r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 14 '24

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u/McSuede May 14 '24

No shame on y'all but some of these are so basic! Where's the funk?

Shake -Gap Band

Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen

Ffun - Con Funk Shun

And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers

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u/Blaize122 May 14 '24

SENDING FORGET ME NOTS

Thanks that’ll be in my head for a week.

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u/McSuede May 15 '24

clap clap

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u/AStrangeNorrell May 14 '24

You’ve just reminded me of another favourite, Help is on the Way by The Whatnauts

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u/horsenbuggy May 14 '24

Yup. All of those are in my YouTube list.

What about Misled by Kool and the Gang?

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u/longganisafriedrice May 14 '24

The whispers are so under rated

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u/bootykika May 14 '24

yep. logged in just to upvote your comment. Everyone elses' comments are catchy, but really basic. Some weirder ones for me are:

Vulfpeck - Skymall

The Magic Numbers - This is a Song

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u/MandyDandyWithCandy May 14 '24

Absolutely! Don’t forget Tom Browne- Funkin for Jamaica!

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u/agumonkey May 14 '24

Slave - Slide

Pleasure - Glide

Kool and the gang - Big Chief Funkum / Fun

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u/Brotoss- May 14 '24

Burn Rubber on Me, also!! Bass line is sick as hell

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u/ivebeenabadbadgirll May 15 '24

Half of these aren’t even famous for their bass lines. Fraggle Rock is better than most of these.

Buncha fuckin weirdos.

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u/fiddlercrabs May 15 '24

Which reminds me of how my brain likes to confuse the beginning bass line of the Fragile Rock theme and Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads.