FUNK SONGS

Funk is not just something injected into music...it caresses and shapes the very fiber of the rhythmic pattern upon which much contemporary r&b music
is fashioned. It's a raw energy base which has throbbed its way through a number of different musical hybrids and below is a list of just some of the
key EMI-published songs and performances which have left their indelible
funk-filled mark. From the funky soul of Motown to the disco-funk of KC &
The Sunshine Band and the late, great Johnnie Taylor plus the uninhibited
funk of Rick James and the glorious funk jams of The Isley Brothers, this list should give you plenty to whet your appetite!

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS (Harris Jr./Smith III/Castenell)
by Chocolate Milk (RCA: 1975)

AM I EXPECTING TOO MUCH (Toussaint)
by Allen Toussaint (Reprise: 1972)

BEHIND THE GROOVE (Brockert/Rudolph)
by Teena Marie (Gordy: 1980)

BRICK HOUSE (Richie/Lapread/Orange/Williams/McClary/King)
by The Commodores (Motown: 1977)

BUSTIN' OUT (James)
by Rick James (Gordy: 1979)

CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE (Davis/Helms/Bottler)
by Syreeta (Tamla: 1981)

CISSY STRUT (Nocentelli/Neville/Porter/Modeliste)
by The Meters (Josie: 1969)

CLEAR (Atkins/Davis)
by Cybotron (Fantasy: 1983)

CLOUD NINE (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Temptations (Gordy: 1968)

COMPUTER AGE (Cenac)
by Newcleus (Sunnyview: 1984)

DISCO LADY (Davis/Scales/Vance)
by Johnnie Taylor (Columbia: 1975)

EVERY WAY BUT LOOSE (Branch)
by Plunky & The Oneness Of Juju (Unidisc: 1982)

FANCY DANCER (Richie/Lapraed)
by The Commodores (Motown: 1976)

FIGHT THE POWER (Isleys/Jasper)
by The Isley Brothers (T-Neck: 1969)

FUNKY LITTLE BEAT (Larkins/Stone)
by Connie (Sunnyview: 1985)

FUNKY MUSIC SHO' NUFF TURNS ME ON (Whitfield/Strong)
by Edwin Starr (Gordy: 1971)
by The Temptations (Gordy: 1972)
by Yvonne Fair (Motown: 1974)

FUNKY NASSAU (Munnings/Fitzgerald)
by The Beginning Of The End (Alston: 1971)

GET DOWN TONIGHT (Casey/Finch)
by KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.: 1975)

GIGOLETTE (Brockert/McGrier)
by Ozone (Motown: 1981)

GIVE IT TO ME BABY (James)
by Rick James (Gordy: 1981)

GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Gaye)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1977)

I CAN UNDERSTAND IT (Bobby Womack)
by New Birth (RCA: 1973)

I FEEL SANCTIFIED (Richie/Lapread/Orange/Williams/McClary/Miller)
by The Commodores (Motown: 1974)

I GET LIFTED (Casey/Finch)
by George McCrae (T.K.: 1974)

I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU BABY (Johnson/Cathey)
by Tata Vega (Tamla: 1979)

(I WANNA) TESTIFY (Clinton/Taylor)
by The Parliaments (Revilot: 1967)
by Johnnie Taylor (Stax: 1969)

I WISH (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1976)

I'M A SUCKER FOR YOUR LOVE (Rick James)
by Teena Marie (Gordy: 1979)
IN THE STONE (White/Foster/Willis)
by Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC: 1979)

INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (Gaye/Nyx)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1971)

IT'S YOUR THING (Isley/Isley/Isley)
by The Isley Brothers (T-Neck: 1969)

JAM ON IT (Cenac)
by Newclear (Sunnyview: 1984)

JUMP TO IT (Vandross/Miller)
by Aretha Franklin (Arista: 1982)

KEEP IT LIVE 'ON THE K.I.L.' (Andrews/Harris/Pettus/Wiley)
by The Dazz Band (Motown: 1982)

LET THE GROOVE MOVE YOU (Lewis)
by Gus 'The Groove' Lewis (Tou-Sea: c.1968)

LIVE IT UP (Isley/Isley/Isley/Isley/Jasper)
by The Isley Brothers (T-Neck: 1974)

LIVING FOR THE CITY (Wonder)
by Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1973)

MACHINE GUN (Williams)
by The Commodores (Motown: 1974)

MIGHTY MIGHTY (White/White)
by Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia: 1974)

NOBODY BUT YOU BABE (Clarke/Reid)
by Clarence Reid (Alston: 1969)

PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Temptations (Gordy: 1972)

SHAKEY GROUND (Boyd/Bowen/Hazel)
by The Temptations (Gordy: 1975)

SHE'S JUST A GROUPIE (Nunn)
by Bobby Nunn (Motown: 1982)

SHINING STAR (White/Bailey/Dunn)
by Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia; 1975)

SMILING FACES SOMETIMES (Whitfield/Strong)
by The Undisputed Truth (Gordy: 1971)

SOPHISTICATED CISSY (Nocentelli/Neville/Porter/Modeliste)
by The Meters (Josie: 1969)

SQUARE BIZ (Brockert/McGrier)
by Teena Marie (Gordy: 1981)

STRUTT MY THANG
(Starkey/Glenn/Stewart Jr./Hines/Wallace/Woodward/Bumpass)
by Ozone (Motown: 1983)

THE SUN IS HERE (Byrd/Yancey)
by Sun (Capitol: 1978)

SUPER FREAK (James/Miller)
by Rick James (Gordy: 1981)

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD (Stevie Wonder)
by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (ABC/UMG: 1974)

WATERBED (Barton/Chiles)
by The LTG Exchange (Fania/Wand: 1974)

WE LIKE TO PARTY (COME ON) (Williams/DeBarge)
by Switch (Motown: 1979)

WHAT'S GOING ON (Gaye/Benson/Cleveland)
by Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1971)

WHEN I HEAR MUSIC (Butler)
by Debbie Deb (Jam Packed: 1983)

YOU AND I (James)
by Rick James (Gordy: 1978)

YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME (Vale/Leeson)
by The Gap Band (Total Experience: 1982)

YOU + ME = LOVE (Whitfield)
by The Undisputed Truth (Whitfield: 1976)

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner