10 funkiest songs of 1980

A few very famous funk anthems lead this list but  stick around. If I turn you on to Defunkt and Junie Morrison my work here is done.

1
Zapp : More Bounce To The Ounce

Dayton Ohio's Zapp recorded the funkiest song of the year, a #2 hit on the R+B charts.

2
The Gap Band: I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance 

Oops Upside Your head! Inspired by his cousin Bootsy Collins (ding!), The Gap Band's Charlie Wilson pays tribute to the P-Funk sound with an unforgettable anthem.

3 

Prince : Head

Prince's song about oral sex just might be the funkiest song he ever recorded.

4 
Defunkt : Strangling Me With You Love

Funk meet jazz with a side order of punk. Partially responsible for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

5 
Fatback: Gotta Get My Hands On Some Money

A #6 R+B hit for this NYC funk outfit. Even features some old skool rap.

6
Cameo : Throw It Down

Aaron Mills's pulsating bass gets the lead off track from Feel Me on he list. 

7

Sweat Band : Freak to Freak

When Bootsy Collins (ding!) lost the name Rubber Band in a lawsuit, he changed the band's name to Sweat and invited all of his P-Funk friends to the party.

9

Bootsy Collins : Fat Cat

The Sweat Band sessions also lead to Ultra Wave, Bootsy's ( ding!) solo album.

9
Con Funk Shun : Got To Be Enough

This #8 R +B hit also got a lot of play at the disco for obvious reasons. It makes the list for the bass line by Cedric Martin. 

10
Junie Morrison : Love Has Taken Me Over (Be My Baby)

The musical director of P-Funk recorded this Bread Alone track in 1980. De La Soul sampled the solo on "Me Myself and I". 

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Bootsy's Rubber Band : Bootzilla

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On July 4, 1978 Bootsy's Rubber Band entered the U.K. charts at #43 with "Bootzilla", a former #1 R and B hit in the United States. Bootzilla is a new character for P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins, "the world's only rhinestone rock-star doll". "Bootzilla" spent three weeks on the U.K.charts, which is three weeks longer than the sing;e ever spent on the Billboard Hot 100.

The World's Funkiest Sing-Along

Bootsy's Rubber Band : The PinocchioTheory

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If you're just faking the sci-fi funk, who knows how long your nose is gonna grow.

40 Year Itch : Until That Day We'll Fly Away

Bootsy's Rubber Band : I'd Rather Be With You

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  After playing with James Brown's band, the JB's, Bootsy Collins and his brother Catfish threw in with George Clinton's P-Funk. The Brothers Collins shined on albums like Up For the Down Stroke and Mothership Connection. Here --on Bootsy's much sampled debut--they team up with Clinton for some of the funkiest music to come out of '76.