Perhaps I should say something about today’s comic…

See, since I’m doing this Spider-Man 3 parody, I really wanted to be complete, and find whatever song it was that played during the scene where Toby Maguire is disco dancing through the streets, pointing at chicks, looking kinda emo, and generally ruining the Spidey franchise… Turns out that song is the great James Brown, singing, “People Get Up and Drive That Funky Soul.”

I have no idea what that means, but trust me, although I think the strip is funny by itself, reading this strip while listening to James Brown’s masterpiece is so utterly hilarious–I laughed outloud at my own work for the first time ever. Usually, I don’t laugh at my own stuff, because, well, that’s weird, but listening to that sweet bass groove with the wah-guitar and horn blasts… with that stupid look on Chuck’s face… it’s comic genius, I tell you!

Search around the web, I found a free mp3 of the song somewhere. And even better, the research for this strip inspired me to get the “James Brown Gold Collection,” which is pure genius. I love the old soul/funk R&B sound. Until sometime in the mid 80s, where R&B stopped being cool, and started referring to things like Mariah Carey instead of things like “Sam and Dave.”

My roommate says that I like this music because I’m a bass player, and soul, funk, and R&B  stuff is driven by the bass grooves. I think he might be right. I love Soul with a Capital ‘S,’ as “Tower of Power” teaches us… and it’s those awesome basslines that are the reason. It’s the same reason I love ska, reggae, and dub music so much.

Anyway, apparently symbiotes like the music, too. Hmm…

-Mike

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