http://www.metafilter.com/tags/algreen Posts tagged with 'algreen' at MetaFilter. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:55:40 -0800 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:55:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/123128/y2funkysoultrainlive%2Dor%2Dat%2Dleast%2Dlip%2Dsynced Get Down On It:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f4CyQto-0E" title="Gomessoul&#0183;34 videos Uploaded on Oct 15, 2011 Jean Knight (nascida Jean Caliste, 26 de junho de 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana) &#0233; uma cantora do African-American / R & B / funk, mais conhecida por seu single de 1971 gravado pela Stax Records 'Mr. Big Stuff'.">Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75BlzjqGVcc" title="@1977 '...because I was too nervous/to really get down'">Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrotsEzgEpg" title="Bob Lee 3 weeks ago Listed #392 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. During my Top 40 radio DJ stint, throughout its chart appearance...I played it 2 or 3 times a night over a 5 hour shift During one intro...trying to be cool and hit the post...instead of saying, ">The Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJRQzuBOhSQ" title="Al Green performs 'Tired of Being Alone' on Soul Train in 1972. Performance taken from episode 21.">Al Green - Tired of Being Alone</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2VyE3M0ido" title="'....'Hello, May I speak to Barbara ?'">Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qT4zTv_vVY" title="Damita Jo Freeman's finest moment. She was perhaps the first true star of the Soul Train dancers. I remember seeing her a few years later on 'Solid Gold' in the late 70s.">Joe Tex - I Gotcha</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVUlhUcY9TA" title="Andre Brown 9 months ago I LOVE THIS SONG! KURENAI0310 4 months ago 着物が良く似合ってます(^-^)">A Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqoWryBLmNI" title="K Dubb 1 year ago I remember when I was real young, people would pop-lock to this and break dance. Jagged85 1 year ago This was the sound that pretty much redefined hip-hop and R&B music for the next few decades. It was the song's popularity with the African-American community at the time that prompted Soul Train to invite YMO to the show.">Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db61kOZloiw" title="Calvin Weems 9 months ago Every now and again I look to see if someone has added another Five Star video.I Loved those days of music and Five Star holds a special place for me from those beautiful days of music till this day...Thanks LOVEBREED101">Five Star- All Fall Down</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBBDWmFfnV0" title="KingSr931 4 weeks ago Oh Eddie...your music still swoons the girls after 20 years since you passed...I sung Just My Imagination at a school function and the girls went crazy...you are and inspiration to all male tenor singers of today...RIP">Eddie Kendricks - Happy</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOj9lPbp1I4" title="Aretha Franklin performs Rock Steady live on Soul Train in 1973, episode 55.">Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPh-31TtEOI" title="1djkenny 3 months ago you know the train was new back then the stage was so small the rest of the band had to be off the stage!!lol but... they did they thang!!">Al Green - Love and Happiness</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpLUM7zZI-U" title="ta'keisha Watson 11 months ago my mom was listening to the song daily before she pass away on april5, 2005. i love and miss her everyday i open my eyes i can hear and feel her. i cry like a bay when i heard any of the songs she loved. when she was pregant with me she played music all day! ri.p. mommie">The Staples Singers Come Go With Me</a><br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ptrc2cWRxU" title="coSMia2010 1 week ago This is an amazing LIVE performance! and yes @LOV32W4TCH, With this band, even the violin is FUNKY!">Sly &amp; the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)</a><br><br> And as no Soul Train post would be complete without a line dance: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXbP4JBf8To" title="BokkleGD 6 months ago That dude at 0.45 is so fucking cool! [what he said]">Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone</a></b> On A related Tip or Two: <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/don-cornelius-on-marvin-gaye-s-got-to-give-it-up-part-1-recording" title="'As a matter of fact, an interesting tidbit, Don Cornelius walked through the control room as we doing this, and if you listen closely to 'Got To Give It Up' you'll hear Marvin Gaye say..'Hey Don, Hey Don, I didn't know you were here 'homes'!'">Don Cornelius on Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up, Part 1" recording</a> And, as I can not get enough of Mavis Staples... from the 1973 Grammys, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwVFIL3jbUM" title="'...Whatcha doin'!'">The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There</a> and, then, from back in the day, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7V7OMw7tg8" title="wringinitout9 2 months ago Could you believe Mavis was only 15 years young when this recording was released. Some one asked which one was Mavis, the short girls is the voice. MY voice; when I was oh so young I was lead of our choir, because I had a very heavy strong voice. I don't know why I didn't know about this song until this year. I guess I listen to the other radio stations. Love those 'STAPLE SINGERS.'">Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1jGF-6bFpI" title="shortraxshortrax&#0183;75 videos Uploaded on Jun 26, 2008 Eerie, lean sound from the Staples' Veejay years. The Rolling Stones have been accused of ripping this off, and of course they did, but if they owe anyone it is really the arranger Shirley Joiner. The song itself is traditional.">The Staple Singers - This May be the Last Time </a> From Cinncinati's Upbeat!: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diadZbYpvGk" title="cddjny 3 months ago Just saw a video of Archie performing tighten up in 2011, was great to flip right to this video of a young Archie! He was cool, and still is! The dancer on the left sure was gettin his groove on! Tighten up is a song I have loved since childhood! Born in 1958, and still listen to tighten up! I can still feel the summer sunshine and listening to tighten up!!! C'mon now!!! ; )">Archie Bell &amp; The Drells - Tighten Up</a> <small>See also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6CH9m0y6M" title="(1980) '... Hurry up with the bass, papa-san!'">Yellow Magic Orchestra - Tighten up</a></small> And from very much later in the day: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ssMVL9I1Q" title="bownboykb Uploaded on Jun 18, 2008 Soul singer,Betty Wright cleans up on the Micheal Baisden show Afterdark. Great perfomance the band is funky">Betty Wright - Clean up Woman</a> And, of course, the obligatory link to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZex7ZMZcAc" title="billy scott 7 months ago thanks billy...I was in the studio when this went down...we were all high as a m......f..... Great mems...the best years of my life.">Sly &amp; The Family Stone - Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa </a> is in order, too. <small>Upon review: a hat tip to <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/109449/Yellow-Magic-Orchestra-on-Soul-Train-1980" title="Yellow Magic Orchestra on Soul Train, 1980 Let the robot dancing begin! Yellow Magic Orchestra performs the oft yt -sam yt pled yt 'Firecracker' on Soul Train, 1980. YMO --'. . . presently the most popular band in all of Japan'-- also perform 'Tighten Up' yt . [...the latter link is unfortunately broken] posted by February28 November 14, 2011 1:18 PM (7 comments total) 15 users marked this as a favorite [!] ">February28</a> is in order, too</small> tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.123128 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:55:40 -0800 70s 80s AlGreen ArchieBellthe ArethaFranklin BettyWright Dance DonCornelious Drells Funk MarvinGaye Music RB SlytheFamilyStone Soul Soultrain StaplesSingers TV YellowMagicOrchestra YMO y2karl http://www.metafilter.com/111827/Forget%2Dabout%2Dthe%2Delection%2DIm%2Dwaiting%2Don%2Dthe%2Drecording%2Dcontract <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-hDt2E8MoE">I, I'm so in love with you.</a> The soulful side of President Obama. (slyt) tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.111827 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:29:25 -0800 algreen obama soinlovewithyou Hoenikker http://www.metafilter.com/72534/Life%2Dbefore%2DProTools <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=fH37jdpuCTs">Al Green sits in with Chicago</a> (SLYT with a massive side order of awesome). tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72534 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:43:05 -0800 algreen chicago soul tiredofbeingalone timsteil