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)
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.
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!
Once again we have the funky styling of Mr. Scruff and his band of happy potato figures. This is the video for Mr. Scruff’s upbeat jazzy-journey track “Get A Move On.” Check out the Mr. Scruff homepage for more animated potato-happy goodness.
I’m going to keep the goofy funky video vibe going here with two vids from Mr. Scruff. This first Mr. Scruff video is called “Sweet Smoke,” and it features the Ninja Tune artist’s signature happy potato art.
This wildly entertaining Cut Chemist video called “Spat” is a recorded conversation between two very different turntables. TFU Studios is responsible for the video production. I think it’s fantastic.
