COP DIS JAM.
profyousion’s video review dukey-stick
the essential georg duke
When listening to the funk anthem “Dukey Stick”, the overall tune sounds more complicated than it really is.
Actually it’s an example of taking a simple bass line groove with a rhythm guitar grate vamp, with narration and excellent vocal harmonies added as filler.
It’s a fun tune filled with intendre and innuendo having to do with the “dukey stick” and the pleasure it can bring.
The bridge reference has to do with the previously recorded track “Reach For It” on the album of the same name, and “stick” is an offshoot of that.
Also a funk anthem worth having.
Dukey Stick was originally done on the “Don’t Let Go” album, Epic 35366 and can also be found on “The Essential” collection.
As usual, George adds a timbre to the keyboard riffs as only he can, especially in the solo and riff played right after “irate the snake” lyric(see below).
The notes are bended in such a way as to be a perfect complement to Josie James’ magnificent high register.
This is done to such a degree that they almost sound identical…is she mimicking the keyboard or is it chasing her?
Whatever the case, if dukes boards have a “G” spot, he just hit it!
COP DIS JAM.
Dukey Stick
Uh, now that the bridge is on the other side of the border
Why don’t yaw’ll come on over here with us
Wanna walk the water?(ha ha ha ha)
And if you ever should see, a skunk shake his rump
Tell him to come over here for some ah
Snake funk in the dump baby.
Now we got this stick,(ho) that well set you free(free)
All you got to do is ah, take a closer walk with thee(ohh ohh)
Now we got this thang,that’s full of magic tricks
So come feel, if you will, the magic of the Dukey Stick
We want to play for you(play bobba)
We want to sing to you (a weebie in my eebie-ohh)
We want your hips to move(Uh and a dookey in you wookie baby)
We want your lips to groove(Ifeel a thrill)(funky in the dunky)
Uh, I’ve got this magic wand that’s guaranteed to make you
come to me baby, to set yourself free
with a dukey stick
My magic wand can do almost anything, spittin’ fire or
makin’ rings, but most of all it can make you spread
your wings and fly away(what?)(talk to me quick)
Let me know(let me know bobba)
We want your mind to blow(my mind to grow? Is that all)
Let me know, we want your mind to blow(we want your mind to blow)
instrumental
Give it to me baby
instrumental
Give it to me boom,boom
Let me know(fly away baby)(Let me know)
We want your mind to blow
Let me know; we want your mind to blow
We want to play for you(Hoop-i-Too)
We want to sing to you(irate with a snake)
We want your hips to move
We want your lips to groove
Repeat
Now, if you think this sticks a trick the ah just step up
to the funky ship mama and get your wick ahh flicked a bit
(Sing it children) With a dukey stick
Cause the Dukey Stick is aware of all; each and every one of
yaw’ll, and uh beckons you to come on through with skunk
for the punks of America
talk to me quick
reprise chorus
Now that you’ve seen the magic that this magic wand possesses
(oh-oh-oh) Let us all confess that we have see what
we do not believe in
Duke ta funk
And uh, what you gonna do now Ndugu? Oh-but tell him
bout E with an E-Shiela-She got dropped off
at the bridge
reprise chorus– out
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Musicians:
george duke
keyboards,vocals
leon”ndugu”chancler
drums, timbales
byron miller
bass
charles’icarus’johnson
guitar
sheilaa escovedo
conga,misc percussion
josie james
vocals
napoleon murphy brock
vocals
petsye powell,pattie brooks
background vocals
roland bautista
rhythm guitar
wah wah watson
hot licks(guitar)
carol shive
violin
jody geist
viola
