Tune in Thursday @ 6:30pm EST/5:30pm CST when #RetroView pre-games #HappyHalloween with a Goth Dance Party! Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfs37OKN2oJzGuOeh1QC0ucq&si=SG6fKhe0yl2zzBOb) Pre-game our pre-gaming w/2024’s playlist (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfvMRSO-BGojtRgK9QhK6Ics&si=vb-0PRF-2aScjDrg) I’ll see y’all there
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Tune in Thursday @ 6:30pm EST/5:30pm CST when #RetroView has the spooky stop-motion fun that is “ParaNorman” (2012). Available for free here (http://ok.ru/video/1962581821990). I hope to see y’all then
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Tune in Thursday @SPECIAL TIME 6pm EST/5pm CST when #RetroView has some spooky episodes of “Garth Marenghi's Darkplace” (2004), “The Munsters” (1964) and “The Addams Family” (1964). Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuGUrx_JTyN2SxZfBggU4G4&si=rhLUKBTr86gHcnR2) I’ll see y’all there
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The Pointer Sisters live with 2 (https://youtu.be/2j6PisX_vq8?si=ds2iCgCvoiY8Pwo4) of their 70s hits “Yes We Can!” from their 1973 debut (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzJLDp55gVRBI5tJwefATec_oXEYrG75B&si=8ZvsqlELG_7vInrv) & “How Long (Betcha’ Got a Chick on the Side)” from 1975’s “Steppin’” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ni7Gc4A_LlgzNSQFUDsXzMoLsuB7I0sOk&si=-7WHR5FIvvP2Y1Yt)
#RetroView #ThePointerSisters #funk

Chic and Nile Rodgers with Chic’s 1979 hit single “I Want Your Love” (https://youtu.be/JgX9XMQqauY?si=S0LH-tQQZoEVF5ZO) from their second album “C'est Chic” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nr6Oayul14irh3I6oz2v9KGCBcyFPIPxY&si=NHdaQnm0bAASA8dR). This performance is from their 2007 appearance at “The Night of the Proms” in Belgium (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HbgyRjahaOI2qeU_84KRYW7Yv334Sda&si=3sWH5H6E2tPMtBhQ)
#RetroView #Chic #NileRodgers #funk

Earth, Wind and Fire with “Fantasy” (https://youtu.be/6mV8ew_stNs?si=4B-4Q1XcOIi09jHJ), like “Serpentine Fire” it’s from 1977’s “All n’ All” (https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/115227609660132721) Fun Fact: It was composed after Maurice White was inspired by “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
#RetroView #EarthWindAndFireDay #EarthWindAndFire #EWF

You can’t have a funk-y time w/o some Bootsy Collins. Here’s “Psychoticbumpschool” (https://youtu.be/SEyAjt-Cbh8?si=HLhXxbj1v3ZTGvXC) from the 1976 debut album by Bootsy and His Rubber Band “Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UWPlRIl68rzwjE8lDZvpb5FVcLfe8WI&si=LyijBzC0Kcl4H9sa)
#RetroView #BootsyCollins #BootsysRubberBand

Next up is Sly and The Family Stone with a short set on live tv in 1969 (https://youtu.be/5WD6BccSY1M?si=9E3RXa3WF4entBAE)
#RetroView #SlyAndTheFamilyStone #SlyStone #funk #classicrock

Let’s keep the funk going with Earth, Wind and Fire on a 1975 episode of “Midnight Special” (https://youtu.be/QlmNs8E6yRQ?si=UpNdzI2wcZgeJ5aj)
#RetroView #EarthWindAndFireDay #EarthWindAndFire #EWF

The Godfather of Soul James Brown with his classic “I Feel Good” and “Funk On Ah Roll” (https://youtu.be/b9YR-9uT20Y?si=ORGBuiP_NheuQxp7) from his performance for one of the worst audiences ever: Woodstock 1999. You can watch his entire set here (https://youtu.be/QcwhS3VgHpI?si=Iejgh98dVRvKZt69)
#RetroView #JamesBrown #funk #woodstock1999

The very missed Purple One Prince with “Housequake” (https://youtu.be/em6h7OhEdQY?si=wJgXDc9Fw3OBRin3) from 1987’s “Sign The Times” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_no49E01AwNz3OQt1CDwLYD1n82szSO8BI&si=QFXaS2EFALnGifb-). This is from his NYE 1987 concert at his famous “Paisley Park” estate in Minnesota. You can watch it here (https://youtu.be/N8WcK0ens3U?si=EQpnIyU_YWFCeOAY)
#RetroView #Prince #funk

Chaka Khan and Rufus with the funky disco hit “Do You Love What You Feel” (https://youtu.be/-Cn4adhFz98?si=KwAxIXaJ8pd9babZ) from their 1979 album “Masterjam” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyubPkIP6LgjJzBBZLIkWHPL9jEXAUo4M&si=vDn5fzU0qlxpczzS)
#RetroView #ChakaKhan #Rufus #funk #disco

Jazz-Funk Saxophonist Maceo Parker with some help from Trombone Shorty on a cover of James Brown’s “Make it Funky” (https://youtu.be/3_0alsFnxwI?si=V8tYOkIW7FjMgzgE) His name might not be familiar but his sound will be b/c he was the longtime horn & sax player for James Brown and toured & recorded with both Parliament Funkadelic AND Prince
#RetroView #MaceoParker #JamesBrown #funk #TromboneShorty

Latin Jazz Queen Sheila E. with a medley of “Droppin’ Like Flies” and a cover of “Lady Marmalade” on The Arsenio Hall Show (https://youtu.be/YbHHWLa3y7g?si=rvX5hXtkwFJnzjBP). Both are from her 1991 album “Sex Cymbal” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k2MGARIm3ME426D3uKoBSTvRaH--IWg2k&si=FPpjioIwfni58M41)
#RetroView #SheilaE #latinjazz

Time for more Earth, Wind and Fire with their 1977 number 1 hit “Serpentine Fire” (https://youtu.be/XoI1XPqXQ90?si=ZYhZ1WAkvz83iTwU) from “All ‘n All” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNqd4P8n0vovFz2OVWk_E-23U0a89NH08&si=IF73Bs0rPEdWw18j)
#RetroView #EarthWindAndFireDay #EarthWindAndFire #EWF

You can’t have a Funk playlist without P-Funk. Here’s “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” (https://youtu.be/Z3v-z8iEN-Q?si=mdreElV-imDFmgpP) live from 1976-era Houston, TX. You can watch the entire show here (https://youtu.be/r5aHD5ruSZ0?si=KjOLYsJ3f98oafWJ)
#RetroView #ParliamentFunkadelic #PFunk #houston

Next up is Queer Disco Icon Sylvester with a remix of “Do Ya Wanna Funk” (https://youtu.be/hQ9lXRy7ys0?si=b7iI52_wZSaSI-SE) from their 1982 album “All I Need” (later retitled after this hit single) (https://youtu.be/58HO5afZBNA?si=3l-iWoaZ8CA7p2wC)
#RetroView #Sylvester #disco

Tune in Thursday @SPECIAL TIME 6pm EST/5pm CST for #RetroView’s annual Earth, Wind, Fire and Funk playlist to pre-game #EarthWindAndFireDay. Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfvznGm_k1rItF-db7dlXeUO&si=h2LVVdo6MCzEuTIH). Pre-game our pre-gaming with playlists from 2022 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfs9s1QTlghCMfmErVwe_7jF&si=OJX4RGnDFCZ93IUd), 2023 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuDJduK_k9GQynbMrAwxTmI&si=CBhPp-u9dKeRJXK2) & 2024 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTftmFy5CRuVyylCrOlFp5Nyv&si=z1XhXC2rl9PNZVLZ) See y’all there
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Tune in Thursday @ 6:30pm EST/5:30pm when #RetroView gets down with Sheila E. Mimy Succar and Gloria Estefan AKA The Ladies of Latin Jazz in honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth . Playlist available here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfuhLrbY3T8CWalqpEOk2OKq&si=Y4wfCz7nlfyjg4Ji) Hope to see y’all there
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