That's it I am calling out all the Funky denizens of the MOS. By my clock it's Friday.To celebrate or denigrate te impending Inauguration of the first black President in US history I would like to hear your best politically oriented Funk.What groovy body rockin', mind shaking tracks do you have hidden?Chew on Curtis while you hit the crates.Happy FF.
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...I was just checking Massive Attack's "*Blue Lines LP*":http://www.thestore24.com/Music/Album.aspx?p_id=P++++13625&a_id=R++++12541&PersonID=P%20%20%20%2013625&prodid=VIR86228.2&si=rhino and when I got to "Be Thankful for What You've Got" I felt like chillaxin' on the scene in a gangsta lean; the time was nigh for a little pimp-tastic funk, so I immediately clicked over to Curtis Mayfield's "*...
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Yes its Funky Friday folks & Freddie's Dead. Still dead after all these years.Curtis Mayfield's warning shot got lost in the blizzard as the seventies faded into the blood-soaked eighties,as Cocaine and then crack flooded the streets and emergency rooms across America.Maybe he shouldn't have sugar-coated the message.
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I'm sure some one has linked to this page before. I accidentally happened upon it tonight. So for me it's the first time. "100 Worst Album Covers":http://rateyourmusic.com/list/djlanda/the_100_worst_album_covers_everThe 'Mayfield' is just because it came on at that perfect moment.
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I know it's not Friday. If this helps pull you through Wednesday, I will consider it a track well placed.Long version folks. This puppy cashes in at almost 9 minutes.Ya know, if I didn't buy the album, I wouldn't have found this gem.
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*[Curtis Mayfield - Get Down - 00:03:50]*Friday ain't Funky without Curtis Mayfield.I was going to post this wonderful picture of my booty.. but, since I'm not a CHEATER, I won't funk your eyes with my goods (hah). Instead, I uploaded a picture of my twin:
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hasn't been posted on here before. It was a huge success in Jamaica thanks to covers by Junior Murvin and I.Roy, so here it is for your delectation
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I've been talking about this review for a while, and here's the finished product.Movin' On Up: The Music And Message Of Curtis Mayfield & The ImpressionsDirector: David Peck, Phil Galloway, Tom Gulotta, Rob BowmanCast: Curtis Mayfield, Altheida Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, Johnny Pate, Andrew Young, Carlos Santana, Chuck D(2008) Rated: UnratedUS DVD release date: 6 May 2008 (Hip-O)by Jennif...
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...if it's good enough for Mary J. Blige's incidental music, it's good enough for you and yours, my brother from another mother...I'm fresh out of quarters, though...if this don't add to the "mood tonight", I don't know what will...you ol' dirty bastard...
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...and so are all you funky mofos on MOG...ok, this one's a given...I'm gonna throw it on before I go to TCB...Curtis Mayfield was just "*so fucking ahead of what was to come*":http://mog.com/CrashPryor/blog_post/31618, listen to the story-- it's a movie screenplay in a song...pump this track when you're pulling out of wherever the hell it is you work and remember: *YOU CAN'T FAKE THE FUNK!!!*
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This is what I wrote yesterday before talking to your mom... ... Lufthansa sent out an e-mail about cheopo fares to California... was gonna delete it but then I remembered I need a flight to the East Coast. Washington is about 600 bucks, and I'm gonna cough them up somehow. Why didn't I do that when you were alive?Thought of good old Orpheus. Remembered that I can't bring you back, no matter ho...
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Continuing along the theme of my last post.... with Contra's comment .... (always one to take you down a wormhole)Whatever may come.... stay funky!
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Listening to Curtis/Live! reminded me how much I love Curtis Mayfield. On a cold winter night in January 1971, Mayfield performed an intimate show at the Bitter End, a small New York City jazz club to an adoring audience. In between songs he'd rap about the songs, or whatever was on his mind. His soft spoken voice exuded a loving gentleness and humor, but just under the surface was a righteous ...
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So, last week's funk fell fantastically flat. See if you can dig Curtis Mayfield's uplifting message...
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www.lanier2.imeem.comCurtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk, and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. From these works and others, he was highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music.He .
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