Songs that paraphrase "Sing A Simple Song"
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Damn, Sly really hit home with that one. Elements of it seem to pop up everywhere in soul/funk music.Either the 8 * "Yeeeeah" vocal part, the main groove of the rhythm section, or both. Now, I'm not talking about straight cover versions[/b], but songs that somehow "borrow" from it (pre-hiphop
). I know there's a bunch, but right now, I can only think of these two:Ike & Tina Turner "Bold Soul Sister"Willie Henderson "Soulful Football"Add on...
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Soul Lifters "Hot, Funky & Sweaty"
Yup, the end of "Yesternow" from the Jack Johnson LP.
Buddy Miles "We Got to Live Together."
first thing that popped into my mind...
countless funk songs follow the same rhythm but the melody is different enough that you dont really recognize it right away. example: james k-nine "live it up"
Omar - Saturday
The first one I thought of, but it doesn't bug me, as the song kicks all kinds of ass.
No doubt. I don't see the SASS references as a bad "copycat" thing, but more as homages to a great tune - "wow, this groove is what's happening, let's mess around with it".
Sort of like version excursions on classic JA riddims, but not as systematic.
Forgot about the Miles one. At first I thought you guys were mistaken, because it's not at the end of "Yesternow". It's in the middle of the A-side, "Right Off". Haven't listened to that in a long time. Kind of a sneaky one, too. You don't really expect it on that bluesy shuffle rhythm.
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