Help with Artist & Song name 'What it is, what it is'

hingmar · 10-18-2015, 04:07 AM

Hello - can anybody please help me with the song name and artist for a great, funky, American soul song, from what I guess would be the early to mid seventies, where the lyrics are delivered, by one vocalist, as a dialouge between a knowledgeable person and an uninitiated one in regards to describing and defining soul. The vocalist is an African American male and I remember lines such as 'You can't buy it in a shop' & 'You can't see it' and the uninitiated says a line that goes something like 'Tell me brother/ What it is? What it is?' and then you hear a choral refrain of 'S - O - U - L!' grow louder and louder. If I remember correctly the song then has a great flute solo after that bit. Thanks

DaveyNL · 06-20-2016, 02:28 AM

I think we need more info on that song

FUNKYJAZZSONGIDONTKNOW · 07-25-2016, 08:07 AM

rock steady gladys knight

10-18-2015, 04:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
hingmar Groupie Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1	Help with Artist & Song name 'What it is, what it is' Hello - can anybody please help me with the song name and artist for a great, funky, American soul song, from what I guess would be the early to mid seventies, where the lyrics are delivered, by one vocalist, as a dialouge between a knowledgeable person and an uninitiated one in regards to describing and defining soul. The vocalist is an African American male and I remember lines such as 'You can't buy it in a shop' & 'You can't see it' and the uninitiated says a line that goes something like 'Tell me brother/ What it is? What it is?' and then you hear a choral refrain of 'S - O - U - L!' grow louder and louder. If I remember correctly the song then has a great flute solo after that bit. Thanks Last edited by hingmar; 10-21-2015 at 12:41 AM. Reason: clarity

06-20-2016, 02:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
DaveyNL Groupie Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 14	I think we need more info on that song

07-25-2016, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
FUNKYJAZZSONGIDONTKNOW Groupie Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: America Posts: 6	rock steady gladys knight