I don't like funk.

[Terry M.]

30 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I Got You (I Feel Good) was recorded in 1965. Predates any other Funk record I know about.
 

I Got You is structurally a 12 bar blues and apparently the funk style was still in development at that time. Cold Sweat shunned traditional chord changes apart from the bridge section and was a "watershed" moment in the movement. Some say I Got You and others say Cold Sweat. I heard it was Cold Sweat from a James Brown documentary. Either way I'm just glad it happened.

[Terry M.]

I would lean more towards Cold Sweat based on the single chord vamp structure (bridge aside)

[fleabag]

Shockeroo, i was in a 7 piece " funk " outfit about 4 years ago, and it was probably the best time ive had in any band.  And yes, we covered James Brown's  ' Get Up '

[Terry M.]

18 minutes ago, fleabag said:

Shockeroo, i was in a 7 piece " funk " outfit about 4 years ago, and it was probably the best time ive had in any band.  And yes, we covered James Brown's  ' Get Up '

You mean Sex Machine?

[fleabag]

Well, the whole song title is  Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine.  To be accurate.

 

But who the funk wants to type that out

 

er....oops

[Terry M.]

15 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

You mean Sex Machine?

He also had a song called Get up off offa That Thing? Just wanted to know which one. It wasn't obvious from your post.

[fleabag]

Yeah good point.

 

But, you're right, Sex Machine was probably the better title, so as to differentiate between the 2.  

 

Ive reported myself to the song title misuse board

[tinyd]

On 30/01/2025 at 11:34, Terry M. said:

I would lean more towards Cold Sweat based on the single chord vamp structure (bridge aside)

Yep, the vamp thing is key I think. I saw a Pee Wee Ellis interview and he called out So What as an inspiration (the horn line) but I think the modal jazz influence is there as well in terms of staying on a single chord for longer.

[Terry M.]

58 minutes ago, tinyd said:

Yep, the vamp thing is key I think. I saw a Pee Wee Ellis interview and he called out So What as an inspiration (the horn line) but I think the modal jazz influence is there as well in terms of staying on a single chord for longer.

That would make sense seeing as Pee Wee had a jazz background. A few of his musicians weren't impressed at the time with the "correctness" of the structure but we all saw what followed shortly after 😊 I've also heard him cite the So What reference 👍