Foot Tapping at the desk: Recent Episodes
Shaun
Must be the sun shining through the office window all afternoon that gave me the urge to listen to disco, here's 8 of the tracks I've been tappin' my foot to this afternoon.
1. Chic - Everybody Dance
2. The Trammps - Disco Inferno
3. Rose Royce - Is it love you're after
4. Sister sledge - Lost in Music
5. Daft Punk - Get Lucky
6. Diana Ross - Upside Down
7. Andrea True Connection - More More More
8. Average White Band - Let's go round again
And if tappin your foot aint enough then exercise your brain by working out which songs are Nile Rodgers influenced and which bands sampled the Andrea True connection and Rose Royce tracks.
This week's tappin is inspired by Richie Havens who sadly passed away. Still with the funk, soul feel this one is a little more laid back, perfect for a day like today with the tappin at my desk being done in the sun.
1. The Bottle - Gil Scott Heron
2. Inner city blues (Make me wanna holler) - The Chi-Lites
3. For what it's worth - Sergio Mendes
4. Freedom - Richie Havens
5. Woman of the Ghetto - Marlena Shaw
6. Express Yourself - Charles Wright Band
7. Everyday People - Sly and the family stone.
With many of my Facebook friends and colleagues getting ready to head off to Liverpool, this week's tappin is 30 minutes of Liverpool bands. All bands (apart from one) hail from Liverpool. Enjoy.
- The Mojos - Everything's alright
- The Zutons - You will, you won't
- The Icicle works - Hollow horse
- The LAs - There she goes
- The Wombats - Moving to New York
- Echo & the bunnymen - Seven Seas
- Teardrop explodes - Reward
- The Dead 60s - Ghostfaced killer
- Lotus eaters - the first picture of you
- China Crisis - Black Man Ray
For episode 4 it's back to soul and funk:
1. Aint got no - Nina Simone
2. Breakaway - The Valentines
3. I keep tryin' - Fred Hughes
4. Dont count your chickens before they're hatched - Honey Cone
5. I want you back - Jackson 5
6. It's your thing - Ann Peebles
7. I'll take you there - The Staple Sisters
8. Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack
9. I'm bugging your phone - The Smiths Connection
10. I want you love - Chic
11. Funky weekend - The stylistics
Another day of foot tappin while working so here's the third instalment. Taking a break from the soul and bringing on the ska. Here's the playlist:
1. Prince Buster - One Step Beyond
2. The Wailers / Skatalites - Simmer Down
3. The Four Aces - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
4. Byron Lee - Jamaican Ska
5. The Paragons - The tide is high
6. The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon
7. Toots and the Mayalls - 54 - 46 was my number
8. Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel
9. Dandy Livingstone - Rudy a message to you
10. Laurel Atkin and the unitone - rudi got married
11. Delroy Wilson - Dancing Mood
More Northern Soul and the like to set your foot a-tappin
Chills & fever - Ronnie Love
Seven Day fool - Etta James
Out to get you - Shorty Long
The Who who song - Jackie Wilson
Stop her on sight (S.O.S.) - Edwin Starr
Landslide - Tony Clarke
When you see the hurt - Carl Lester & TheShow stoppers
Baby Hit and run - The Contours
Hold back the night - The Trammps
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Well, I told you
A bit of Motown, Philly sound and Northern Soul to set your foot a-tappin
Bob Brady and the Conchords - people get ready
Frank Wilson - Do I love you (Indeed I do)
The Supremes - you can't hurry love
The Brothers Johnston - Stomp
The Temptations - Cloud Nine
James Brown - Get up offa that thing
Frantique - Strut your funky stuff
O'Jays - I love music
Don Thomas - Come on train
Donnie Elbert - Get Ready