Which of these Soul Train theme songs are the best IYO?

King Curtis - Hot Potatoes (1971 - 1973)

MFSB feat. The Three Degrees - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (1973 - 1975)

The Soul Train Gang - Soul Train '75 (1975)

The Soul Train Gang - Soul Train '76 (Get On Board) (1976 -1978)

The Hollywood Disco/Jazz Band feat The Waters - Soul Train '78 (1978 - 1980)

The Waters - Up On Soul Train (1980)

The Whispers - Up On Soul Train (1980 - 1983)

O'Bryan - Soul Train's A Comin' (Original 1983) (Party Down Remix 1984 - 1987)

George Duke - TSOP '87 (1987 - 1993)

Naughty By Nature feat. Everett Harp - Soul Train '93 (Know You Like to Dance) (1993 - 2000)

Dr. Freeze feat. Samson & Everett Harp - TSOP 2000

Man I can't pick just one

I'm biased to TSOP being from Philly, but I like these ones just as much:

The Soul Train Gang - Soul Train '75 (1975)

The Soul Train Gang - Soul Train '76 (Get On Board) (1976 -1978)

The Whispers - Up On Soul Train (1980 - 1983)

O'Bryan - Soul Train's A Comin' (Original 1983) (Party Down Remix 1984 - 1987)

MFSB feat. The Three Degrees - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (1973 - 1975)

This song will always have the iconic sound I associate with Soul Train...

purplethunder3121 said:

MFSB feat. The Three Degrees - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (1973 - 1975)

This song will always have the iconic sound I associate with Soul Train...

Agreed.

After TSOP, then O'Bryan. Then probably The Whispers(all IMO).

O'Bryan's theme song though, that was the jam. I remember when it first came out...In the streets that mother was pretty dang popular. O'Bryan made a lot of nice slow jams, but he could Funk(dance funk) as well. The album he released in 2007(F1rst), was excellent. It has a lot of really good slow-mid tempo songs.

Anyway, thanks for the thread, JabarR74. It reaffirms just how good Soul/R&B music was back then.

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I would say the late 70s up to early 80s, mainly because that's around the time I started getting into music.

1. MFSB - TSOP

2. OBRYAN - "Soul Train's A Comin'(during the Rosie Perez, Louie "Ski" Carr years)

can i just say i loved loved loved that the sponsor was Afro Sheen, i had that bit memorized

as a kid.

dang the 70's were awesome!!! i miss them. Soul Train was not to be missed back then.

love all the themes.

purplefam99 said:

can i just say i loved loved loved that the sponsor was Afro Sheen, i had that bit memorized

as a kid.

The sponsor was actually the Johnson Products Company (who made Afro Sheen).

JabarR74 said:

purplefam99 said:

can i just say i loved loved loved that the sponsor was Afro Sheen, i had that bit memorized

as a kid.

The sponsor was actually the Johnson Products Company (who made Afro Sheen).

yes yes!!! and Ultra Sheen Cosmetics!!!!!! loved it!!!

This one for me...

kitbradley said:

This one for me...

I like all of the Soul Train theme songs,but I have to agree that this one is the best.I have O'Bryan's second album and this track is the last song.

Shit... I gotta pick one? I would have to go with the Whispers "Up On Soul Train." Brings back so many memories of watching Soul Train and then the Kung Fu flick that followed. Then that O'Bryan joint that I spin religiously.