This week was arguably the funkiest show I’ve done so far, which I consider a crowning achievement. George Clinton, Sly Stone, and James Brown all made their required appearances, but there was more than just the powerhouses of funk. Here’s all that went down:
It Ain’t No Fun To Me – Graham Central Station
M’Lady – Sly & The Family Stone
Ain’t We Funkin’ Now – The Brothers Johnson
Do Fries Go With That Shake – George Clinton
Give Up the Funk – Parliament
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Ice Cold Daydream – Shuggie Otis
Your Mama Wants Ya Back – Betty Davis
Psychoticbumpschool – Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Running – Baby Huey
Bad – The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Hot Pants, Pt. 1 – James Brown
The Bohannon Walk – Bohannon
Unfunky UFO – Parliament
The Rubberband Man – The Spinners
Live Wire – The Meters
Vampin’ – Willie Hutch
Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett
Hood Pass Intact – Dam Funk
I’ve Come to Save You – The 8th Day
Ain’t Givin’ Up No Ground – Ohio Players
Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2 – James Brown
Speed Limit – Eric Thoener’s Sound Magazine
The Young Mod’s Forgotten Story – The Impressions
I’m Hooked On You – Al Green
Jealous Man – The Impressions
Soul Dance Number Three – Wilson Pickett
Runnin’ Away – Sly & the Family Stone
Art – The Meters
I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Groovallegiance – Funkadelic
I hope that you were able to pledge allegiance to the funk, the United Funk of Funkadelica. Thanks for listening, next week’s show is themed around colors, or colours for the British. There’s less funk on next week’s show, but more Kermit the frog and Prince, which I feel is as good a substitute as any.
Thanks for listening,
-DJ Matthias