solo4652 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Looking for song suggestions here, folks. I'm in a 5-piece soul, pop, funk band playing the local pub circuit. We play Freak Out, Play that funky music, Locked out of Heaven , Bowie's Let's Dance, etc. We haven't tried Uptown Funk yet - been avoiding it for some unknown reason. We want to add some modern funk that everybody will know. I absolutely love Brother Strut (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbiB_7f2Yy4 ) but my concern is that the audience won't know it. So, the here's the tick-box list: - MUST be well-known to the usual regulars down at the Fox and Ferret. - A funk song, along the lines of Car Wash, James Brown.... - Broadly speaking, no older than year 2000 (ish) - No horns or sax. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Get Lucky should be top of the list for that brief. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 8 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Get Lucky should be top of the list for that brief. DOH! I completely forgot about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) We do Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars. Always goes down well. oops, just spotted you already do that. Edited June 21 by Len_derby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 'Get Lucky' - I think this is the worst 'funk' song ever. To my ears - it's not musical, the vocal is dire, and the song doesn't have a groove. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Dua Lipa - Don’t start now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 40 minutes ago, Chezz55 said: 'Get Lucky' - I think this is the worst 'funk' song ever. To my ears - it's not musical, the vocal is dire, and the song doesn't have a groove. Time for some new ears methinks 😎 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) I used to do a version of this - lots more of the original Camille Yarborough version, but at the Fatboy tempo, and with some of the Fatboy "landmarks" thrown in for good measure. Just realised this falls foul of your 2000 bar (problem with getting old), but think it is well enough known to work in the Pickled Ferret. Edited June 21 by Mykesbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 53 minutes ago, Chezz55 said: 'Get Lucky' - I think this is the worst 'funk' song ever. To my ears - it's not musical, the vocal is dire, and the song doesn't have a groove. None of that matters down the Dog and Duck And I'm glad I don't have your ears 😉😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 10 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: I used to do a version of this - lots more of the original Camille Yarborough version, but at the Fatboy tempo, and with some of the Fatboy "landmarks" thrown in for good measure. Just realised this falls foul of your 2000 bar (problem with getting old), but think it is well enough known to work in the Pickled Ferret. Enjoyed that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 42 minutes ago, Bolo said: Ha! We already do Levitating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 I'd do Bring it home by The Bamboos, but it won't be well enough known, I fear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77R3ErvQ9F4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 27 minutes ago, Mudpup said: None of that matters down the Dog and Duck And I'm glad I don't have your ears 😉😊 I went to YouTube .... ah this song, yes .... mmmm, lovely. Yeah, happy to be hearing this, would be happy to be hearing this, smashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Got to agree with @Chezz55 to me it sounds like someone's early attempts to make music using sampled loops and haven't quite got the hang of making sure that the various parts are properly in tune with each other. It's also repetitive in the worst possible way, and has only become popular because it's by people who are already well-known. If this had been assembled by an unknown bedroom DJ it would never have got a second listen. I suppose that if you are planning to do it live with a band you can fix the more questionable harmonies and add a bit more variation to the parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Uptown Funk is great fun to play. Make sure you do it on a 5 string. None of that higher octave nonsense. It needs to be guttural. Runaway Baby is another that works really well. Funk that "everybody will know" is not an easy task. Everybody likes to dance to it, but hardly any of the punters know the song names or the artists. Can you post your existing set list? But if you have a load of well known ones anyway - educate the masses! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, Bolo said: What a great track! I'm going to figure out how to play that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Not exactly funk but they are popular and have some groove... Maroon 5, Moves like jagger The Wknd, Blinding lights I'll surely think of more later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 3 hours ago, Len_derby said: We do Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars. Always goes down well. Treasure by Bruno Mars always went down well in my old band 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 No one's mentioned any Sly and the Family Stone (Thank You, Sing A Simple Song) or Larry Graham (Feel The Need). What about some Boz Scaggs (Lowdown)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 16 minutes ago, chris_b said: No one's mentioned any Sly and the Family Stone (Thank You, Sing A Simple Song) or Larry Graham (Feel The Need). What about some Boz Scaggs (Lowdown)? Because he wants stuff from after the year 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 22 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Because he wants stuff from after the year 2000. Trouble is, most of the other songs suggested are pretty light on Funk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Why not take well known songs and funk them up... https://youtu.be/KcIGbgR0nvY?si=p-oGp11rmvKKOIie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 45 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Why not take well known songs and funk them up... https://youtu.be/KcIGbgR0nvY?si=p-oGp11rmvKKOIie This is a great idea. The best pub band I have seen in a long time (“Them Deadbeat Cats”) take various well known songs (mostly 80s pop) and play them in Rockabilly style at breakneck speed. Just brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 5 hours ago, Chezz55 said: 'Get Lucky' - I think this is the worst 'funk' song ever. To my ears - it's not musical, the vocal is dire, and the song doesn't have a groove. 3 hours ago, BigRedX said: Got to agree with @Chezz55 to me it sounds like someone's early attempts to make music using sampled loops and haven't quite got the hang of making sure that the various parts are properly in tune with each other. It's also repetitive in the worst possible way, and has only become popular because it's by people who are already well-known. If this had been assembled by an unknown bedroom DJ it would never have got a second listen. I suppose that if you are planning to do it live with a band you can fix the more questionable harmonies and add a bit more variation to the parts. Y'all saying Nathan East and Niles Rodgers got no groove? 😲 The bass line doesn't repeat, there are subtle changes all the way through. Boring world if we all liked the same thing though 😜 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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