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Your Favorite Curtis Tune

staxwaxstaxwax 1,474 Posts
edited October 2010 in Strut Central
Over the years - this has emerged as my personal favorite -
What's your ultimate Curtis tune? Plaese to drop knowledge below



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  • BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,005 Posts
    (don't worry) if there's a hell below we're all going to go
  • haze25haze25 759 Posts
    I'm a bigger fan of his early to late-60's stuff, this one is from 67' and a perfect example of my favorite soul sound.





  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    We're A Winner
  • Strider79itStrider79it 1,176 Posts
    "Move on up" off the Curtis LP
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Think
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    For me it's a tie between "I can't work no longer" and "move on up"
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    "makings of you"
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    (I can't see the YouTube clips)

    This is one of those can't-pick-just-one answers - in addition to some of what's already been mentioned - Billy Jack, Right On for the Darkness and Now You're Gone
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,526 Posts
    So damn much to pick from, but by a slim margin i'm going for the live version of Stone Junkie.

    The interaction with the crowd, the laughter, Damn, that recording captured the essence of that moment. Goosebumps everytime.
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    we people who are darker than blue
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    bassie said:
    (I can't see the YouTube clips)

    This is one of those can't-pick-just-one answers - in addition to some of what's already been mentioned - Billy Jack, Right On for the Darkness

    Agree. - they were the videos that you couldn't see
  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    "Power To The People" (Demo Version)
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    "doo doo wop is strong in here" or "ain't no love lost".
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Billy Jack.
  • disco_chedisco_che 1,115 Posts
    Impossible for me to pick a track. Curtis is an artist I mostly listen to albumwise. I scarcely pull his records out for DJing. Threre are just albums I like better than others. "There's No place Like..." is still missing from the collection though and as it has received massive acclaim in here the last days it's definitely the one to cop next.
  • smoking_robotsmoking_robot 346 Posts
    tripping out

  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    2 of my favorite Curtis tunes are Sweet Exorcist and To Be Invisible.



  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    "I Plan To Stay A Believer" from Curtis/Live!

    That will probably change in about 20 minutes of so...
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    You know, motherfuck ANYBODY that is on some "Curtis is overrated" bullshit.
  • thursdayalleythursdayalley 87 Posts
    This has been killing me lately, despite the Johhny Pate schmaltz .

  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    so hard, but this is the song that made me first fall in love w/Curtis' music. will always have a soft spot for it. majestic orchestration.



  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    It is hard to not like any Curtis song. Here are a few of my favorites.

    Blue Monday People
    Hard Times-There's No Place Like......version
    Make Me Believe In You
    Future Song(Love a Good Woman...)
    Kung Fu
    Miss Black America and all songs already mentioned in this thread.
  • 3rdshow3rdshow 168 Posts



    Cosmo said:
    That will probably change in about 20 minutes of so...
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Curtis is actually 'underratted'. These BET award shows give propers to EWF/Gaye/OJays/MJ/etc.....all rightlfully so,but when was the lsat time uv seen a tribute?

    I hardly hear his joints on Black radio.

    All the 'slow joints' he has I never hear during the Quiet Storm.

    Only Superfly gets mainstream love from what ive heard over the years.

    Where is his BOX SET?

    Where is his tribute album w/ Ray J singing Cant Say Nothin'?

    I could play ten songs from any of the 'pantheon Black artists' and most regular folks would know that shit. Ten songs by Curtis Mayfield and mad chirp would appear.
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    batmon said:
    Curtis is actually 'underratted'. These BET award shows give propers to EWF/Gaye/OJays/MJ/etc.....all rightlfully so,but when was the lsat time uv seen a tribute?

    I hardly hear his joints on Black radio.

    All the 'slow joints' he has I never hear during the Quiet Storm.

    Only Superfly gets mainstream love from what ive heard over the years.

    Where is his BOX SET?

    Where is his tribute album w/ Ray J singing Cant Say Nothin'?

    I could play ten songs from any of the 'pantheon Black artists' and most regular folks would know that shit. Ten songs by Curtis Mayfield and mad chirp would appear.

    THIS.
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Yep.
  • Big_StacksBig_Stacks "I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
    Hey,

    My favorite is "The Makings of You." It's such a subtle, yet elegant tune. Magnificient!!!

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    willie_fugal said:
    majestic orchestration.

    I learned to love/appreciate song arrangement from two people; Curtis Mayfield and my brother.
  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    Another Curtis fave: So You Don't Love Me

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