Rufus Thomas does Funky Chicken

[markyturner]

This is sublime.

[B0FF01]

See the way he was able to control the crowd with his voice? Funky Crowd Control!!!

[NevilleMatheson71]

Live at Wattstax, 1972

[33cmdepuroprazer]

4 persons doesn't funky chicken! ;)

[hairsculpture]

Hey sorry its not wattstock it WATTSTAX

JUST LIKE THAT YOU KNOW . DONT GET

CONCONFUSED WITH WOODCRAP HAHA

[NotoriousSLUG]

THIS THAT O.G. GANGSTA MUSIC!!

IM FEELIN THIS RIGHT HERE!

[gvt2u]

I wonder whatever happened to each and every one of those wonderful people who were dancing to the Funky Chicken in this video.

[mayena]

@gvt2u Happy parents, grand parents or great parents.

[eddiemurphyfan100]

thumbs up if you think he looks a little bit like J.J. from "Good Times"

[simonbraem]

One of the best live videos I've ever seen!

@texecution Those are just two people with an opinion like you and me, nothing wrong with that.

[MoondogMayne]

@texecution Two people with no taste who just want to piss the rest of us off.

[drstuartschneider]

Wattstock!



[Tengobaila]

RUFUS!!!!!! YAY!!

[pathoplastic2]

Wow, security was cool. . .that's how you do it. . .let the people dance!

[bakunin555]

great crowd! i thought it might have been detroit or soweto. rufus was doing alright too

[MEspvall]

great clip!

but it's a clip from "Wattstax", a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival

The concert was held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on August 20, 1972, and organized by Memphis's Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots. Wattstax was seen by some as "the Afro-American answer to Woodstock". To enable as many members of the black community in L.A. to attend as possible, tickets were sold for only $1.00 each.

[etbella3]

Many different variations of the Funky Chicken. Count the white people.

[irishsetterarchie]

What GREAT fun we used to have!! Yeah....I did the Funky Chicken!!!

[stargate121]

3:47-Huggy Bear?

[winkywhoo]

I did the funky chicken on stage with this amazing man when he played in a music bar in Glasgow in the 90's (it was called the Brewhouse I think, previously John Street Jam). What a nite, and what energy that man had, even at his age then!!!

[bill291212]

HA! rufus could imitate animals like no one else!

[bugsme10]

FLASH BACK...

FEELS SO DAMN GREAT!!!!!!!

[royalsteven]

I kind of miss these soul days when people especially black males (rappers) were still not afraid to express themselves in every way. Rap or gangstarap kind of killed this when it was all about looking too cool or too rough and not being gay.

[heineken313]

let´s break walls & do the funky chicken...

[SeniorMojo]

FANTASTIC...i love it !

btw folks: check out my Vinyl Uploads Channel for a WILD SOUL STOMP !

[soulsista1220]

When I was a little kid in the 70's (N.Y.) I thought Barbie, Ken and their crew lived out in California. Never knew it was LIVE out there until I saw Soul Train and this. Lolol. Them some dancin fools!!!

[bossdfaville88]

de onde voce tirou isso ? voce mesmo que colocou as legendas ?

obrigado

[telak2]

Love it! This is back when dancing was fun!

[younglove122091]

OMG im 18 and i sleep wit mii radio onn at night this song woke mee upp out ov a dead sleep OMG i lovvvvvvve it its what 6 in tha morin and imm upp dancing in mii room sooooo funn lol

[Chocolatechick20]

I just love all the different fashion statements displayed. WE are very beautiful and unique ppl. No one could move and groove like us, coolness is just genetic! Thanks for posting!

[veeseee128]

rufas thomas is the funkiest man alive!

[Blackjesus3]

now this is hypeeeeeee hes rocking the crowd :D

[lilboosiestraped187]

i love diz song he killed dat dance too!!

[AvisPope]

I did my workout to this today :-) So much fun...wish I had been there!

[EenterE]

Awesome !! Thumbs UP ! I can Learn from this video ! Now thats Soul !! Fav. E

[Jmays03]

Man! These people had some SOUL! Killing these dance moves!

[banaan442]

yh :]

[thehustler000]

ouaa sa dechire grave, je kiif

[Carambawww]

最高！！very good!!



[mcreminisce]

Rufus being as funky as he wants to be!!

[grinick]

how come no one knows how to dance anymore?

[bobblueeyes]

@grinick they got two left chicken feet

[SandySummers]

Nothing like people perpetrating stereotypes against themselves! I gots ants in my pants & I gots to dance.

[romienomie]

@SandySummers You don't even know the flavor of the kool-aid my man.,. It has nothing to do with stereotypes. It's called having a good time to some great soul music.

[SandySummers]

@romienomie It's a race riot!

[TheNewsoul2]

@SandySummers

STFU I wish it were a race riot killing racist conservatives

[SandySummers]

@TheNewsoul2 Y'all are too violent.

[TheNewsoul2]

@SandySummers

We had good teachers white people

[SandySummers]

@TheNewsoul2 Stop perpetrating negative stereotypes.

[TheNewsoul2]

@SandySummers

Who made you the Black Police? Wattstax was the apex of black pride and music and Rufus Thomas is one of the greatest showmen of R&B and is perfromance is classic DUMBASS

[SandySummers]

@TheNewsoul2 Stop perpetrating negative stereotypes. Like name calling etc. Can't you ever act civilized?

[SandySummers]

@romienomie Why are you perpetuating negative stereotypes?

[sprizzen]

spettacolare! 100.000 persone che ballano. Doppio vinile. IO L'HOOOOO!!!

[SeniorMojo]

rufus you are still with us !

this is one of the most stunning gigs i ve ever seen

lots of funky rhythym and blues magic in the air

i d love to see people dance to stuff like this nowadays

[discoverydavid]

What's happened to the world,,,>! if you did something like this now it would end in shootings and god knows what else...plus the music would be shit! Damn the majors and their homogynized media bullshit!

[shittyutubevideos]

@discoverydavid its awesome that u would wonder what would happen if this type of thing happened nowadays, cos it just did and it was straight up insanity.

search electric daisy carnival 2010 fence jumping and u will see total insanity.

[discoverydavid]

@shittyutubevideos I was thinking about black America now...compared to then. Back then it was tougher but funk mojos like Rufus carried messages to be cool to...What message prevails now with the "gangsta"/"bitch"? There was once irony in these words with NWA and Public Enemy etc, but its become Frankestien's monster ...now all that is left is that being nihlistic is OK...music should heal not harm.

[royalsteven]

Yes, I agree check my latest comment.

[ImNesto]

Aint nobody WALK THE DOG like Mr. RUFUS.

Saw him back in the day (Hot pants n'ALL)

Broke it DOW for all us youngsters -I Sht U not.

The ORIGINAL Mr. T........

Look it UP.

E

[facisthunter]

this is "WATTSTAX" festival not wattstock!

[sandralawson18]

@facisthunter Check out that girl in the white shirt, and

a white shorts. I wonder how old she is now? Because,

she can teach those kids of today's some of them old

steps of to.

[prettybassdoll]

Great Video

[spookynegro]

i wish concerts were like this today just groovin and everbody having a good time.nobody gettin crazy

[clubcard67]

brilliant, love ur comment

[sandralawson18]

You do? Why thank you. I wish Jessi

Jackson, should do some more Documentarys, about what's going on

back then, is nothing new now.

[sandralawson18]

How old were you, during the 60's and

70's?

[clubcard67]

hi there, i was in the 6ts for 4 years, a young un i be, still listening to stax, trojan and tamla.was enjoying the scooter runs thru the 8ts.take care n best of luck with the docu. play safe x

[sandralawson18]

Were you just a kid back then, or are you

a kid now? That girl in the shorts and a

white shirt, what do you think about her?

She's probably all grown up now.

[clubcard67]

ha, yeh, the body is a little older but the head isnt. i still like to strutt my funky stuff, and it would be interesting to know what the girl in white turned out to be.43 i am now.

[sandralawson18]

Oh! You were born in 1966.

[sandralawson18]

What about that other girl in the orange dress?

Time goes by so fast. I can't believe we're losing

alot people at the same year. You Michael Jackson was not apart of the Watts Stax, but he is

apart of the histories, now.

[sandralawson18]

Do you see that guy walking toward that

girl with the blue shirt? It like he was trying

to hit on her.

[gomachols]

careful with your info man, you just gave away a lot. birthday, name, youtube name, where you live etc.... gotta be more mindful.

[clubcard67]

wasnt thinking, cheers matey,

[clubcard67]

@sandralawson18 hi hows you.?

[WholeLotofRocknRoll]

Grooooooovy !!!! Do the funky chicken, yeahh !!!!!

[gnowave]

what a joy

smiles from the heart

[Watchmaster]

I think Wattstax was August of 1972 not 1973. Anyway, this is a great performance.

[sevydbc]

dooooooopee !!!

[the215renaissanceman]

"Wattstock"? It's Wattstax actually.

[gibbonmusic]

its in ref to woodstock for the soul brothers & sisters. a day of peace & music...eventhough the riots were several years prior..it was a reminder to continue in harmony...with a lot of soul.

[Browneeentertainment]

somebody know which album icludes this?

[the215renaissanceman]

It's on the Wattstax soundtrack. You'd be better off finding this online. FYE and their ilk doesn't carry this. Some do,but most,not.

[sandralawson18]

That girl in the white shirt and the white short, she

fascinate me alot, I wonder where she is now? I Oprah

Winfrey, would find her, just to see if she's still alive.

Sandra Dee Lawson. September 19 2009.

[clubcard67]

cool, and cool chick X love

[sandralawson18]

Where were you during the old school

70's? And, how old were you at that time?

I Jessi Jackson should start make a

brand new documentary about this is

still wattstax, and still nothing has change

at all.

[mootbooxle]

YEAH!!! I'm feelin it!!!!!

[saanzacs]

Now here was a real true performer that could whip a whole crowd into a total frenzy

[Excessdenied]

What a great soundsystem for these days. Sounds amazing.

[wesamajuba]

Winston you are the original funky chicken from Marcia... Keep dancing

[mrsolo54]

the lil girl at 1:34 got the Kentucky Funky Chicken

[btwentwo]

Is this the Bar-Kays backing him up? The band is amazingly tight. Oh and the pink boots are pretty amazing.

[clubcard67]

i liked the white t shirt........mmmmm

[Cynnbadd22]

where can i watch the whole thing of this concert?

[Bongolezi]

are the any videos where i can learn this dance?

[thcproduktionz]

thats no dance just dance to the musik:D

[btwentwo]

I'll see your 1:27, and raise you a 3:21

[shittyutubevideos]

@btwentwo goodcall

[JackMacyntire]

1:27

[ssballs]

Love those flares!Love the Funky Chicken even more!Imagine i used to swim right there(the old Olympic Stadium )only 10 years later!

[sirfreakman]

That guys really have rythm.

Is amazing how all people are dancing, doing the funky chicken!!

Awesome, really good video.

[hawanja]

I'm going to legally change my name to "Funky Chicken."

[mrsolo54]

Good afternoon Mr.Chicken

[sandralawson18]

Oh Please! Don't say funky chicken.

Because, you know I fried chicken. Watts

Stax reminds me of that year of the 60's

and 70's when our parents useto cook

real good.

[softsummermover]

Rufus was really the Funk master.

[cyanidemaiden]

I'm so down!!!!!!

[ROCKN6TEES]

I love those punctuating horn riffs at the end, just so funky!  Wish they'd keep on grooving as they had they crowd into it.

I actually used to have this on vinyl back in the mid 80s, stole it from my GFs (now my wife of 21 yrs) beeatch roommate who didn't appraciate good funk/R&B anyway.

[SFFOOL76]

for reals, good snatch!

[bonosugaray]

this is hot! lovin' that beat!

[Kubrick10]

That is FUNK REAL FUNK

AND I LIKE IT

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

[evanfrmheaven]

Bands today don't getum dancin like this anymore!

[lwcowgirls]

that girl in the blue top's killin me in a good way!

[avp0713]

Right.. this is from the movie "WattStax" a film documentary about a concert in riot strewn Watts (CA).

[granprix49]

do the funky chicken,,,, my era , yeah , do it rufus, old school, good times

[biglinguist]

I love anyone who'll jump a 4 foot fence for a chance to do the funky chicken. If these folks were any cooler they'd be Brazilian!

[ZOOtelevision]

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

[sillyposter]

WHOOOO WHOOOO!!

[HowieP]

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW

DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN NOW!!

[sandralawson18]

No! You can call it Wattstax or Wattstock.

It can't hurt can it? I was an toddler, when

I heard about the 60's riot. I'll tell you one

thing, it does bring back a whole lot of

memories's, though.

[sandralawson18]

No! You are not being mean. You are

telling the truth. I was only a toddler, when

I've heard about watts riot. Has something

to do with a cop hit a pregnate black

woman.