Let’s take this next one all the way back to now. 

Chromeo’s chirping apegiators, clean drums, and humorous instrumentals and lyrics makes this band a funky and functional duo. P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel), on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals have been best friends since childhood. They pride themselves as being the only successful Arab/Jewish collaboration since the beginning of time.

The duo’s chemistry is great, creating seriously outrageous tracks like Momma’s Boy and Fancy Footwork. Their music is funky, clean cut with only essential chirps, dings and buzzes that encourages at least a little head bop if not a full dance routine. If not, then let the themes to every song put a smile on your face. enjoi

Bonafied Lovin

Fancy Footwork
 

An angry man walks into a bar, If I Ever Feel Better is playing in the background and the man looses control of himself and breaks out dancing. Pardon me if you thought that set up was for a joke, because it was not. Since that didn’t make you smile, try listening to Phoenix. 

Phoenix is a four-man funky/disco pop band from La France. Their guitarist Laurent Brancowitz was part of the band Darlin’ with Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, the men who eventually became Daft Punk (helping explain that funky sound they produce). 

The two songs featured come from the same album, UNITED. So click below to listen to them, hopefully they will make smile, or break out dancing. enjoi

If I ever Feel Better
 

No they do not make cheat notes, summaries or sell books. Cliff Nobles & Co. are a funk/soul group from the late 60’s. This song is wonderful, not only thanks to the energetic instrumentals, but also because of its realistic understanding of what love is.
It seems like a lot of music does such a great job at romanticizing love (sounds strange right?), turning it into a superhero which always arrives at the nick of time and saves everyone! Not so much in the real world. Love is Alright. Enjoi.

 Love is Alright - Cliff Nobles & Co.

Face it. You’re itunes collection is missing something. Something that tells women “I know you want to sing along to this *wink” or better, “I enjoy getting giddy like a school girl, on occasion.” 

This is where the Jackson 5 steps in. In case you’ve been hiding out on Antartica your entire life, The Jackson 5 is the band that introduced Michael Jackson, the black one. Back before classics like Thriller, a young Michael Jackson played lead vocals for the “bubblegum soul” group with older brothers Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, (*Randy live on congas), and Jermaine LaJuane, all as back vocals and instrumentals.

Their popularity soared at the end of the Civil rights era when they became the first black teen idols to appeal equally to white audiences. A sign of the power of the unity music creates. “I Want You Back” was written by Motown record’s specialized ghost writers, The Corporation, and was performed by the Jackson 5. It remains as probably their most popular song. “Life of the Party” is a funky word to the wise you can use every now and then, to show off your amazing break-dancing moves. So here’s what your Itunes has been missing, now feel free to close your bedroom door and DANCE.

Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

Bonus: Jackson 5 - The Life of the Party

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