The other weekend I was at the Brass Monkey in LA and I heard someone jam out to Word Up by Cameo. I hadn’t heard the song in awhile, and I forgot how sick it was. It certainly isn’t my favorite Cameo jam, but this poppy tune from 1986 has a timeless quality to it. It appeals to lovers of 80s hits, funky music connoisseurs and people who just wanna get down while being crammed up in a popular karaoke bar. And the video… wow, it doesn’t get much better than this. Enjoy!
I’m going to keep the funky music videos coming with this cosmic vid from funky soul man Marvin Gaye. In this clip from 1978, Marvin Gaye takes us on “A Funky Space Reincarnation.” Marvin gets his freak on with glittery dancers as a billowing smoke machine and cheesy camera action capture it all for posterity.
Marvin Gaye’s Timeless Funky Style
Marvin was truly a great talent who’s musical range covered everything from soulful reflections on hot-button political topics to super-fun get-down music that just makes you wanna move. He’s a timeless artist with an enduring style, and this video captures him at his most funkiest.
I recently re-discovered this track and I forgot how much I liked it. Father MC’s delivery is catchy and on point. I could do without the whiny RnB boy band bits, but a thumping dose of Chic’s oft-sampled “Good Times” baseline and Father MC will set me right any day.
Yarbrough & Peoples (Calvin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples) were a synthed-out funky duo from Dallas,Texas. They were initially discovered by Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band. In 1980, Yarbrough & Peoples released the classic floor-filler “Don’t Stop The Music.” This track never gets old. Below are the lyrics, so you can sing along.
Don’t Stop The Music Lyrics
Don’t you stop it
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you know
You’ve got me mesmerized
With the beat
I always fantasize
Don’t stop the music
‘Cause it tends to soothe
I can tell you want to groove
Don’t you stop it
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it
(The beat keeps going round and round)
Don’t you stop
(Turns me upside down)
Don’t stop the music
I just wanna rock you (oh, baby)
All night long (to my love song)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I just wanna rock
(I just wanna rock you)
All night long (yeah)
I’ve got a love song
(Whoa, whoa, whoa…)
Everything we do
Is right on time
The beat’s so smooth
It blows my mind
Don’t stop the music
It’s so satisfying
It feels so good to me
There is no denying
Just because it’s two o’clock
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you feel like
Dancing and prancing
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
You don’t really wanna stop, no
You don’t really wanna stop, uh uh
You don’t really wanna stop, no
You don’t really wanna stop
You’ve got me moving
You’ve got me grooving
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
(I just wanna rock you)
I just wanna rock you
(All night long)
All night long
(I just wanna rock you)
I just wanna rock you
(All night long)
All night long
(Love song, love song)
(Love song, love song)
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie
(Boogie)
Don’t you stop it
(You don’t really wanna stop, no)
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
(You don’t really wanna stop, uh huh)
Just because it’s two o’clock
Don’t mean that we have to stop
(Don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock
Don’t mean that we have to stop
(Don’t stop)
I’ve been on a serious Fatback binge for like 3 weeks. These guys are great. They always bring it. Just quality, happy, uplifting funky music. Makes you wanna party. Always good stuff.
My First Taste of the Fatback Band — The Tasty Jam Album
Tasty Jam off Spring Records was the first Fatback record I ever owned. It’s loaded with dirty, get-down music that features the sweet electric funkiness that can only be found after the start of the 80s. A lot of people prefer raw 70s funk, but when the funk got electrified, that’s the stuff that really makes my mouth water.
Attention all download-lovin’ funkateers. If you love collecting free funky MP3s, then you need to check out the Monsieurwilly World blog. Put together by a French DJ named Willy, this site features over 12 GBs of amazing vinyl rips. Taken from Willy’s personal vinyl collection (a collection that’s over 10,000 records strong), Monsieurwilly’s World is like an archaeological treasure just waiting to be discovered.
A Wide Variety of Rare and Classic Funk and Disco Records and So Much More
The site has so much to offer. We’re talking rare funky disco records. Hard-to-find old school hip hop selections. Quality funk selections that will blow your mind. Whether you like electro/freestyle, funky reggae, instrumental cuts of rare tracks loaded with funky breaks, a few chill house music downloads, some original Willy edits — it just goes on and on.
Vinyl Rip Downloads Done Right
The tracks are all clean, high-quality vinyl rips. Willy packages each one of his vinyl rips as a .rar file. When you extract each one of these downloads, you’ll get a folder with your mp3 of choice, and a nice image of the record sleeve so that you now exactly what to look for when you go diggin’ for funky disco rarities. When you visit the site and check out each vinyl rip, there’s an entertaining busted-English description of each track provided by the Frenchman with amazing music taste, Monsieur Willy himself.
Thank You Monsieurwilly World
Sadly, there hasn’t been a new post on the Monsieurwilly World blog in awhile, but the guy must have spent an unbelievable amount of time putting up more than 12 gigs of the kind of music you can’t find anywhere. When visit the site and realize the scope of the collection that Willy has made available, you’ll be extremely thankful that WIlly took the time to put it all together.
So when you’re all done stocking up on seriously funky 12-inch singles, the best disco rips you’ll ever find, Jamaican soul selections, quality mixes of disco goodness, afro funk and funky rap records, make sure to drop WIlly an email saying thank you. While you’re at it, tell that you want him to get back to doing what he does best — providing amazing, hard-to-find music to a global audience that loves upbeat funk.
Last night the LA Lakers put the Spurs out of their misery and advanced to the NBA Finals. To celebrate the occasion, Funk Deli’s breakin’ out an old school electro jam that celebrates the exploits of the 1982 Showtime LA Lakers.
The 1981-82 Showtime Lakers
The 1981-82 Lakers won the Pacific Division with a 57-25 record. With the help of newcomer Bob McAdoo, new coach Pat Riley and a squad that included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Michael Cooper and current GM Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers swept the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals and went on to the NBA Finals, defeating the 76ers in six games. Before the age of 23, Magic Johnson secured his second NBA title and his second NBA Finals MVP Award. The Lakers continued to dominate throughout the 80s.
Mighty Fire
With the Lakers rising up once again, I thought it was only fitting to share this gem of a track that Mighty Fire put out on Elektra Records in 1982. Mighty Fire was a funky/electro/disco act out of LA that put out two albums: No Time For Masquerading in 1981 and the self-titled Mighty Fire in 1982. The band split up after the release of their second album.
It’s Monday Night and Rick James wants you to go out and enjoy yourself. Sure, there’s a long week ahead, and who really goes out and lives it up on a Monday anyway? Well, it doesn’t matter. Whether you had a great weekend or not, Monday Night is calling. Go out and have some fun.
Ze Germans are back! That’s right, your favorite pair of Funky Berliners (The Two Team of Jackie Treehorn and Black Belt Jones) have put out another solid collection of funk gems for your downloading pleasure. The new soundtrack is called Across 21st Gaudy Street, and it features some excellent funky music selections. Read the rest…
Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a sweet Soul Train video of B.T. Express performing “Peace Pipe” in front of a bunch of happy funksters. Ah the gold, the fros, you just gotta love Soul Train. Enjoy this clip and have a great weekend!
