YouTube Music Mix: Funk it Up!
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Listen to the best funk music mix on YouTube. This mix features some of the most popular funk songs of all time. So turn up the volume and funk it up!
Introduction
In this mix, we’ve collected some of the funkiest tracks on YouTube to get you moving. These songs will make you want to groove, so crank up the volume and get down!
The Best Funk Songs on YouTube
If you’re looking for some funky tunes to help get your groove on, look no further than YouTube Music. In this mix, we’ve compiled some of the best funk songs available on the site. From classic hits to modern covers, there’s something for everyone in this mix. So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to funk it up!
“Superstition” by Stevie Wonder
“Superstition” is a song written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972. The song was released as the lead single from Wonder’s album Talking Book. “Superstition” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Wonder’s second Pop Singles chart topper and his first since “Fingertips Pt. 2”.
“Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” by James Brown
“Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” is a song recorded by James Brown with Bobby Byrd on backing vocals. It was released in 1970 as a two-part single on King Records. The song was written by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. The song’s title refers to sexual intercourse, and its opening line is often quoted as an example of Brown’s funky delivery and sense of humor: “Get up! I feel like being a sex machine.”
The song was ranked number426 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and number 99 in Pitchfork Media’s list of the 100 greatest songs of the 1970s. In 2003, the Online Film & Television Association ranked it number78 on their list of the 100 Greatest Songs in Television History.
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it was recorded in one day on 23 August 1969, during the final sessions for the album. The song is credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Lennon began writing the song in May 1968, during his and Yoko Ono’s “Bed-Ins for Peace” at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel. He later said that he wrote it as an expression of his love for Ono. The recording features heavy use of feedback and Lennon’s heavily processed electric guitar playing, which foreshadowed his work with avant-garde musician Ornette Coleman in 1968–69. It is among the longest tracks on Abbey Road and was edited down from nearly 33 minutes of studio jams.
The Beatles completed takes 16 and 17 on 23 August, which they judged satisfactory. The song fades out rather than ending abruptly, as Lennon wanted; he later said that he envisioned it as “the weight of her coming down on me and crushing me”. Despite its length, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” was released as a single in several countries; in Australia and New Zealand it appeared as the B-side to “Let It Be”.
“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” by Parliament
“Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” is a song by Parliament. It was released in October 1976 as the lead single from their fifth album, Mothership Connection (1976). The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Bernie Worrell. Clinton’s canonical funk medley “Flash Light”/”Give Up the Funk”/”Bop Gun (End of the World Club Mix)” was included as part of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. In 2010, it was ranked number492 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. In 2012, Pitchfork Media listed it at number 21 on their 200 Best Songs of the 1970s list.
“Atomic Dog” by George Clinton
“Atomic Dog” is a song by George Clinton from the 1982 album Computer Games. The song was released as a single in December 1982 and peaked at number 101 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1983. The song was re-released in 1998, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2010, the song was featured in an advertising campaign for Target stores.
The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Snoop Dogg, who interpolated the chorus for his 1993 debut single “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this mix of funk music! If you did, be sure to check out our other YouTube Music Mixes, like our Blues Mix or our Jazz Mix. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more great music mixes!
