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Your favorite 4+ bar intros to soul/funk songs

mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
edited September 2012 in Strut Central
I'm talking about songs that arrange intros that don't always come back into the song so they're the one and only time you get to enjoy them. For example:



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  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    Isaac Hayes - Ike's Mood. Sorry, no decent YouTube worth posting.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Isaac is king of this shit.
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    mannybolone said:
    Isaac is king of this shit.

  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    good but tough question...not sure if thse qualifiy or not:


  • mattBmattB (FTB) Anywhere 673 Posts
    This is still a great track but goes down hill after the killer intro.
    Don't know why they decided to change it to the boring/monotonous baseline.

  • mattBmattB (FTB) Anywhere 673 Posts
  • mattBmattB (FTB) Anywhere 673 Posts
  • mattBmattB (FTB) Anywhere 673 Posts
    Love this horn line
  • Chuck_HussChuck_Huss 145 Posts


    So many other hip hop samples fit the description - Charmels "As Long as I Got You", Marva Whitney "Unwind Yourself" etc, etc...

    This kind of describes the whole point of sampling, no? To extend a part of the song that is dope but woefully short.
  • rain103rain103 476 Posts


    *edit* I guess this doesn't really count as a 'change up', but I've always liked how this song intros into the song.
  • rain103rain103 476 Posts


  • ppadilhappadilha 2,244 Posts
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,129 Posts
    Right now, this...

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    More of a rock intro, with nothing to do with breaks, beats, funk



    Which makes me think about songs that have sections that are totally different songs.
    Aretha - Respect - the sax solo has nothing to do with Respect, and was actually lifted from a different song that King Curtis was working on for a solo project.
    Derek & Dominoes - Layla - Bobby Whitlock's piano interlude (the best part of the song) has nothing to do with Clapton's ditty.

    Moving away from Allman and Aretha, Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well. The first half is an annoying blues rock song and the second half is a haunting guitar instrumental.

    End hijack.
    Great topic.
  • rain103rain103 476 Posts
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    Its Just Begun - Jimmy Castor
    Sly Stone - Underdog
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    :raw:
  • calkutacalkuta 160 Posts
  • walter_chronwalter_chron 347 Posts
    Chuck_Huss said:


    So many other hip hop samples fit the description - Charmels "As Long as I Got You", Marva Whitney "Unwind Yourself" etc, etc...

    This kind of describes the whole point of sampling, no? To extend a part of the song that is dope but woefully short.



  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
  • King.LeweyKing.Lewey 66 Posts


    Not to say the rest of the song isn't one of the best funk songs ever made (imo), that intro is killer...
  • SoundOutLoudSoundOutLoud 171 Posts

    There are so many one-off hooks in this song, its pretty incredible. The intro, in particular, is something to behold.
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