Shaft

[YouMa]

Can anyone tell me which version of the original theme from from shaft has all the slap bass at the end,i think they used it on the end of the episode of father ted with the depressed priest,ted bought it from a jumble sale,cheers and much love.

[YouMa]

come on people!

[Musky]

Google suggests it might be Eddy and the Soul Band. There is at least one [url="http://rapiddigger.com/download/eddy-c-and-the-soul-band-theme-from-shaft-mp3-7130444/"]remix[/url] of this version available, but I don't know which particular version was on Father Ted.

[molan]

Obviously the most famous versions are the original Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes & then the 'response' called Son of Shaft by the BayKays. The original album version is a fair bit longer than the single but I don't have the album any more to check.

I know Joe Bataan did a faster version as well and there's a couple of slower reggae takes on it as well but none that I can think of with slap bass on.

Love Unlimited Orch did a rather cheesy version that has the odd 'pop' here and there if memory serves me well.

I saw the guy who played the original guitar part once - Charles Pitts. He was in a a house band on a big soul night & kept dropping in the Shaft riff at every opportunity - it was funny at the time but I wondered how the poor guy felt living off this one riff.


[i]Edit - just listened to the Eddy C song & there's a lot of slap all the way through so maybe that's the version you're after [/i]

Edited August 5, 2010 by molan

[xgsjx]

Just to add...

Young MC sampled the guitar part to use in his rap song Know How.
It has a good bassline but now sure if it's the one you're looking for.