was right, more or less. There certainly is a disturbing dominance of first-person personal pronouns. Pithy or Piteous? http://www.lost.co.nz/mai...lbums.html 100 Most Popular Words in Track Titles 6,346,404 Track Titles 613475 The 226413 I 220551 You 216090 the 180603 A 164846 Love 158250 in 157586 of 143308 Me 140983 In 139886 Of 130589 My 121653 To 89801 a 87492 On 78857 and 75882 It 71780 to 66716 Your 61000 For 56607 de 56098 Is 56050 And 55045 Don't 53614 La 53410 All 52227 No 52179 Allegro 50869 Be 49648 No. 46207 Mix) 45929 Blues 45048 for 44798 One 44721 Time 42841 Man 39520 Song 39482 on 39155 you 39047 I'm 38866 Little 38716 Night 38009 Do 37381 Up 35364 me 35205 With 34606 What 33688 Down 33613 Concerto 32703 Baby 31831 Heart 31610 Blue 31605 This 31357 Get 31222 Go 30186 World 30074 We 29847 is 29535 Out 29080 Like 28647 That 28569 Day 28227 Come 28180 When 27932 It's 27862 De 27733 Life 26669 Dance 26367 Good 26110 So 25955 Back 25869 Girl 25835 Got 25631 Way 25590 From 24884 Just 24632 love 24596 my 24416 New 24080 Let 23667 If 23162 Can't 23031 Rock 23014 Take 22715 la 22263 O 22015 Op. 21966 Home 21842 from 21708 Are 21333 Never 21089 Die 20811 Black 20668 Christmas 20164 Can 20085 El 19948 Want 19857 Away 19666 Know 19621 Have At least he saved me the work. 
tA Tribal Disorder
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I don't know what to make of that. But the articles "The" and "A" should be excluded.  This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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