Like the combination of roller skates and hotpants, the twangy funk and soul tunes of the ’70s were somehow goofy and corny and sexy all at once. Even if you’re only going to a party at someone’s (brick?) house, these jams will get you and keep you feeling the grooviest you’ve ever felt, all night long.
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Nice :) now i have to look for them on Pandora :)
Log in to replyHehe, we had a triple rainbow the other day… so cool :)
Log in to reply“If You Want Me to Stay” by Sly and the Family Stone needs to be on this list!!! But these songs are awesome. I love Stevie Wonder. :)
Log in to replyTotally agree with you on “If You Want Me to Stay”, Sylvia! That is one awesome song.
Great playlist, though!
Log in to replyEarth, Wind & Fire! :)
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Log in to replythank GOD for Parliament–don’t stop tha funk! we gotta have that funk..I know what I’m jamming to the rest of the weekend :)
Log in to replyyou guys just got 200% cooler for including parliament AND sly & the family stone.
Log in to replythese playlists are always THE BEST!
Log in to replythis is exactly what i need on a gray January day. thank you!!! xo
Log in to replyThank you for introducing to me such a fun genre! Some of the songs remind me of this song from The Brave Little Toaster movie, haha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_-8muENGs
Also, his playlist makes me want to get up off of my ass, throw my chem homework on the ground, and dance. :)
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Log in to replyIt’s the best songs I’ve ever listened
Log in to replyCan’t forget about “Disco Inferno” by the Trammps!
Log in to replyno Funkadelic on a FUNK playlist?! still good, though
Log in to replyIf I may there is a band called Parlaiment which is a shorthand for Parlaiment Funkadelic.
Log in to replyThis reminds me of the music my parents play at cookouts. I’m grooving.
Log in to replyi absolutely LOVE this playlist!
Log in to replyi’ve been looking for these songs on youtube and stuff, but they’re not as loud as they are here :c
booooooo.
i use youtube-mp3.org to convert youtube links to mp3s, they might play louder in your itunes if you wanna try that?
Log in to replywhen i was younger and we went camping, we would play this cassette tape that we had over and over again called “ultimate funk and soul” and holy moly was did it ever have the ultimate funk and soul on it. it had stevie wonder, chaka kahn, sly and the family stone, aretha franklin, the o’jays and all these other absolutely amazing funk and soul groups. the cassette almost died, and we had to enter the 21st century and put it on a cd and then onto our ipods, but every time we go away that list comes out and me and my brother and sister belt out every word to ever song.
Log in to replyJamie this is TOO GOOD! Favorite things:
1. The intro to Superstition kills me every time,
Log in to reply2. The “pew pew!” sound on Ring My Bell, and
3. The way you can’t NOT do the body roll to Tell Me Something Good. LOVE.
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