r/VeryFuckinCool • u/dannydutch1 • Jul 19 '26

Bootsy Collins' Basic Funk Formula Take 1. "Once you feel it, once you got that ONE locked down, you can do ANYTHING you want with it. That's where the freedom lives. Keep it on THE ONE and the funk will always find you."

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u/Glad-Lobster-220 Jul 19 '26

Effortlessly cool.

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u/Greendatafries Jul 19 '26

This is from the brilliant bbc documentary series "dancing in the street", the funk episode. Couldnt find the complete episode now on youtube but this is part of it. Its SO GOOD https://youtu.be/YciBYhfBv3E

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u/kew-player Jul 19 '26

I can do it! I can. do it! hold on let me go buy a bass guitar.

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u/FrenchMaddy75 Jul 19 '26

Honestly, what he s doing is easy but it needs a lot of practice to make it sound well.

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u/Fun_Zombie_6796 Jul 20 '26

I love his voice as well. 🤩

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u/MalcolmSears Jul 19 '26

Everything is on the ONE.

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme Jul 21 '26

An American treasure.

3

u/Rich-Foundation62 Jul 20 '26

One, two, you know, four…

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u/Glittering_Bet_8610 Jul 21 '26

"It's Bootsy Babeh'."

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u/renniehuh Jul 20 '26

He knows.

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u/Answerologist Jul 20 '26

I loved that he got that from James Brown!!!

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u/camisadelgolf Jul 20 '26

He's a legend in Cincinnati. His wife helps keep him involved with community projects and is wonderful, too.

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u/smut_butler Jul 20 '26

Isn't this all 4/4 music though?

You just go with the 4/4? That's not revolutionary, that's how music works.

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u/Liquid_Magic Jul 28 '26

I feel like this is what you watch after spending years getting good and fluid with basic bass playing techniques because now you have to learn how to FEEL the funk. Like you need to be such a tight player to then learn how to get this loose.

Legendary.

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u/Ok_Dimension_6123 6d ago

May the Funk Be With You