Royal Crescent Mob: Body Heat Body Heat on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XdAW9HuJ20 https://open.spotify.com/track/0XpiT2MLR1PTMxMFUjv6FV?si=ab52b76b62d347a1 It's Funky Friday! Continuing my focus on artists I have seen live, I knew immediately who to select for today's funk track. When I was in college, there were only a handful of bands who I made sure to see every time … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 21, 2025
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Song of the Day: February 7, 2025
Parliament: Unfunky UFO Unfunky UFO on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjQ4iYh039g https://open.spotify.com/track/6jO8FdgfPLjcesTmRpFCPX?si=19bdab60a2fe41a2 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #10 on my Top 20 is the best funk album of the year. Prior to 1974, the best albums by Parliament Funkadelic (aka P-Funk) had been funk/rock fusion records released under the Funkadelic … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 7, 2025
Song of the Day: January 24, 2025
The Ohio Players: Fire Fire on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqMY8UAGgg https://open.spotify.com/track/06xkqQuJzl1ddeK48jG6qa?si=bc883462de204258 It’s funky Friday, and I’m continuing my focus on the music of 1975 with the coolest #1 hit of the year. The #1 hits of 1975 include a lot of songs by artists such as The Carpenters, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando, and … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 24, 2025
Bonus Song of the Day: January 17, 2025
Tuxedo: Cake Cake on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Pf16zCbAQ https://open.spotify.com/track/16Y1bKsUo9Dcy1uzwStVjy?si=48045cf7c24e4def I just wrapped up my Best of 2024 posts, and now I'm going to introduce a new Radio Faux Show Song of the Day plan. I'll continue to present a song every day, including Funky Friday, Lost Classics Saturday, and Sunday Jazz, but I want to … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: January 17, 2025
Song of the Day: January 17, 2025
Hamid Al Shaeri: Yekfini Nesma' Sotak Yekfini Nesma' Sotak on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3oiuT_wCqQ https://open.spotify.com/track/2MjbeoBObUPSifiBXhdRv3?si=6435bbf8d0e949d4 I just wrapped up my Best of 2024 posts, and I'm ready to dive back into some music of the past. Since it is Funky Friday, here is a tune by Hamid Al Shaeri. Hamid Al Shaeri is influential in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 17, 2025
Song of the Day: January 10, 2025
The New Mastersounds: Down on the Farm Down on the Farm on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bKy5JRvjRg https://open.spotify.com/track/7xqVmK4P7EFQthzRqURPSD?si=29601c7d199f4066 It's funky Friday, so I'll continue my Best of 2024 posts with my favorite retro funk album of the year. The New Mastersounds are old school funk a la The Meters. This is it, the real shit, the … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 10, 2025
Song of the Day: January 3, 2025
Yannis & The Yaw with Tony Allen: Clementine Clementine on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Sv0jr5570 https://open.spotify.com/track/5wPI9EcZ30sT0b68kdAXBP?si=06c4e66a122940c3 It's funky Friday, so I'll continue my Best of 2024 posts with Afrobeat inspired funk. Yannis & The Yaw is a side project for guitarist/vocalist Yannis Philippakis, founder of the indie rock band Foals. Philippakis wrote and recorded the songs … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 3, 2025
Bonus Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Little Jimmy Thomas: Deck the Halls Deck the Halls on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b8qtOR4hQ https://open.spotify.com/track/22lpzip2rDXq8Ozs2XE9u1?si=a5f97a8cadb34ad6 It's funky Friday, Holiday style! Here's a bonus song, from the wonderful compilation Santa's Funk and Soul Christmas Party, Volume 2 on Tramp Records. To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the Radio Faux Show … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Lou Rawls: Good Time Christmas Good Time Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6PtRBbH-g https://open.spotify.com/track/22tq95CQ76rAttwICJYC5R?si=f145472ec767415d It's funky Friday, Holiday style! One of the best soul Holiday albums is Merry Christmas, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Lou Rawls. It was released in 1967, before Rawls scored his biggest hits. Track 1 is a great version of "Little Drummer … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Song of the Day: December 13, 2024
Rufus Thomas: I'll Be Your Santa I'll Be Your Santa on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi2hWcVgPN8 https://open.spotify.com/track/01xFD1VVeCgzVricCPWgYU?si=ea589df0b5f04895 It's funky Friday, holiday style! Clarence Carter dropped the perfect holiday funk tune in 1968 with "Back Door Santa," but Rufus Thomas came close to matching him in 1973 with "I'll Be Your Santa, Baby." The double-entendres aren't quite … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 13, 2024
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