Thinksmart Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Hi all, there are many dance Soul songs that evoke the concept of 'the power', Love Power' or even 'Soul Power' more specifically. Examples jump to mind by The Esquires, Lee Rogers, Willie Hutch, Chubby Checker and more. It extends into 'Powerful Love', a concept in a few songs with Joe Tex notable. Examples are welcome, I think there's a fair few songs that mention 'the power' in some form. So to get us going here's a very early Willie Hutch song and 'Can't Fight The Power'. So get involved, get into it.... it's Soul Power! Edited January 18, 2019 by ThinkSmart
Shinehead Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 '' More Power To Ya '' - Don Varner '' Power'' - The Temptations
Thinksmart Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Exactly....Sock It To Me.... Be good to get a load up in the thread. Plenty with the same name as the Dorothy Berry... a great one on Stax... I have two fun follow on threads ready once we exhaust this one. Edited January 18, 2019 by ThinkSmart
Colnago Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Harold burrage “ more power to you “ Edited January 18, 2019 by Colnago
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 "I GOT THE POWER" - JO ANN COURCY - TWIRL It is a powerhouse of a record as well!
Shinehead Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 '' (For Gods Sake) Give More Power To The People'' The Chi-lites
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) "I GOT THE POWER" - THE MASQUERADERS - LA BEAT This one doesn't hang about either!! Edited January 18, 2019 by Guest
Guest Shufflin Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Stemmons Express - Love Power Joe Tex as OP mentioned is a great one Edited January 18, 2019 by Shufflin
Tomangoes Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Used to have this LP... Great dancer back in the day. Not heard it out in many years.. Ed
Thinksmart Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 To avoid Soul Power! busting the page loading - for further links click on the hyperlink above (fourth from left) and use that to paste your link like this: Chubby Checker - You Got The Power (Youtube) Thanks
Davebanks Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 the Topics - You've got the power from the Giving Up album Dave Banks
Davebanks Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 and for a modern dancer how about ; Billy Paul - People power Dave Banks
Shinehead Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 52 minutes ago, ThinkSmart said: To avoid Soul Power! busting the page loading - for further links click on the hyperlink above (fourth from left) and use that to paste your link like this: Chubby Checker - You Got The Power (Youtube) Thanks Seems you ain't got the power , looking at the further youtube postings ! lol
Tomangoes Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, shufflin said: Stemmons Express - Love Power Joe Tex as OP mentioned is a great one This is OK as long as you don't listen to the words. Would get banned today... Ed
Tomangoes Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Best version of the snap tune beforehand. Enhancing the topic with graphic illustration of power can be:) Ed
Citizen P Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 One I bought along time ago. Four Exceptions-You got The Power.
Guest Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, DaveNPete said: JoAnn Courcy - of course! Already said in an earlier post! Edited January 19, 2019 by Guest
Woodbutcher Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) "Chicano Power - Thee Midnighters" ... La Raza. "Socking Soul Power - Simtec Simmons and Wylie Dixon" ... Toddlin' Town. "The Power of a Woman - Spencer Wiggins" ... Goldwax. "Green Power - "Jesse James" ... 20th Century Fox. "Green Power - Lewis Clark" ... Fuller. "Green Power - Katie Briggs" ... Columbia. "Soul Power - Abraham and the Casanovas" ... Murco. "Power of Love -Amanda Humphrey" ... USA Records. "The Power of Love - Kitty Love" ... Dade. Edited January 19, 2019 by WoodButcher
Guest Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 "You've Got The Power" - Gail Wynters - Hickory. (big record in the venues around the mid 70's) "Sock Some Love Power To Me" - Lee Rogers - Premium Stuff
The Yank Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 A double dose - Luther Vandross- "The Power Of Love"/ Love Power"
Guest Josep Manuel Concernau Robles Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 I don't knows if the "Power Of Love" ones mentioned before are the same "Power Of Love" by Joe Simon (later covered by Martha Reeves)
The Yank Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 The Joe Simon "Power Of Love" (Gamble/Huff/Simon) hasn't been mentioned before. Here's a few more for the list - War- "You've Got The Power" Stephanie Mills- " I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love"
Guest Shufflin Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 one I got on demo cd years ago, nice track too
Guest Josep Manuel Concernau Robles Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) "Fight The Power" by Isley Brothers My favorite Mighty Clouds Of Joy album is "Truth Is The Power" but the title album is not the title of no one track on the LP ("That's What Friends Are Made For" and "God Is Not Dead" are fantastic… the voice of Joe Ligon, RIP, is "da bomb"!) Edited January 19, 2019 by josep manuel concernau robles
Guest Josep Manuel Concernau Robles Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, the yank said: The Joe Simon "Power Of Love" (Gamble/Huff/Simon) hasn't been mentioned before. Here's a few more for the list - War- "You've Got The Power" Stephanie Mills- " I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love" And there's another "Power Of Love" one by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes from their album "Now Is The Time" (ABC, 1977) a gospel infected track:
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