"Awwwww we want the funk!
Gotta have that funk!"
Where's the funk?
Who has the funk?
Where's it at?
"Awwwww we need the funk!
Give Up That Funk!"
Help a brotha out!
Where's the bass line?
"We're gonna turn
this mutha, out!"
Where?
These young bucks have some decent sparse beats, but where's the funk!?!?!?!
Where's the beats and bass line from ConFunkShun?
How about the bass and lead guitar work of Slave?
Or the random keyboard, guitar, and bass lines swirled together to make serious music of P-Funk?
Where's that hard line bass of the 2nd generation of The Bar Kays?
What about the melodies and bass of the Average White Band?
"You don't like my music.
You don't have to use it,
Funkin is a thing that
all of us release"
Where's the melody and hard bass lines of Cameo?
Wheres Thunder Thumbs and Lightening Licks of The Brothers Johnson"?
"All through the morning rays I gaze
The sun doesn't shine
Rainbows and waterfalls
Run through my mind"
Where's Rick James bass line?
If you've listened to a collection of James Brown's music, you know how much he's been sampled! And it's a damn shame!
"So if you wanna stretch out
And find out what it's all about.
Get on down, Get on down
See what funkin can do!"
Where's it at?
[Update] Cobb does a nice job with this list. I'd quibble with the rankings of a few, but all in all, top notch.
Posted by at September 12, 2004 03:45 PM | TrackBack
I had no idea you were writing about funk. It was that NPR program that made me think about the GAP band. But funk is mostly over. There's only funky country music left to be done and I heard some 2 summers ago so it may already be done.
I think the five funkiest songs ever had to be
Ohio Players: Funky Worm
AWB: School Boy Crush
Parliament: Mothership Connection
George Duke: Reach For It
Steve Arrington: Weak At The Knees
Runners Up:
Posted by: Cobb at September 12, 2004 10:16 PMRay Parker: For Those Who Like to Groove
Pleasure: Glide
Slave: Slide