Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman (Official Audio)

Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman from 'Super Fly' (1972)
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[@HeavensGirl-65]

Real instruments being played 🎷🎸🎹🎺🥁🎶💃🏾💃🏾

[@delilahfleharty8393]

No auto tune either!

[@MrCherizar]

That man , that man is killing them bongos, cheers to Curtis!!!!

[@silverbadgerdrums]

Are those actually Remo Rototoms, rather than bongos or congas? You can hear the pitch bend.

[@jfont5899]

Killing it

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

Old boy is MURDERING those bongos'!!!

[@bhagen4292]

This man's influence cannot be overstated. He and Isaac Hayes laid out the blueprint for the TV themes that followed in the 70's

[@CellaMadea]

Yes!!! They did it!!! CellaMadea

[@ginacampbell8766]

Nobody tops Curtis. You can maybe compare him to Marvin.

[@danishsailing4630]

Yes they participated in the elite's plans of culture manipulation that promoted pimps and drug dealers as black heroes, that has been responsible for derailing black society.

[@Sewom79]

You are 💯

[@soultownlansing4746]

Wouldn't have thought of it, seems true.

[@scottgove9567]

Look this man is among the top 5 R&B singers all time

[@muskegontribune]

He was a Soul singer, its a difference. This is soul music.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999), aged 57 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@oneeyedpapi8058]

How did he die?

[@jackspry9736]

@@oneeyedpapi8058 complications of type 2 diabetes

[@qualityserviceexperts9996]

Man...I'm 47 now and 57 is really not sounding that old anymore....

[@455SD]

too young

[@dimachesebastian6407]

@@oneeyedpapi8058 for majority his not dead. is alive every time we hit the PLAY button.

[@AlterMann57]

Curtis Mayfield was so ahead of his time that we still haven't caught up. He left us way too soon, so heartbreaking.

[@EmanuelPhillips-ie2ot]

Man Curtis was before his time. Talented brother. Super fly a master piece. Hands down.

[@bethwatts2408]

Not only was Curtis Mayfield a musical genius and social commentator but he also surrounded himself with exceptional musicians! Exquisite 🤩🤩🤩

[@malarktaful]

He's Marvin plus

[@wandabeasley3419]

Yes you said it all🙏❤️

[@sterling71evans55]

009u0

[@sterling71evans55]

@@Rob-tx4in 000u

[@sterling71evans55]

@@Rob-tx4in 0

[@edtoo8719]

He was the voice for the streets.

[@jfont5899]

Say it again 👏

[@yvettejones4249]

His music, the instrumentals and beats were just addictive.

[@TheChrissy1977]

He’s your pusher man.

[@desisomino]

were => are

[@erickrizan7421]

not to mention all the glorious cocaine

[@kenkovar2647]

guess writing about drugs made the music more addictive!!😎😄😜😆

[@gregmaynor2373]

@@desisomino what?

[@ESC70737]

This was the antithesis of what became trap music

[@adizmal]

The single guitar chord strums on the verses, specifically... absolutely unreal dynamics in this song, so understated. Like dude trying to strum so quiet, almost muted at times, yet they still ring out thin and sparse as they are. Love this song's arrangement so much.

[@Ida-Adriana]

Love your in depth review of the sounds

[@raymyslewski9494]

So right. And the wa-wa hits the right times. So much going on with this song. It's more than a song. Lord, lord...

[@chandrafranklin9685]

Preccussions on Fire

[@chandrafranklin9685]

Wow Listen to the words coming out his Mouth ! This is Not about Drugs!!!! Think HIGH

[@UncleSaif]

Masterful

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Gold standard of early 70s funk.

[@sigismundjumbo8065]

Social commentator and highly enlightened motivational singer. He's ahead of his time. Really missed him. RIP.

[@karansena]

Master peice.

[@jeremywilson2878]

Sheila E recently did a cover on this song💯🎶❤️

[@dsilkiiereneeharris6166]

Silent life

[@gibbynyc6482]

No...he was not ahead of his time...he was 100% of his time...that's what makes it so good.

[@ronaldjohnson4289]

Hi honey

[@blade4trade80]

The lead & bass lines are jammin'...

[@donaldfewell8908]

Everything here is stellar!

[@crochetinsider]

Brilliant song by Curtis with some truly badass percussion.

[@mooogg]

Agree that groove is seriously potent!🤩🥁😍🎸😊🎶

[@davidedghill8773]

Congas remind me of Santana's Chepito Arias....sick...

[@lindsayshepherd5345]

Yeah ! ! ! Drummer is Dope

[@fuzzytimes187]

Yes!

[@kobie1585]

Yep, that percussion is too killing 👍

[@charlesobanner5317]

The guys Playing the LIVE INSTRUMENTS ARE REALLY COOKING 🍳 😋 🎉

[@dadada396]

5 course meal ya dig

[@sublime12201]

Black guys in the 70s were the coolest mf's on earth 💯💯

[@68majortom]

yep some fantastic Music thst still speaking to you today, well my X Lifestyle anyway, great Musicians too! 🙏✌️

[@normanfooteii5300]

I'd like to think we still are. 'Preciate the love

[@ginevrajdeluca6589]

Hell yeah ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@sublime12201]

@@normanfooteii5300 please ...y'all wear dresses today

[@sogravvyproductions4176]

​@@sublime12201at least they still know they are men unlike a lot of yall

[@angmcd3634]

still an absolute BANGER anyone who says otherwise is braindead

[@tyronewilliams8344]

By 1972, Curtis Mayfield had already established himself in music as both a creative force and a voice of the people. The Superfly soundtrack was the pinnacle of his creativity. In fact, when you think of Superfly, you can't help but hear the funk of "Pusherman" or the other songs in your head. Eternal props to the great Curtis Mayfield and the brilliant musicians on this timeless classic!

[@cassconner6023]

Early 70’s R&B, it don’t get no better.

[@altongeedwards5717]

9o aww jwiks9ppaoaoaoaiwowokwiikLKOAIUWDXSSSDCO Q3Q33Q III8aklGG1V1G1

[@as0horizen3]

My granny said “show don’t” 😭

[@marketingmasters3550]

My kids will play traditional instruments with the hopes they get in jazz and funk.

[@ScottAllenFinance]

@@marketingmasters3550 jazz musician here with 2 music degrees and 20 years of professional experience, my advice is make sure to introduce them to this tune as well as the subject matter content. Very important for proper jazz playing. Speed these days over coke, but everything else is on point. Good luck!

[@Perromedic0]

@dto Funk...this is funk

[@irmalittle6777]

I am 65 and when I went to the show to see this movie when it came out I fell in love with this song. Love it !!!!

[@DGardn100]

When you went to "the show". That made me smile.

[@vdsilva6806]

Up to 10k turning 65 for the next 14 years. Many of us lived some happy times. Yeah man.

[@lindsayshepherd5345]

Curtis is one Bad Ass mother .. This is dope so so smooth glad am from this era Yea !

[@chrisnelson3691]

This song is sooo good, the vibe is something else.

[@duanerivera681]

The Man.. No one sounds like this... No one.

[@gdsnuff]

I can see how this music influenced lounge music, I'm sure other genres as well.

[@lindatoliver2267]

He was one of a kind. So talented.

[@alexissixela6914]

Elevators too

[@donnalynn3933]

My bigger sister played this album religiously, I loved it and still do, Soul of R&B, One of the BEST!

[@DreadMike73]

The First Trap Rapper, this generation don't know it 🤣.RIP Curtis Mayfield and no can replace you.

[@unplannedautopsy]

Nah, he was the first "Gangsta Rapper" since "Gangsta Rap" came wayyy before "Trap". "Trap" is like the autistic yet somehow sociopathic and void of any real social commentary inbred Godson of "Gangsta Rap", 90's "R 'N B" and "Edgy Teen Shit"

[@victoriajohnson5461]

Amen.😢

[@ILoveGod06]

I don't know who was the first rapper was sir, I need somebody to tell me. But this man is super bad like James Brown, Al Green and the Isley Brothers.

[@Mythoatissodry]

On My daddy Curtis was cold

[@Mythoatissodry]

​@facepalm486 take your white ass opinion and shove it

[@chrisneyland-tf5tu]

Pusherman and Fred is Dead are my 2 favorite songs on the album. 1972. 52 years ago. It can top raps songs of today's era.

[@tyronescott7712]

Still, listening may 26, 2024. curtis put the soul in soul music.

[@Netpobny]

Drug dealing has never sounded so smooth.

[@BeeBopGaming]

Netpobny 😎

[@amanishakur3192]

Netpobny u damn skippy right on

[@ulrichcoats3244]

yessss indeed

[@jerrodmcfadden6159]

True

[@darrenselwyn3751]

Lol, with that gangsta lean

[@midnightrider7648]

That rhythm section is great. I have headphones on. Wow!

[@mtodjayy3]

This is the birth of hip hop culture 💯

[@lockvegas05]

Facts! 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@scottgove9567]

Curtis Mayfield is among the gods of R&B, Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke

[@muskegontribune]

This is Soul Music

[@conradford7493]

I still think this is the greatest soundtrack of any black movie. Ever cut on this album is great.

[@mikebratton2751]

FACTS 💯💯💯

[@Paul.M.Wright]

Short Eyes

[@Al_NERi]

One of the greatest ORIGINAL soundtracks of ANY movie EVER

[@sheliabattle1129]

Next to Isaac Hayes soundtrack..SHAFT..TWO TOPS TO HAVE GRIPS TO DO A MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK..

[@ebntje]

I could not agree more. To me this one is the choice cut on this soundtrack.

[@MrCharliedub1]

put your headphones on and turn up the volume and enjoy this gold of music from the 70s still cool to in 2024 and a great movie , and the great man himself Curtis Mayfield your music will live for ever RIP :)

[@oldschoolmotorsickle]

Everything came together just right on this album. The production is perfect, again, just right. So tight.

[@ginacampbell8766]

Yaaaaeees

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

👍 ⛰️🌎🐼

[@valendanewell5901]

Applause goes to all the MUSICIANS on this one...this is the BADDEST music still today......GROOVY MAN!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@johnleon2594]

CURTIS UP THERE WITH QUINCY ON COMPOSING

[@valendanewell5901]

U got that right!!👍🏾😊💯

[@bofa_boi5012]

What about Micheal Jackson

[@Whereswheezy]

Dad: DONT LISTEN TO THAT DRUG DEALER MUSIC 😡😡 Also Dad: 🕺🕺🕺

[@NadyaLawson]

Hilarious! But it is an anti-drug song

[@survivalmode7032]

I play this when i give my wife her meds lol

[@serbusadijo7005]

Bruh

[@jennifermitchell7379]

😂

[@stephanerancourt7188]

😂HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[@applejackzo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣this is so cute. Thank you for sharing

[@flyingspur8]

Lol

[@patricksmith4812]

A older cat I worked with turned me on to Curtis Mayfield,he was one of his favorite and now he is one of mine thank you Mr, Earl...............

[@michaeljulia5775]

What I dig about this jam here is the percussionist playing both congas and bongos and the way he plays them both together is awesome. Right on.

[@rexx893]

WHEN LISTENING TO THE CONGAS AND TUMBAS,BONGOS ,I WONDER WHO IS PAYING THEM.= MY GUESS WAS A VAGUE BUT CERTAIN GUESS. ONLY A LATINO CAN PLAY LIKE THAT NO OTHER DUDE . SAW THE VIDEO AND YES ,MAYBE PUERTO RICAN . GREAT IN ALL ! MASTER PIECE

[@MrCherizar]

Henry Gibson played congas/bongos/ Black man from Chicago south side/ bad brother!!!

[@anthonybrown6804]

​​@@rexx893 Puerto Ricans get down too But that was a Brother, Brother ✊🏾 ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 The beat all started in Africa🌍 It's in us

[@donreid6399]

When I first watched the film 'Superfly', I really thought it was going to be just another Blaxploitation movie. But it was SO much more...and Curtis Mayfield's music really made it incredible!

[@dandyjimbuckley]

Movie was something totally different for its time imo. Love the way it’s shot.

[@stevencoardvenice]

He always sounds so chill, but the bitter sarcasm in all his lyrics lets you know that Mayfield was a very angry man. And angry for good reason. It's an interesting combination

[@stanleygrayson3186]

There are STILL some cool MFS around.

[@davidgibson9678]

This was the soundtrack to the movie that changed my brother from a hippie to a player. No joke.

[@mikesanmiguel2954]

Right On 👍✌️

[@uwsgrrrl9981]

I wore this album out. I loved the movie & saw it in Spanish in Cali, Columbia in 1974. 😎

[@thelast1gotu]

Right in the middle of Black Exploitation era. And it was a great time. Pam Greir, Lola Falana, Man days n yrs gone by.

[@stevencoardvenice]

He always sounds so chill, but the bitter sarcasm in all his lyrics lets you know that Mayfield was a very angry man. And angry for good reason. Angry at what has happening to his community. It's an interesting combination, the chill sound vs the angry Lyrics. It's disturbing that so many people in these comments don't understand, and think that this track is about good times selling and doing drugs. The song is obviously about the horrors of addiction

[@leonardcharles59]

1st of all, don't even mention Pam Grier's name in my presence...Lmao. If Mayfield was angry, lets call it righteous , of course, and not how its often described, to characterize and vilify poplations who are abused and manipulated, everyday people who shine as bright as any star in the galaxy but are made to feel as dull and ordinary as a wet cloth. Keep pushing Curtis... Keep listening people Together you are the energy of the planet. You can never truly die for you are timeless, Flowing like the Nile, Rise like the warmth of the sun!

[@jessehernandez3688]

Great guitar and percussions

[@kobie1585]

PusherMan....... Although Mr. Curtis is no more with us he's still in our hearts and his songs still keep PUSHING.... 👍👍👍

[@Goatchild90]

Rest in Peace Curtis Mayfield. One of the best songs in the Popular Music canon.

[@user-zh2ie4hw1t]

He was Amazing Great Artist

[@deborahmccoy3837]

This Song Was The Sh.. Back In The Day; Mostly Every African American Went to See This Movie; Especially If You Lived In The Ghetto Or Elsewhere.🥰

[@user-jv5ug8rj7y]

There's nothing out there that has the music on point like this anymore, Curtis and friends handled their business on this one!!

[@gavinwilhoit4229]

I remember this off the ps2 game NARC!!! Ahhhhhh good times!

[@Krakkokayne]

"You have the right to shut the fuck up"

[@cassiebarber4669]

you're busted

[@vj8234]

Everybody needs some congas, timbales, a scratching guitar and a Wah wah pedal in their lives. This man was an underrated genius. Many things to you Curtis Mayfield and Ron O'Neal for bringing your coolness into our lives.

[@haywoodj]

I walk into my warehouse job to his music. I ain't gonna sell you drugs but I will sell swagger.

[@sylviaross5722]

RIP, Curtis. ❤❤❤

[@ebntje]

The class of this soundtrack...

[@zwelimdlalose1059]

it don't get more pimping than this, this is as gangster as gangster can be

[@donaldfewell8908]

He and Isaac Hayes were amazing!

[@lewistasso8866]

@@donaldfewell8908 They had more "gangster" in their little finger than all of these clowns put together since!

[@aaronboone503]

My Momma bought me the album the same day we went to see Super fly after dinner at the Flaming Ember in downtown Detroit 1972. RIP Momma ❤🌹🤓

[@AnthonyTucker-sl4zj]

Aw MAN,I've never been to"Flaming Embers",but have always wanted to!! 😮

[@Giselle62]

masterpiece

Curtis Mayfield était une des inspirations musicales de Bob Marley ! Et ça s'entend au niveau des percussions !

[@lovelovelovemusic1177]

Loving Curtis Mayfield and his Music Forever!Love Always!

[@jamesjackson9196]

Curtis Mayfield yes he's a talented dude

[@marshabrummitt7791]

It’s the live instruments for me. Nothing these days can touch back in the day music. And I mean music and lyrics.

[@lindatoliver2267]

Musical genius.

[@emilianosuraniti4173]

The greatest of all times. Mr Curtis Mayfield. Thanks 4 your sublime music.

[@rogerrose8220]

Driving snare drumbeat. AMAZING!!

[@John.Heyman]

Dude had some good music

[@gregvasser6944]

Vintage music& masterful artist R.I.P Curtis Mayfield.

[@ojamarharris598]

When music was true,truthful, n from the gut of the blues that was lived everyday n funkadelic times party times

[@diegoperleche5177]

The boys Diabolical brought me to listen to this great song. F for Wide Wonder

[@KJHolliday]

GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME

[@onii-chain]

music like this will never be made again with the state of the music industry today its honestly so sad because nothing sounded better than 70s r&b or disco it cannot be topped

[@minustaco42zero24]

I'm so glad my dad had a wide range of music he told me and my brother "hey guys come listen to this song" and that went on for years and Im happy he did because now I have a wide range.

[@user-ps55619]

Ahh! Curtis Mayfield! His sounds still reverbate in my head from some half century ago. The understated musician, but a prodigious one none the less. Good 👍 memories. Thanks.

[@puppyhead6706]

powerhouse performances, amazing music and arrangements. classic.

[@AaronOstwald]

One of the best sopngs ever. Curtis is the man

[@mvhtriple]

Freakin' awesome track! A classic!

[@chuckoverturf6710]

The day when great music was made. The R & B from the 60 70 & 80's. Now that was soul music. It did move the soul. Love it.

[@helenrigmaiden6375]

May 23, 2022 never gets old.

[@shastajustice3753]

an extraordinary artist. love the talking drum in this classic song.

[@sheldonjohnson1336]

Curtis Mayfield was a magician!!! I asked my street wise co-worker "what is meant by just me and my LD mean"...without hesitation he answered El Dorodo.

[@traceymann9626]

The Cadillac..... Ain't Nothing in This World Like It....

[@dirkmassey7050]

This song makes you want to either go for a stroll up the ave. wit' your headphones on or get in your car and cruise while playin' it on your stereo.

[@larrydavis4019]

Dirk Massey , Now Dirk you know the proper car to have when listening to this is a Caddy. 😉😉😉

[@absoluteward7811]

Or get some more gear😬🤣.

[@alkalinkintriopark]

Really? It just makes me wanna dance!

[@phoenix-effect]

Oh yeah just drive just stop just pay just get just make yourself some bad and wet ;)

[@eternaldamnationfilms4962]

Music that needs a real come back! From some real artist of course!

[@user-je5do6jn2f]

GOAT of Proto-Funk and R&B.

[@user-cb6mp1lx2c]

Curtis sang bars!😮

[@hanselbaker3068]

GREAT musician! His music and legacy will always be for people to be inspired by and enjoy too! RIP Curtis Mayfield.

[@phillemerson711]

Curtis Mayfield rocked live one of the best concerts I ever attended

[@glendaandrews6856]

My boyfriend, Phil,loves Curtis Mayfield. He's 65 years old and lives for the70's. Listens to "Diamond in the Back" every day!!! We r caucausions- lol!!!!

[@malacithwolf6799]

It's not about white or black we are all people here

[@cassconner6023]

@@malacithwolf6799 Tell that to the Race baiting Marxists pitting us against each other.

[@DGardn100]

@@cassconner6023 Donald Trump accused Black election workers and Black voters of stealing the election from him, some of his cultists mounted an insurrection based on that racist lie, and you say "Marxists" are pitting us against each other? If that's the case, Trump and the rest of the white nationalist right must be Marxists.

[@cassconner6023]

@@DGardn100 Majority of Blacks are Marxists, just ask The leaders of BLM.

[@DGardn100]

@@cassconner6023 LOL. Why do you need to believe the majority of us are Marxists? People like you think whites, and American whites in particular, are the best people in the world, but what you desperately need to believe about nonwhites, and Black Americans in particular, reveals that you all are not exactly secure in your "knowledge" that you all are the best people in the world. It's simultaneously pathetic and hilarious

[@user-sp9kd6ef3t]

Dude on percussion is in the zone.... taking it back to our ancestors and delivering the word

[@DemonWarp65]

When you work at a Costco, and they get a shipment of hand sanitizer and toilet paper in.

[@mikebratton2751]

🤣🤣🤣

[@peterlydon5100]

... knock it off. Get back to work, you.

[@lewis657]

🤣 ⚰️👏🏽

[@peterlydon5100]

...and your whopping $1 raise is on hold. Slacker!

[@shanedavis9718]

Hahaha!

[@jackleg2007]

I remember first hearing this on a '45 record album back in the last century! Good times.

[@epifanioferreira-zq5tr]

Truly a masterpiece

[@kenkovar2647]

Curtis, Marvin Gaye were both twin talents of this sweet soul music!

[@fasteddie9055]

This is Harlem, NYC music from back in the day. The movie SUPERFLY was a millions of dollars production in the Big Apple. The men wore Superfly hats after that. Curtis is definitely tops ever since his KEEP ON PUSHING LP back in '63.

[@JoseRoman-lj6eq]

I sold my first work at 12 listening to this growing up on West side of Chicago in 80s this would be played in the dope spots

[@khristionlouvatin6874]

Stop lying on the internet

[@JoseRoman-lj6eq]

You sound stupid I was selling drugs at 11 both parents where dealers and addicts grew up on West side of chicago in the dope spots I'm not you don't gotta lie caught my first attempt murder at 13 been state and feds I'm a streets dude born and raised

[@rambo2174]

The percussion in the beginning is outstanding. 1974

[@yvettejones4249]

Love all of his songs and my brother in law looked exactly like him, played the piano, wrote songs, sang. He was brilliant.

[@amanishakur3192]

Yvette Jones old school music is the best u dig

[@jameshanson4048]

CURTIS MAYFIELD IS A MASTER MUSICIAN!!!

[@user-ie4if7dt3o]

He was the man of all time i hate he is gone RIP Curtis i will for ever play your music 🎶 one of are a kind no one will ever top him 💔

[@annetteredd2976]

Love Curtis Mayfield

[@joshnjoshgaming]

Step One... Take A Dook.. Step 2.. Stand In It... Lets gooo

[@jcooks1974]

The first Trap song was an R&B hit