The father of funk, what a guy. Not only does he make such smooth, catchy, snap-yo-fingas worthy tracks, but he is also a man of infinite feats and astounding accomplishments, such as being the creator of the soundtrack to "Superfly", being a two-time-inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and an enormous influence during the civil rights movements, his music giving hope and comfort to struggling and fighting African Americans.
In spite of my blinding white-ness, I wish this track was constantly playing in the background of my everyday life, like when I walk into a room with a now dramatic entrance, or anytime I do anything impressive or celebration-worthy. The drums in this song are AWESOME, if I could ever learn one instrument it would be the drums, and this song makes me desire the ability to play the drums more than usual. I also love any song that has accompaniment from brass/ wind instruments, and this song is loaded with a lil' symphony.
I love the super whammy-funky guitar in this one, it's almost trippy actually. However, the titles of the song troubles me because I feel like the music is rather upbeat and happy-sounding in contrast to such an ominous title.
Here are some lyrics:
Said he'd see him home
But his hope was a rope
And he should've known
It's hard to understand
That there's love in this man
I'm sure all would agree
That his misery was his
Woman and things
Now Freddie's dead
That's what I said
...well that got heavy and uncomfortable fast. anyways interesting lyrics and music combo.
Anywhoo, I really like Curtis Mayfield's music, and would listen to it on my own time.
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