Could it be I'm POLLING in love? ~~~ ILM 70s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO TRACKS POLL ~~~ RESULTS THREAD!

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(Apart from "One Nation Under A Groove". But that cleared the floor when I played it out a couple of weeks ago, so pfft to it.)

mike t-diva, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:49 (nine years ago)

esp considering the stuff placing here is only the most obvious/famous tracks

xp

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 April 2017 17:49 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
20. The Commodores - Easy
425 points / 7 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XcTyEKSnYg

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:01 (nine years ago)

I voted for a bunch of Funkadelic, but yeah, not Maggot Brain.

Fastnbulbous, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:02 (nine years ago)

has always felt like more of an 80s song to me, just the production and general vibe. ridiculous that it's this high.

xp

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:02 (nine years ago)

Aww, glad this made it. An especially lovely vocal performance from Lionel here.

some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:03 (nine years ago)

This always felt like a jingle to me. Never figured anybody actually enjoyed it. Will give it a shot I guess.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:03 (nine years ago)

No, it doesn't work. Prefer 80's Lionel comfortably.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:11 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
19. Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard
426 points / 7 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHxc3e2TJXc

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:13 (nine years ago)

Yes!

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:13 (nine years ago)

LOL at "Easy," but hey, it's awesome that it's above "Maggot Brain" so

insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:16 (nine years ago)

It would've been a fun exercise to list each song's WhoSampled entry when they placed.

Obviously, "Easy"'s greatest legacy is inspiring "Hey Ma"

human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:17 (nine years ago)

"Maggot Brain" was my #2.

My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:21 (nine years ago)

"Stairway" at #3 obv.

My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:21 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
18. The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
428 points / 7 votes / 1 number one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJZcVi5BA4

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:25 (nine years ago)

Another Yes! Peak Whitfield.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:30 (nine years ago)

Patrice so high is a nice surprise; Undisputed Truth is one of my best new finds (but still fell outside my 100).

mike t-diva, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:32 (nine years ago)

That's my #1.

Have never heard the Patrice Rushen song. Admittedly I was paying less attention by '79, but it didn't seem to be that big of a hit Stateside (#42).

clemenza, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:36 (nine years ago)

It would've been a fun exercise to list each song's WhoSampled entry when they placed.

I checked out "I Can't Stand the Rain" when it placed and found Missy Elliott:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:37 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
17. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
433 points / 7 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdo-ZiHqbls

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:37 (nine years ago)

The Rain is almost as classic as I Can't Stand the Rain. SMF works as a Nixon song I guess, if Nixon=dread. It is my favorite of those but Bad Luck is different imo.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:41 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
39. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears of a Clown
360 points / 5 votes
https://youtu.be/4heHLbchPKk

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:47 (nine years ago)

Whee!

insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:48 (nine years ago)

Damn this machine!
Well, Smokey's good enough to list twice, but here's the right one:

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
16. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
438 points / 7 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2qI6UDD2uQ

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:48 (nine years ago)

Acceptably high-but-not-too-high for a genre-skirting masterpiece.

insidious assymetrical weapons (Eric H.), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:55 (nine years ago)

I'm just gonna pretend Smokey is tied with I Feel Love as that's about right

Odysseus, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:56 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
15. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
439 points / 7 votes
https://youtu.be/Tdw7kxD8eUc

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 18:56 (nine years ago)

Definitely voted for the last two.

My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 14 April 2017 18:59 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
14. Chic - Good Times
451 points / 8 votes
https://youtu.be/GpO4b82jWgM

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:09 (nine years ago)

Prefer I Want Your Love.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:16 (nine years ago)

That Al Green song is just about perfect.

kornrulez6969, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:16 (nine years ago)

I am always surprised how modern "Good Times" still sounds. A timeless classic.

Alex in Spree-Athen (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:17 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
13. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
476 points / 8 votes
https://youtu.be/COiIC3A0ROM

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:17 (nine years ago)

#13, wow!

some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:19 (nine years ago)

(expected it to be, like, top 3)

some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:19 (nine years ago)

Ross' My Old Piano and I'm Coming Out prob not even placing? Neither is Womack&Womack's Teardrops?

On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:25 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
12. James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
522 points / 8 votes / 1 number one
https://youtu.be/H5LzejsVbUw

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:25 (nine years ago)

Teardrops is from the late 80s.

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:27 (nine years ago)

The savages in here forgot about It Seems to Hang On it seems.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:27 (nine years ago)

xp And the other two from 1980, so they won't place, no.

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:28 (nine years ago)

Sex Machine was my #1. The 10 minute version is just out of hand.

kornrulez6969, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:29 (nine years ago)

Ah yeah, sorry, n/m

On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:29 (nine years ago)

Would have been a worthy number one. Crazy deep grooves.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:30 (nine years ago)

Sex Machine that is.

gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:30 (nine years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/Hr9cESp.png
11. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
522 points / 9 votes
https://youtu.be/FwWBJ3U3THs (original version doesn't seem to be on YouTube)

ArchCarrier, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:33 (nine years ago)

i was thinking that this would be number one.

that outro is quite the groove

human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:34 (nine years ago)

I can think of about 4 or 5 songs that are still guaranteed to show up. Beyond that, no clue.

kornrulez6969, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:35 (nine years ago)

Superstition, Family Affair...

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:36 (nine years ago)

random thought: what was the deal with two-faced people in the early 70s? Got Smiling Faces Sometimes and The Backstabbers here. People still sing about this?

that's not my post, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:36 (nine years ago)

drake's entire career is based upon this

human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:38 (nine years ago)


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