Songs with a spoken part...

What’s the best (or your favourite) ‘talking song’ N.S track? 

Moonlight music in you

Williams and Watson...".Too Late". Brilliant!

Kenny Smith 

Ideals - Mighty Lover.

Troy Keyes - If I had My Way

( My eyes have seen injustice.....love that bit!)

Shame its only NS tracks as the LP version of the Floaters - Float On would win hands down...

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by John Reed

Plenty with spoken intros such as "Too Late" (already mentioned), "Get Out", "That Beatin' Rhythm", "Under Your Powerful Love" and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" to name a few.  How about "Cool Off" where the lead talks all the way through, or "Colour Him Father"?

Janice - Skip Mahoney

Sam Dees - Brother Man

James Brown - Wake Up and Live

Charles Johnson - Love So Good

There are loads...............

You Move Me by Roy Roberts

Curtis Mayfield - No Thing On Me

Aretha - Got To Find Me An Angel

stepstones-lonely one,does a speaking bit in the middle,it ruins the song completely! its that bad i cant listen to it!

Arguable how 'Northern' it is but love Deep Sensation 'Somehow, Somewhere (there's a soul heaven)' - plus it uses a great sample (Southshore Connection 'We're On the Right Track')

Dx

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by DaveNPete

Victim of   the  joke.  David porter,   what a great album!  IMO 🎶🎶🎶👌

Breakaway - Steve Karman - Jimmy Radcliffe belting out the intro!

I always love the spoken intro on Bobby Womack - How could you break my heart.

Pyramid soul bros inc

Tribulations "Promises"

 

Truely awesome imo 

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by theothertosspot

What about...Purple Mundi?,a spoken outro,instead of intro....actually ruins the song,for me....

Bobby Womack spoke on many of his records . My choice would be "Harry Hippie"

5 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Janice - Skip Mahoney

Sam Dees - Brother Man

James Brown - Wake Up and Live

Charles Johnson - Love So Good

There are loads...............

Janice is a great call 👍 Though really this thread is lost on northern - you gotta go deeper !

Joe Tex !!!! King of chat ! 

'Be kind to old people '

'all the heaven s man needs'

and my personal favorite 

'be cool (Willie is dancing with a cissy)'

Tony and Tyrone 'Please Operator' on Atlantic. If I ever get round to owning a smart-phone, this'll be the ringtone.

If ever I get to own a copy, fabulous record.

Weren't  the intro taken from an Ike and Tina track?

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by theothertosspot

9 hours ago, Kenb said:

Songs with a spoken part...

What’s the best (or your favourite) ‘talking song’ N.S track? 

Maybe not regarded as a northern soul track by many - Lou Rawls 'Dead End Street' Parts 1 & 2 merged together would rate as one of my favourite 'talking songs'. Dx

Lee Austin the burner - I'm in love - people records. Great spoken long intro with loads of name dropping. Great version of womack tune!

 

E. Rodney Jones-Peace of mind

Kev

Doris Smith"no good guy"(limelight) Doris does all the singing,while an uncredited male does all the "wording"

9 hours ago, Derek Pearson said:

Maybe not regarded as a northern soul track by many - Lou Rawls 'Dead End Street' Parts 1 & 2 merged together would rate as one of my favourite 'talking songs'. Dx

Lou Rawls "See You When I Git There" would rate as one of my least favourite talking songs.

Loads of Bobby Womack and Teddy Pendergrass stuff. 

From the roots came the rapper , Joe TeX   album. (   man he could talk ) 🎶🎶

23 hours ago, DaveNPete said:

Arguable how 'Northern' it is but love Deep Sensation 'Somehow, Somewhere (there's a soul heaven)' - plus it uses a great sample (Southshore Connection 'We're On the Right Track')

Dx

got plays at the Ritz allnighters, Neil rushton maybe.

 

Laura Lee - Since I fell for you

Edited September 4, 20178 yr by Soulsaddler
Previously mentioned

On 1 septembre 2017 at 19:46, dobber said:

stepstones-lonely one,does a speaking bit in the middle,it ruins the song completely! its that bad i cant listen to it!

I voted for but it's all the same at that stage. It is indeed not "clean". That is why I much prefer this version to the Tempos's cut actually. That "bad" BIG/DEEP VOICE negroid slam is just surprisingly fantastic the first time you hear it. Puts a grim smile on my face while laughing inside. Since that first time I can't stop listening to it ! Had to have a copy. And it's been 25 years now... Still works the same on me.

OK, I love the "corky" bits and in the Fidels 'I'm giving you notice' on Doré the female break in the middle comes in after the guy's list of argument to her bullshit and she still comes in like a Princess; are you going believe what I tell ya or are you going to believe what you see ? And he goes in despair Aaaaaah... Unworthy of any more beans spilling: NOTICE baby ! I'm gonna find another girl. Almost but not quite macho.

Tastik 

12 hours ago, Soulsaddler said:

Laura Lee - Since I fell for you

Love that choon also Yvonne Fair Walk Out That Door If You Wanna.

" I'm gonna drop a dime on a good friend of mine, tell him I'm free come on and get me"   Top lyrics.

 

Edited September 5, 20178 yr by Kegsy

Chi Lites, Have you Seen Her ! 

Spoken Intro to beat all others

No one mentioned Bob Relf  Blowing My Mind To Pieces yet?. Surely one of the best!

23 hours ago, tlscapital said:

I voted for but it's all the same at that stage. It is indeed not "clean". That is why I much prefer this version to the Tempos's cut actually. That "bad" BIG/DEEP VOICE negroid slam is just surprisingly fantastic the first time you hear it. Puts a grim smile on my face while laughing inside. Since that first time I can't stop listening to it ! Had to have a copy. And it's been 25 years now... Still works the same on me.

OK, I love the "corky" bits and in the Fidels 'I'm giving you notice' on Doré the female break in the middle comes in after the guy's list of argument to her bullshit and she still comes in like a Princess; are you going believe what I tell ya or are you going to believe what you see ? And he goes in despair Aaaaaah... Unworthy of any more beans spilling: NOTICE baby ! I'm gonna find another girl. Almost but not quite macho.

Tastik 

the tempos isnt great either,the backing singers are so out of tune it makes your toes curl!

Tony & Tyrone - Please Operator - Les Cokell used to have it on his answerphone.

Dx

Fantastic Epics - spoken bit about halfway which i think is not really necessary but i still love the track....

 

Joe tex- under your powerful love

phillidelphia all stars - let's clean up the ghetto

frankie & the classicals  What shall I Do {Spoken intro}

       Alan C.

Joseph Webster - My Love Is So Strong.  A spoken intro that actually works imho.  Many don't.

Benny Gordon - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got - Wand

Truly Lovely !!!

On 9/2/2017 at 11:29, Steve S 60 said:

Lou Rawls "See You When I Git There" would rate as one of my least favourite talking songs.

"Let me be good to you" works very well for me, as does "See you when I git there".

Archie Bell & the Drells, "Tighten up" (followed years later by Wally Jump Jr & the Criminal Element's version)

Barry White spoke on loads, but if we're sticking strictly to NS, then "What am I gonna do with you" surely qualifies

James Brown, "For goodness sakes, take a look at those cakes"

Prince Philip Mitchell, "I'm so happy"

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