Guest cyrus Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Just wanted to know what peoples Favourite Blaxploitation songs were (not the whole album), mine in no order are: 1) Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (Trouble Man) 2) For Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Mavis Staples (A peice of the action) 3) Brothers Gotta Work It Out - Willie Hutch (The Mack) 4) People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul - James Brown (Slaughters Big Rip Off) 5) Need Someone To Love or maybe Heavy Dude - Curtis Mayfield (Both from "Short Eyes") Look forward to the replys
Dave Thorley Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Just wanted to know what peoples Favourite Blaxploitation songs were (not the whole album), mine in no order are: 1) Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (Trouble Man) 2) For Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Mavis Staples (A peice of the action) 3) Brothers Gotta Work It Out - Willie Hutch (The Mack) 4) People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul - James Brown (Slaughters Big Rip Off) 5) Need Someone To Love or maybe Heavy Dude - Curtis Mayfield (Both from "Short Eyes") Look forward to the replys Bobby Womack-Across 110th street-(Album of the same name)
Guest cyrus Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 oops missed that one...it really is an overlooked source of great tunes, the soundtrack that is
Jason S Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Johnny Pate/Four Tops Are You Man Enough You Can't Even Walk In The Park Shaft In Africa 3 killers on the same LP - 'can't be bad'
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Down And Out in New York City - James Brown (Black Caesar) It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson (Cleopatra Jones) Soulville - Isaac Hayes (Shaft) Don't Mess With Mr. T - Marvin Gaye (Trouble Man) Give Me Your love - Curtis Mayfield (Superfly) TONE
Guest Adrian Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Easin In - Edwin Starr Hell Up In Harlem ST. And produced but one of the Mizzells = bonus.
Guest Simon Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Philadelphia All Stars - Let's clean up the ghetto Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's dead Simon
Val (Chunky) Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 DOES ANYONE KNOW IF 'You Can't Even Walk In The Park' CAME OUT ON 45 COZ i WOULDN'T MIND ONE
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 deliah moore "it takes love" off the hit em hard soundtrack....tune as they say.
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Philadelphia All Stars - Let's clean up the ghetto ...where's the Blaxploitation connection here, then?
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 the very rare high risk "degridation and common woman" sister love supposedly made for womans rights film. early bay area slice of ghetto jazz !! all to do with early oliva label roots www.theunearthedwax.co.uk/highriskdegridation.mp3 www.theunearthedwax.co.uk/highriskcommonwoman.mp3
John Reed Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) More Cosby show than Blaxploitation. Lets Do it Again - Staple Singers. With some of the greatest names for a characters in any film - Bootney Farnsworth and Biggie Smalls Edited March 27, 2007 by John Reed
Sutty Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Has to be 100mph James Coit - Black Power. which film is this in? willie hutch 'foxy brown' and 'the mack' soundtracks are both great cheers Sutty
Dave Thorley Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 which film is this in? willie hutch 'foxy brown' and 'the mack' soundtracks are both great cheers Sutty Agree Sutty and Tony's earlier comment. Don't think all understand the tread. Blaxploitation tunes are those that come from the soundtracks of Blaxploitation films. Rather than tracks that are 'right on'.
Jason S Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 DOES ANYONE KNOW IF 'You Can't Even Walk In The Park' CAME OUT ON 45 COZ i WOULDN'T MIND ONE Yep, on Spanish I think.
Guest Simon Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 ...where's the Blaxploitation connection here, then? The connection is it's on an album i've got called Blaxploitation - The sequel apart from that no connection at all. Simon
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 YEAH SOME PEOPLE ARE GETTING THIS CONFUSED DOESNT MEAN ELVIS "IN THE GHETTO" IS ON A BLAXPLOITATION FILM!! I THINK
Grumpyfella Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 quite a few of my faves already mentioned. also like roy ayers - aragon from coffy also can't remember which film but dramatics are behind bars and sing i think "what you see is what you get" plus think it's same film there is a group singing accapella in a park. can't remember title at moment. doh!! cheers phil
John Reed Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Again not truly Blaxpoitation..... The Dells - A Heart Is A House For Love From the Five Heartbeats
Guest Simon Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Agree Sutty and Tony's earlier comment. Don't think all understand the tread. Blaxploitation tunes are those that come from the soundtracks of Blaxploitation films. Rather than tracks that are 'right on'. The start of the thread said Just wanted to know what peoples Favourite Blaxploitation songs were (not the whole album), mine in no order are: Anyway who cares, didn't realise it was meant to be that serious, i'll toddle off & get involved in a thread i hopefully know a bit more about! Simon
Grumpyfella Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 also "in pursuit of the pimp mobile" - isaac hayes from truck turner i think cheers phil
Simsy Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 which film is this in? It isn't. 'Blaxploitation' as a term is mainly in connection with film and not songs. Though the thread title doesn't specify that this has to be the case, it could be in the spirit of, if you understand the definition correctly. I'll remove the original post if it's been very upsetting for you Sutty.
Simsy Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source blax·ploi·ta·tion -noun the exploitation of blacks, esp. in movies featuring or intending to appeal to blacks. [Origin: 1970-75, Americanism; blend of blax (resp. of blacks) + exploitation] Edited March 27, 2007 by Simsy
Sutty Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 I'll remove the original post if it's been very upsetting for you Sutty. no need to get upset it was a light-hearted jibe that's all
Guest Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Didn;t I Blow Your Mind This Time - Delfonics Pops Staples " Black Boy " Don Julian " Message From A Black Man " The Staple Singers " When Will We Be Paid For The Work We've Done " Sam Dees " Why Must I Live In Chains " Syl Johnson " Is It Because I'm Black " Theola Kilgore " Chain Gang ( The Sound Of My Man ) " Malc Burton
Guest mel brat Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Just wanted to know what peoples Favourite Blaxploitation songs were not the whole album... Isaac Hayes "Shaft" Willie Hutch "Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love", and "Foxy Brown" Bobby Womack "Across 110th Street" (Blimey! I saw all of these films at the cinema...) Best film soundtrack ever? Earth, Wind & Fire "That's The Way Of The World"
Guest Richard Bergman Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 Just wanted to know what peoples Favourite Blaxploitation songs were (not the whole album), mine in no order are: 1) Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (Trouble Man) 2) For Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Mavis Staples (A peice of the action) 3) Brothers Gotta Work It Out - Willie Hutch (The Mack) 4) People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul - James Brown (Slaughters Big Rip Off) 5) Need Someone To Love or maybe Heavy Dude - Curtis Mayfield (Both from "Short Eyes") Look forward to the replys Short Eyes is a great soundtrack
Guest Richard Bergman Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) The fabulous "It takes love" by Delilah Moore was used for the soundtrack to the film " hit em hard" the film was never released but the soundtrack was oddly. Edited March 27, 2007 by Richard Bergman
Guest Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 "Do Do Wap (is strong in here)" Curtis Mayfield - Short Eyes - Curtom Records "Flying Machine" War - YoungBlood - UA
Guest Adam G Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 "make yours a happy home"-Gladys night curtis produced- from Claudine ,also the instrumental from the same film. Adam.
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Pops Staples " Black Boy " Don Julian " Message From A Black Man " The Staple Singers " When Will We Be Paid For The Work We've Done " Sam Dees " Why Must I Live In Chains " Syl Johnson " Is It Because I'm Black " Theola Kilgore " Chain Gang ( The Sound Of My Man ) " Malc Burton Umm, which films were these tracks all in, Malc? Nothing that came to my local Gaumont, that's for sure!
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Didn;t I Blow Your Mind This Time - Delfonics ...or this one, too. Can we keep on point, please, this is supposed to be a thread about people's favourite songs from Blaxploitation movies!!!!!!! TONE
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 sonny smith "super spook" aparentley from the same film dennis coffey" theme from black belt jones" the best all time b-boy breaking cut, makes me want to windmill every time!! gordons war the whole soundtrack "hot wheels" another breakers anthem an one of the best films, some of the lines they drop in that movie are classic "super shine number nine!!!"
Guest Simon Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 ...or this one, too. Can we keep on point, please, this is supposed to be a thread about people's favourite songs from Blaxploitation movies!!!!!!! TONE That's not what the title of the thread says Tone, i would say Blaxploitation is more of a genre nowadays rather than only being songs that were in certain movies. Maybe you should start a thread that specifies songs from Blaxploitation movies only. Simon
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 im with tony if it says blaxpoitation it means black films, really made by black people like sweet sweetbacks baadddaaaaasss song !! other than that the music would either be called funk or maybe ghetto funk if its lyrics was a little more risky on social issues...not blaxpoitation.
Guest Simon Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 other than that the music would either be called funk or maybe ghetto funk if its lyrics was a little more risky on social issues...not blaxpoitation. Well it's not called Funk or Ghetto Funk on my album that is titled 'Blaxploitation - The sequel'! Simon
Guest sigher the gutter snype Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 just saying that you cant really call funk records blaxpoitation unless the came from one of the movies although shouldnt really pigeon hole the movies either. oh! well whatever its all good stuff with a funk edge, apart from the more soulfull ones on blaxploitation films
Guest James Trouble Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) My favourate Blaxploitation film 45s: "You Can't Even Walk In The Park" from Shaft in Africa "Theme From Black Belt Jones" by Dennis Coffee from Black Belt Jones "Accross 110th Street" from Accross 110th Street "Are You Man Enough" by the Four Tops from Shaft in Africa again I think? If 'Blaxploitation' is a genre, then I'd add Smoking Shades of Black "Grease Wheels" and "Cross Bronx Expressway" as two chase theme / blaxploitation style tunes. Both deepfunk anthems of course Edited March 28, 2007 by James Trouble
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 That's not what the title of the thread says Tone, i would say Blaxploitation is more of a genre nowadays rather than only being songs that were in certain movies. Maybe you should start a thread that specifies songs from Blaxploitation movies only. Simon Think about what the word represents, Simon - blaxploitation, an abbreviation of 'black exploitation'. The word was invented in the mid 70s, to describe the reason that these usually poorly acted, inadequately scripted movies were made i.e. to exploit the expendable income of (mostly) 1970s African-Americans who did not want to watch movies like "Barry Lyndon", "The Missouri Breaks", "Emperor Of The North", "Nashville" or "Mean Streets" (to name but 5 of my own favourite non-Blaxploitation movies of the same era). I can find nothing even vaguely exploitational in "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", wonderful record though it undoubtedly is. And that's why it, or any other records that do not come directly from the genre of movies in question, don't belong in a thread about "Blaxploitation". IMO, of course... TONE
Guest cardysharpy Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 I can find nothing even vaguely exploitational in "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", wonderful record though it undoubtedly is. And that's why it, or any other records that do not come directly from the genre of movies in question, don't belong in a thread about "Blaxploitation". IMO, of course... TONE
Guest Richard Bergman Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) This topics sat nav ain't working too well, it seems to have veered off somewhere .... Next someone will post up Axel F Edited March 28, 2007 by Richard Bergman
Peter99 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 I TONE It does appear in Jackie Brown though Tone, which is a pastiche of a blaxploitation film. Jason precisely!
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) precisely! Not 'precisely' at all - JB is an homage to Blaxploitation moves, not a pastiche. the two things are totally different. Anyway, the blaxploitation genre lasted from about 1971-1976, nothing later than that really counts, especially not a film as well scripted and acted as JB was and is... But since this has now turned into a pastiche of a Blaxplotation thread, and anything goes, let's give a big shout out to some other notable records made by African Americans that have appeared in films, shall we? I've always liked that "Ol' Man River" by Paul Robeson, as featured in "Showboat". or how about Lena Horne singing the title song of "Stormy Weather" in the film of the same name. The three black crows singing "When I See An Elephant Fly" in "Dumbo" are pretty good, too... Edited March 28, 2007 by TONY ROUNCE
Guest cyrus Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Lets not Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles) rendition of "I Get A Kick Out Of You"...hilarious!!!!!!!
Sebastian Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 My favourate Blaxploitation film 45s: "You Can't Even Walk In The Park" from Shaft in Africa So DID this get a 7" release somewhere in the world? Jason mentioned a possible Spain issue. Anyone got a label scan? Wouldn't mind a copy.
Guest cyrus Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Anybody interested in the Blaxploitation genre should check out: https://www.blaxploitation.com/ a very good sight
Guest James Trouble Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 So DID this get a 7" release somewhere in the world? Jason mentioned a possible Spain issue. Anyone got a label scan? Wouldn't mind a copy. Yes, it's on 7", really loud and punchy as well. Nice picture sleeve with it. It's on the shelf at home so can't do a scan at the moment
Sebastian Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Yes, it's on 7", really loud and punchy as well. Nice picture sleeve with it. It's on the shelf at home so can't do a scan at the moment That's nice! I really want one of those. Is it a Johnny Pate solo 45 or some Four Tops release? Lovely!
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