Fatback - Backstrokin' (Official Audio)

[@DALGOZ]

6th Grade 1981 I love this song...I brought it to the School Dance

[@ski6703]

The cowbell is the star of that show.

[@mkpat3237]

Definitely gotta be that opening bass riff

[@raymichaelaraujo4004]

That bass groove intro one of the dopest ever

[@BassByTheBay]

So dope that Roger copied it in the breakdown of "Doo Wa Ditty": kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZDcon2Vmaehr7M

[@RaulDukeKnife]

@@BassByTheBay True. Excellent sample sourcing bro. Roger was definitely lookin' for that good stuff.

[@rasoolshakemba7480]

+¹++¹+¹¹¹¹¹¹¹1¹¹++++++qqqq11+¹1 q 1¹¹¹¹¹+qq+q Pool😊​@@RaulDukeKnife

[@DarrioPro]

Old school jams were the best let's put it back to the younger generation 🎉🎉🎉😊😊❤

[@Baylorbetterthanbrown]

The younger group got to learn instruments learn how to play the guitar piano drum set they need to learn instruments and learn how to sing they need to get away from that trashy music

[@SqueakyBonner]

Yep they don't no any thing about this music.😊the music 2 day is not worth listening two.youngestets get wit the old school and may b u will learn something from it peace .

[@georgenavarro3810]

Who's looking for the good stuff

[@sacramento4356]

Everyday

[@daniel-gt4zl]

hey man, look no further....the good stuff is right here. :)

[@Mr.South-sh3xc]

I Already Have.

[@davidf9630]

ME!!!!

[@RoninRaven]

Have you tried to tighten up on your backstroke?

[@angelod571]

my dad was on his death bed and was trying to say backstroke. he mumbled youtube so i youtubed it. this song came up and was the one he was talking about. that was the first time i heard this song. he could barley talk or move but he didnt fail to tap his finger along to the beat like he always used to. it was his last request and i will never forget this song. i miss you and i love you dad!

[@tono6136]

😔

[@Pacific-qu7en]

Fuck bro, my deepest condolences!!! But, if your father loved this track then he obviously had great taste in music, now I’m curious to hear his playlist. He’s an OG. Good night and a Happy New Year to you and your family,

[@anthonywilson4128]

that funk will make anybody move !!

[@apex3d595]

@@anthonywilson4128 apparently a corpse too

[@l.w.wallace6904]

Beautiful so blessed you are

[@dentistehubin8504]

I’m 68 and I dance like crazy on this music !

[@carmendickson2586]

Me too!

[@Kimberly-pf4iy]

Good for you! You are never too old to enjoy life and have fun. I'm 62, and I enjoy my life and this song. Keep on dancin'. 👍

[@SarahBear303]

Never stop dancing 💃🕺

[@dm8553]

Me too. I'm 69.

[@CatchMeIfYouCan55]

Oh yeah!

[@jaym.1904]

This is the song my dad won the most trophies in roller skating to in his youth. Now he's over 50 and still got it. Love you dad

[@stevenwells7585]

Amazing I'm 56 can't do what i use to do my hat OFF to HIM. Lol. All men who have children is a father, i love when you said my dad..lol. He must have a great influence in your life great. Just do me a small favor call him allways and say i love you i said it first and hang up the phone HE well love it.. And when he try calling you back don't answer it...lol

[@stevenwells7585]

If you really want to blow his mind send him a CARD saying IF GOD STRIKES MY EYES BLIND your love I'll still see.. Because this how much your love means to me i love you dad..lol

[@litasocrayz]

Dad is definitely that guy💃🏿

[@grimeydog714]

This is the song my dad smokes crack to

[@awenner]

@@stevenwells7585 you're getting a little crazy, Steven, but the sentiment is nice

[@AyoMarco96]

27 years old but this funk brings out my inner old soul

[@darrylsmith1471]

Late 70's and early 80's, the best times in my life.

[@bossmaxifire162]

❤Best Time Back In The Days 5:00

[@MRutt-wy4pd]

@@bossmaxifire162 in 1979 i had this cassette in my boombox and would blast it walking down the boardwalk in O.C. Md.

[@2tone753]

I am now 60 years old and infinitely grateful that I have been able to enjoy this brilliant music since the early 70s to this day. Thomas , German

[@toniwilson3827]

Nah , the early 80's this came out 2 tone

[@2tone753]

@@toniwilson3827 My comment should only say how long I've been listening to black music and the "old" stuff hasn't lost any of its quality.

[@MrRuperty]

Walter, German 62 and I agree !!!

[@jamessims1957]

genau

[@detlevfeltes]

Jo, bei mir auch!👍

[@luieloo6612]

We need more cowbell🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@keithknatt9257]

I have been Listening and Looking for that Good Stuff for 68 Plus Years

[@TheDebrom9]

I remember being a teenager and listening to this at my uncles juke joint. Man its still hittin' today.

[@MrTPain]

Allday 🎉

[@AndreNaidoo-f7g]

Yes I still bang these Vinyl

[@joelnegrete9343]

I was raised by Ogs this song was a must at a function

[@SnoopySd-d2w]

I’ll say it until the day I die. The 80’s was the best era ever!!

[@francesmblack8816]

Amen to that ❤

[@Swaze742]

60s, and 70s were great as well.

[@cancermoonrisingintaurus3475]

This came out about 78 or 79 . 78 - 2009 was lite 80s for sure 🎉🎉😂

[@Mr.South-sh3xc]

I Say The Same Thing Myself Friend.

[@Mr.South-sh3xc]

@@SnoopySd-d2w The Very Same Thing I Will Say Through My Life Until The Day I Die, The 1980s Was And STILL IS The Greatest Decade Of All Time!

[@anthonygrant2902]

This was that joint back in the day and still smok'in 2024.

[@deloresandrews8592]

Still banging this one in 2024🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sonyadrake7843]

🎯💯💃🏾

[@iMiik]

windows down top back volume up

[@CatchMeIfYouCan55]

Oh yeah!

[@jerrysmith4425]

@@deloresandrews8592 November 2024 💃🏽

[@sheacrowe]

It will be back on the radio soon 😮❤

[@4AMFOREVER]

20 years old and love listening to the music that raised me. Always makes me reminisce on my past and how good times were

[@SarahBear303]

Your parents were DOPE 👍🏻👍🏻

[@sevinatenine4444]

AT 57 YEARS OLD NOW,THAT COWBELL STILL GOT ME STRAIGHT TRIPPIN.MUSIC NEEDS MORE COWBELLS NOWADAYS

[@sonyadrake7843]

That COWBELL has me TIGHTENING UP ON BACKSTROKE!!💃🏾 JUST CELEBRATED MY 65TH FLAWLESS, FABULOUS, FIERCE BIRTHDAY!! 🥳🎈🎂🧁🎉🎁

[@graylonarnwine3261]

@@sonyadrake7843 Will Farrell was on them cowbells.🤣🤣

[@randallnerby7524]

I'm 62 and I still play all these jams. 60s - 70s - early 80s....🎶 R & B , Rock, Jazz.....

[@sevinatenine4444]

@@randallnerby7524 👍👍👍

[@rodneyburns5039]

@@sonyadrake7843 I PLAYED DRUMS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT COWBELL WAS THE LICK BACK IN THE DAY

[@hepburnscott5618]

What a dope ass wicked opening. This is still cranking after all these years! Big big tune!!

[@rwarren4637]

this still BUMP in 2024!!!

[@Msjaniceelaine]

Damn! my era was on *POINT*

[@gloriasuarez8953]

I'm 67 and still jamming to this song

[@KOMET2006]

40 YEARS LATER and this groove is still kickin'. Summer 1980.

[@garywilliamchristopherhugo5208]

18yo and losing that thing you only lose once on the beach after high school graduation and Fatback providing the score to match a beautiful time. 42 years later, I saw her at a concert in NYC and time hadn't tarnished the sweetness of 4 decades past. Both happily married, I'm pretty sure our respective lifemates knew the deal, and they both gave us an approving smile. No words, no introduction, just a quick hug and, "So good to see you." My, oh my. That backstroke! 💖😊

[@SidneyDBrown]

Yess sirrr!!!!

[@axidhaus]

Either this jam is fire 🔥 or new music sucks

[@timmercer6674]

You know it. Grandmaster Caz mentioned this song on Drink Champ 🍸

[@GlennHaile]

Super rhyme

[@dp803dp]

Can't believe I found the original version. 84 Baby right here!

[@OmarGomez-nu4zz]

78 and still jamming, Thanks for the best jamming music. feel like 30

[@santinolopez8200]

Whos rockin in 2020 baby????

[@kevinwest9254]

2024 and still rockin

[@gilbertvega9390]

Shit my boi I'm still rocking it in 2024. Got in trouble a few days ago cause I drove in to work bumping this song on my 2 12's Fosgate Punch's P3 and my 1,000 watt amp. Lmfao 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[@santinolopez8200]

@@gilbertvega9390 yes SiR yeee

[@lorinamerz7360]

I forgot about this song until I saw it in a random video. I've now listened to it about 10 times in a row. Great beat!!!

[@KemmyYou]

2 few,butcontinue😊 1❤ Real badass.

[@PeterDelich]

Absolute jam that I also forgot about now I’m obsessed

[@christophersantana5895]

This song is still a pure classic after 40 years.

[@anthonymeans7439]

STILL!!

[@sonyadrake7843]

💯% 🎇🎆 👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾✌🏾 💃🏾👠👠

[@jefffairley8377]

Yes indeed

[@timothycowart217]

It’s sad AF most of the roller rinks out there closin up shop. Everything’s an insurance liability nowadays, people hatin on everything that’s “old”. Most people under 25 never even got to experience stuff like that. Jammin to some funky tracks, rollin around the wood floor with the whole building-hasn’t-been-updated-since-the-70’s vibe, the lights, the greasy food. Some of my best memories as a kid.

[@KidVll]

This is the first time I've heard this. Mind blown.

[@charlesjonessr3684]

Yeah?

[@ByCrom]

Me too! 🤯

[@rollforever85]

me too man 🤯

[@manuelgem449]

You need to explore more 80s funk Mr millenial.. damn good music. 👍🤙

[@mrmaxxx94]

Fatback had a roller skating Anthem here and this cut still smokes and those horns good gawd

[@brodocbetty4856]

Got that right, Where my skates ???

[@elainfarrington8371]

This is the early 80s way before your time sweetheart

[@JC-ug7qs]

Love this song. Classic line, "I'm not so bad, I just like to do what the bad folks do"🤣

[@lysol6663]

Right! Just got it 😂😂

[@loubrown5410]

Jammin around the skating rink in the good old days...good clean fun

[@soniashields5787]

lou Brown yesss!

[@JerseyGirlForLife609]

lou Brown ....Yes Lawd....!!!!!Good times in life!

[@enriqueortiz5624]

lou Brown no condoms i bet

[@leslieleary7082]

Who is from Chula Vista. California?? Now that's what 8 6l5alking bu5e

[@Concertspectator]

Leslie Leary Roller skate land on L and Broadway

[@trentdavis733]

Been jamming to this for the last four decades!!! Never stopped!

[@sonyadrake7843]

ME TOO!! 💃🏾👠👠 🎆🎇 🥳🎈🎉🎊

[@gigijnbaptiste6974]

Good taste in music!

[@tammymorton1014]

All of us would go to Easy Street and The Arbor Room and jam and Dance to this song , so glad I found it

[@mindboggler797]

Why the hell did this song pop in my head at 2am? Things my mom played when I was a kid have a habit of doing that😆 So...here I am. May as well make the best of it. After all, it is the jam. 🔥💃🏽👯‍♀️🎼🎺🎸🎤🎹🤣

[@MisterMachete]

mindboggler797 me too lol

[@kennethdavis4069]

Just thought about this song and play it

[@dawnkimble9386]

Cause your horny!! Welcome to the club!!lol

[@yamuthastwat123]

@@dawnkimble9386 after seeing you, I can finally take that Beyonce poster off my wall.

[@dawnkimble9386]

That is very sweet! Thanks for the compliment 😊👍

[@queenb.1641]

Saturday morning 🌞 CLEAN UP MUSIC 🎶🎵🎛️ ABOUT TO WATCH SOUL 🚆 TRAIN ! ♥️ THE GOOD DAYSZZZ ! THANK YOU LORD

[@VictorBrown]

I had a boom box and a cassette tape with this song. It is one of the best tunes ever made. This was back in the days that everyone was on the dance floor.

[@curtismayesr5963]

Jammin right now 2022.Brooklyn in the house

[@CrankDatRrated1]

Came to listen to this because my pops practically raised me on stuff like this. I haven't heard this since i was a little kid. When i first heard this i thought it was annoying when i was younger. Now I CAN'T STOP DANCING TO THIS! Damn near had an out of body experience dancing to this. This is the shit! I love this. It's nice to revisit classics like this.

[@Missducky420]

this comment is the Shit hahah

[@RowBlanka]

Big Marc hm

[@robertadame3158]

Booo

[@stephaniealejandro258]

Tightening up your backstroke👍still the jam👏👏hey,

[@markrobertson2052]

Ya I like to do cocaine too

[@prolificgamesmanship]

I heard the instrumental in a HGTV series and it brought up some good memories. This is a classic groove song!

[@joannenina6855]

I could nod my head to this song all day. Doing it now. 😎

[@sonyadrake7843]

YES! I'm jamming right now 8-3-24 💃🏾

[@seanferraro3210]

It’s 4am, just clapped some cheeks, this joint got me feeling euphoric!

[@Mickey.fkn.on.yo.bitxh1100]

fuck yeah dawg get that chon chon

[@adriandre29]

@@Mickey.fkn.on.yo.bitxh1100 just watch out for Tres Puntos

[@PussyMuncher03]

@@Mickey.fkn.on.yo.bitxh1100 😂😂😂😂😂

[@raymondb5117]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielignaciorosato3957]

Nice one ese killing that pooch

[@quetate206]

Heat in 2023...yes sir

[@edwardhill1279]

Another old school classic to get your skate on to..this jam would come at the roller rink and the whole rink would be skating backwards that was the bomb back in the day

[@johnmandujano7328]

All night roller skating parties ! SKATETOWN USA !

[@wi5hisz570]

Roller city 2000

[@BeverlyEllis-o5s]

I haven't heard this in awhile,tighten up baby!

[@guardianangel9517]

I was a teen in the 80s, and still LOVE jamming my disco and funk! It's called: FUN & HAPPY music 🎶💜🎶💜🎶💜🎶 My how things have changed...

[@amandaredmond1439]

I was looking for that good stuff and here I am!

[@amandaredmond1439]

You are so cool momma love you

[@williamparker3328]

NOW THIS IS THE REAL FUNK. NO STUDIO TRICKS JUST REAL MUSICIANS! THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN MUSIC OUT OF SCHOOLS!

[@dresolo177]

F A C T S (message!!)

[@axidhaus]

They don’t want educated inner cities or kids with good math skills

[@organisespace9347]

Through the pearly gates doin' the backstroke - he was welcomed with open arms , I'm tellin' you bro

[@brodocbetty4856]

It is what it is, Thank God its on record and will be with us always.

[@MarissaMendoza-m2r]

Thank you

[@darinmanuel8516]

Straight bumping in 2018 and beyond who's with me!!

[@martinlopez8091]

Str8 up Darin

[@adrianamariscal7069]

Thats rite homeboy

[@AntoineMalveaux]

All day!

[@rollerskaters6492]

Strap em up ..let's roll bro

[@thomasmiles4744]

All day 😁

[@drea9913]

Who’s listening with me in 2024🎧💕

[@luzhernandez-monzon9920]

🎉Me darlin'!😊 Can't stop dancing..

[@ChristianJuniorPerez]

Can't hear you !!

[@salbongiorno8605]

Still fresh in ‘24.

[@damned_1]

This song is timeless af… remember it as a child, and *STILL* dig it! 👌🏽❤️‍🔥🔥

[@MrTPain]

Indoubitably 👍🏿

[@wilderjai]

To my late bro Erico Covid got you but i have all the memories of our teens dancing to Fatback . Rip!

[@soundguy1031]

Salud. Keep that back stroke tight bro, bet he woulda wanted it that way. 🤙🏽

[@manuelgem449]

Such a mean back beat.. loved it then love it now.. 👍

[@hedhigh520]

Timeless music! And that’s a fasho right on!

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

IF YOU 55 AND OVER LIKE ME,YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS IS BACK WHEN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD WAS STILL FUNKY FUNKY FUNKY.

[@arushilovesmusic]

It will always be funky in the "Arushi" World LOL I can't stop dancing!!! I loooooove this song!!! Fatback Band = Funkiest Band ever!!!

[@weskelly4538]

Your kids remember too pops!! That’s why I’m here

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

@@arushilovesmusicHEY SINGH

[@arushilovesmusic]

@@EarthWindandFirepower0990 Hellooooo Mr. Marcus!! Soo long!! How have you been? :D

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

@@arushilovesmusic I BEEN GREAT SINGH AND YOU

[@willied8638]

Best intro and outro ever

[@Sandra-sj2mn]

We Won Old school music Without us y'all wouldn't be Nothing New school Amen

[@susiebell8496]

This was our "backwards skate song" at the roller rink. Roll on baby...♥🛼🛼♥

[@leighburton832]

George Benson is the singer who is the master of backward skating!

[@deeannserna7991]

I remember 🛼🛼

[@germank7924]

I was hoping backstroke was something much nastier

[@RobertRodriguez-et3qf]

Dj , Robert ,,, And The Real Gold Master Wolf !!! Since 1985 Years And Partys Force !!! 2021

[@tonyaflippin-jackson8841]

Thank you all for continuing to keep Fatback music alive. My only hope is that they would be picked up by unsung while all original members are still living and kickin'. Aint nothing like lovin' on you. Thanks again to the old and new fans! Keep it Funky......Always!

[@1thomasville]

That's right

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

This kinda doxing is not right

[@amandaryan184]

I love this song! The vocalist has a great voice. I love the cowbell.

[@pattycspointpodcast2932]

Thats baby making music right there

[@bosslady2666]

Dam! I remember being in the park Summer time watching the guys poppin, moon walking and leaning hard....those was some good times. Everybody would just get up dance, no fighting, shooting or drive byes just pure ol' fun.....man I miss those days.

[@charlescurry2222]

Especially when you get that pop going in a 360. Head snapping and hand clapping.

[@jasmineaguilar5738]

Me too

[@Stealth_boy]

They were just looking for the good stuff

[@alanrichardson6391]

That's still Bumping! HARD ! After all these years, Old School!Jams!

[@constancelevering4296]

What you got? What you got? What you got ? Fatback ain't playin no games !💯

[@chaseellis5474]

Still here 2024

[@miapdx503]

It's 7 am. This is how I'm starting my day. 😂

[@RowBlanka]

miapdx 7am can never be good doe

[@JAMESMOM1989]

5:30 am backstroken time

[@jeremyfalkner9223]

miapdx badass

[@bt2k102]

Touchè

[@davidpeters1410]

Wow 7:01 am for me exactly while i listened & read comment.

[@Yasharala3]

AP2TMHP bahashem Yashaya wa Ruwach ~ Shabbat Shalowam ~ The Elohim always moves me ,2020 & still counting ... so grateful ~ If you don't understand, tighten up on your back stroke🙏👊🙌

[@lorenzoguerrero4944]

That's right pure Funk

[@freddiewilson7789]

Mo3 Fucked I up get fucked up

[@claudiar8570]

Dammit

[@ms.dorisrod6911]

Eso!

[@eddiemadrid2640]

You know it ,an bump it if it's to loud then they cant here it

[@ticana2597]

💯🎼🎵🎶

[@justjonelle]

Saturday cleaning the house. Jamming this morning. Time to get up and get some work done.

[@ltlieu61]

Back yard house party 1980! those were the days,,,,,,,,,the best of times!

[@maxenedorsey6841]

2023 and it still sounds good.

[@rj8457]

Old Skool Gangsta right here. 2019 and still bumpin this✊🏾

[@sherwoodjasper8415]

Because you found the Good stuff!😎

[@catherinemartinez9982]

This is Jam

[@Diamond88keyz]

2019

[@blacksamurai1270]

Ronald James modelo time G

[@taraguss75]

❤ Still jamming to. This was one of my Dad's Favorite Songs. R I P

[@NadineFlowersjoycampla]

Long Live the Funk and Everything That Preceded it to make it Pure Soul Food !!!!! Church music, blues, and African Roots. YA YA YA YA....!!!

[@robertgiaminetti1526]

I first heard this while working with a older black guy I work with sometimes. who grew up in the (disco days) ans he's stuck there lol. I instantly got hooked on the song

[@TheRetroWoman80]

It's not hard with disco, nope.

[@enriqueortiz5624]

Robert Giaminetti fuck you

[@1973OG]

🤣mom & pops' 80's house parties!! man, did we see some shit. good dancing, good music, good fights🤣good times😎

[@marisadiaz4679]

Havana

[@shericejames5279]

We use to tear up the dance floor to this song.

[@harryferguson1256]

To be in the clubs in the 80's was a treat. Couldn't get on the floor when this and Burn Rubber came on. Denim & Diamonds Club in Shreveport La. It was on!

[@woodydianaherrera5025]

Get Down 2021..Qvo all the way from East L.A.

[@rockygonzalez8367]

Always looking for the goood stuff.

[@neverbeforeseenvideos2249]

January 2021 still jamming this tune. Today’s music has nothing on this. Feel bad for the #TikTok generation...

[@Justin_Taylor]

There are literally tens of thousands of fantastic new bands making music right now. They just don’t play it on the radio.

[@Blindian971]

I first heard this song on tik tok and came here for the full version

[@joeecho678]

FTTTG.

[@desarelee8524]

#TikTok gener cannot handle this without sampling😂

[@Mekhi-ThatGuy]

Funny bc I just found this song because of tik tok yesterday 😂

[@carolyn2290]

Still jamming in 2024 in my Baby Sister’s memory ❤😢♥️😌💫👏✨🌟⚡️!

[@sonyadrake7843]

Sincere Condolences and Celebrate your Baby Sister's Life, she's with you! 🕯️🙏🦋🕊️

[@davidf9630]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 … we’re that age… didn’t even think I’d make it this far…

[@lostoutside7195]

I had to come listen to this after hearing them jammin to it on the Riverboat in Montgomery on 08-05-23. 💪🏾 ⛴

[@DontAttme]

Bout to chair shot a white nigga to this rn

[@JoslynShakur-e3p]

Last thing I remember was driving on Dequindre and somebody pointed at me saying this jam is you!So I jammed!😊

[@teddy7544]

Great Roller Skating Music. That Killer Beat you can't help to to Grove.

[@ThomasGerard-kh5ib]

I'm a 69 year old WHITE BOY I'm on the funk in 2024

[@rudybarrentos99]

You go boy!!!

[@perrydelaneyjeter1967]

Doesn't matter what color nationality this is a dope song

[@rudybarrentos99]

That’s what’s up…

[@JoslynShakur-e3p]

This reminds me of me and my ol man doing our young thang!Yes having some serious fun! Ha,ha,ha.❤

[@DEVINEJUSTICEALLAH72]

THIS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE JOINT!!

[@positivemanifestations3247]

Terry Turner 👍 Yes!

[@daydaygee4406]

Yup straight up

[@womanwithanopinion1592]

Yep!

[@womanwithanopinion1592]

My Jam

[@garryharris8639]

1980 was a good year.

[@guardianangel9517]

ABSOLUTELY👍🏻🎶💜

[@AnthonyMontoya-gu2lo]

God bless you and May he definitely bless your pops! Much love out of the 505!😊

[@Delfi1900]

Jammed to these songs in high school 2079-82 and still do,, I am 54 (: this music will live for ever,, 2019👍🏼🙏🏼

[@bqkmg2037]

Same here Class of '83 ...jamming to these old jams from 1978 to 1983.

[@PHATJoker]

quarantined and still looking for the good $Tuff... *.*

[@yaarayaa5617]

That's funny!!!

[@mariahowens7936]

my dad showed me this and he was a break dancer , when i play it he comes in and starts dancing and singing lol i love you .

[@jca3183]

this track is just perfect... a true classic... just drums, bass & keys, a few notes and the groove's hittin hard