Obscure 70's songs with a funky beat that make you want to groove

I thought it might be fun to post a song that you were previously unaware of and share it with others. I'm not talking the usual stuff (Bee Gees, Village People, etc.) that got a lot of play, but other stuff that you rarely or perhaps have never heard up until recently. What we're talking about is stuff from the 1970's funk/disco era that have that unmistakable "groove" to it.

Mine comes from Billy Cobham's 1979 release, B.C. It's the third song on the album titled "What Is Your Fantasy". The full song is presented in this link from my rip of the vinyl - hope you enjoy it.

So, share a favorite of yours with others. I'd personally like to find a few more to seek out, rip and enjoy!

 

Dave & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel


http://youtu.be/H_7Kx2FlFQY

 

The Stovall Sisters - "Hang On In There" (1971)

http://youtu.be/kB9tAMl3BBI

 

Booker T & MG's.........Melting Pot


http://youtu.be/Rq4FFzDP8Ms

 

"Couldn't Get It Right" by Climax Blues Band. Not that obscure.

 

The Blackbyrds Rock Creek Park.

Not that obscure but hey

 

Since I owned it as a hit-focused nine-year-old, I'd have to agree!

 

Hudson County - Bim Sala Bim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKllt4gDJCE

 

Pointer Sisters- How Long (Betcha got a chick on the side)

 

That was my first thought when I saw the thread. Killer tune. Always gets going.

 

Tony Williams Lifetime - What You Do To Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iff8U5cvxTs

 

Thanks to the folks who select songs for video games like Grand Theft Auto 4 and some random YouTube searching, I discovered Roy Ayers' awesome groove "Funk In The Hole" (available on the compilation Virgin Ubiquity II)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zpqCT3-8Qo

 

Brian And Brenda's "Life Could Be So Grand" from Supersonic Lover found new life as Jay Z's "NYMP," but is a funky groove in its own right:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjv6fQ_S1Q

 

The Mystic Moods - Cosmic Sea

 

First heard that on the Rhino WHAT IT IS! box

Here's one I've known of since its release (1971) "I like what I like"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS3GxL2gXd0

 

Riding High by Faze-O

 

Robert Upchurch "The Devil Made Me Do It" (especially the recent Tom Moulton remix)

Willie Hutch "Brother's Gonna Work It Out"

 

Off the top of my head:

Skull Snaps- Al's Razor Blade
9th Street- 9th Street Exit
Act 1- Tom The Peeper
Black Nasty- We're Doin' Our Own Thing
Prime Mates- Hot Tamales Pts. 1&2
The Gaturs- Cold Bear
John Handy- Hard Work

 

Funkadelic - Can You Get To That

Chuck Mangione - Hide And Seek

Herbie Hancock - The Traitor

 

Wow, that Hancock album is super funky - just found me a nice copy...can't wait to get it!

 

The Jungle by Black Heat

 

Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Mr Bloe

 

Trapeze - Loser

 

Now I've got "Union Man" by the Cate Brothers playing in my head...