Funk Switch

Went to a bit of a drab party last night. Gave a CD of some funky stuff to the hostess. The stereo was pretty useless but people danced nevertheless.

Eddie Bo - Hook and Sling (Part 2) came on and a guy slouched in a sofa with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder (I forgot to say it was fancy dress) brightened up and told me of an great New Orleans Funk album he picked up called Saturday Night Fish Fry. He said there's a Eddie Bo track on it called 'The Thang.' The beginning of a great friendship, perhaps.

I had a bit of a listen to The Thang online...but prefer Hook and Sling. I've another verion too by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Hook And Sling Meets The Funky Superfly which is fun but just doen't have that sublime funk zing that Eddie Bo's has. That thing that turns something on inside, which only good funk does. Like Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - Use Me Up or James Brown's - Get Up. Once it's switched on you can never switch it off, it's only on standby or energy saving mode until you hear another funk riff.