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Songs that paraphrase "Sing A Simple Song"

m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
edited March 2008 in Strut Central
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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  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,134 Posts
    Hot Chocolate "Messin' With Sly"
    Soul Lifters "Hot, Funky & Sweaty"
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Illusion "Did You See Her Eyes"
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    Hendrix on the Band of Gypsies LP
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    some miles davis tune bites it...the riff is kind of a blueprint
  • maocontentmaocontent 559 Posts
    some miles davis tune bites it...the riff is kind of a blueprint

    Yup, the end of "Yesternow" from the Jack Johnson LP.

    Buddy Miles "We Got to Live Together."
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Freddie's Dead?
  • funkyexamplefunkyexample 915 Posts
    Pazant Brothers "Gritty Nitty"
  • p_gunnp_gunn 2,284 Posts
    Illusion "Did You See Her Eyes"

    first thing that popped into my mind...
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,418 Posts
    Illusion "Did You See Her Eyes"

    first thing that popped into my mind...

    why was this such a popular riff to blatantly rip off?

    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"
  • blaqsoulblaqsoul 61 Posts
    Jackson 5 - Zip A Dee Doo Dah
  • asstroasstro 1,754 Posts
    Just noticed an odd one on my iPod the other day:

    Omar - Saturday
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    Ike & Tina Turner "Bold Soul Sister"

    The first one I thought of, but it doesn't bug me, as the song kicks all kinds of ass.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Ike & Tina Turner "Bold Soul Sister"

    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.
  • pknypkny 549 Posts
    Samson And Delilah - There's A D.J. In Your Town

    http://rapidshare.com/files/99997727/sampson_and_delliah-theres_a_dj_in_your_town.mp3.html
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Id love to hear a comp of all this.
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