Compare Funk Covers Set Lists

[The Funk]

Just thought it'd be fun to find out which funk songs get covered the most - and maybe get some inspiration for new songs for our respective set lists. Feel free to include jazz-rock, disco, 70s/80s soul and funk-rock tunes if you think they're funk songs in disguise.

Funk songs we cover from time to time in my band:

1. [i]Superstition[/i] - Stevie Wonder
2. [i]If You Want Me To Stay[/i] - Sly & The Family Stone
3. [i]Skin Tight[/i] - The Ohio Players
4. [i]Red Hot Mama[/i] - Funkadelic
5. [i]The Ghetto[/i] - Donny Hathaway
6. [i]Slide[/i] - Slave
7. [i]Flashlight[/i] - Parliament
8. [i]Use Me[/i] - Bill Withers
9. [i]Always On The Run[/i] - Lenny Kravitz

Edited October 5, 2008 by The Funk

[Born 2B Mild]

Good to see your suggestions (and anyone else's). I'm getting a Yorkshire based funk covers band together. I've got a drummer & guitarist interested so far, and we hope to find a singer and keyboard player. Right now we are swapping ideas on what covers to do, so your post is very interesting. I have just done CDs of the candidates below, and posted them to the other guys to see what they think. A minority of the tracks were suggested by the drummer, but most are my starter for ten. I have others to add , such as some Red Hot Chillie Peppers, but this will do for now!

Robert Palmer [i]Sneakin' Sally [/i]
Bonnie Raitt [i]Love Sneakin' Up On You[/i]
Fun Lovin' Criminals [i]Scooby Snacks[/i]
Ian Dury & The Blockheads [i]Jack sh*t[/i]
James Brown [i]Papas got a new bag[/i]
Robert Palmer [i]Man Smart Women Smarter[/i]
Bonnie Raitt [i]Monkey Business[/i]
Jamiroquai Virtual [i]Insanity[/i]
Fun Lovin' Criminals [i]The Grave & The Constant[/i]
Racing Cars [i]Four Wheel Drive[/i]
Steely Dan [i]The Fez[/i]
Jamiroquai [i]Canned Heat[/i]
Bonnie Raitt [i]Love Letter[/i]
Climax Blues Band [i]Couldn't Get It Right[/i]
James Brown [i]It's too funky in here[/i]
Incognito [i]Always there or still a friend of mine -[/i]
Fun Lovin' Criminals [i]Fun Lovin' Criminals[/i]
Jestofunk [i]Can we live[/i]
Jon Cleary [i]Just kissed my baby[/i]
James Brown [i]Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine[/i]
KC & The Sunshine Band [i]That's the way (I like it)[/i]
Steely Dan [i]FM[/i]
Little Feat [i]Fat Man in the Bath Tub[/i]
Jamiroquai [i]Deeper Underground[/i]
Bonnie Raitt [i]Fools Game[/i]
Robert Palmer [i]Night People[/i]
Average White Band [i]Pick Up The Pieces[/i]
The Meters [i]Chug a lug[/i]
War [i]Low Rider[/i]
Steely Dan [i]Hey Nineteen[/i]
Wild Cherry [i]Play That Funky Music White[/i]
Jon Cleary [i]Too Damn Hot[/i]
Stretch [i]Why Did You Do It?[/i]
Stevie Wonder [i]Living in the city[/i]
Robert Palmer [i]Spanish Moon[/i]

[KennysFord]

I cant say that i'm in a funk band coz i'm not,wish i was but if i can help
Always there-Side effects (bit funkier than incognito's me thinks)
Cut the cake -AWB
Right place wrong time-Dr John
Love Ballad--George benson
90% of me is you-Gwe Mcrae
Make my dream a reality-GQ
Hi tension-Hi tension
Disco night--the isleys
I believe in miracles--The jackson sisters
Going back to my roots--Lamont dozier
Give me the sunshine--Leo's sunship
Feel so real--Steve arrington
I need your lovin--Tina Marie
Heaven must be missin an angel--Tavares
Now that we've found love--Third world
Stop on by--Rufus and Chaka khan
Gimme little sign--Brenton Wood
Little ghetto boy--Donny hathaway
Get another love-Chantel curtis
Feel the real--David Bendeth
The Night-Frankie valli
Expansions--Lonni liston smith
Rocksteady-Aretha
Grapevine--Gladys knight
This time baby--Jackie moore
Do like you-- Stevie wonder
This time its real-Tower Of Power
You should be havin fun--Tower Of Power
gotta be one in that lot....hopefully.