BETTY DAVIS-"SHUT OFF THE LIGHT" (1975)

[nasaginx]

Suddenly i feel like shakin a tail feather...oooh!

[bongoloid77]

No Black female artist could come close to this... Betty lived in a time where you couls hang out with JB, Sly and Hendrix to name but a few... Black artists today like Puffy, Jay Z, Beyonce know how to make money and product... back then they made money from seriously raw talent...different times

[TheNubianHippie]

What does Beyonce have to do with this song? They do two entirely different things. Can you just let these two women be great?

[ilikeyouallot]

mami que panocha!!!!! i want her.... she makes me want her.....

[BohemianConspiracy]

her most rock n roll album of her carrer even if it still clearly heavy funk stuff...

[afkhajiit]

extreme metal esque growls at some points :p

[CyWebb]

greatest song

[clumpft]

Amazing to think how her sexed-up style was too hot to handle by the uptight conservatives of her time. God when you look at the shit these days.

[echo680]

"I'm a nice girl baby !" ...yeah right ! :)

[75andalive]

ooooh I LOVE THIS SONG AND THIS VIDEO FOR IT !!!Especially the images from all walks of llife ..CAN YA DIG ET !!!!!

[TheSlackerebel]

Would be nice to meet women like Betty. Talented and beautiful.

[CaglioStraw22]

you can meet her. She's 65 and living from welfare in Pittsburgh. A poor life now ...

[ausglocker]

@CaglioStraw22

If her albums are being re released, she should be getting royalties, no? If not, why not ??!!!!! ( I just went to eBay and bought em on CD and vinyl, so I hope so !!!)

[ArtemisJ88]

Can't believe that voice came from that woman. O_O

[CapnKangaroo]

betty davis know's she bad "she got good picture's

[psychomajic666]

A true Libertine of Funk!

Her music is s celebration of the carnal pleasures in life.

Funk and flesh.

[jinkeller]

Cool fuck sound... mmm Love it

[Ezkiel777]

Betty Davis is FUNKIN CRAZY!

damn... I love her.

[kepstein8888]

She rocks.

[anthonypeace]

the true diva such funkkkkkkkkkkkk love her

[101Capricorn]

i love to see her live..dang dat would rock

[ledeseptakon]

Betty Davis is a bad bitch... a brick house!

[necessarysobriquet]

A brick house is a "thick" or voluptuous woman--one of the few things Betty Davis is most certainly not!

She is the sh*t, though. No question.

[ledzeppelin64]

@necessarysobriquet She is not shit.

[shotdonkey]

kinda weird to use grace jones` lips on a betty davis track, eh?

[jouzzzze]

yeah yeah yeah

[danielcarousel]

FUNKY!!!

[lbcfunkaholic]

karazy

[kisfrtdm]

I would love to see her face when she's singing this

[FranciscoBonito]

funktastic

[skinnypenguin3]

This is some of the baddest-ass funk I have ever heard.

[Primitivaa]

She's so RockNRoll!

[Quemin]

You know, I am a huge fan of death metal as well as Funk but if she wanted to she could've sooo been a death metal growl singer. I think she has the ability to reach that low octave by how she growls in her music.

Long live the queen of funk.

[MUN7001]

death metal sucks though lol, totally souless

[fukinzeppelinman]

I like the begining how it goes, beep buh beep buh beep. Then the next set of beeps sounds cool too but i don't know if i can type that part.

[sugar1on2top3]

かっこいい！

ひたすら、かっこいい！

[reverendtriggafinga]

whats th name of th betty davis song prince stole th diamonds and pearls licks(first notes intro)from?

[mobass111]

I don't think any of the band was ever a member of Graham Central Station, but they GCS and Funk House were all friends and did some shows together.

[mobass111]

The band was called Funk House. They played behind Betty, who is Miles Davis ex-wife. Carlos Morales on guitar, Larry Johnson on bass, Nicky Neal on drums and Fred Mills on clavinet. They are all from North Carolina

[schizchris]

shit damn thats a good song who was that ?

[exnewsanchor]

Betty's back up band were members of Graham CENTRAL STATION at least on a few recordings like F.U.N.K.

[Cino1]

Top of her GAME!

[KaltundKlar]

She wipes the floor with Beyonce & co!

[die4uyes]

Beyonce is incapable of getting anywhere near this. This takes real life and soul, not imitation and millions of dollars. Betty Davis can do no wrong.

[bynoon3]

rawest,nastiest funk & Larry Graham!Spread the word,people have to hear this.

[carmen4jones]

yes wake up and remeber and come back!

[gnowave]

hot and sweaty psychedelic dance music, wish funk would wake up and remember,

HEY THIS IS GOOD SH**T

[clumpft]

man i know the album cover artwork, I've had the the records for years, where's the live shit at?? I wanna see the funk diva in raw and sweaty mode - any links?

[Vamply]

Miles Davis knew what he was doing when he married her!

[KaltundKlar]

Oooooh yes!

[pushaman1]

HELL YEA!

[neoconkiller101]

Funnnnnnkyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[copcopine543]

I LOVE ! Betty Davis is queen

[fenderfunk]

Yeah, this is the shit... and Larry Graham on bass.

[timmy841212]

FONKY!!!!

[psyne000]

Dutty.

[misterhyla]

betty, betty, betty, I still get a hard on when I hear your voice

[vanebanshees]

bueeena jeje primera vez

que la escucho y me encanto...

[smortonlcfl]

this music, betty davis specifically is like a drug for me....i want more:)

[Bbloodratio]

Fuck! I so know what you mean ...I just discovered her...her energy burns!

[jucurtis23]

thanks funk and roll...this video introduced me to the great Betty Davis....since seeing this video I've been crazy about this woman....I've got all her albums too!!

[speedsail11]

Ever checked out Nikka Costa? Some funky stuff from nowadays. Keep on funkin...

[suttingurawzz]

can u help me figure out a song. i dont know the name but the end of the chorus goes something like "U HAVE TO GO ON THE RED LIGHT" OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. PLEASE HELP ME I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE THAT SONG...

[justfinewithme]

Suttingurawzz- I'm taking a guess that the song you're referring to is "Roxanne" by The Police.

[esgotos]

Simply sensational! This is the true funknroll!

[entwilklung]

I really really Hate the Funk...

[funknroll]

"different strokes for different folks..."

[groundhog713]

Then don't come to this site fuckface...

[bluesborn]

Oh well,you'll always have Air Supply and Bread...

[ali09901]

HOW FUNKY CAN YOU GET!!!!!!

[allenlevelle]

Now, This is the funky shit that these young whippersnappers need to be learning from. Get rid of these so called amaducers(not producers), and bring the real funk with real instruments and feelin'.

[eskovirtanen]

Dirty, raw, sweaty, up-against-the-wall sex!!

[BenRoots65]

Amazing!! Did You see her video anywhere? Just wanna see her on stage!

[Ineddiblehulk]

this is what i was hoping for from Alicia Keys. How fuckin hot and dirty is this!? more energy than anything out at the moment. Betty DAvis is a force of nature!

[MrBadeaux]

Fuck yes.

[funkazoid2511]

real rock FUUUUUUUNK...thanks for posting..

keep the funk alive

[spotswoodthenewt]

Goddamn...everything MUST be rethought! Great job, man.

[fzkny]

She is SO AMAZING!

[smortonlcfl]

i'm sitting hear and love this. i have to get all her albums tomorrow.

[funknroll]

The first two albums have been just re-issued on CD, with remastered sound, extra songs, and great booklets with photos and interviews with Betty. Go to lightinthe attic(dot)com  to check them out! The great third album, where this is from, called "Nasty Gal", is available in 'unofficial' form as a CD from Europe right now.

[sin4lee]

HAppy Birthday Betty!

[funknroll]

Check out the new sequel video to "Betty Davis- F.U.N.K. (Part 2)" with more of the history of Funk: "YVONNE FAIR -FUNKY MUSIC SHO' NUFF TURNS ME ON (1975)"! Just click my name...

[ladykier]

I LOVE this nasty girl. I'd let her whip me with her turqoise leash and I'm not even into props.

[funknroll]

Spoken by a diva supreme herself! Everybody give it up for our lady, Ms. Kier, from Dee-Lite! Visit her site and show the love!

[PinkLinc]

Pretty (&) heavy

[csskalet]

Wow! Some folks at prince-dot-org clued me in about Betty. Now that I've heard her, I've gotta check out her albums! Thanks for posting the video. :-)

[Flabbergast75]

i was so psyched to see the reissues! just bought 'They Say I'm Different' tho for now as I'm on a budget!

[funknroll]

Be sure to check out the NEWvideo, "HE WAS A BIG FREAK", too! It seems to be escaping YouTube's radar and isn't appearing with the other Betty videos. Hit "More from this user" to your right and scroll down...

[mumble67]

She is BAD ASS.

[max6669]

I wish today music sounded like this!

[VSPLEEN]

I pray that Betty gets the money from the reissues, industry insiders say her financial state is not the greatest, and as you can see like most creative artists aren't compensated at all for what was done, because she was ahead of her time SHOO not even MILES could handle her lol ...I remember my parents having this album but never heard her until now 31 years later wow

[ritualfunk]

daamn this is fucking great funk yooo :D why isnt she more well known ? I mean this is up there with the absolute best.

[jexplink]

Serious ass kicker. 10/10.

[fzkny]

Man, I just got to know her sound and I am mesmerized. Betty is the funkiest!

Thanks for sharing this!

[jpmcredmond]

Rock top!

[agnamaracs]

And of course your song would be on the one of her three albums (Nasty Gal, the one with which I am most familiar) that is NOT being reissued, making it hurt that much more. Thanks for nothing.

[funknroll]

Don't worry, reissues tend to come in waves. They'll probably phase in the third and fourth albums after the first two. (I'm a record industry vet.) All of us should snatch the first two to prove Betty's huge fan base!

[woodrailking]

Betty makes Courtney Love look well behaved!

[alibarbah]

the mold 4 kelis... she is an original even inspires me

[SoulTooSoul]

Ultra funky, ultra cool, Betty stratles funk and the blues. I would call this song minalist funk. She found her groove and worked it. Betty was a classic funk artist. I once saw a guy wearing a Betty Davis t-shirt and looked all over town to try and find one. He told me he purchased his in New York. Maybe the east coast loves Betty more than the west coast. Funky is as funky do. There was only one Betty Davis, if you don't believe me, you better ask somebody.

[jody808]

she was a fine soul sister fo sho

[funknroll]

Thanks! Spread the word around about the videos. I'd like as many people as possible to be turned on to her.

[ooooob4Ndit]

Yeeaaah ! Mrs B-Davis

[spotswoodthenewt]

!!!!