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History of Funk Playlist to Introduce Peopl to Funk or convert the Sir noses I'm trying to develop a playlist that covers all the most important and best songs in the history of funk to provide a good crossection of what the funk as a genre is all about. Here's the songs I'm thinking of including, but haven't quite figured out the order
James Brown Out of sight Papa's got a brand new bag Cold Sweat Get up I feel like being a sex machine Sly& The Family Stone Dance To the Music Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin I Wanna take you higher In Time Parliament Give up the funk Mothership Connection Flashlight Up for the down stroke Funkadelic Superstupid One Nation Under A Groove Can You Get To That Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock Earth Wind And Fire Shining Star Serpentine Fire September Curtis Mayfield Don't Worry If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go Get Down Freddie's Dead Stevie Wonder Love Having You Around Superstition Higher Ground Marvin Gaye (yes I think he had an impact on funk) What's Going On Let's Get It On Donny Hathaway The Ghetto Kool and The Gang Jungle Boogie Commodores Brick House Michael Jackson Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Billie Jean Shake Your Body Down To the Ground Prince Lady Cab Driver Erotic City Computer Blue I'm looking for suggestions in regards to other artists who aren't necessarily considered "funk artists" who've played a role in its developement such as Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Herbie Hancock, and to whether or not the artists I've represented are represented by the best and proper number of songs. [Edited 4/5/05 23:55pm] [Edited 4/5/05 23:56pm] | |
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I don't know his place with Regards to Funk but
Screaming Jay Hawkins "I put a spell on you" is pretty funky. Gene Chandler "Duke of Earl" I think he is funky. Led Zeppelin was funky as hell. | |
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Here are some more from the 1970s:
The Commodores: Slippery When Wet Too Hot Ta Trot The Isley Brothers: Livin' In The Life Live It Up I Wanna Be With You People Of Today Hope You Feel Better Lover Fight The Power Showdown Rockin' With Fire Mind Over Matter Take Me To The Next Phase Winner Takes All Stevie Wonder: You Ain't Done Nothing Sir Duke I Wish Earth, Wind, & Fire: Mighty Mighty [Edited 4/6/05 1:14am] Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Zapp/Roger
"More Bounce To The Ounce" "DanceFloor" "Doo Wah Ditty" "I Can Make You Dance" "Heart Breaker" "Computer Love" [b][Edited 4/6/05 5:59am] | |
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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (11.48) now that is his funk track, you need that seriously. Because it owns. |
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jacktheimprovident said: I'm trying to develop a playlist that covers all the most important and best songs in the history of funk to provide a good crossection of what the funk as a genre is all about. Here's the songs I'm thinking of including, but haven't quite figured out the order
James Brown Out of sight Papa's got a brand new bag Cold Sweat Get up I feel like being a sex machine Sly& The Family Stone Dance To the Music Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin I Wanna take you higher In Time Parliament Give up the funk Mothership Connection Flashlight Up for the down stroke Funkadelic Superstupid One Nation Under A Groove Can You Get To That Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock Earth Wind And Fire Shining Star Serpentine Fire September Curtis Mayfield Don't Worry If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go Get Down Freddie's Dead Stevie Wonder Love Having You Around Superstition Higher Ground Marvin Gaye (yes I think he had an impact on funk) What's Going On Let's Get It On Donny Hathaway The Ghetto Kool and The Gang Jungle Boogie Commodores Brick House Michael Jackson Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Billie Jean Shake Your Body Down To the Ground Prince Lady Cab Driver Erotic City Computer Blue I'm looking for suggestions in regards to other artists who aren't necessarily considered "funk artists" who've played a role in its developement such as Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Herbie Hancock, and to whether or not the artists I've represented are represented by the best and proper number of songs. [Edited 4/5/05 23:55pm] [Edited 4/5/05 23:56pm] Hey under Curtis Mayfield you better add Superfly, and Futureshock or else you will get  slapped. Shit, you can't leave those Curtis Mayfield jams of the list.  [Edited 4/6/05 7:49am] | |
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In addition to the ones already listed, I would add:
Jimi Hendrix: Who Knows Power of Soul Izabella Herbie Hancock: Chameleon Watermelon Man Sly Stone: Sing A Simple Song Loose Booty Kool and The Gang: Funky Stuff Hollywood Swinging Mandrill: Fencewalk Bar Kays: Holy Ghost Slave: Slide Stone Jam AWB: Pick Up The Pieces Schoolboy Crush Pleaure: Glide Cameo: Funk Funk I Just Want To Be Be Yourself Talkin Out The Side o' Your Neck Bootsy The Pinocchio Theory Bootzilla Graham Central Station Hair The Jam Brick Dazz Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody Rick James You And I Bustin' Out The Meters Cissy Strut The Pointer Sisters Yes We Can Can Faze-O Ridin High Tom Browne Thighs High(Grip Your Hips and Move) Funkin' For Jamaica Rufus W/Chaka Khan Tell Me Something Good You Got The Love ... [Edited 4/6/05 10:25am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Marrk said: Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (11.48) now that is his funk track, you need that seriously. Because it owns.
 Yup!! the Full version is essential!!" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Marrk said: Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (11.48) now that is his funk track, you need that seriously. Because it owns.
Also see Funky Space Reincarnation for some delicous, laid-back funk. The Normal Whores Club | |
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How cum nobody mentioned this classic yet?
George Clinton-Atomic Dog   | |
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Come on now! You gotta at least have "Sir Nosed'voidoffunk" on that list! | |
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Thank you for all your suggestions but I'm trying to keep if fairly concise and limir each artist to no more than four songs. Though I think Curtis, Stevie and maybe a couple others deserve another spot | |
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Rick James:
Money Talks Ghetto Life Breakwater: Do It Till The Fluid Gets Hot Splashdown Time You Cameo: Flirt Back And Forth I Just Want To Be Cameosis EWF: Jupiter Yearnin Learnin(Live version from the 1975 live CD) Getaway Slave: The Way You Love Is Heaven(Off they're second LP) Never Get Away Dreamin Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame: 15 Rounds Of Lovin Weak At The Knees Way Out Mello As A Cello You Meet My Approval What Do You Want From Me Speak With Your Body At It Again Funkadelic: Knee Deep Freak Of The Week Parliament: Do That Stuff Unfunky UFO Up For The Down Stroke Bootsy: Psychoticbumpschool Pinnochio Theory Stevie Wonder: Too High As If You Read My Mind Sir Duke Superstition Barkays: Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Revisited Shake Your Rump To The Funk Gap Band: Burn Rubber Early In The Morning Humpin Mass Production: Groove Me Sky High Free And Happy Firecracker Can't You See Im Fired Up Wine Flow Disco Herbie Hancock: Chamelon Watermaleon Man(Head Hunters Version) Sly Marvin Gaye: Sanctified Lady Masochistic Beauty Midnight Lady Ego Trippin Out | |
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Jackson 5
Get It Together Dancing Machine Temptations Cloyd Nine Physcodelic Shack Bar-Kays Shake Your Rump To The Funk Shut The Funk Up Sexomatic Billy Preston Outa-Space Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter #23 B.T. Express Do It Til' You Satified Chic Le Freak Good Times G.Q. Disco Nights O'Jays For The Love of Money Ohio Players Love Rollecoster Fire Skin Tight Foop Time 777-9311 Tower of Power What is Hip Only So Much Oil PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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How come everytime some1 makes a funk collection they never add james Brown "The Payback" or "Papa Dont Take No Mess" which IS FUNK, where SO SO many samples came from also?
Funkadelic: NOT JUST KNEE DEEP needs to especially be added too. Rufus & Chaka Khan: Aint Nobody Do You Love What You Feel Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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FunkMistress said: Marrk said: Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (11.48) now that is his funk track, you need that seriously. Because it owns.
Also see Funky Space Reincarnation for some delicous, laid-back funk. Totally right .. but you gotta list the earlier spooky deep of 'Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)' & "I Heard It Through the Grapevine.' Funk definers both. | |
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You know you gotta put Housequake in there! | |
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Thread is pretty definitive and untainted up to this point! | |
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Funkadelic
Undisco kid Standing on the verge Maggot Brain Parliament Come in out of the rain Mothership Connection Wizard of Finance Bootsy's rubber band Bootzilla Hollywood Squares Roto-rooter Graham Central Station The Jam Can you handle it Hair It's alright | |
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Man this is killing me. There are so many people around me who have either no appreciation for, or a complete aversion to the funk. What the hell is wrong with them? Are they just too white, do they not have enough soul (very ironic coming from a man of my skin tune)? All these people who think punk and metal and other such shite (I'm just being defensive now, because I like almost all genres of music) is such great music. PSHAH, it's BOOORING to me, it has no rhythmic dynamic. Ok, maybe that's not fair, but I think most people who don't like it just don't have any sense of rhythm or inclination to dance. They just want something to jump up and down to or do their air guitar. Funk has GROOVE, it has overlapping layers of rhythm, it's earthy and gritty and danceable and fun. I needs to make me my own bop gun and force these sir noses to get off their ass and jam 
this is not directed at anybody here, obviously, I'm just venting [Edited 4/7/05 8:29am] | |
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jacktheimprovident said: Man this is killing me. There are so many people around me who have either no appreciation for, or a complete aversion to the funk. What the hell is wrong with them? Are they just too white, do they not have enough soul (very ironic coming from a man of my skin tune)? All these people who think punk and metal and other such shite (I'm just being defensive now, because I like almost all genres of music) is such great music. PSHAH, it's BOOORING to me, it has no rhythmic dynamic. Ok, maybe that's not fair, but I think most people who don't like it just don't have any sense of rhythm or inclination to dance. They just want something to jump up and down to or do their air guitar. Funk has GROOVE, it has overlapping layers of rhythm, it's earthy and gritty and danceable and fun. I needs to make me my own bop gun and force these sir noses to get off their ass and jam
this is not directed at anybody here, obviously, I'm just venting [Edited 4/7/05 8:29am] TALK!!!![Edited 4/7/05 8:46am] | |
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funkpill said: jacktheimprovident said: Man this is killing me. There are so many people around me who have either no appreciation for, or a complete aversion to the funk. What the hell is wrong with them? Are they just too white, do they not have enough soul (very ironic coming from a man of my skin tune)? All these people who think punk and metal and other such shite (I'm just being defensive now, because I like almost all genres of music) is such great music. PSHAH, it's BOOORING to me, it has no rhythmic dynamic. Ok, maybe that's not fair, but I think most people who don't like it just don't have any sense of rhythm or inclination to dance. They just want something to jump up and down to or do their air guitar. Funk has GROOVE, it has overlapping layers of rhythm, it's earthy and gritty and danceable and fun. I needs to make me my own bop gun and force these sir noses to get off their ass and jam
this is not directed at anybody here, obviously, I'm just venting [Edited 4/7/05 8:29am] Okkkaaaay? (snappin my fingers). FUNK is groove situated with or without funky lyrics situated over funky melodies making u really want to funk up your interplanetary funksmanship. Can yall dig that? Though most of what I have seen on here is funky enough to be funked up. TALK!!!!
[Edited 4/7/05 8:46am] Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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