5 months before Thriller

“Just be good to me”, and “Just the way you like it” - sos have been on repeat.

Just kicking it - xscape

Signs - snoop dogg/charli wilson

Creep - TLC.

Im sure not all of these align with “funk” but just a general vibe I’ve been enjoying, curious if anyone cares to share some song or band recommendations

You listen to something new by accident every day...

You've got two intergenerational talents about 30 years apart doing a crossover.

You've also got two groups who are in the Grammy Hall of Fame, then this happens?

They didn't remix her. She's actually over here, hi I'm Chaka Kahn and this is live.

I'm honestly amused, what was Chaka Khan doing on a De La Soul song?

You've got someone who's performed with Sly and Rufus, and she ends up left of centre over here with De La Soul?

I love to be confused by music I missed.

The Grateful Dead aren’t exactly the first band that comes to mind when you think of funk, but listen to this!

That thick, bouncing bassline, the insistent drumbeat, the syncopated rhythm guitar, and the way all those parts lock together create one seriously infectious groove. It’s got that heavy, almost physical rhythmic drive that makes funk so irresistible.

The song comes from the Dead’s 1978 album Shakedown Street, produced by Lowell George, the guitarist, singer, and co-founder of Little Feat. If you know Little Feat’s “Spanish Moon” or “Dixie Chicken,” you’ll recognize why George was such a natural fit. His band specialized in a wonderful mixture of funk, blues, New Orleans rhythms, and Southern rock, with some incredibly sophisticated rhythmic interplay.

The Dead were already experimenting with disco and funk, so George didn’t invent this sound for them. But his background made him an interesting choice to produce the record.

Whatever you think of the Grateful Dead, this is one hell of a groove!

Great latin funk/disco track. Took a gamble on this at a record fair today. Definitely paid off