For My Funk Players with Knowledge

diglo · #1 06-30-2009, 11:19 AM

When I was a lil boy, my cousin had a record and some of the lyrics went like this: "I can tell by your head, you been sleeping in somebody's bed, are u freakin, I can tell by your feet you been eating monkey meat, are you freakin?"

I think they were on the westbound label, wasn't funkadelic or ohio players. It was late 70's early 80's. Wasn't Mammatapee.

Can you help me out? Callin all Funkateers!

scootron · #2 06-30-2009, 11:47 AM

It might have been a group called "Crowd Pleasers". The song would have been "Freaky People".

Man, this was a very minor tune IIRC, I can't believe anyone would bring it up. I can barely remember it.

scootron · #3 06-30-2009, 11:50 AM

I just found it here it is on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiV4f...B4531D&index=6

diglo · #4 06-30-2009, 11:54 AM

That's it!!! I knew it was called "Freaky People". Man, folks thought I was crazy when I would ask about it. It's like the time I was working at Media Play and this gay guy, no disrespect to gay people, came up to me and asked if I had heard of a song called "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate? Very uncomfortable, bruh! LOL! Thanks scootron!

diglo · #5 06-30-2009, 11:56 AM

That's my joint!!

scootron · #6 06-30-2009, 12:04 PM

You are welcome. Not too many old school funksters left. We have to stick together, help each other out.

It still sounds good for 30 years old, doesn't it?

J. Crawford · #7 06-30-2009, 12:07 PM

Even though there may not be too many old funksters left, you can count me in for bringing up the new generation of funksters!

John Wentzien · #8 06-30-2009, 12:11 PM

I love that song!

"I can tell by your lips...you can swallow a 2-ton ship."

pyrohr · #9 06-30-2009, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordasch

Even though there may not be too many old funksters left, you can count me in for bringing up the new generation of funksters!

Just don't fake it son or your nose will grow!

SX lover · #10 06-30-2009, 07:43 PM

You cats r tha "BOMB'! "Funk-Away"!!!!

diglo · #11 07-01-2009, 07:50 AM

MAN, THAT SONG BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. GROWING UP IN NORTH ALABAMA, WE LISTEN TO MORE FUNK BANDS & EARLY HIP-HOP THAN DANCE OR CLUB R&B. IF IT DIDN'T HAVE NO THUMPING OR HAND CLAPS, IT RECEIVED LITTLE PLAY. I REMEMBER LARRY BLACKMON SAYING THAT'S THE REASON CAMEO MOVED TO THE ATLANTA, THEY RECEIVED MORE LOVE FROM THE SOUTH. NO DISRESPECT TO MY NORTH, EAST AND WEST PLAYERS!

scootron · #12 07-01-2009, 08:15 AM

You're right about the South loving its Funk. Even over where I grew up, that's the way it was. My time was a little before the early hip-hop, but funk was still the thing for us. Anything that stayed on the "one" could keep going. James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Kool & the Gang, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, War, Curtis Mayfield, Parliament/Funkadelic, Ohio Players...and these were just some of the major acts. There were tons of artists that didn't have big careers, but still laid down some great tracks...people like Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers doing "I Feel Like Bustin' Loose", and Johnny "Guitar Watson" doing "Real Mother For Ya'" and "Superman Lover".

Man, this takes me back. Going to have to dig into the CD cabinet today.

diglo · #13 07-01-2009, 09:53 AM

If you can't find your CD's, you can borrow my albums. That's right albums. Man, I can remember my uncle playing his strat & rick to these records. Me and my cousins would have the soul train line in effect! You remember "the ADC band" with "long stroking!" I wore my dad's 8track out!

My next door neighbor had a band and we would stay outside all night listening to them rehearse. We made a dance after the bass player. "The Charlie", we were coping the way he played his 70's black/maple board fender. Man, those days were so relaxing.