The Philly soul music of the 1970s will be celebrated in new ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ doc

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | February 4, 2022 | Dan DeLuca

[Cecily]

This music beats the recent Super Bowl halftime show offerings any day of the week. I need to make a note to look for this documentary.

[dfwgator]

I’m there. Loved me some O’Jays back in the day.

LOL, I still remember Eddie Murphy doing Teddy Pendergrass, “YOU GOT..YOU GOT..YOU GOT..WHAT I NEED!”

[Scarlett156]

When I saw “sound of philadelphia doc” I got all excited and thought it might be something one could download. Then I saw it was a movie. *sad trombone sound*

[toddausauras]

Such fine music.

[nickcarraway]

Backstabbers is so good. Even though it's a sequel to a Motown song, Smiling Faces Sometimes, which they kid of acknowledge in the song.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“POW! POW! POP! POP! BANG!”

[bleach]

After Motown lost it’s soul moving to LA, the Stax bankruptcy and leaving Memphis and moving Oakland, Philly soul took over. Spinners, (love) the Delfonics, Stylistics too many to mention. Even Elton worked with Thom Belle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw1ulSbMBiw

[PghBaldy]

Wonderful music. I happily remember watching “Soul Train” Saturdays during the 1970s.

[DIRTYSECRET]

A good decade. The best. I dug the late Joe Tex-I GOTCHA! Then there’s the I ain’t gone a bump. Don’t forget the girl with the skinny legs.

[Cecily]

I don’t think Junior Giscombe worked with Thom Bell but he was inspired by Philly soul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepx24flhaI

[Cecily]

Liza and Bob Fosse’s take on “I Gotcha.” She is some performer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRL2oWYJkOk

[frank ballenger]

Backstabbers by O’Jays....

I should have asked for an agent’s fee for the probably 4 or 5 times I linked that song when a thread here reported “Former Friend Stabs Trump in the Back With New Book.”

Still a great song.

[MayflowerMadam]

Great! I loved the Philly sound.

[MayflowerMadam]

“A good decade. The best.”

The VERY best. Sooo much fun!

[fieldmarshaldj]

The Stylistics were just plain beautiful. (C)Rap happened and destroyed all this beautiful Black music.

[FatherofFive]

(C)Rap happened and destroyed all this beautiful Black music.

So true.

[dfwgator]

(C)Rap happened and destroyed all this beautiful Black music. So true.

Because white music execs realized it was a heck of a lot cheaper to produce.

[cyclotic]

The Love I Lost by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes is just the epitome of soul. Lead singer Teddy Pendergrass just absolutely exudes the emotion of a lost relationship.

https://youtu.be/b1UkbZebiXQ

[foreverfree]

Long live the Sound of Philadelphia! So says this Delco born and bred.

ff

[the OlLine Rebel]

Sounds so good….just at a glance.

I loved the non-romance songs. They stand out maybe since they’re so rare.

Mentioned was “Back-stabbers”, but also there was “Smiling Faces” which is better. Then on the other end there was “Only the Strong Survive”.

So much to love. Hoping many will be in my ‘70s survey when I get to that.