This is my favorite ConFunkShun song. He sings this so passionately because it's based on a true story about the lead singer and another member of the group, dating the same woman.
I knew when I heard this song as a kid, he was saaaaaaaaaanging that song too hard; that was from his heart, soul, body AND mind!!! His passion was on a DIFFERENT, WHOLE other level!!
Amber you figured it out. Two of the band members was seeing the same girl and didn’t know. Once he found out that way it’s so much passion Micheal Cooper is lead singer. This is the original version. Druhill did a version in 2000’s and Bruno Mars did a version 2023
The story is he really did get caught in a love triangle and the one that got the girl was a member of the band! That explains the passion that he's singing with. They briefly described it on their UNSUNG episode. Michael Cooper is the lead singer on this one. He didn't get the girl, but it inspired him to write this smash hit! I think it worked out for everyone.
Con Funk Shun's biggest hit was Ffun that climbed as high as #23 in 1977 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. Worth a listen, particularly for the harmonies and horn-filled funk.
This song reminds me of house parties in the late 70's. Con funk shun had many hits but my fav was Ffun, Chase me, and my moms fav Shake and Dance. Would love to see your reactions to those.
CON FUNK SHUN are the unsung HEROS of R&B and Funk! I saw them in 1978 at the Funk Fest at Soldier Field in Chicago and they CLOWNED! I might be wrong, but I think Felton Pilate--who was a multi instrumentalist and vocalist--sang lead on a song called "Make it Last". He was a falsetto singer, and he brought the house down! He held a falsetto note for about 45 seconds!!!!! PLEASE react to this song, you will LOVE it!!!!!
I appreciate you two! I had a Full day of ups and downs. I had a moment to myself, I saw the alert on y'all's pod from today. And it was right on Time! Put me in a good space. Thank you....
There is another group that you will enjoy if you have never heard of them. Tony!, Toni!, Tone! and their song "Anniversary" which is similar to this style. You would also enjoy "Feels Good" and "Whatever You Want". I highly recommend The Deele and "Two Occasions" also. At some point you need to hear "Mornin'" by Al Jarreau. Such a wonderful feel good and uplifting song to start one's day and Amber will just love it. The original video for the song is cool and with good feels. You then need to continue with more from Al. Thanks.
@@eduvieira5409 They really need to dive into Mr. Jarreau's amazing discography. "We're In This Love Together", "Boogie Down", "After All", "Tell Me What I Gotta To Do". "Roof Garden", "Spain", "Black And Blues" and "Moonlighting". There are many others also. They have yet to react to him at all. Shame what their missing.
😂"OMG!!".Y'all Moving To The Groove So Hard, Got Me Moving With Y'all. This Song Is Soooo Smooth,Sultry And Soulful.🔥🔥🔥..The Vocals Are Amazing...And Music Harmony Is Perfect 👌🏽..Great Great Reactions Y'all👍🏾💯👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's not a complete list but some more in this area, Parliament-funkadelic - aqua boogie, knee deep, atomic dog; The Gap Band - Beep a Freak; Oops Upside Your Head, Humpin; Slave - Just A Touch of Love, Watching You, Slide; Tom Browne - Funkin’ For Jamaica; The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me, Take Your TIme (Do It Right); Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid; Skyy - Call Me
How about "Firecracker" by Mass Production, "Movin'" by Brass Construction, "Must Be The Music" by Secret Weapon, "The Bottle" by Gil Scott Heron and D Train with "You're The One For Me" and "Keep On". A Big Yes to "Funkin' For Jamaica 👍. I and others have suggested that many times in the past. Well all of your suggestions they are all great. Thinking of "Funkin' For Jamaica, Toni Smith has a great funk song "(Ooh) I Like The Way It Feels". The long version is just Funky. RIP Toni you are truly missed. Some Mystic Merlin "Mr. Magician" would be great come to think of it.
After 7 - "Ready Or Not", DeBarge - "All This Love", Maxwell - "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and T-Connection - "The Best of My Love" you would just love these, Just thinking.☺
They would love "Movin'" and many by them. B.T. Express also comes to mind. "Do It ('Til Your Satisfied)" and "Express". To go a little deeper "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" by Roy Ayers. When Summer arrives they have to hear "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang. The full version.
She said, " it's just that someone's over and baby I really wanna be with you"....unh....Now this is one of my all-time favorites....it makes every playlist I create....hiphop, blues, rock..LOL...and RnB....This is a classic......
Con Funk Shun. This was one of my favorite groups back in the day, but this particular song is about Michael Cooper, the lead singer and Felton Pilot. This is a true story. They were seeing the same woman. They did an episode on unsung about them So what what they're singing in this song which is Michael Cooper. This really did happen and then there's a live version of this song. Many years later where Michael Cooper says in the song. She calls him up and he tells the year of when she actually did call him up. I'm glad you did this song. You got to do chase me by them. They have so many good songs. I would like to make a suggestion. There's a songs little different. It's by Curtis Mayfield and the name of the song is "Back To The World" This is a really good song. The words are very very deep. The song came out in 1973
I have been oh so patiently waiting for you to reach to Confunkshun. Brings me back to my high school days in the early 80s. Please go down the rabbit hole - Funk is the band’s middle name after all. Hit after funky hit. This band is right in Jay’s lane. Peace.
This is Michael Cooper, who also leads I'm Leaving Baby. You gotta check out the other lead, Felton Pilate - Let Me Put Love on Your Mind, Straight From The Heart, Baby I'm Hooked, By Your Side. They built their rep on dance music - Ffun, Chase Me, Got To Be Enough, Too Tight, Shake and Dance With Me.
Con Funk Shun did both fsat and slow songs well. "Chase Me", "Ffun". and "I've Got To Be Enough" are some of the funkier songs, and "Let Me Put Love On Your Mind", "Straight From The Heart" and "Make It Last" on the slow R&B side. You can't really go wrong.
The song has two lead vocalists: Felton Pilate (The verses, smoother voice), Michael Cooper (Verses, the gritty, soulful voice heightening the passion). They both wrote the song! Great backup vocals too! A BIG high five 🙌🏾for Bassist Cedric Martin! American superduo Silk Sonic, which includes Bruno Mars release a very good remake of the song in 2022! You should heck it out! 😊👏🏾🎤🎶🎸🥁🎹💯🛼
Man! It's been 40 years since this was released. Your reaction shows how timeless this music is. I was just coming out of Grad school, starting my life. 1982
From Vallejo, Ca. Con Funk Shun !!! Bringing back my childhood memories. Another big R/B-Funky group in the mid 70’s early 80’s. My favorite album from them is “Candy” from rockin ballads to funky groovy vibes. Let Me Put(Love On Ur Mind), Chase Me and Images. Just to name a few. Thank you for that reaction. ❤
That's right, Amber! Pay attention to those lyrics and get the lowdown on the story! 👍🏽 I love it when you do that!👏🏽 If you want to hear a man break it down with his soul about a love story, I suggest AGAIN,.... "Cause I Love You" - Lenny Williams (Oooh, my goodness! 😲😢) "No Rhyme, No Reason" - George Duke "Can I?" - David Peaston"
Con Funk Shun is my favorite R&B/Funk band and they’ve put together an amazing music catalog spanning from the early 1970s to today. Yes, they’re still making music & performing live even though there’s just 3 of the original 7 founding members still with the band. Fortunately, their 2 phenomenal main song writers and amazing lead vocalists are still with the group, Michael Cooper & Felton Pilate. Con Funk Shun has a wide range of great songs from slow to upbeat to funk, etc. and in my opinion they are one of the most talented & unfortunately, underrated bands of all time even though they’ve been very successful throughout their careers. This says a lot about how great their music really is and their band is an excellent example of how incredible R&B bands & music really was in the 1970s and 1980s when groups wrote, composed, & performed their own music!
❤Love Did you guys catch that in the last verse she ends up calling him and he doesn’t pick up until 2 o’clock. And she starts begging him to come over like he said he would.
I've heard this chorus many times, but never the verses, and I couldn't have told ya the band name to save my life, so this is like recovering an old almost forgotten gem for me. I lived with a woman for years that exposed this metal/rock man to a lot of funk and R&B so the nostalgia is real.
Want some more funk? Check out two my favorite funk tunes: It's Ecstacy When You Lay Down Next to Me by Barry White and Tell Me Something Good by Rufus (featuring an early Chaka Khan).
This song reminds me waking up early in the morning 5:30am, getting ready for school turning on 92.3 The Beat, going to church seminar first and then to school, I'd always hear this song in the early morning.
Before they got a record deal, members of Con Funk Shun were the band playing behind Rufus Thomas. If you watch the 1973 concert movie "Wattstax", you can see them during Rufus' performance.
As someone already mentioned, Michael Cooper is the lead singer from the group Con Funk Shun. Michael Cooper also had a solo album without the group. My favorite song by Michael Cooper as a solo artists was released in 1989. That song title was "My Baby's House" by Michael Cooper.
Lead on this track is Michael Cooper. He also put out several solo projects. Listen to Love Isn’t Over, Dinner For Two, My Baby’s House and Shoop Shoop. Also my favorite Prove My Love To You.
So many good ones from this group! “Too Tight”, “Straight From The Heart”, “California 1”, & “Chase Me” to name a few! The pride of The Crest in Vallejo California! 💯🤙🏽😎
Just saw them in Oakland California earlier this year. I think there's still 3 original members. They were jamming and sounded almost the same. Also it was a small venue so we weren't to far from the stage. I'm 62 so this was the music we partied to at the clubs when I was younger.
This reaction between the two of you is so great. It’s super clear that she was listening to the lyrics more than he was initially and caught on to the story right away by the expression on her face. Priceless… love it when the younger generations discover the music we grew up with…..😊❤ of course the lead singer is the great Michael Cooper. You can see him in his heyday on RUclips in the 1983 Con Funk Shun.performance on SOUL TRAIN 🚂
That was the "quiet storm" side of ConFunkShun; next, you should try their biggest hit, "Ffun" (two F's, not a typo), an uptempo funk tune with a nice brass line. BTW, next time you get to Sly & the Family Stone, give a listen to "Family Affair," their last #1 hit. It's a low-key, crafty little funk number that represents Sly at his "sly" best.
This group's name made me think of the 1970s funk band Brass Construction. I had to make a detour to playing their two great hit songs Changin' and Movin' before coming back to this Con Funk Shun song. I know Amber likes horn sections and that's where their name comes from.
Yes, ConFunkShun was formed in Cali, but they relocated to Memphis TN in 1973 and got with Stax Records. That why we Memphians call this group Memphis’ own.
Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic covered and did a wonderful job. Mr. Michael Cooper sang lead. They came from Vallejo, CA. The History of the song was two of the group was in a relationship triangle. You need to try "Ffun"' and "Chase Me" , check out the bass, "J" will LOVE IT! promise.
They were the backup band to the Soul Children on Stax Label when they left Cali for Memphis. They were influenced by Sly and James but their sound was nothing like Sly or James. Michael Cooper was the lead singer. He went solo in the mid 80's.
@@DarrylSellers Unfortunately never got to see ConFunkShun, but saw almost all the other Funk bands from the 70's. Gap Band, LTD, Isley's, Ohio Players, PFunk, Lakeside etc. Miss those days dearly.
@@vizzini589 , me too! You've seen some great concerts! I wish I had seen the group you've mentioned who I haven't seen in concert! I'm a Minneapolis native and have seen Prince perform many times including at his Glam Slam Nightclub in the 1990s! I've also seen other group including: The Time, Vanity 6, Mazarati (A local Funk/Rock band that hit the national scene for a short time) the Deele, George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic, Shalamar, Patric Rushen.
The pride of Vallejo, Cali!!! They are first and foremost a FUNK band--one of my all-time favorites! Check out "Got To Be Enough" and "Ffun." I guarantee you'll be dancing in your seats!!!
They're from my hometown Vallejo CA. I grew up with them from Jr high thru high school. "California 1" and " goit to be enough" are my other favorites!!
"Baby makin' music for the old heads in da room"...lol. U like this one then u gotta check out "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson.
As good as this was, I think you'd like their heavy funk stuff better. Try "Ffun" and "Shake and Dance With Me," both from 1978, and "Chase Me" from 1979.
This is my favorite song by Confunkshun. The lead singer here is Michael Cooper. He had a good solo career in the late 80s/early 90s. I suggest reaction to his "My Baby's House" and "Dinner For Two". Cooper has a unique voice. Very underrated voice.
I love Con funk Shun and I love this song! My older sisters had their albums and they were one of the premier funk bands in the late seventies/early eighties funk era!
YES! One of the ALL-TIME GREAT R&B love songs. This particular song, though never released as a single is still one of the group's signature songs. They have to perform this song in concert! The lead singers name is MICHAEL COOPER, and his passion comes from being the odd man out in a love triangle, including himself, FELTON PILATE, and a young woman. The interesting thing is the song originally had different lyrics written BY PILATE, but those lyrics got voted out for the current lyrics, which were written by COOPER detailing the situation. You guys should have done the live performance on SOUL TRAIN! Great Video! Great Reaction! 👍
This is my favorite ConFunkShun song. He sings this so passionately because it's based on a true story about the lead singer and another member of the group, dating the same woman.
I knew when I heard this song as a kid, he was saaaaaaaaaanging that song too hard; that was from his heart, soul, body AND mind!!! His passion was on a DIFFERENT, WHOLE other level!!
Allegedly it was about Pebbles
Amber you figured it out. Two of the band members was seeing the same girl and didn’t know. Once he found out that way it’s so much passion Micheal Cooper is lead singer.
This is the original version. Druhill did a version in 2000’s and Bruno Mars did a version 2023
Is the lead singer still singing? Hope so ....fantastic voice!!
@@michaelasay8587 The Whole Band still tours
Bruno is criminally underrated, bc his career is in the wrong era.
Clearly one of the most talented to ever do it.
Ya’ll brought the heat with this one! An absolute classic! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The story is he really did get caught in a love triangle and the one that got the girl was a member of the band! That explains the passion that he's singing with. They briefly described it on their UNSUNG episode. Michael Cooper is the lead singer on this one. He didn't get the girl, but it inspired him to write this smash hit! I think it worked out for everyone.
Let Me Put Love On Your Mind is another jam by them.
100% PURE SOUL!!!
Con Funk Shun's biggest hit was Ffun that climbed as high as #23 in 1977 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. Worth a listen, particularly for the harmonies and horn-filled funk.
Well this song must have been higher on the hot 100!!!
@@michaelasay8587 Love's Train was never released as a single and thus never charted.
Ffun is definitely a banger!!!
Okay, this is the song they would play on Soul Train in between the commercial breaks.
We used to “cry and beg” for love😁…with no apologies
Pure Talent!! I grew up listening to ConFunkshun!!
My favorite band of all time
Shout out to the R&B fans! We not only got Luther today but Con Funk Shun as well. ✊🏾
Boy, the lyrics of this song were a _journey_ ! Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives . . .
Yessssssss!!! I know you will love this! It is pure SOUL!!!
This song reminds me of house parties in the late 70's. Con funk shun had many hits but my fav was Ffun, Chase me, and my moms fav Shake and Dance. Would love to see your reactions to those.
Chase Me is my fav.
CON FUNK SHUN are the unsung HEROS of R&B and Funk! I saw them in 1978 at the
Funk Fest at Soldier Field in Chicago and they CLOWNED! I might be wrong, but I think Felton Pilate--who was a multi instrumentalist and vocalist--sang lead on a song called "Make it Last". He was a falsetto singer, and he brought the house down! He held a falsetto note for about 45 seconds!!!!! PLEASE react to this song, you will LOVE it!!!!!
Reminds me of The System Don't Disturb This Groove , and a dash of Sara Smile by Hall & Oates, with a smattering of The Brothers Johnson.
Michael Cooper the lead singer is bringing the heat!!!. Check out his solo effort: Table For Two.
Table for Two was when he still in the group. I have the album that it was on. I think it was their first album.
Good album. Underrated cut off that album is 'Love Is Such A Funny Game'
You are probably refering to "Dinner for Two", which was a Cooper solo song. He also had "Prove My Love to You"
His Roses Are Red song was banging🔥🔥🔥 too.💯
To prove my love as well
I appreciate you two! I had a Full day of ups and downs. I had a moment to myself, I saw the alert on y'all's pod from today. And it was right on Time! Put me in a good space. Thank you....
There is another group that you will enjoy if you have never heard of them. Tony!, Toni!, Tone! and their song "Anniversary" which is similar to this style. You would also enjoy "Feels Good" and "Whatever You Want". I highly recommend The Deele and "Two Occasions" also. At some point you need to hear "Mornin'" by Al Jarreau. Such a wonderful feel good and uplifting song to start one's day and Amber will just love it. The original video for the song is cool and with good feels. You then need to continue with more from Al. Thanks.
Love All Jarreau's Mornin
UHHKAAY !!!
@@eduvieira5409 They really need to dive into Mr. Jarreau's amazing discography. "We're In This Love Together", "Boogie Down", "After All", "Tell Me What I Gotta To Do". "Roof Garden", "Spain", "Black And Blues" and "Moonlighting". There are many others also. They have yet to react to him at all. Shame what their missing.
😂"OMG!!".Y'all Moving To The Groove So Hard, Got Me Moving With Y'all. This Song Is Soooo Smooth,Sultry And Soulful.🔥🔥🔥..The Vocals Are Amazing...And Music Harmony Is Perfect 👌🏽..Great Great Reactions Y'all👍🏾💯👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
I mean there was so many funk/soul bands around in the 70s and 80s that it was a blessing and con funk shun were one of the best.
This was released by Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars and Anderson Pac. They did a nice job. But I love the original.
It's not a complete list but some more in this area, Parliament-funkadelic - aqua boogie, knee deep, atomic dog; The Gap Band - Beep a Freak; Oops Upside Your Head, Humpin; Slave - Just A Touch of Love, Watching You, Slide; Tom Browne - Funkin’ For Jamaica; The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me, Take Your TIme (Do It Right); Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid; Skyy - Call Me
They've done Parliament and GAP Band; They haven't done Slave, The Bar-kays , they definitely need to do some Slave with Steve Arrington
@@poppingjazand One Nation Under a Groove, Zapp and Roger T, Lakeside and so many others….
How about "Firecracker" by Mass Production, "Movin'" by Brass Construction, "Must Be The Music" by Secret Weapon, "The Bottle" by Gil Scott Heron and D Train with "You're The One For Me" and "Keep On". A Big Yes to "Funkin' For Jamaica 👍. I and others have suggested that many times in the past. Well all of your suggestions they are all great. Thinking of "Funkin' For Jamaica, Toni Smith has a great funk song "(Ooh) I Like The Way It Feels". The long version is just Funky. RIP Toni you are truly missed. Some Mystic Merlin "Mr. Magician" would be great come to think of it.
@@poppingjaz A Big Yes to Slave👍. I also have always enjoyed Steve Arrington's solo's "Dancing in the Key of Life" and "Feel So Real".
Yes, to Firecracker. Also, bassist Michael Henderson's "Wide Receiver."@@lreed1040
Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak as Silk Sonic recently did a cover of this, and it's fire too!
The radio played the bruno version mo tho .good choice anyway
I'm glad that Silk Sonic did that cover. It gave new life to an already great song.🎶🥰
It’s hard to believe they never heard THAT one.
The lead singer is Michael Cooper
After 7 - "Ready Or Not", DeBarge - "All This Love", Maxwell - "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and T-Connection - "The Best of My Love" you would just love these, Just thinking.☺
Silk Sonic did a remake of this song, check it out.
Amber , since you like horns, checkout the group Brass Construction a funk group
They would love "Movin'" and many by them. B.T. Express also comes to mind. "Do It ('Til Your Satisfied)" and "Express". To go a little deeper "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" by Roy Ayers. When Summer arrives they have to hear "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang. The full version.
❤
Just love when youngins finally hear our music. Reminds me of college time.
She said, " it's just that someone's over and baby I really wanna be with you"....unh....Now this is one of my all-time favorites....it makes every playlist I create....hiphop, blues, rock..LOL...and RnB....This is a classic......
Con Funk Shun. This was one of my favorite groups back in the day, but this particular song is about Michael Cooper, the lead singer and Felton Pilot. This is a true story. They were seeing the same woman. They did an episode on unsung about them So what what they're singing in this song which is Michael Cooper. This really did happen and then there's a live version of this song. Many years later where Michael Cooper says in the song. She calls him up and he tells the year of when she actually did call him up. I'm glad you did this song. You got to do chase me by them. They have so many good songs. I would like to make a suggestion. There's a songs little different. It's by Curtis Mayfield and the name of the song is "Back To The World" This is a really good song. The words are very very deep. The song came out in 1973
ConFunkShun jams: "Ffun," "Ladies Wild," "Too Tight," "Secrets," "Indian Summer Love (Instrumental)."
I have been oh so patiently waiting for you to reach to Confunkshun. Brings me back to my high school days in the early 80s. Please go down the rabbit hole - Funk is the band’s middle name after all. Hit after funky hit. This band is right in Jay’s lane. Peace.
This is Michael Cooper, who also leads I'm Leaving Baby. You gotta check out the other lead, Felton Pilate - Let Me Put Love on Your Mind, Straight From The Heart, Baby I'm Hooked, By Your Side.
They built their rep on dance music - Ffun, Chase Me, Got To Be Enough, Too Tight, Shake and Dance With Me.
Con Funk Shun did both fsat and slow songs well. "Chase Me", "Ffun". and "I've Got To Be Enough" are some of the funkier songs, and "Let Me Put Love On Your Mind", "Straight From The Heart" and "Make It Last" on the slow R&B side. You can't really go wrong.
You gotta do "Ffun."
Second and third that.
Absolutely
Love that song. It really is 'Ffun'!
The song has two lead vocalists: Felton Pilate (The verses, smoother voice), Michael Cooper (Verses, the gritty, soulful voice heightening the passion). They both wrote the song! Great backup vocals too! A BIG high five 🙌🏾for Bassist Cedric Martin! American superduo Silk Sonic, which includes Bruno Mars release a very good remake of the song in 2022! You should heck it out! 😊👏🏾🎤🎶🎸🥁🎹💯🛼
Another great memory from days gone by this was the band. This was one of them!!!
Man! It's been 40 years since this was released. Your reaction shows how timeless this music is. I was just coming out of Grad school, starting my life. 1982
From Vallejo, Ca. Con Funk Shun !!!
Bringing back my childhood memories.
Another big
R/B-Funky group in the mid 70’s early 80’s.
My favorite album from them is “Candy” from rockin ballads to funky groovy vibes. Let Me Put(Love On Ur Mind), Chase Me and Images. Just to name a few.
Thank you for that reaction. ❤
V-Town baby 💪🏼
Lead singer "Michael Cooper" launched a solo album, first single "Dinner For Two", is another great song!
That's right, Amber! Pay attention to those lyrics and get the lowdown on the story! 👍🏽
I love it when you do that!👏🏽
If you want to hear a man break it down with his soul about a love story, I suggest AGAIN,....
"Cause I Love You" - Lenny Williams (Oooh, my goodness! 😲😢)
"No Rhyme, No Reason" - George Duke
"Can I?" - David Peaston"
One of my favorite songs!!! I absolutely loved growing up in the 70s and 80s. ❤❤
This song is just too damn smooooth! Now I am gonna have to listen to this 15,000 times today 🤦🏼♀️😂
Great pick with a great reaction ❤❤❤🤌🏼🙌🏼
As a 25 year old, you gotta hear Straight from the heart by CON FUNK SHUN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That’s a jam right there
Watching You by Slave is a JAM!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
And Jay will recognize that Snoop sampled it. 👌🏾
Slave " Just st a touch" and Pleasure "Glide" both killer jamz
TRUTH!
loved this song growing up! "you just got to keep on stroking" 😂😂😂
You guys should check out the Bruno/Andy Pak rendition they did live at an award show last year! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Confunkshun- "straight from the heart". Some of the most beautifully poetic lyrics ever....
Con Funk Shun is my favorite R&B/Funk band and they’ve put together an amazing music catalog spanning from the early 1970s to today. Yes, they’re still making music & performing live even though there’s just 3 of the original 7 founding members still with the band. Fortunately, their 2 phenomenal main song writers and amazing lead vocalists are still with the group, Michael Cooper & Felton Pilate. Con Funk Shun has a wide range of great songs from slow to upbeat to funk, etc. and in my opinion they are one of the most talented & unfortunately, underrated bands of all time even though they’ve been very successful throughout their careers. This says a lot about how great their music really is and their band is an excellent example of how incredible R&B bands & music really was in the 1970s and 1980s when groups wrote, composed, & performed their own music!
❤Love Did you guys catch that in the last verse she ends up calling him and he doesn’t pick up until 2 o’clock. And she starts begging him to come over like he said he would.
I've heard this chorus many times, but never the verses, and I couldn't have told ya the band name to save my life, so this is like recovering an old almost forgotten gem for me. I lived with a woman for years that exposed this metal/rock man to a lot of funk and R&B so the nostalgia is real.
The vocalist Michael Cooper got his singing style from Sugarfoot of the Ohio players. That's why it sounds familiar to you.
The lead vocals are shared by Felton Pilate II and Michael Cooper. Felton is singing most of the verses, but the gritty sounding vocals are Michael.
Indeed!!! U got it .UHHKAAY !!!
There’s a Soul Train performance for Love’s Train.
I love this, his voice is EVERYTHING!
Want some more funk? Check out two my favorite funk tunes: It's Ecstacy When You Lay Down Next to Me by Barry White and Tell Me Something Good by Rufus (featuring an early Chaka Khan).
Now you have to hear - Let Me Put Love on Your Mind by ConFunkShun 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥👏🏾👏🏾
This song reminds me waking up early in the morning 5:30am, getting ready for school turning on 92.3 The Beat, going to church seminar first and then to school, I'd always hear this song in the early morning.
Switch - they'll never be, i call your name or i wanna be closer
They ain’t ready😂😂
I Wanna Be Closer
Facts @@cflournoy1529
Thanks again for taking my Arctic Monkeys request ☺️
It made my day yesterday
Before they got a record deal, members of Con Funk Shun were the band playing behind Rufus Thomas. If you watch the 1973 concert movie "Wattstax", you can see them during Rufus' performance.
I love your guys reactions. I watched so many of your videos the other night i didnt fall asleep until 4:30 am. Keep up the great work.😊
As someone already mentioned, Michael Cooper is the lead singer from the group Con Funk Shun. Michael Cooper also had a solo album without the group. My favorite song by Michael Cooper as a solo artists was released in 1989. That song title was "My Baby's House" by Michael Cooper.
Don't forget "Dinner For Two"
Love this soul classic! Haven't heard it in years.
Lead on this track is Michael Cooper. He also put out several solo projects. Listen to Love Isn’t Over, Dinner For Two, My Baby’s House and Shoop Shoop. Also my favorite Prove My Love To You.
Love love love you two and your reaction! 😊
George Benson - "Turn Your Love Around".
I have to admit I've never heard of this band but I'm loving the song. 👍
Please listen to the album "Loveshine" It's a good one to start with. You will enjoy it's dynamics. Great from start to finish
Loveshine is my favorite album from ConFunkShun!
All right my babies.... Big time banger, hands down ‼️💯🔥😁👍🏻
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So many good ones from this group! “Too Tight”, “Straight From The Heart”, “California 1”, & “Chase Me” to name a few! The pride of The Crest in Vallejo California! 💯🤙🏽😎
Just saw them in Oakland California earlier this year. I think there's still 3 original members. They were jamming and sounded almost the same. Also it was a small venue so we weren't to far from the stage. I'm 62 so this was the music we partied to at the clubs when I was younger.
This is a all time Slow Dance Classic
Ffun is a MUST!!!!
Their only #1 Soul song.
🎶 Kon Funk Shun "Got to be Enough" "Chase Me" "Too Tight" bigger Blasts from the Past 🎵 👍
This reaction between the two of you is so great. It’s super clear that she was listening to the lyrics more than he was initially and caught on to the story right away by the expression on her face. Priceless… love it when the younger generations discover the music we grew up with…..😊❤ of course the lead singer is the great Michael Cooper. You can see him in his heyday on RUclips in the 1983 Con Funk Shun.performance on SOUL TRAIN 🚂
That was the "quiet storm" side of ConFunkShun; next, you should try their biggest hit, "Ffun" (two F's, not a typo), an uptempo funk tune with a nice brass line. BTW, next time you get to Sly & the Family Stone, give a listen to "Family Affair," their last #1 hit. It's a low-key, crafty little funk number that represents Sly at his "sly" best.
I knew the bass guitar would get you back in my day this was a group everybody knew
This song is about how two of the band members were seeing the same woman.
Malcolm from Oakland
This group's name made me think of the 1970s funk band Brass Construction. I had to make a detour to playing their two great hit songs Changin' and Movin' before coming back to this Con Funk Shun song. I know Amber likes horn sections and that's where their name comes from.
Lead singer is Michael Cooper who has a solo song called "Prove my Love to you"
The lead singer is Michael Cooper who had a successful solo career. Check out his songs - Dinner Foe Two and Shoop Shoop (Never Stop Giving You Love)
Yes, ConFunkShun was formed in Cali, but they relocated to Memphis TN in 1973 and got with Stax Records. That why we Memphians call this group Memphis’ own.
OMG! It has been a long time since I heard this. Brings back so many memories. Thank you❤❤
Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic covered and did a wonderful job. Mr. Michael Cooper sang lead. They came from Vallejo, CA. The History of the song was two of the group was in a relationship triangle. You need to try "Ffun"' and "Chase Me" , check out the bass, "J" will LOVE IT! promise.
This song has some solid funk in the bass guitar and kick drum action, but gives me a serious rythm & blues vibe. Those vocals!
They were the backup band to the Soul Children on Stax Label when they left Cali for Memphis. They were influenced by Sly and James but their sound was nothing like Sly or James. Michael Cooper was the lead singer. He went solo in the mid 80's.
Con Funk Shun with the Gap Band was my first concert! It's one of my favorite of ALL TIME! 😊👏🏾🎤🎶🎸🥁🎹💯
Amazing there was any Funk left for anybody else after that show.😁
@@vizzini589, yes it was an incredible concert! I'm still feeling the Funk from that show...from 1980!!!🤣🎶
@@DarrylSellers Unfortunately never got to see ConFunkShun, but saw almost all the other Funk bands from the 70's. Gap Band, LTD, Isley's, Ohio Players, PFunk, Lakeside etc. Miss those days dearly.
@@vizzini589 , me too! You've seen some great concerts! I wish I had seen the group you've mentioned who I haven't seen in concert! I'm a Minneapolis native and have seen Prince perform many times including at his Glam Slam Nightclub in the 1990s! I've also seen other group including: The Time, Vanity 6, Mazarati (A local Funk/Rock band that hit the national scene for a short time) the Deele, George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic, Shalamar, Patric Rushen.
The pride of Vallejo, Cali!!! They are first and foremost a FUNK band--one of my all-time favorites! Check out "Got To Be Enough" and "Ffun." I guarantee you'll be dancing in your seats!!!
They were a great group. Find and listen to "Let me put love on your mind!" Michael Cooper's pipes are incredible...
They're from my hometown Vallejo CA. I grew up with them from Jr high thru high school. "California 1" and " goit to be enough" are my other favorites!!
"Baby makin' music for the old heads in da room"...lol. U like this one then u gotta check out "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson.
As good as this was, I think you'd like their heavy funk stuff better. Try "Ffun" and "Shake and Dance With Me," both from 1978, and "Chase Me" from 1979.
love "ffun"
This is my favorite song by Confunkshun. The lead singer here is Michael Cooper. He had a good solo career in the late 80s/early 90s. I suggest reaction to his "My Baby's House" and "Dinner For Two". Cooper has a unique voice. Very underrated voice.
Omg, forgot about this song! I haven't heard anybody react to this song....such a great song!
I forgot about this song. This was THE SONG! It’s my favorite song by Confunkshun
Michael Cooper (lead singer of Confunkshun)- Over & Over. The jam!!!!!
I love Con funk Shun and I love this song! My older sisters had their albums and they were one of the premier funk bands in the late seventies/early eighties funk era!
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YES! One of the ALL-TIME GREAT R&B love songs. This particular song, though never released as a single is still one of the group's signature songs. They have to perform this song in concert! The lead singers name is MICHAEL COOPER, and his passion comes from being the odd man out in a love triangle, including himself, FELTON PILATE, and a young woman. The interesting thing is the song originally had different lyrics written BY PILATE, but those lyrics got voted out for the current lyrics, which were written by COOPER detailing the situation. You guys should have done the live performance on SOUL TRAIN! Great Video! Great Reaction! 👍