The 100 GREATEST FUNK SINGLES/SONGS OF ALL TIME!

[timmyfunk]

The 100 GREATEST FUNK SINGLES/SONGS OF ALL TIME!

Flash Light-Parliament
Thank You-Sly and the Family Stone
Cold Sweat-James Brown
Think [[About It)-Lyn Collins
Aqua Boogie [[A Pyschoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)-Parliament
What You Gonna Do For Me-Chaka Khan
Stand-Sly and the Family Stone
Funky Drummer-James Brown...
The Men All Pause-Klymaxx
Hollywood Swinging-Kool and the Gang
It's My Thing-Marva Whitney
Tear The Roof Off The Sucker-Parliament
Everyday People-Sly and the Family Stone
Fantastic Voyage-Lakeside
Sex Machine-James Brown
The Grunt-The JB’s
Juicy Fruit-Mtume
I Can Understand It-Bobby Womack and New Birth
Pass The Peas-The JB’s
One Nation Under A GrooveFunkadelic
Family Affair- Sly and the Family Stone
[[not just) Knee Deep-Funkadelic
For The Love Of Money-The O’Jays
Mt. Airy Groove-Pieces Of A Dream
Soul Power-James Brown
I Know You Got Soul-Bobby Byrd
Bootzilla-Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Yes We Can Can-The Pointer Sisters
Free Your Mind-The Politicians
Outa Space-Billy Preston
Sing A Simple Song- Sly and the Family Stone
I Got The Feeling-James Brown
The Pinocchio Theory-Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Say It Loud [[I’m Black and I’m Proud)-James Brown
Stomp-The Brothers Johnson
1999-Prince
Atomic Dog-George Clinton
I Don’t Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky-Ripple
Pop Life-Prince
Do Your Dance-Rose Royce
Ain’t We Funkin’ Now-The Brothers Johnson
The Bottle-Gil Scott-Heron
Which Way Is Up?-Stargard
Get The Funk Outta My Face-The Brothers Johnson
Disco To Go-The Brides Of Funkenstein
Rock Steady-Aretha Franklin
Superfly-Curtis Mayfield
Sophisticated Cissy-The Meters
Sun Is Here-Sun
Psychedelic Shack-The Temptations
Car Wash-Rose Royce
Look-Ka Py Py-The Meters
Across 110th Street-Bobby Womack
Doin’ It To Death-The JB’s
Express Yourself-Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Funky Stuff-Kool and the Gang
Tell Me Something Good-Rufus
Pick Up The Pieces-Average White Band
Brick House-The Commodores
Shakey Ground-The Temptations
Tramp-Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
Love Is The Message-TSOP
Get It Up-The Time
I Feel Sanctified-The Commodores
Running Away-Roy Ayers
I’m A Sucker For Your Love-Teena Marie
Jungle Love-The Time
What Is Hip?-Tower Of Power
Bold Soul Sister-Ike and Tina Turner
It’s Serious-Cameo
Behind The Groove-Teena Marie
Funkin’ For Jamaica-Tom Browne
Slide-Slave
I Don’t Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance-The Gap Band
The Pride-The Isley Brothers
I Just Want To Be-Cameo
Watching You-Slave
It’s Your Thing-The Isley Brothers
The Jam-Graham Central Station
Skin Tight-The Ohio Players
Now Do U Wanta Dance?-Graham Central Station
I Need Your Lovin-Teena Marie
Candy-Cameo
A Real Mother For Ya-Johnny Guitar Watson
Help Is On The Way-The Whatanauts
Funky Worm-The Ohio Players
Fire-The Ohio Players
Do It [[Til You’re Satisfied)-BT Express
The World Is A Ghetto-War
Groove Me-King Floyd
Galaxy-War
Work That Sucker To Death-Xavier
Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright
Me And Baby Brother-War
You Haven’t Done Nothing-Stevie Wonder
Kissin’ My Love-Bill Withers
Mighty Mighty-Earth, Wind and Fire
Superstition-Stevie Wonder
Serpentine Fire-Earth, Wind and Fire
Satin Soul-Love Unlimited Orchestra

[tamla617]

Are you sure we never met, you didn't follow me into a record shop? You're not one of my old mates? Because I have 49 singles and 40 odd LP tracks from your list.
I'll be back and fill in the "missing" gems tomorrow, its going to take some time! The white funk list was bad enuff!

[Jerry Oz]

I may not forgive you for this. But I put together my list, which of course has a lot of your songs on it. However, I have 52 that I prefer to 52 of yours; and cutting some of yours off of the list is what cut me deeply because many of them would be the next song on my list. But, we all have our opinions, right? Sorry for the cells, but I listed them in Excel. Enjoy:

[[Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic

All The Way Live - Lakeside

Ball of Confusion - The Temptations

Big Bang Theory - Parliament

Bonin' In the Boneyard - Fishbone

Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey

Bustin' Loose - Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers

Cool - The Time

Dazz - Brick

Do It, Fluid - The Blackbyrds

Drop the Bomb - Trouble Funk

Dusic - Brick

Fight the Power - Isley Brothers

Firecracker - Mass Production

Get Lucky - Well Red

Get Up To Get Down - Brass Construction

Glide - Pleasure

Heartbeat - Tana Gardner

High On Your Love Suite - Rick James

Holy Ghost - Bar Kays

I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk

I Got You [[I Feel Good) - James Brown

I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Roger Troutman

I Keep Losing My Head - Eramus Hall

I Shoulda Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden

Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang

Keep It Hot - Cameo

Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

Law of the Raw - Pleasure

Living In The Life - Isley Brothers

Machine Gun - The Commodores

Money [[Got To Get My Hands On Some ) - Fatback

More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp feat. Roger

Mothership Connection [[Star Child) - Parliament

Move Your Boogie Body - Bar Kays

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown

Play Widit - Con Funk Shun

Pull Up To the Bumper - Grace Jones

Rock Skate Roll Bounce - Vaughn Mason & the Crew

Schoolboy Crush - Average White Band

Sizzling Hot - Slave

Slippin' Into Darkness - War

So Ruff, So Tuff - Roger Troutman

Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

Take Me to the Next Phase - Isley Brothers

The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway

Too Hot to Trot - The Commodores

Up For the Downstroke - Parliament

Uptown - Prince

Wild and Loose - The Time

Wild Dog - Clarke / Duke Project

You and I - Rick James

[Jerry Oz]

And here are the 52 that I replaced:

Across 110th Street-Bobby Womack

Bold Soul Sister-Ike and Tina Turner

Disco To Go-The Brides Of Funkenstein

Do Your Dance-Rose Royce

Doin’ It To Death-The JB’s

Free Your Mind-The Politicians

Funky Drummer-James Brown...

Galaxy-War

Help Is On The Way-The Whatanauts

I Can Understand It-Bobby Womack and New Birth

I Don’t Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance-The Gap Band

I Don’t Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky-Ripple

I Feel Sanctified-The Commodores

I Got The Feeling-James Brown

I Know You Got Soul-Bobby Byrd

I Need Your Lovin-Teena Marie

It’s Serious-Cameo

It's My Thing-Marva Whitney

Juicy Fruit-Mtume

Kissin’ My Love-Bill Withers

Look-Ka Py Py-The Meters

Love Is The Message-TSOP

Now Do U Wanta Dance?-Graham Central Station

Outa Space-Billy Preston

Pass The Peas-The JB’s

Psychedelic Shack-The Temptations

Satin Soul-Love Unlimited Orchestra

Sophisticated Cissy-The Meters

Soul Power-James Brown

The Bottle-Gil Scott-Heron

The Grunt-The JB’s

The Men All Pause-Klymaxx

Think [[About It)-Lyn Collins

What You Gonna Do For Me-Chaka Khan

Yes We Can Can-The Pointer Sisters

Funky Stuff-Kool and the Gang

Jungle Love-The Time

I’m A Sucker For Your Love-Teena Marie

Pop Life-Prince

Running Away-Roy Ayers

Stand-Sly and the Family Stone

Watching You-Slave

Which Way Is Up?-Stargard

Work That Sucker To Death-Xavier

A Real Mother For Ya-Johnny Guitar Watson

Aqua Boogie [[A Pyschoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)-Parliament

Candy-Cameo

Clean Up Woman-Betty Wright

Me And Baby Brother-War

Mighty Mighty-Earth, Wind and Fire

Fantastic Voyage-Lakeside

Mt. Airy Groove-Pieces Of A Dream

[tamla617]

You've pinched another mother lode! Here is the missing stuff you meant to add!

Joe Quaterman and free soul So much trouble on my mind
ditto Thanks Dad
Joe Tex I gotcha
Ditto You said a bad word
Bobby Newsome Jody, come back and get you shoes
Bobby Byrd Hot Pants [[I'm comin')
Wee Willie and the Winners I don't know what you got, but I know what I need
Creative Source Who is he ,what is he to you
Maceo and the Kingsmen Thank u for letme b myself again
Fatback band Street dance
Kool and Gang Higher plane
Ditto Hollywood swingin'
Ramsey Lewis Afu Udoo spelling might be wrong!
ditto Sun Goddess
Manu Dibango Soul Makossa
Ditto Big blow
African Music Machine Blackwater Gold [[pearl)
Cymande Brothers on the slide
The JB's Same beat
ditto Breaking bread
ditto little boy black
Bt Express Do it 'till you're satisfied
The Sylvers Can you handle it
Chaka Khan Some love
Oliver Sain Bus stop
the Chaka Cha's Jungle fever
The Massai Across the tracks
Sisters love fix it man
Margie Joseph Come lay some lovin' on me
Rufus Thomas Funky Penguin
Don Baby Cortez Funky robot
James Brown there it is
Ditto good foot
ditto soul power
ditto hey! America
Ditto sex machine
ditto hot pants
ditto she's the one
ditto licking stick
Ojays behind the hands of time
ditto Money
ditto give the people what they want
Chairmen of the board Chairmen of the Board
ditto Finders keepers
Osibisa Music for a gong gong
Afrique Soul Makossa
Charles Leanard A Funky Driver On A Funky Bus
Hypertension Hypertension
Incognito Incognito
Light of the World London Town
Jb's Gimme some more
Brother to Brother Living in the bottle
Micheal Henderson Wide receiver
The Crusaders The Hustler
Herbie Hancock thought it was you
Ditto Sunlight
Donald Byrd Change
EW and Fire Build your nest
Players Association Turn the music up
Chi lites Give more power to the people
ditto We are Neighbors
Ike and Tina Turner Sexy Ida
Booker T and the MG's Melting pot
Eddie Kendricks Keep on truckin'
Bottom and Co Do A Funky Thing Together
Ditto Let's Get On Down
Ditto Do You Wanna Do A Thing
Ohio Players Got Pleasure
Ditto Fire
Ditto Jive Turkey
Billy Preston Will it go 'round in circles
Ditto Space race
Arthur Conley Funky street
Beginning of the end Funky Nassau
The Meters People say
Jay Dee [[ AKA Jackie Lee and one half of bob and Earle) Strange funky games



There is more, how about Funky and Tough's stuff?

[tamla617]

I would add 99% of both your lists to mine.
I thought I'd have been the only one to put the Grunt by the JB's, Most people over looked this track and its one of,if not their best tracks. Love the common ground here too. Of the 1000's of tracks we could have added there seems to be a very similar opinion on the 100 best tracks. While I was doing the list my mind went back to the record shops and what I bought from where and the labels, Import or UK releases.

[splanky]

Did I miss it or did anybody mention Mandrill's Fence Walk?...

[Jerry Oz]

I just had a flashback to riding the school bus when "One Nation Under a Groove" would play on somebody's boom box and 50 kids would sing it in unison. This happened for weeks. If I had to pick one song as my favorite funk song, that would probably be it because of that memory.

[timmyfunk]

Did I miss it or did anybody mention Mandrill's Fence Walk?...

Just to let you know Splank, I kinda used one list to make up for the absences of the other list. What isn't represented on the singles list is probably represented on the album list and vice versa.

[tamla617]

I missed off Fence walk. I had to miss off Treble what I did list. I bought that the same day I got Payback both on US import from the Contempo record shop, home of Blues and Soul Magazine. Late 73/early 74 I cant remember the month! 40 years ago!

[tamla617]

I just had a flashback to riding the school bus when "One Nation Under a Groove" would play on somebody's boom box and 50 kids would sing it in unison. This happened for weeks. If I had to pick one song as my favorite funk song, that would probably be it because of that memory.

Tell me about it. Me and My brother on the Christmas leave train home Dec 78. Beers in one bag, blaster in another. Un wrapped both and managed to sing One Nation and drink without upsetting anyone!
We started a conga line to One Nation on New years eve 78 straight thru' the dance floor and 300+ joined in, It was ace!

[tamla617]

Fence walk
What the hell Ohio Players
I am love Jackson five
Three tracks blasting out loud one after the other in any order. Un believable!

[tamla617]

I missed out these too. God made me Funky by the Head Hunters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGmNgS4wj4E

And another one by them. If you want you'll get it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz4kUvHAIBg

There is the entire lp on youtube "Daffy's dance" and "Rima" are worth a listen

Hope you like those!