The Meters - "Fire On The Bayou"

[runsouth2PANIC]

George Porter Jr. brings the thunder and is still funkifying lives as the hardest working bass around. Funkify your life....

[zandrabienaime]

@runsouth2PANIC yes george can play the hell out of that bass.

[Thelookoutslookout]

Time keeps on slippin, slippin', slippin'.....into the future........

[RetroJenny]

Great funky stuff!

[BDoctah]

Cool, cool wine goin' down your throat. George Porter. Saw him live in a small venue. Great!

[denkey3458]

Man keep quit and enjoy the groove..you just can't sit motionless.

Just makes you wanne move and groove and get down

[MGkings]

Fire

[LJH70122]

All you people who are wishing for this music to make a comeback should come to New Orleans , where it has never left. The Meters are playing Voodo Fest Halloween weekend and then there's the Neville Brothers , Ivan Neville's Dumpsta Phunk , and a bunch of other people not named Neville playing funk locally as well. Even our marching bands are funky. That's where the brass bands come from. We even have country funk bands like the Honey Island swamp band.

[MultiKZB]

@LJH70122 Halloween weekend? Sounds as though I had best start thinking about reserving a flight from San Diego to New Orleans!

[runsouth2PANIC]

@LJH70122 YEAH YOU RIGHT! Monday nights @ the Maple Leaf people. Pure Nola flavor. I used to live four blocks from Tip's. Best two years of my life. GPJ has a bday celebration every year @ Howlin Wolf. Fried chicken, birthday cake and pure funk are provided.

[MARIKO1401]

Bayoooooooou♪

[ChuckieGreenwood]

The Meters make me want Gumbo...

[macekekas]

I turned the radio on and suddenly I heard a cheap trance electro mixed with pop singers...common make funk come back

[TheTissueguy]

Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner said in an interview of few years ago on Minnesota Public Radio that when he first heard this song, he knew he had to get into making music... Twenty something years ago, he's won a Grammy and has moved to New Orleans and continues to jam.... I found out about these guy's from tht interview. Glad I tuned in, these guys rock!!!

[MrBassnVocals]

Im a white singer and I love singing this stuff. It's so easy and fun and it gives me a chance to goof off and what not

[cctrunner6]

This is some dirty ass shit

[franz909]

Firing Up on the Bayou .... if it's that good go ahead smoke in Gator Country .

[69pinkmeat]

I would love to see this music make a come back and replace rap this stuff makes your soul feel so good your feet cant stay still !

[marikology]

this is one of those songs you know how it goes and can hum the melody, but you don' t know any of the words so it haunts you till you finally figure it out.

[MrDec202]

For those of you who are unaware this is true New Orleans music whose roots are deep and unique as the city itself. The band has been together for decades and I've heard them play live many times here at home. They played the song live for over a year before it was recorded They have been a staple of N.O. music for 40 years.

[Scuba122]

Awesome track

[SupernalOne]

there's fiyo on the bayo!

[mariolemieux]

funk 101

[rocknrollhoochiekoo1]

After jamming this song for yearsI just realized what this song is about. Light your fire on the bayou!!

[hostileroots]

LEO! GEORGE! ART! ZIG! Show em to do it one more time.

[nolapas711]

FIYAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[Mayor2luv]

One of my favourates way back in time.

[Gr8tefulfan]

this tune is fan funkin tastic !

[ArtyRT]

and just heard the Funky Meters are coming to Australia next Easter to be at Bluesfest Byron Bay....

Easter... the sun.... surf..... Byron Bay .... Paradise !!!

I'm there I reckon

Oh - and there's Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples, Trombone Shorty, Blind Boys etc and more... woot ! woot ! woot !

[elvispreseli]

@ArtyRT Serious? That's worth going from the UK for... Let me know please, man. Australia is a Funky place these days, Bamboos and much more coming out of there.

[human23highlight]

luv´n it man!!!

[ThePoeticWhiz]

This bass line is real tight!

[Groovy26407]

@ThePoeticWhiz this is George Porter Jr For you .Mr "less is more" :)my idol:D

[k3m0th30n3]

@ThePoeticWhiz captain obvious strikes back!

[wtrad]

@ThePoeticWhiz All of the meters' bass lines are tight

[LJH70122]

@wtrad That's because George Porter , Jr. is the best bass player on the planet earth.

[longdongbongchong]

@LJH70122 no doubt about that brother

[jakisnot]

@wtrad that's where the funkification starts

[1blastman]

@ThePoeticWhiz George Porter - funkiest bassist this side of Larry Graham

[veroman34]

Its a shame.. 6k views..

[TheNikolaShex]

FUNK YEAH!



[nolapas711]

my favorite song from my fav band!!!

[MrBassSlapp]

so funky, so deep, so groovin' ... awesome guys! thanks for posting!

[LeGrandeOrange]

Some of the most ferociously funky lead guitar playing ever - Leo is a monster on this one!

[woody1955]

Some quality delta struttin'. Epic. Thnxs for posting from Belgium