Bar-Kays - Traffic Jammer (1981)

[ELGORITHM]

Funk

[DjEdubb64]

Glad to see grown folks know whuss up! BKs brawt da FONK (not funk) on-niss wun! Makes ya wanna move...funky warbly bassline, synthy 80's keyz.

Yeah, we all know Freak Show, or Boogie Body, or Snap Shot. Hands down, this...this right here...right here...this....is my favorite dance Barkays cut (ahead of She Talks to Me).

Again thanks for posting!

[IAM7DEMONS]

Wicked Voodoo Funk!!!!!!!

[dancetoboogie]

いやぁ〜、この曲はいつ聴いてもマジいいわっ！

[jfisher4]

4 people are allergic to true bass guitar

[keeperoffunk]

GREAT LINES IN THIS SONG & FUNKY!!!!

[nate4586]

1972 caprice classic 8 track tape player keystone rims 2 inch whitewall boman 3 band equalizer jensen 6/9 speekers those were the days

[darrensymes]

just did a popping battle to this yesterday at uk bboy champs... was soo sick! the feeling i got from it was unspeakable... bar kays got the funk!

[SlickFunker]

This was sampled by Son Of Bazerk for their track Part One.

[MoNicholasLaird]

Simply Amazing.

[luvmebabynow]

4 peeps stuck in traffic...

[vd624]

The motherfucking 80's thats whats up make a MTF remember being 17 chilling smoke that shit and chasing them nice white rabbits those was the days...

[vd624]

The motherfucking 80's thats whats up make a MTF remembering being 17 chilling smoke that shit those was the days...

[cgptony11]

Damn I love this song, please please please help me find it and Touch Tone via MP3

[thumbsaloft]

This song is so funky it stanks

[Truckerfun01]

damn.....now I gotta go find my Bar-Kays "Greatest Hits" CD!!

[jam5bryce]

NOW THIS IS PURE FUNK!

[MrThugStylz]

damn I love this fucking amazing group.

[XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX]

SLAMZ A BEER

[edunn91]

Does anybody know the song in the chick-fil-a commercial where the old man night guard with the flashlight catches the cows clubbing in shack or warehouse? I have been looking all over youtube for that song. It would be appreciated

[Truckerfun01]

@edunn91 ....if it's the one I'm thinkin about, the song is "Brick" by the Dazz Band. Hope that's the one you were lookin for.

[Truckerfun01]

@edunn91.....correction....the group is BRICK & the song is "Dazz".....got that one bass-akwards

[MrJoHnDoE55]

V L J R 13 O*C

[MikeStone05]

Damnit! This is my jam!!! (LOL)

[Ziola28]

i know thats right...GOT THE ALBUM TOO!!! HEAD BOBBIN

[keymusic100]

YES! my favorute b-kays party song.yes feel this 1.

[kelvin88keyes]

man...i use to bump the s*^# out of this album...love this cut! Thank u for posting this cut bruh!

[flywulf]

Amazing! Love it! Thanks for posting it! I need to find a copy to buy!

[hdaustonmoving]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[JudeMarty]

THANKS FOR THE FUNK. SHO NUFF MOVIN' JAM

[aalborgsoundwboi]

oh god... this is the SHIT!!!!!!!!! i wanna thank mr krush for postin' this masterpiece!!!

[msbanks2004]

@aalborgsoundwboi \\ I agree, thanks !!

[yinnybin]

great song to pop to

: ) real funk

[thumbs4bass]

I married the woman they are singing about!......The girl is "super fine, one of a kind!"

[wibo08]

@thumbs4bass baby we not married!!!! lol-jus funnin cuz ima tj

[megarudy23]

diz iz wut i call funky shit right here!

[bubbaliciuos]

Fdavis83362 ; what he said was " round dimensions " , i listen to certain songs and sometimes i get confused with the words of some musicians myself , i know the feeling , i hoped this answered your ? , take care.

[STEFFALEX]

THE BEST!

[boomfield]

KIllller bassline still..

A great piece of funk, thanx for the up..

Peace from Germany, boom

[monsta64]

FUNK IS THE SHIT, MAN! LIVE IT, EAT IT, BREATHE IT!

[eddyolivares]

ohhh yea!!! i hadnt heard this in years!! just about forgot about it!! imma add it to my list...

[MSTRISHZFROMDACPT]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[mandelbush]

This is very funky!! Great music stands the test of time.

[blaegfthg]

nice song.this shit koc

[BeigeFunk]

Wow! What a great beat! :D

[rodney959]

rodney the barkays is still one of my oldschool groups when i played trafficjammer i remember when i bought the album this song is still bobbin my head

[NastyGameShow]

funk power!!!!!

[apolyneon24]

La mejor música del mundo!!!

[wibo08]

aren't we women fabulous!!!!!!!! i'm talkin bout us traffic jammers too-that's what it's all about : D

we keep horns blowin, motors runnin, tires screechin everybody freak go head...!

luv it!!!

[nuujackswing]

this song just right before newjackswing,,then newjackswing also remanined history now..

[kingztown100]

SIKK JAM TO BUST A NUT TOO:)

[79shineon]

Baykays the most underated group of all time.They have been around forever. Every album was good never a flop in my book. Always an enteresting blend of music.

[betto571]

Takes me wayyyyyyy back P- Funk

[daymude63]

DA BOMB DA BOMB DA BOMB! love it!!!

[awwfunkme]

Very underrated jam by the BK's. Larry Dodson is one of the funkest lead singers ever to grip a mike. BarKays forever!!

[bossystlb]

Got a chance to see them in concert it was a good one. Class of "81"

[SIGMAMAN69]

This track is so funky it's got my keyboard stankin! Nobody did it like the Bar Kays!

[COSTA26MESA]

FUNK FREAKS

[therealsoulproduct]

Still funky after all these years!

[pinatonya18]

hell yeah even in 2011 my dads in a band and plays bass guitar hes nasty at this song !! shout outs to the band back2back!!

[wmsprez09]

Sheridan Jones, the love of my life was a 'T' Jammer. Memphis,Tennessee, NO.1 Baby!!!!!

[TheEricd1]

played this on l.p. before my night out

[crashdre]

just naaaasssssstttttttyyyyyyyyy!!!­!!!

[BrutalBassBB]

Great song nice upload!

Love the funk...

[lipa1405]

the best of the besttt :DDD

[sjrw1963]

This song is something I've never heard. Thanks.

[SPEAKERSTAX]

The best from the Bar-kays.

[M1lkyWayMaster]

so flyyyyyyyyyy

[berlynn2]

gettin funky 24/7

[IVLIFE1]

714

[IVLIFE1]

funk 4 life

[daymude63]

this and hit and run were the ultimate funk tunes. the bar-kays were some bad some dudes!!!!!

freaky behavior was a blast too. all cut from this album i think. this white boy was a funk junkie back in the day!!!! still am!

[2074692]

police records show that many hearing-impaired people have been attacked and beaten; when the attacker was ask why he assaulted the victim, the most frequent rsponse was " he was sassin' me; muthafucker wouldn't answer me when I ask him sumtin' "

[Jessy95]

Old schoooool !!

Poppin up !

Funk forever

[posttenabres]

the best break dance music !!!

[musicmangalen]

I forgot how fownkey this was !!

[freezesiclepop1]

hi, grandmasterkrush, can you post a real tough slow cut from memphis own bar-kays its call [making believe that we're lover] what a song for the dirty south....thank's

[PrancuzasGSi]

crazy tune, love it so much! ;)

[MUZALA]

reminds of teen years at milton high,skiez.long live all ye funkateers world over.dig this namba!

[thumbs4bass]

Old School Funk is why I play bass to this day! I'll play funk forever....these young cats don't know nothing bout this! They got their turntables and electronic music and call themselves musicians?!

[raVe4theslaVe]

right on funk brotha! i agree 100!%

take ur pick, turn table or a band?

[atkidz]

band

[atkidz]

band all the way

[thumbsaloft]

The Bar-kays, so funky they stank!! Are there any funk bands around these days, and I'm not talking about old school bands?

any youngsters getting funky?

[therealsoulproduct]

OutKast, maybe. But they're getting up there too. But guess what, I'm young, talented, and I'm gonna bring the funk back!

[Underdog58]

Jamiroquai & Brand New Heavies, but they've been out a while though

[therealsoulproduct]

Yeah, but they're more like jazzy, acid funk. While it is cool, it isn't like the dirty, nasty, stanky FONK like these brothas used to make. Bar-Kays threw down on the funk! Hard!

[jtstar82]

Yeah, Neo-Soul is the new funk. check out

Van Hunt and Keite Young

[ronpc]

Pure uncut funk no fillers or additives. The Ohio Players, Slave and The Bar Kays were true pioneers of funk. I agree with PeekaPeep this sound is as fresh today as it was back in the day and it's a damn shame these fools of today can't follow the blue print of true funk,r&b and soul that was left to them.

[therealsoulproduct]

It's all about the synthesized handclaps. That's what confirms the FUNK!

[PeekaPeep]

Note to all: THIS SOUND IS JUST AS FRESH NOW AS IT WAS BACK THEN! ONLY DIFFERENCE IS YOU DON'T HAVE BLACK ARTISTS (HECK, ARTISTS IN GENERAL, LOL) TODAY WHO ARE BOLD AND/OR BAD ENOUGH TO LAY DOWN HARD-HITTIN' FUNK LIKE THIS SHHHH HERE....

>;-)

[milejdi1393]

Great song!:)

[othajr23]

Yeah,yeah thats it!

[egotrippen216bw]

does anyone know where i can find lyrics for this song?

[kunoichi215]

I have played this on blast for years. Have the album! Thanks for u-tubing it!

[blacklabelboss]

I was worried death...I could't find my album and listen to my favorite Bar-Kays singles. This was only on the album it should have been released as a single. Thank you Grandmasterkrush!!! You are the dream maker.

[grandmasterkrush]

Hey no problem. Let me know if there's other precious gems you're missing, I could help you.

[HALFDEAD66]

Dam, this still hits!

[msmillievanili]

@grandmasterkrush 1982, I don't know the artist or title. It's fast not slow. Lyrics I remember: This must b heaven, this must be heaven, I never felt like this baby, this must be heaven this must be heaven...ooooo yeah this must be heaven (music escalates) thank god almighty I finally found heaven. The 'finally found heaven' part may not be right. Help me find this song, pleeeeeese!!!!

[TADivelli]

@msmillievanili I think you may be looking for "Heaven Must Be Like This" by the Ohio Players

[unpoeticpoet099]

I thought it was a single. They used to play it on the radio back in the day.

[BluntedBeyondBelief]

Night Cruisin is my fav. album from these gangsters, LARRY D

[JOO1CEE2LYNN3]

DiS iS mA bRoThEr'S sOnG.

[goodangel33]

The true masters of funk,play it on the radio right now and get music back on course.

[blacklabelboss]

Thank ya!!

[crad805oldschool]

Aaaaawwhh.....hell yeah!!! This song sooo good...make me wanna slap my momma!!!

[freezesiclepop1]

oh yes

[damngrooveman]

I'm so stupid and narrowminded - I bought this longplayrecord 1981 and put it into the shelf to so many other records I really never listened complete...and missed this nice funktune until now!

I'm glad you uploaded this one - feel like I'm back in time...Thanks a lot

[zarusoba69]

Dude brings back some serious memories.Nightcruising was the shiznit.Thanks for posting.

[freezesiclepop1]

yes,I can remember putting this in my 1981 cougar, taking a ride and seeing plenty traffic jammer's..... right on.

[mazaradiflash]

Breakdance stuff!

[jerkj]

Extreamly funky right here

[BlackBeltJohnson]

Super-slick! Super funky!!

Thanks so much for posting this, friend!

[grandmasterkrush]

Don't mention it, black belt. I've got a lot of funky-stuff, waiting for me to upload 'em. Peace!

[c2e2ky]

Another song from the BAR-KAYS called "Feels Like I'm Falling In Love" from The NightCrusing" Post This song for me please

Eric

[grandmasterkrush]

Alright, Eric. It's on the way!

[1longname]

@grandmasterkrush

love this

i'm 36 and first heard when you posted it

been listening to it since!

i made a video for my puppy girl with this song (she's a boerboel)

[laverneeeeeeeeeeeee]

I was in college, Austin Peay, when this album came out. Nothing but Jammers on the yard. GREAT ALBUM

[croon3]

laverneeee, this is Croon3, You were right with me on that. I was in college also goin across the yard with my boom box jammin this and nightcruisin. I also remember that i was watching my dorm mates playing beach volleyball when I heard this new artist sing a song called "Never too much" they said his name{luther vandross]. amazing the memories that song bring back. Take care

[waxwarrior03]

1981 was the year of groovy melodies now that song got me back on time. Cold Krushin!

[FUNKSTER760]

AINT THIS FUNKY.LOVE DIZ JAM

[datrillest07]

MY FAVORITE TRACK! KICKS ASS!

[Xymoxx11]

Great song!! One of my favorite Bar-Kays songs. Very underrated and sadly largely forgotten.

[grandmasterkrush]

Word! You gotta have this album man, it's crazy! They don't do it this well today.