Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to the Soul/Funk Appreciation Society. Here you will find a place to discuss the soulful sounds of the good ol' days, from the early 60s to the very early 80s until today, in their most recent forms.

 

Anyone is free and welcome to join the group, whether you're a charter or not.

You can include a small icon in your profile signature if you'd like, I made one that you can find here but you're absolutely free to create your own.

 

Please don't expect binding rules or any kind of leadership in here. This place is meant to share thoughts, ideas, suggestions and of course music! Think of it as a community, much like the ones they had in the 60s (except we wash our hair :D)

 

 

So here's a list of songs that have already been released, there must be a few ones missing so please point me to these songs and I'll add the links. The songs are sorted by artist/band's alphabetical order :

 

A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie

ABBA - As Good As New

ABBA - Chiquitita

ABBA - Dancing Queen (Bass version)

ABBA - Does Your Mother Know

ABBA - Fernando

ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (2nd version)

ABBA - If It Wasn't For The Nights

ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You

ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me

ABBA - Mamma Mia (Bass version)

ABBA - Money, Money, Money

ABBA - One Of Us

ABBA - Ring Ring (2nd version)

ABBA - SOS

ABBA - Summer Night City

ABBA - Super Trouper

ABBA - Take A Chance On Me

ABBA - Thank You For The Music

ABBA - The Winner Takes It All

ABBA - Tiger

ABBA - Voulez-Vous

ABBA - Waterloo

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Al Green - Tired of Being Alone

Alicia Keys - Fallin'

Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

Anita Ward - Ring My Bell

Aretha Franklin - A Change

Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools

Aretha Franklin - Respect

Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

Average White Band (The) - Pick Up The Pieces

Bar-Kays (The) - Soul Finger

Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe

Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything

Bee Gees (The) - More Than A Woman

Bee Gees (The) - Night Fever

Bee Gees (The) - Stayin' Alive

Bee Gees (The) - You Should Be Dancing

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine OFFICIAL DLC

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Billy Cobham - Red Baron

Billy Cobham - Stratus

Blondie - Atomic

Blondie - Heart of Glass

Blues Brothers (The) ft. Aretha Franklin - Think

Booker T & The MG's - Time Is Tight

Brick - Dazz

Brothers Johnson (The) - Celebrations

Brothers Johnson (The) - Mista Cool

Brothers Johnson (The) - Runnin' for Your Lovin'

Brothers Johnson (The) - Stomp!

Brothers Johnson (The) - Strawberry Letter 23

Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven

Bruno Mars - Treasure : version 1 and version 2

Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself

Chic - Chic Cheer

Chic - Good Times OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Chic - I Want Your Love

Chic - Le Freak

Chic - My Forbidden Lover

Commodores - Brick House

Commodores - Easy

Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead

Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman (no bass !)

Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner, Dave James - Lock Down

Delegation - Darlin'

Delegation - Oh Honey

Diana Ross - The Boss

Diana Ross & The Supremes - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone

Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

Doobie Brothers (The) - Long Train Runnin' (no bass)

Dr. John - Big Chief

Dr. John - Iko Iko

Dr. John - Stealin'

Drifters (The) - Under The Boardwalk

Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland

Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire - September OFFICIAL DLC

Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star OFFICIAL DLC

Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing A Song OFFICIAL DLC

Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way of The World

Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood

Edwin Starr - Adios Senorita

Edwin Starr - All Around The World

Edwin Starr - At Last (I Found A Love)

Edwin Starr - War

Fat Larry's Band - Act Like You Know

Fela Kuti - Black Man's Cry

Fela Kuti - Buy Africa

Fela Kuti - Egbe Mi O

Fela Kuti - Fight To Finish

Fela Kuti - Gentleman

Fela Kuti - J'Ehin J'Ehin

Fela Kuti - Lady

Fela Kuti - Let's Start

Fela Kuti - Opposite People

Fela Kuti - Who're You?

Fela Kuti - Yeye De Smell

Fela Kuti - Zombie

Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Gbagada Gbagada Gbagodo Gbagodo

Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Open & Close

Fela Kuti & The Africa 70 - Swegbe And Pako

Four Tops (The) - Bernadette

Four Tops (The) - It's The Same Old Song

Four Tops (The) - Reach Out I'll Be There

Four Tops (The) - Standing In The Shadows Of Love

Foxy - Get Off

Funk Brothers (The) - James Jamerson's Motown Medley

George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (2nd version here)

George Michael - Fastlove

Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is

Gil Scott-Heron - Save The Children

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

Gotcha - Naked

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

Gwen McRae - Rockin' Chair

Hall & Oates - Kiss On My List OFFICIAL DLC

Heatwave - Boogie Nights

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing

Hugh Masekela - Dyambo

Hugh Masekela - Kaa Ye Oya

Hugh Masekela - You Told Your Mama Not To Worry

Imagination - Just An Illusion

Incognito - Hats (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft

Isley Brothers (The) - Between The Sheets

Isley Brothers (The) - I Know Who You Been Socking It To

Isley Brothers (The) - It's Your Thing

Isley Brothers (The) - Ohio/Machine Gun

Isley Brothers (The) - Take Inventory

Isley Brothers (The) - Take Me In Your Arms

Isley Brothers (The) - This Old Heart Of Mine

Isley Brothers (The) - Was It Good To You?

J.B.'s (The) - Pass The Peas

Jackson 5 (The) - Blame It On The Boogie

Jackson 5 (The) - Dancing Machine

Jackson 5 (The) - Darling Dear

Jackson 5 (The) - I Want You Back

Jackson 5 (The) - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Jackson 5 (The) - Who's Lovin' You

Jaco Pastorius - Come On, Come Over

Jaco Pastorius - Soul Intro/The Chicken

James Gang (The) - Funk #49 OFFICIAL DLC

James Brown - Bewildered

James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine

James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing

James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose

James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)

James Brown - Make It Funky (Pt.1)

James Brown - Soul Power

James Brown - Super Bad (another version including parts 1 & 2)

Jamiroquai - (Don't) Give Hate A Chance

Jamiroquai - Canned Heat

Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl

Jamiroquai - Hey Floyd

Jamiroquai - Just Another Story

Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy

Jamiroquai - Runaway

Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy

Jamiroquai - Time Won't Wait

Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die

Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

Jamiroquai - When You Gonna Learn

Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy

Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Home Cookin'

Jr. Walker & The All Stars - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way

Kool & The Gang - Celebration

Kool & The Gang - Fresh

Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (2nd version)

Lee Fields & The Expressions - Faithful Man

Lee Fields & The Expressions - Ladies

Lee Fields & The Expressions - Talk To Somebody

Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

Luther Vandross - She's A Super Lady

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run

Marvelettes (The) - Don't Mess With Bill

Marvin Gaye - Christmas In The City

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Marvin Gaye - I Want You

Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye - 'What's Going On' Medley

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Moutain High Enough

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Meters (The) - Cissy Strut

Michael Jackson - Beat It (2nd version) (and yet another one)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (2nd version)

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall

Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

Michael Jackson - Rock With You

Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine (ft. Paul McCartney)

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) OFFICIAL DLC

Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster

Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta - You're The One That I Want

Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness

Pacific Gas & Electric - Staggolee

Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Parliament Funkadelic - Flashlight

Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots

Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive

Peggy Lee - Fever

Prince - Kiss

Prince & Sheila E - Erotic City

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust OFFICIAL DLC

Queen - Dragon Attack

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

Rick James - Super Freak OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams OFFICIAL DLC

Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

Sade - Hang On To Your Love

Sade - Is It A Crime

Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us

Sade - Paradise

Sade - Smooth Operator

Sade - The Sweetest Taboo

Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Coming

Sam & Dave - Soulman

Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer

Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

Smokey Robinson - Being With You

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of A Clown

Spinners (The) - I Just Gotta Make It Happen

Spinners (The) - I'll Be Around

Spinners (The) - It's A Shame

Spinners (The) - Mighty Love

Spinners (The) - The Rubberband Man

Spinners (The) - They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)

Staple Singers (The) - I'll Take You There

Stevie Wonder - All I Do

Stevie Wonder - As

Stevie Wonder - Contusion

Stevie Wonder - Do I Do

Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You

Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (2nd version)

Stevie Wonder - I Wish

Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely

Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (second version)

Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke OFFICIAL DLC

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (live version)

Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me

Supergroove - Sitting Inside My Head

Supergroove - Your White Shirt

Supremes (The) - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart

Supremes (The) - You Can't Hurry Love

Supremes (The) - You Keep Me Hangin' On

Temptations (The) - Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Temptations (The) - Ball of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

Temptations (The) - Get Ready

Temptations (The) - My Girl OFFICIAL DLC for RS2012

Temptations (The) - No More Water In The Well

Temptations (The) - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Temptations (The) - Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Tower of Power - Clever Girl

Tower of Power - Diggin' on James Brown

Tower of Power - Down to The Nightclub

Tower of Power - So Very Hard To Go

Tower of Power - Soul Vaccination

Tower of Power - Soul With A Capital S

Tower of Power - What Is Hip?

Weather Report - Birdland

Weather Report - Port of Entry

Weather Report - Teen Town

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (OFFICIAL DLC)

Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway

Wilson Pickett - Hello Sunshine

Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour

Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally

Wilson Pickett - That Kind of Love

 

 

 

Huge thanks to all the charters, you know who you are!!

I pretty much agree with all justgimmethefunk said. It seems were on the same wave length here for the most part. I'm not really familiar with some of the here mentioned artists but I know their general style from songs played on the radio and would make the same general asumptions about them. Going on a song by song basis seems very time intensive to me though, so I wouldn't necessarily want to go through them all and single out genre suitable tracks. Judging artists or at least albums on a whole is more my style but I mentioned that already.

Thanks for the input @@Aludog

Does anybody else want to share ideas, opinions? Do you agree or disagree? @LaceyB @ArnoldRimmer @Leorstef @@bernixix and everyone.

I was thinking...'Around The World' by Daft Punk...would you vote yes or no?

I agree with the judgments you made.

If its funky and soulful, who gives a shit when it was made lol All good art is timeless anyway ;)

If its funky and soulful, who gives a shit when it was made lol All good art is timeless anyway ;)

Exactly what I said, so agreed. :D

Here's some funky stuff made in the 90's I have in my customs

Supergroove - Sitting Inside My Head

Supergroove - Your White Shirt

Gotcha - Naked

Nice, @. These should definitely be included on the list. :D

Thanks for the input @@Aludog

Does anybody else want to share ideas, opinions? Do you agree or disagree? @LaceyB @ArnoldRimmer @Leorstef @@bernixix and everyone.

 

Sorry, I work during the weekends and early part of the week so I might have a delayed response to questions, sometimes ... :)

 

Here are my votes (of course, this is highly subjective) :

 

Alicia Keys - If I Aint Got You > Yay

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar > Yay

Black Eyed Peas (all of them) > Nay 

Bruno Mars (all of them) > I'd say yay, especially 'Treasure'

Justin Timberlake (all of them) > probably preconceived thinking but...nay

Kool and the Gang - Take My Heart > Yay

Lou Bega - Mambo Number 5 > Hell Nay!

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much > Yay

Rihanna (all of them) > Nay

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message > Yay

 

Sade > Yay

Katy Perry > Nay

Britney > Who?

Hall & Oates > Why not? 

Madonna > Yay for Like A Virgin, Material Girl would be a Nay though

China Girl and Let's Dance by David Bowie > Nay

 

All the other songs, I need to listen to them first cause I've never heard of them (the songs, not the artists).

 

I'm okay with most of this list, as well, by justgimmethefunk.

Except...

 

Hall and Oates. Okay. Some of their work.

After all they are on the "Blue-eyed Soul" list..(Click me)

In fact, I'll argue that the artists on that list should be added here, if their CDLC's become available. Yes, even Michael Bolton. :lol:

 

Madonna. Nay. No. Hell no. Sorry but 'Grandma Madge' will never fit in either category, IMHO. :lol:

Hey everyone,

I'll update the list soon with the songs that most of us agree on...for the rest of them, well at least we know they're around.

Meanwhile enjoy Syl Johnson :

 

Thanks for listing all these funky tracks. I miss some and discover new ones.

 

 

And I love this one.

Defunkt would be nice, but actually there are no customs available :(

List has been updated with Supergroove, Sade, Hall & Oates and a few other ones.

It would probably be a good idea to post the list in the new social group as well. I will do that and as an admin you'll be able to edit it whenever you need to.

I still have to figure out how to set up the group forum correctly but it can already be used for discussions and collaborations. :D

Yeah I'm looking at the group's options as well. Maybe we can keep this lists here up to date and put a link on the group's welcome page that would point here?

I already posted the list there as well. It's not really a big inconvenience to keep it up to date in both places. If you want I can take care of the social group list and you just update the list here. :)

Well that would mean we would have two lists in two different threads that would be updated by two different users...same job done twice which is a bit silly... Plus the list here can be viewed by anyone without having to be a member of the social group

I don't mind the extra work but I see what you mean. I still think it's convenient to have it in both places and it's not as if it's updated constantly. As long as you let me know, I'll just copy/paste the whole thing et voilà, it's done. :D

The list in the social group should be visible for guests as well, so at least that's not a problem.

Three new Fela Kuti tracks for the list:

 

Let’s Start
Black Man’s Cry
Yeye De Smell

 

Enjoy!

Well hello!

The list has been updated with the 3 latest Fela Kuti tracks by @@Aludog and I also changed the link for 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy', it's pointing to the version by @@vinegarv now, 'cause this one has bass!

Just started working on a Marcus Miller transcription today :

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQC0a84rXM8

 

Right now it looks like this and it's only 35 seconds of the song (!) :

 

http://i.imgur.com/83H953F.png

 

Hopefully I will go through and maybe make a CDLC out of it !

The reason I didn't make anything from Marcus Miller yet, is the fact that I wouldn't even be able to test it. Almost all of his stuff is extremely challenging, especially because there's pretty much no track without slapping and I'm not good enough at that. :(
If you like though, I can send you tabs from my MM song book. That should save you some work. :)

 

It's this one: http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=690811&lid=690811&keywords=marcus%20miller&subsiteid=1&&viewtype=songlist

Hey @@Aludog!

Yeah I'd be curious to have it, just to see how much I suck at transcriptions   :D

This is something I don't do very often, I really should do some more...

I created a new banner for the signature, if anyone's interested. It's a lot bigger but I wanted to make it work with the CRC banner. ;)

 

http://i.imgur.com/EPUKiHj.jpg

List has been updated with 'I'll Take You There' by the Staple Singers and a new version of 'Little Green Bag' by The George Baker Selection