What song has the best "Get Up And Boogie" beat?

[WillParkinson]

Today I'm going with "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers.

[arwalden]

1. Car Wash -- Rose Royce

[VelmaD]

I saw this thread and thought of you...

and your love for that song. Now I've got it playing in my head. This is not a bad thing. :)

[arwalden]

15. :-)

-- Allen

[kmla]

2. Ummm. "Get Up and Boogie" by The Silver Convention?

Always did like that tune.

[mac56]

7. And the lyrics will live forever:

That's right
Get up and boogie
Get up and boogie
Boogie
Boogie
That's right
Get up and boogie

[Raster]

3. Double Dutch Bus...the original

excellent proto-funk

[mac56]

4. "Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye.

nm

[terrya]

5. "Turn the Beat Around"..Vickie Sue Robinson or Gloria Estafan.

Both are good.

[Dan-W]

44. Agreed. It's the *only* disco song I've ever liked.

[XNASA]

6. "Boogie-Oogie-Oogie" - A Taste of Honey

[jus_the_facts]

8. The Bird~Morris Day and the Time

:headbang:

[zulchzulu]

9. Fight The Power by Isley Brothers

Great lyrics too!

[GOPisEvil]

11. I was just going to post that!!

:thumbsup:

[mr_hat]

10. Brick... HOWWZE!

[wtmusic]

17. Yes

if that one doesn't get your ass on the floor, you are probably dead

[MissMillie]

22. Yeah, that one works (n/t)

.

[XNASA]

30. Not to split hairs, but "Brick House" is a Funk beat, not a Boogie beat.

As much as I love the Commodores, and "Brick House" specifically, that song is a Funk Song.

Funk songs have the accent "on the 1". Best examples are "Fire" by the Ohio Players or most of James Brown's catalogue.

Boogie songs have the accents "on the 2 and the 4". Best example..."Shining Star" by Earth Wind & Fire

A lot of disco was boogie.

Not trying to start nothin', just trying to keep the genres straight.

[MissMillie]

36. Not to split hairs....

But you put "Get up and Boogie" beat in quotes, as if to imply that you were necessarily looking for a strict genre, but rather music that makes people want to get up and dance.

:P

[XNASA]

40. I did nothing of the sort.

Will Bowden started this thread, not I.

But your point is well taken.

[MissMillie]

42. Oops... my bad

:spank:

[johnnie]

12. Strange..

I was just singing Boogie fever the other day. I haven't heard it in years though.

[Beware the Beast Man]

13. "Flashlight"

by the great P-Funk...as Mrs. Beast Man says, how much coke to you possibly have to be on in the 70's to come up with a stage show like P-Funk's?

[nini]

14. September by Earth Wind and Fire

actually, just about anything by EWF is good.

My family says they are going to bury me with my EWF CDs :-)

[Jim Sagle]

16. "In the Bush" - Musique.

[arwalden]

18. "(I've Got) The Power"... "Everybody Dance Now"

[wryter2000]

19. What is Hip?

Tower of Power.

Or, Down to the Nightclub, Knock Yourself Out, The Oakland Zone, The Real Deal, or any number of bumpster songs.

[GumboYaYa]

46. Good call. I would have expected nothing else!

I was down in New Orleans a few weeks ago and saw some great funk. Check out The Benjy Davis Project and Papa Grows Funk when you get a chance. Also Leo Nocentelli's new stuff is amazing. He is out in San Fran now.

[wryter2000]

49. I know you only recommend the best

:yourock:

[blm]

20. Walk this Way.

.

[Burma Jones]

21. Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters

Works for me. When I spun 45s, back in the mid-80s, this one usually got folks moving.

[WillParkinson]

34. Oooh, Pointer Sisters...

I *LOVE* Baby Come and Get It!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

23. James Brown & The JBs "Doing It To Death"

...or "Jam," basically the same song.



The live version of "Jam" on this CD ("Dead on the Heavy Funk, 1975-1983") will peel the paint from your walls.

[parasim]

24. Sex Machine by James Brown

Runners up:


Soul Power - James Brown
What is Hip - Tower of Power
Soul Vaccination - Tower of Power
Serpentine Fire - Earth Wind and Fire

[arwalden]

25. "The Electric Slide" and "The Macarena"

[prolesunited]

47. Sorry, but

:puke:
:puke:

[arwalden]

51. LOL... I Was Just Kidding. It make me want to get up and LEAVE

[kodi]

26. reaching out (ex. version) steel pulse, best dance song in reggae

dead men tap their feet when they hear it.

[Kahuna]

27. Shake Your Body Down to the Ground. The Jacksons..

Just thinking about it makes me want to boogie.

[arwalden]

52. Yep... that's a good one.

[terrya]

28. "We Are Family" - Sister Sledge

[bif]

29. "Fried Hocky Boogie" the Canned Heat.

Anyone remember that one?

[GumboYaYa]

31. "Shake Your Booty Round and Around" - Ivan Neville.

At least that's my choice right now, since I just got the CD and play it all the time.

[AmandaRuth]

32. Don't leave me this way

Thelma Houston and the I Believe in Miracles, You Sexy Thing song, (not sure who does this or the proper name)

[argyl]

45. Hot Chocolate? Also did "Everyone's a Winner" I believe.

xx

[ihaveaquestion]

33. "In the Mood" - Glenn Miller n/t

[Insider]

35. Vogue

strike a pose.

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[MissMillie]

39. that one always makes me want to shake my groove thing (n/t)

.

[WillParkinson]

54. Alright Grovelbot!

Get down with yer bad self.

[cosmicdot]

38. Disco Inferno - Trammps

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

41. That's the way (oh ho ah ha) I like it (oh ho ah ha)

[Champ]

43. "When I get Free"

My all time favorite beat.

[Jokerman]

48. "Mary Mary" by Run DMC n/t

[2bfree]

50. Play That Funky Music

Or would that be concidered funk?

[bbernardini]

53. "The Black Page" - Frank Zappa

Specifically, the version from the 1982 (I think) tour. It's on the blue "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore" set.