# Music recommendations - 70s soul/funk/pop **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490 "2011-09-07T11:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/21 "2011-09-08T07:09:07Z")
We want the funk Give up the funk We need the funk Gotta have that funk [Tear the roof off the sucker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvjWh2Vhu4) God I miss the '70s… at the time, we didn’t know how good we had it… ---
**Author:** ![Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice_1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/22 "2011-09-08T11:19:40Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > God I miss the '70s… at the time, we didn’t know how good we had it… i miss the 70s too. i was 6 when it ended. curse my being born too late ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/23 "2011-09-09T01:05:56Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > And I just discovered Robert Palmer’s “Looking for Clues,” which is also strongly influenced by that song. Robert Palmer is fantastic. “Sailin’ Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley” is funky as all hell (I think he’s backed by the Meters on this), and a classic. Also check out his cover of “From a Whisper to a Scream.” ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/24 "2011-09-09T01:24:54Z")
[Papa Was a Rolling Stone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjJFT8TL1cI) - The Temptations [Midnight Train to Georgia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulu9y3M5TAs) - Gladys Knight and the Pips [Back Stabbers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzTeLePbB08) - The O’Jays [Love Train](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0p4JJ29g8o&feature=related) - The O’Jays [Low Rider](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjq0VBCrNo&feature=fvst) - War [Jungle Boogie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgynbFoA9to&feature=related) - Kool and the Gang [Brick House](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBx6mAWYPU&feature=related) - The Commodores [I Gotcha](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7DSBfqirMc&feature=related) - Joe Tex ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/25 "2011-09-09T01:33:43Z")
Oh yeah… [Superfly](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cmo6MRYf5g&feature=related) - Curtis Mayfield [Theme from Shaft](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHbYLjWEEQA) - Isaac Hayes [Let’s Stay Together](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiIC3A0ROM&feature=related) - Al Green [Let’s Get It On](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPoHgKcqag) - Marvin Gaye ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/26 "2011-09-09T01:36:48Z")
> [@dinahmoe](#): > > Robert Palmer is fantastic. “Sailin’ Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley” is funky as all hell (I think he’s backed by the Meters on this), and a classic. Also check out his cover of “From a Whisper to a Scream.” Hells yeah! 🙂 I actually was gonna start a Palmer appreciation thread. I’d always dug him, thought he was the best dressed man in rock (sorry Bryan Ferry), and absolutely loved Power Station and _Riptide_. Recently, I’ve been going through his back catalogue and discovering all these gems. The man was a genius and criminally underrated, as much as he was adored. “Sailin’ Shoes” is one of my favorites. Looking at the credits on a RP album is like a who’s who of R&B and funk. On “Clues,” he collaborated with Gary Numan and Chris Frantz… how cool is that? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/27 "2011-09-09T03:30:46Z")
[Superstition](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OJsYwLs7yE) - Stevie Wonder [Higher Ground](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3ZG_Wams&feature=related) - Stevie Wonder [I Wish](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKYka-PNt0&feature=related) - Stevie Wonder [Use Me](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVy5yOs0NSA&feature=related) - Bill Withers [Lean on Me](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaVXfHZv50Y&feature=related) - Bill Withers [War](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_tBDk4SuvA&feature=fvsr) - Edwin Starr ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/28 "2011-09-09T12:30:47Z")
I just heard \*\*James Brown’s Get up offa that Thing \*\*this morning on the way to work - what a tight, tight, tight funk that song is. Turns on dime and every musician occupies his or her own space. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/29 "2011-09-09T13:04:38Z")
[Who’s That Lady?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DDgNCLD84&feature=related) - The Isley Brothers [Dancing Machine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8HkEprSaAs) - The Jackson 5 ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/30 "2011-09-09T13:07:22Z")
How bout Shuggie Otis and the original Strawberry letter 22… also… i toss in Ray Goodman and Brown… and Ray Parker Jr and Raydio (Before he got real lame with that Ghostbusters shit) "A woman needs love… just like you do… don’t fool yourself into thinkin that she dont… she can fool around just like you do… come home early one day and get your feelings hurt… Also… Con Funk Shun’s “Love’s Train”… that my friend is the shizznizzle… ---
**Author:** ![Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice_1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/31 "2011-09-09T13:57:39Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I just heard \*\*James Brown’s Get up offa that Thing \*\*this morning on the way to work - what a tight, tight, tight funk that song is. Turns on dime and every musician occupies his or her own space. Damn. the two compilation double albums are well worth a listen for more of the same: 1996: Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag (covers 1965-1969) 1996: Make It Funky - The Big Payback (covers 1971-1975) some outstanding stuff on there 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/32 "2011-09-09T18:04:08Z")
Anything by the Spinners, the Stylistics or Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/33 "2011-09-09T18:57:56Z")
[Ohio Players Fire](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biPHAS9OiTQ) [Shame, Shame, Shame-- Shirley & Company](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J9iSpA9QTs) Until I watched this video I thought the singing parts were reversed. [This Will Be. Natalie Cole](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrHPy2gTvAY&NR=1) [You Sexy Thing-- Hot Chocolate](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-m9uG50mSw) [The Love I Lost-- Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXg0iXFHkxs) [She Used To Be My Girl-- The O’Jays.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66nGUU8im6A) [Natural High – Bloodstone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjQm-4SWY8) [Be Thankful-- William DeVaughn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qSION3MWDM) [Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get-- The Dramatics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-hD81o6Rs) [I’ll Always Love My Mama-- The Intruders](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPu_aOik24k) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/34 "2011-09-09T19:52:19Z")
What 70s collection would be complete without some goooood 70s cheese: [Float On](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvAmTkJmT5c) - The Floaters [Come and Get Your Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7eloXr2iak) - Redbone ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/35 "2011-09-09T21:13:23Z")
On ‘urban radio’, usually later in the evening, there’s The Quiet Storm. Pretty much nothing but love songs. They still have Quiet Storm style shows in my area NYC and environs). This is what it would have sounded like back in the '70s. [Black Ivory – Don’t Turn Around](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxLAcKUqMrA) [Blue Magic – Sideshow](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamL5JBdcM8) [The Moments --Love On A Two Way Street](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol0ZyaGG5H4) [The Persuaders – Thin Line Between Love and Hate](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jf_E7CGf08) [Soul Generation – Body And Soul](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAWjWsq9I20) The Moments – Look At Me I’m In Love [You Make Me Feel Brand New – Stylistics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1Ezr1YEoY&feature=fvst) [You Are Everything – Stylistics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnp-nfXQ9I0&feature=related) It was hard narrowing down the Stylistics to just two songs. I love them. [La La Means I Love You – Defonics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC6ERxQHZ5I) [Have You Seen Her-- Chi Lites](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVYxKRXDT2I&feature=related) [Hey Love – Delfonics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1BgCjnELSc) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/36 "2011-09-09T22:15:00Z")
And a soulful tune from Jamaica: [Many Rivers to Cross](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF3IktTk_pQ) - Jimmy Cliff ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/37 "2011-09-10T03:08:22Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Hells yeah! 🙂 I actually was gonna start a Palmer appreciation thread. I’d always dug him, thought he was the best dressed man in rock (sorry Bryan Ferry), and absolutely loved Power Station and _Riptide_. Recently, I’ve been going through his back catalogue and discovering all these gems. The man was a genius and criminally underrated, as much as he was adored. > > “Sailin’ Shoes” is one of my favorites. Looking at the credits on a RP album is like a who’s who of R&B and funk. On “Clues,” he collaborated with Gary Numan and Chris Frantz… how cool is that? We could be friends, you and I. I love Bryan Ferry too, but I always wanted to flip back that lock of hair that hung over his forehead. I didn’t know the Numan/Franz connection re: Clues. God, that man had such diverse connections: Little Feat, Chic, Meters, Talking Heads, Duran Duran… He is missed. I was lucky enough to see him play at Endicott College in my hometown back in the day. (Love his cover of "Spanish Moon! And “Pressure Drop!”) ETA: “Sneakin’ Sally” has been my ringtone since I got my first cell phone… ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/38 "2011-09-10T03:10:16Z")
No funk without Herbie and the Headhunters – agree with above. “Thrust” and the eponymous album are classic, plus “Man-Child,” “Secrets,” “Flood,” and even “Mr. Hands” (hey – it has some good ones on there). Patrice Rushen. Donny Hathaway?? Yes way. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/39 "2011-09-10T03:51:32Z")
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood: [Shop Talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr0jCVVw46M&feature=related) [Down to the Bone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nDe2DZSo1I) ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490/40 "2011-09-10T04:33:17Z")
Cold Blood additional track - ‘Valdez in the Country’ Harvey Mandel’s funky instrumentals on albums -“Baby Batter” & “Shangrenade” Sons of Champlin - “Goldmine” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recommendations-70s-soul-funk-pop/595490.md?page=3)