CURTIS MAYFIELD - No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song)

[OFFENDERRUEB]

jesus blew hillbillies behind one of the barns on a tyson chicken farm in arkansas.

[WrestlingHeretic]

Successfully arranged and orchestrated.

[countonnate]

Kool DJ Law brought me here. No song can better speak to how I go about my day to day life. R.I.P. Law. R.I.P. Curtis Mayfield.

[TrayceGreenTv]

I waz born the same year this movie came out i didnt i first saw it when i waz 12 and my dad had the soundtrack what he was talking about then its stiil goin on 2day....him and marvin and gil scott waz the 2pac of that day.......R.I.P.....U GUYZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tapappp]

Great album!

[snoopocho6]

This song definiterly contains a message. I totally agree with barbarac102. This song represents freedom from being off drugs or not using them to begin with. What Curtis is saying is REAL.

[barbarac102]

This song represents the freedom of being off drugs, a natural high can't be beat!!

[baltimorjones]

RIGHT ON FOR THE DARKNESS....... MAN I WISH!

[nathar40]

He`s got to be one of the coolest brothers to lay down tracks so smooth as this.

[SeI3I3IG]

Da BomB

[doc2skate]

There have been many poets who have done their best to tell it like it is: Curtis Mayfiled, Bobby Womack, James Brown, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Gil-Scott Heron and many others. When will the people pay attention to the world around them and learn The Man need them on the highly dangerous dope to make a living. Check out the words to "Across 110th Street".

[newaccountdebzbd]

You don't know me and never will. I wish I wasn't here no more, but I pray God something stop me. I'm a crack head.

[pyro51090]

hahah yup I ain't no junky.

[stewartops]

"it's a terrible thing inside, when your natural high has died"...DAMN!...now that's real talk...a poet and prophet that was way ahead of his time...i miss u much Mayfield!

[TTJ186]

My dad lov this song

[JEK8870]

THIS IS A VERY TRUE SONG

[louishenna]

bunnyhop

[iccatering]

way ahead of his time

[008BUCKINSSR]

awesome pure  awesome tune.

[ArgoLupus]

An important reference Curtis makes is to the "man" who is not Priest, who wants to quit "the life". The man was actually high level NYC narcotics officers who were stepping on the French Connection seizure. When the Golden Triangle stuff came into Harlem via Bumpy Johnson's successor, there were thousands of OD because the Asian dope was 20 x more potent. But the man could just as well be the CIA today.

[hellomisterboyd]

I heard this song from Snoop Dogg's before this version but I think the original is greater. Very nice lyric is my inspiration. The man can't put no thing on me!

[StuUngar]

@hellomisterboyd Same here, but I did like the addition of Bootsy Collins in the cover version.

[gbthrilla]

I have been around as much cocaine as the eye can see but I never tried it nor wanted to. It is a tricky drug. It will control you all the way.

[einarssone]

I know your mind, you want it funky!

But you don't have to be no junkie!

[justasmokinkush]

cocaine

[Bensim44]

@twentypeazzy I've met many people over the years...

[sirchopp0903]

im so glad i got my own/ i aint worried bout josephen/ my life's a natural high/ come and bunny hop wit me...... all these samples smh

[Sondunn2009]

oooooooooooh yeah!!!..good music

[satch0phile]

Curtis Din't do drugs did he?

[steelcross101]

@satch0phile no being from chitown we saw a lot of street shit u had to tighten ya game

[satch0phile]

@steelcross101 oh that makes sense

[blazerchich2010]

Has anyone heard of the bunny hop well if so this song is the base of it

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

@Raul8028

yea but LSD and mushrooms are so hard to find

[gibraltar798]

@KIDAmnesiacBends yeah and that powder is cut with kerosene, baby laxatives, diet pills, baking soda, and whatever the fuck else a random fuckhead wants to put in it to make a dishonest dollar.

[nothingbutaFENDER]

@gibraltar798 ain't that some shit what one will do to another just for money

[gibraltar798]

@nothingbutaFENDER and the dude still acts like he's your best fuckin pal. im really glad that shits over with for me...

[nothingbutaFENDER]

@gibraltar798 me too! happy thanksgiving to you.

[MrThuglifegangsta69]

snoop dog is better then this

[jzipman31]

@MrThuglifegangsta69 Snoop himself wouldn't claim that! NIGGA PLEASE!!!

[mcRioRemedy]

@MrThuglifegangsta69 GROW UP

[phil14true]

The person who says that you're a bleeding heart liberal is just plain stupid when

you care about social justice that a good thing.Besides the point to this song is just

don't do drugs. There's amessage in the music

[yeda77]

It's been a long time since I heard this song. As I listen to the words, I am realizing how much Mr. Mayfield infulenced my thinking and as a result my life. Like bluekrypton I saw so many people and families go down because of durgs and or alcohol. I love my natural high. I love being able to live thorugh the hard times without tthe use of drugs or liquid courage.

Thank you for posting this wonderful reminder of where a great many of us came from.

RIP Brother Mayfield...

[visionkingdom]

Curtis told yall in da songs man.Stop worrying about if a nigga dnt wanna co sign u changing ur life 4 da better.Every where niggas go they shud be kickin this Science to people.Tellin 'em to stop slanging where they sleep at.& be creative to make money.Prisons are filled wit Brothas who may neva get out.So dnt trade places wit dem.Become enlighteners 4 ur people.Tellin'em about Curtis Mayfield & his all his records.

[steelcross101]

@visionkingdom ur right young blood they really need to lissen up im from da ol school 50's and 60's u cats got all this ops and u wanna bea gangsta why

[visionkingdom]

@steelcross101 You know I think da word Cool need to be rexamined.Our youth r workin off a very negative energy rite now.1 thing is dat they have no shame.Some how we need to hit the youth in da heart.They need to feel emotional pain to da extreme.Where they wud have no choice but to submitt to wat think is GOD and acknowledge that they do need the guidance of the Elders.They need to be slowed down long enuff 4 sum kinda change to set in.Thats my theory on it.

[peckawoodd]

@visionkingdom

It's a bit jumbled and filled with a lot of n-words but your message is right on. People are tripping off of these drugs and throwing their lives away. Keep it to the reefer, youngsters! And even then keep it cool and don't go overboard!

[DONNIMETROPOLIS313]

@visionkingdom you can start by realizing that youre a man, and not an american rooted racial slur.

[5thfloorsocial]

@visionkingdom never mind learning to write english learn to speak at least speak it in an inteligible manner.. dumb ass.

[1BLKnUSA]

landmark lp. personally my fav. soundtrack.

[illholla84]

i played the heck out this when I got my first car use to be my theme song.... I gotta get back to this tip

[MD64577]

the first time i saw this movie i was 23 in 1972 a father of 2 kids at the time and i was going thru the same shit with my wife the fucking junkie. she sold everyting i ever work hard for and i was angry for a long time because her life was in the hand of the pusherman and it was killin me. and when i saw this movie he was talking to my wife. she died in 1976 at the age of 30 frum a drug overdose. i miss her and i love her very much but when i see my daughter i see my wife the same woman

[blackdog4444]

@MD64577 Many times, often, addictions are not by choice!

[TheVinylBird]

@MD64577 from the immature stuff on your channel, I can tell that your story was made up

[marcwil01]

@MD64577 That was nice story man. Sucks you and your kids had to go through that but you got through it. R.I.P. to your wife bruh.

[sexymd07]

@MD64577 So sorry to hear that. I was only a baby back then because I was born in 1971. Didn't know things like this existed back in those days.

[stankalmighty]

@MD64577 thanks for sharing, your story really touched me. all the best!

[TrayceGreenTv]

im sorry what u went thru ....brother!!!!!!!!!!!

[FreeLoveJusticeFaith]

@MD64577 Thankyou for the share brother....I've got that mess myself. My heart feels You, and if nothing else.....At least You saying your word, Me hearing it....Two...means were not alone! 1LOVE! GOD Bless!

[revjames3845]

I grew up in the late 60s and early 70s. Turned 18 in '73. Curtis Mayfield was one of my musical and political heroes at that time, he always sang and spoke the truth. I will miss him always. Stop hating and start living!

[djdabblin]

People are people!!! Martians are Martians... so we gotta break it down!

[tylus17]

Twinklin tinklin grains

[Sal1675]

Seriously one of his best tunes. Get goosebumps listening to this again. I was lucky my brothers had this album so grew up listening to this. Amazing amazing jam.

[BLACKFLANIGAN]

Fa Me Nigga, Fa Me,

[MsIamWoman]

Thank you for sharing, FunkFeverClub. Curtis Mayfield was a poet whose message against self-destruction helped counter the increased use of drugs in America at the end of the Vietnam War. As you know, this and other songs of his were not solely entertainment, but cries out to people to be aware of "the game" and to stay alive. So many did not listen then, and sadly, so many are not listening now. It's sad that, even generations later, how some people just refuse to get the message.

[electrickithara]

Sobriety is better than any drug.

[amensupremera]

The most underrated song on the soundtrack

[tuffist100]

Compliments to Curtis who inspired me with his heartfelt lyric. Ever since i heard is sweet sounding soulful singing voice. There's a magical sensation i experience while listening. Bless you Curtis you live in my heart forever

[bolder2009]

For me this is easily one of the greatest songs of the 20th century. The melody, the timely lyrics, the sweet, pure vocals, the tightness (and looseness) of the musicians playing in harmony, the brilliance of the arragement and masterful production by Curtis Mayfield. He was and is one of America's greatest gifts to music. An artist for whom the word 'genius' is an understatement.

[l8in64]

@bolder2009 blah blah bloody blah

[bolder2009]

@l8in64 blah!

[TheycallmeHeavyD]

Sho' is funky. I ain't no junkie

[DrumEne]

I hate You... I love Funk!

[tuftybox1821]

people are the same everywhere

[MrDSmooth56]

A lyrical poet and prophet, FUTURE SHOCK!!!!

[kimbyfaires]

Beautiful lyrics....perfect for the state of affairs our laughable "democratic government" has put us in: a pit of deception and lies. Creating chaos to incite controversy....divert our attention away from the truth, i.e.: 911 and Iraq war......the United States Government is complicit in the senseless murders of 3000 people in the WTC....murderers.....911 was an inside job!

[area51er6]

@kimbyfaires Idiot... I came here to enjoy great 70's music.. and i got a foolish malcontened 911 statement like that! Ya I guess the Mumbai attacks, USS Cole and African embasseys were "inside jobs" too! oh and man never landed on the moon... pffffft

[333367777]

sometimes dope brings hope in a twisted mind . do you feel me?

[Gypsyman813]

Curtis Mayfield no doubt was one of the best song writers in America up until his untimely death. His music gave people hope direction and inspiration during the civil rights era, songs like "Moving on Up" or "We're a Winner" spoke volumes at that time and still does so today. My brothers please take time and listen to Curtis's messages and lessons -- We need to pay heed before we leave

Mike Vick aka "The Truth"

[61Yusef]

For All Of Us Born in 1960s And Are In Their 40s 50s We Have Experienced Greatest

Era Of BlackMusic Without adoubt. See Nothing Coming Close. Shame.. R.I.P Curtis

ans Gil Scott Heron.

[TheStacykeys]

Curtis Mayfield is the TRUTH

[jenja718]

damn wish time could go back to the 70's tho i was just a kid but my daddy was still here and he was the damn man in harlem...

[MsMaryJane01]

bunny hop

[RunLikeHellIV]

Curtis and Tupac, two people who resisted the urge to rap about shooting other blacks, and concentrate on improving the world through music.

Tupac got klled, Curtis got paralyzed from the neck down.

:|

[Mazzafam]

@RunLikeHellIV ppl say that about pac..but i can show you many lines where pac talking about guns..and shooting blacks. i mean..come on..have you ever listened to 2pac?

[mcRioRemedy]

@RunLikeHellIV you never listened to a lot of tupac i take it - i have every single song he released, and like it or not he DID rap bout shooting people

[RunLikeHellIV]

@mcRioRemedy The impression I got from him is that his later albums were more about helping the world. I'll admit I'm not the biggest Tupac fan. I do know of some of his more aggreesive songs though. I like to ignore them :P

[mcRioRemedy]

@RunLikeHellIV he was a bit of an enigma, just when ye thought, o.k., hes getting sensible with his raps, he drops anutha gangsta track. but i think its his gemini in him, he had to please everybody, the good and the bad, the men and the female, the black and the white. his positive messages are some of the best messages i have ever heard in my life. in fact so much so i look up to him as a role model. but i admit i like his gangtsa rhymes too. i can picture every word like a good film. R.I.P.

[StuUngar]

@mcRioRemedy Speaking of 2pac, one day I had watched a documentary about 2pac right after watching a documentary about John Lennon and I said to myself, "Wow, these 2 guys are exactly the same."

Neither were physically imposing men, but feared no one. They had a massive following bc of their charisma. Both preached peace, but also had an anger toward the world. They were both passionate about everything they did and you could hear it in their words. Both were often hypocritical.

[mcRioRemedy]

@StuUngar LEGENDS R.I.P.

[kennethart]

@gsoprano 01  curtis mayfield produced this and mostly all his music.

[BlaqueReign25]

My first time hearing this song and I must say I love it. The song the bunny hop, samples this song, I new it sampled a song, but I never knew what song until now. You just gotta love Mr. Mayfeild!

[nblpresident]

@BlaqueReign25 my mom just played this for me and i started singing the bunny hop lyrics and i told her they sampled it and she said see all this new music comes from old school its so crazy

[BlaqueReign25]

@nblpresident It is crazy, my mom has done that to me before she was playing Donnie Hathaway The Ghetto and I started singing Too Short's version. A lot of these artist are barrowing from the old school, sometimes it turns out good and sometimes not so good. In this case I like the Bunny Hop and this song. I love doing the dance to it.

[locsta06]

Real shit,1000% pure,when will we learn people,i love this real shit curtis mayfield was giving to the people back then tho it didnt work,only if they woulda listened carefully

[Gsoprano01]

Who produced this track??

[illastratedman]

@Gsoprano01 curtis mayfield

[tuftybox1821]

Those horns at coming in 2:03 - one one the great postive moments in all soul music, imo.

[WecanWinJesse]

@tuftybox1821 The horn is ill too it remind me of the costume party in spider man and his amazing friends when everyone was dressed mostly in spider man and green goblin suits

[strangefacekid]

Hahaaaa you fuckin twat.....

[bluekrypton1]

Growin up during this time I saw many go down. I never tried the stuff and watching I knew I did not want somethin that would make me lose myself and sell my body, mind and soul. Curtis told the truth.

[wblk]

this is a love song to the people.

[Sal1675]

@wblk - Well said.

[76BomberGeez]

Snoop redone this song on Rythm and Gangsta with Bootsy Collins great song by the master Mayfield.

[ogfunk187]

5 STARS

[TheTkirk]

This album was the BEST sound track PERIOD!!!! It has a lot to say, like this song.

[Deucepapi26]

curtis was a musical hero!! everything original and the thought to make us all relate to it is remarkable!!

[bedfordforrest]

One of my favorite songs by him, so true, so true...and I am white, and not a bleeding heart liberal either, just a man who sees the truth.

[bluekrypton1]

@bedfordforrest Right on Brother!

[MrThuglifegangsta69]

@bedfordforrest FUCK U MAN DISS LIBERALS AGAIN AN IMA KICK UR ASS

[jonohutton89]

@MrThuglifegangsta69 Very liberal of you....

[Stormyrivers1]

and second best solo album would have to go to marvin gaye "whats going on"

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[Stormyrivers1]

in street talk "curtis was ahead of his time" a musical genius" but his music can't be touched.

[EastAtlFinest1]

im so glad i got my own

[ldonhawk]

YES! This is a classic!  Love this song. And yes, "the man cain't put no thang on ME! "

[TheDexter99991]

I SO GLAD I GOT MY OWN!!!!! THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIMES.

[gothamjediknight]

@TheDexter99991 this and Purple Rain I think are the best ever by one singer / songwriter / composer

[Nordo700]

+***** Merci "from Paris" FunkerFeverClub  for this post.

[fresh2smooth]

damn i love this track its some real shit he sayin in this track

[vopoxmuzyque]

This is a very beautiful song I loved as a young teen and I so do too now. If you want to hear another smooth song by this artist listen to You're so good to me.

[vopoxmuzyque]

This is a very beautiful song I loved as a young teen and I so do too now.

[Roberthenryii]

The best song! It sucks what happened to him, he was ahead of his time.

[priestpega]

This song is like a declaration of freedom from someone who was once a slave to drugs and now is clean and sober. we need more songs like this one in our current pop culture (are you listening Lindsay & Paris?). Love all the "Superfly" album songs. My username was partially inspired by Priest Youngblood. :)

[Ginstar7801]

Hidden Gem with real meaning.

[mdh16hunter]

LOVE THIS SONG NEED IT CHOPPED AND SCREWED ;)

[eddiemurphyfan100]

love this song!

[Joyce3290]

you might be right about that jolooner i love this one too..also like the music think

[jolooner]

Of all the songs on the Superfly album, this one is the best.......bar none.

[jeanpiaget007]

@jolooner

too true