List of funk songs.

my funny valentine - chaka kahn version
cruisin' - ???
respect - urethra franklin

more will come later, let me go get an old set list

 

Funky Drummer - James Brown (most sampled beat ever not that thats a good thing)

Thank You - Sly & the Family Stone

Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock

 

Curtis Mayfield "Superfly"
Kool & the gang "Jungle Boogie"

 

What is Hip- tower of power
Diggin On James Brown- TOP

ouch, anything by Tower of Power man.

Sir Duke- Stevie
Master Blaster- Stevie Wonder Again

So many

 

Strechin' Out (In A Rubber Band)- Bootsy Collins

 

Here's a sample of my list:
Pleasure: "Glide"
"Foxy Lady"
Graham Central Station: "Hair"
"Love and Happyness"
"Turn it out"
Chuckii Booker: "Front Line" (a must have!!!!!)
"Soul Trilogy"
Prince:"Kiss"
"Sexy MF"
Stevie Wonder: too many things to tell you...
James Brown: the same as above but : "My Thang"
"I've got the feeling"

So many, I'll come back to tell you some that will haven't been said(is that english???)

 

Two of my faves, both by Brothers Johnson.

Stomp
Strawberry Letter 23

 

Here we go again!

 

The Meters - 'Look-Ka Py Py' & 'Rigor Mortis' (you can feel the sticky New Orleans heat!)

Mandrill - Fencewalk

Gil Scott-Heron had some funk now and again too.

 

Yeah, it's been done before. Still worth doing...

* Brickhouse - Commodores
* Early In The Morning - Gap Band
* Shake and Dance With Me - Con Funk Shun
* Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
* Fire - Ohio Players
* Sweet Sticky Thang - Ohio Players (or is it Sweet SEXY Thang?)
* Mothership Connection - Parliament, Clarke / Duke Project
* Jungle Love - The Time
* Rock With You - Michael Jackson
* Flashlight - Parliament
* Forget-Me-Nots - Patrice Rushen
* Cisco Kid - WAR
* Me & Baby Brother - WAR
* Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire
* Jupiter - EWF
* Saturday Night - EWF
* Mighty Mighty - EWF ( anybody seein' a trend here?)
* In The Stone - EWF
* Best of My Love - (was that Cheryl Lynn or The Emotions? Either way the band was......EWF)

That's all for now. I'm sure there's hundreds more.

Peace,

James

 

Yeah, it's been done before. Still worth doing...


seconded

 

Parlament
Under water Boogie
Mothership Connection
One Nation
Pledge Your Groovallegience To the Funk

Ohio Players
Fire
Slippery When Wet
Sweet Sticky Thing


Anything by the Brides Of Funkenstein, Brothers Johnson, EWF.


Mike