Edwin Birdsong : Cola Bottle Baby

Okay, now, if you've been paying attention, you should recognize this tune. That's because Daft Punk sampled it for their awesome "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Edwin Birdsong was a minor player in the 70's funk field with his song "Rapper Dapper Snapper" that's also been sampled a bit.

The song is a loping funk piece built on a descending hook crafted with bubbling late-70's analog synths that gives it a very warm feel. It's not a burner, but it's got a good groove and reminds me a bit of P-Funk tracks from the same period. 


I really don't have much more to say about it. It's a fun track, though, and leads off Edwin's 1979 self-titled album, on which it's followed by the track "Phiss-Phizz".  Apparently he was into carbonation.  I pulled my copy from the appropriately named compilation Discovered: As Sampled By Daft Punk.

[You can listen to Edwin Birdsong's "Cola Bottle Baby" by navigating to the post "Song092" and clicking or right-clicking on the title or the link.]

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