Jode Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 (Posted also on the Keyboard Corner, reposted here because I'm so damn glad I found this that I'm sharing it all over) I tell ya, YouTube continues to be one of my favorite aspects of the computer age. Who remembers the funky-ass music they used to play after the end credits of "Sesame Street"? You know - there's a graphic telling you where the funding came from, with that badass little theme with the tubular bells, horns, full-throttle Hammond with fast Leslie, porno wahwah guitar, all kicked off with that blazing roundhouse drum fill on taped-up single-headed drums? Well, click this link and nod ya head like a funky little five-year-old. I've been looking for this tune literally for years on YouTube. Finally found it. This was probably the very first primordial building block in my appreciation of funky music. I didn't know what I was hearing at age four or five, but I sure knew it was bad as hell. It still is. I want the complete take on MP3! "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 You's a bad motha...12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 S___weet S__weet S_weet Sweet! - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Nice! The horns have that slightly out of tune sound you hear on a lot of Afrobeat. We didn't have anything that funky in England. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 These days, kids don't have anything this funky in America, either. The Wiggles have not one iota of this funk in their veins. They and their ilk are actually the opposite. I weep for our children. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCutthroat Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 YES! Thank you! Carvin Bunny Brunel Signature 5 String, ESP LTD 5 String, Ampeg SVT3, Ampeg 4x10 and 1x18 www.captaincutthroat.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegia Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 All the kids moms have a boner for classical these days, which is cool and all but what we really need is to give these kids some gawdurn grove! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 S___weet S__weet S_weet Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks. I completely forgot about this. It's amazing how great a show it was and how much of the hippie culture came through. Kudos to public TV of the era where I also saw, uncut, the Dear Hunter and Marathon Man, in the pre-cable days. Sesame Street is still a damn fine show especially for kids living in a bilingual world. Many kids I knew learned English thanks to it. I'm just introducing my 16 month old to the show now and she loves it. Every once in a while an old gem will get replayed. Elmo gets too much air time, I'd rather see Super Grover. One of my earliest memories of TV is when Mr. Hooper died. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Every once in a while an old gem will get replayed. Elmo gets too much air time, I'd rather see Super Grover. Word. Elmo has killed it for me, I can't bear to watch it with my kids. - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I can't bear to watch it with my kids. Hey, its a lot more tolerable than 90% of the other kids shows. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 True. We have TeleTubbies and their bad-trip sidekicks The Boobahs. Then we have Barney and Dora the Expoloder (OMG Turn down the treble!!!)... there's a lot of crap on there. I really dig some of the stuff that is created across the pond - Kipper is cool (because he's mellow), Bob The Builder is cool. When I was their age I watched Bill Cosby drag on stogies and teach about teen pregnancy. Bill had funky music, too. - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Remember The Bill Cosby Show from 1969-71? I loved that theme song Hikky-Burr by Cos & Quincy Jones. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomgottem Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WT-fxBNKs8 My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle. ~Liberace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Damn. With each new post on this thread, I appreciate ever more deeply the funk infused into my childhood. I guess I took it for granted. Between the intro of the Fat Albert theme and the "Barney Miller" theme - hell, throw "Night Court" in there too - it's no wonder I ended up on the bass. We must preserve the funk for future generations, gentlemen. We are getting no help from television in this effort, that's for sure. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I didn't look at YT, but I remember there were albums of great Sesame Street songs. There was a ton of brillance there, and much of it included music. I wish I could have seen Springsteen's face the first time he saw this album.... Tom http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AAM5KWQ9L._SS500_.jpg www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 True. We have TeleTubbies and their bad-trip sidekicks The Boobahs. Then we have Barney and Dora the Expoloder (OMG Turn down the treble!!!)... there's a lot of crap on there. I really dig some of the stuff that is created across the pond - Kipper is cool (because he's mellow), Bob The Builder is cool. When I was their age I watched Bill Cosby drag on stogies and teach about teen pregnancy. Bill had funky music, too. I am convinced The Boobahs are a brainwashing cult and the evil baby in the sun is the leader. Dora's voice goes straight through me, I really want to vomit when I hear it. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Elmo was Sesame Street's nod to Nick Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 (Posted also on the Keyboard Corner, reposted here because I'm so damn glad I found this that I'm sharing it all over) I tell ya, YouTube continues to be one of my favorite aspects of the computer age. Who remembers the funky-ass music they used to play after the end credits of "Sesame Street"? You know - there's a graphic telling you where the funding came from, with that badass little theme with the tubular bells, horns, full-throttle Hammond with fast Leslie, porno wahwah guitar, all kicked off with that blazing roundhouse drum fill on taped-up single-headed drums? Well, click this link and nod ya head like a funky little five-year-old. I've been looking for this tune literally for years on YouTube. Finally found it. This was probably the very first primordial building block in my appreciation of funky music. I didn't know what I was hearing at age four or five, but I sure knew it was bad as hell. It still is. I want the complete take on MP3! Hey! That's the guitar player from the "Three's Company" theme song! Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Elmo was Sesame Street's nod to Nick Jr. Noggin is so much better. Moose and Zee actually have some rockin' tunes plus most of their shows aren't heavily Merchandised and are commercial free. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sem8hXyF11s&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlFFQpnb5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExigIpJ286w&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCDsOAYiaqY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNzoZbCJSqA&feature=related If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxofunk Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Dora's voice goes straight through me, I really want to vomit when I hear it. Perhaps you'll enjoy this from Saturday Night Live: Maraka - Matt W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Dora's voice goes straight through me, I really want to vomit when I hear it. Perhaps you'll enjoy this from Saturday Night Live: Maraka Remarkably Accurate If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davio Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Elmo was Sesame Street's nod to Nick Jr. Noggin is so much better. Moose and Zee actually have some rockin' tunes plus most of their shows aren't heavily Merchandised and are commercial free. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sem8hXyF11s&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlFFQpnb5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExigIpJ286w&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCDsOAYiaqY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNzoZbCJSqA&feature=related I sincerely hope that you currently have children that are in the appropriate age range for these shows and you're not just this familiar with them on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 No my little one is prime age for this stuff and loves music. Jacks big music Show is another show. Jack plays a Ashbury like bassItar. That is not to say how wicked the nugget is that started this. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 http://www.shukilevy.com/ Feel the groove internally within your own creativity. - fingertalkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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