2000 Great Songs #1283: Superfly
Scratching my occasional itch for early 70s funk, we're now on our second example of an accomplished soul artist doing some of his finest work in service of a blaxploitation soundtrack. I honestly don't remember if I ever saw 1972's Super Fly --seems like something we almost certainly would've watched back in the college dorm on a low-quality VHS tape, but those days are a little fuzzy--but Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack is pretty great, socially of-the-moment, political and edgy with some just killer funk and soul grooves. Could've just as easily gone with "Pusherman" in this space, but I've got a soft spot for "Superfly" (I think it's a single word, in contrast to the film/album title). And that may be in no small part because that memorable bassline was brilliantly sampled by the Beastie Boys , but pretty cool song regardless. Live: Beastie Boys, "Egg Man": Blow Monkeys cover: See the entire Top 2000 to date in a sortable...
