Your favorite 4+ bar intros to soul/funk songs
mannybolone
Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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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Don't know why they decided to change it to the boring/monotonous baseline.
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.
*edit* I guess this doesn't really count as a 'change up', but I've always liked how this song intros into the song.
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.
Sly Stone - Underdog
Not to say the rest of the song isn't one of the best funk songs ever made (imo), that intro is killer...
There are so many one-off hooks in this song, its pretty incredible. The intro, in particular, is something to behold.