Shaft Theme (Extended)

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1972 {April 10} Isaac Hayes won an Academy Award for 'Best Original Song' for the "Theme from the movie Shaft"... Six month earlier on October 16th 'the Theme from Shaft' entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on November 20th, 1971 it peaked at #1 {for 2 weeks} and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100... Also in 1971 the Bar-Kays released "Son of Shaft"; it entered the Top 100 on December 25th, 1971 and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at #53... R.I.P. Mr. Hayes...

[@Paul-lp6od]

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[@robertgsell721]

The absolute epitome of 1970's funk. Thank you Isaac Hayes!

[@manuelaguirre9716]

Right on!!

[@michaelguernsey9685]

Can You Dig It!!

[@karenharps6006]

Love love love Isaac Hayes!!!

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

The coolest, funkiest, grooviest, hippest, opening to any song in music history!

[@KingCharltonHeston]

One of the most eternally awesome songs of all time.

[@colinellesmere]

Super cool. That guitar rift is timeless.

[@truthaintpretty]

Was watching Rockford Files recently and saw the one with Isaac Hayes and Dionne Warwick...great! Then I pulled out my Isaac Hayes Greatest Stax Singles, which I hadn't heard for a loooong time...solid! I dig this soundtrack, but I've always loved the versions of the songs that were in the film much better (like Soulsville, Shaft's Cab Ride, Do Your Thing and some instrumental when Shaft was undercover at the No Name Bar). If these are out there, I'd love to get my hands on them!

[@fairmont66]

I love 70's Soul Music

[@jkllfdsa]

One of the most badass riffs in U.S. film history.

[@teller121]

try George benson and "On Broadway."

[@jkllfdsa]

@@teller121 Ya, that one too!

[@IanJames_4]

@@teller121 Which film was that scored for

[@teller121]

@@IanJames_4 You mean "On Broadway?" Wiki has it in two no-name productions. Just check song title in Wike and you'll see, if that's what you meant.

[@davidhefner8008]

Well HELL ya!

[@draganadc]

I am happy Isak has been given Oscar for the Shaft theme. Not only that he was extremly great artist, on of the biggest of all times, but he was also accomplished person as formally graduated musician.He gave so much beauty and strentgh to the world.

[@davidhefner8008]

No one more deserving

[@16davelle]

It just cant get any more funkier and soulful than this instrumental,the arrangement gets me everytime i hear this,the crispness of the horns,the way the drummer is hitting that Hi hat along with that funky,funky guitar riff,throw in Isaac's voice with some strings and beautiful backing vocals and you have what i call a masterpiece

[@MarlèneAliberté]

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[@1ampixie]

FUNK ON IS RIGHT!!!!!! I grew up in the 70"s, and this song,,,,,sooo coool

[@michaelevans56mde]

I could not wait till I could go to the record store and buy this song. One of greats.

[@earlc.hardyjr.4666]

Simply the best Soundtrack of all time....still have my copy in mint condition!!!! Will never get rid of my vinyl...can't touch the bottom that is vinyl...

[@stefanolaguzzi]

grande / great

[@michaelbratton5513]

earl c. hardy, jr. I disagree it’s the second best right behind Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

[@waamiq360]

The Mack is a strong Candidate as well. Claudine is another!!!! Cant go wrong either way!

[@polycarpx]

For some reason I needed to hear this badly on this cold winter morning.

[@MrJazzmaestro]

After watching this movie in the 1970s, this tune kept ringing in my head for at least a week!

[@jutboooos9827]

funny how it came in 2000...

[@JDBenavidez]

Ha! What? It came out in 1970.

[@MrJazzmaestro]

It was actually released in 1971. And I saw it in 1972. By stating 1970s I was referring to the decade not the 1970 year.

[@JDBenavidez]

MrJazzmaestro I was talking to the guy who said it, like an idiot, that it came out in the 2000s.

[@rolliebenson]

MrJazzmaestro ,

[@Jay-AmatoDJ]

this song is a masterpiece......goosebumps

[@marwray1]

Used to be a Taxi driver in our nabourghhood nicknamed John Shaft after this dude.1976 ish time what an era great times.

[@MyREDTAIL]

RIP Isaac, For you are Sadly missed by all of your Fans.

[@davidhefner8008]

Immensely

[@ashtonlangston4490]

dunno if anyone cares but if you are stoned like me atm then you can watch all the new movies on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my gf lately =)

[@dominikmagnus5074]

@Ashton Langston definitely, have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@celmacario]

musica linda. Bons tempos. Incomparavel. Era de ouro. Tempo mitologico e real. Nunca voltara. Anos 70

[@pauhoneymusni1574]

A magnificent masterpiece!!!

[@darrenjames5022]

One of the very best Film Themes!

[@giovannilabarbera]

Fantastic theme!

[@mr_r_mcgeddon5690]

Look, all I can say is that my volume doesn't go high enough for this song. Took my wife to breakfast at Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul in Memphis one Sunday morning in 2000 the people there are beautiful. I loved you and your music, Isaac.

[@iamnickthegeek]

Simply Iconic!

[@garyp8092]

Amazing soundtrack, one of the best....

[@fredericsalgado9037]

only Black exploitation movie to ever win an Oscar back in 1971 for this theme song written by Issac Hayes.

[@fredericsalgado9037]

***** What are you talking about.. I merely made a true statement... thats true... by the way OMG another hater...

[@sofieewing5967]

I love it

[@sofieewing5967]

Shut yo mouth!

[@LB99971]

will you dig it again? a new one coming out 2019.

[@davidhefner8008]

Bad mutha

[@1MusicHighpowerland]

very- very very nice!!

[@dellsoprano8110]

this was 70s America, prejudice , racism, police brutality , mafia , new era , I believe this movie has captured everything and Black actors can and do have a talents . 1 of the 10 best mouvies American history .😎

[@arthurworkman4399]

I remember my dad had this on 8-track- man we used to play this to death you hear me. Man those good old days of real music. People actually played real music and sang without auto-tunes and all that other crap they do nowadays. This is a totally different sounding version.

[@jimdavis8391]

Right on....

[@adaracolon1640]

shaft was great and still is 70's music 2019 going strong still.

[@smoothjay7311]

Timeless Classic. Hard for its time.

[@paolomarchiori8120]

Un pezzo che a distanza di anni ascolto sempre volentieri

[@BioEddie]

Sounds better with each time i listen to it

[@jkllfdsa]

Yup. Timeless.

[@davidhefner8008]

That it does Damn you Isaac! Lol

[@oscaradame4376]

Temazo que tenia años de no escucharlo, lo tenia en el olvido, gracias.

[@MarlèneAliberté]

😊

[@trojanluck88]

"Richard Roundtree" will always be the man! R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

[@JordanAmberCKennedyDaimlerUSA]

Intro of the flute is so good ......

[@antoniomelillo6274]

excellent

[@troywest1077]

This is totally incredible.

[@jleafman10]

2:40-3:36 is ridiculously awesome.

[@juanpedrocuevas6813]

Best theme ever

[@papayankee69]

The best score for any movie EVER!!!

[@kingsdetailing2242]

Great music

[@andreking5714]

I worked with Isaac Hayes in Atlanta a few years before his death. A nicer more kind man you would ever want to know. Same for Curtis Mayfield. There is also a super rare instrumental version of this out there that was made to play on Jazz stations. Would love to have that.

[@hpoonis2010]

There is an extended version around...but it seems to run slightly faster and it is noticably different. Not sure if it was a remake a few years after the orginal.

[@janeparfitt65]

You were a very lucky guy Andre King!

[@vast155]

here you go .. but it's too fast for me .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHXNepqQrLd4r9E

[@nhlekoclement3389]

1987, I was a to Canada exchange programe from Swaziland(Souther Africa). At a restuarant i Calgary, I saw this total bald man. Was convinced it's him. The people I was with encouraged to go to him. Man, it wasn't him. I was sure I was going to tell my uncle I touched the black Moses' hand.

[@Jevezy]

You were indeed very lucky.

[@rajeshkaran7800]

1971 2000 2019 Welcome Back 👍

[@twaller333]

Brings back memories of my Dad wearing a black leather jacket and sporting an afro and goatee. He used to play this song until the vinyl wore off.

[@xiscosan01]

Maybe the coolest theme ever, imho.

[@jarrodbutts716]

Francisco José Martorell Fiol You DAMN right! lol

[@MyREDTAIL]

Great original Movie, with Richard Roundtree, Must of went to the Movies to see this Movie about 6 times Loved it & the Remake with Sam Jackson was a Great Movie also.

[@chrisdrummond8893]

Francisco José Martorell Fiol Daaaamn right!

[@stevefitzpatrick6834]

Francisco José Martorell Fiol yes

[@TiqleMiBawlz]

Shut the fuck up

[@thinblueline1903]

Pure Gold !

[@markriva4259]

Extended brilliance, thank you.

[@johnphillips342]

colour is nothing. Mr Hayes speaks to the soul. Genius.

[@renecyberdoc]

yep great one.

[@RonaldCharlesEpstein]

An extended version of a classic Seventies hit.

[@wgw0542]

Was a great movie of that time

[@vandamme514]

AWESOME TUNE!!!

[@najibchaoul2669]

The beste music, soung, picture, etc... maravilhoso e marcou época, mas, vive eternamente.

[@alexiwanowytsch]

Brings back the Seventies too me,and I love it.........

[@florencecilano8756]

Chef d oeuvre tout simplement

[@ClaudineBOISSARD]

Fantastique musique ! ♥

[@adnanhaddad8087]

one of the greatest ......!

[@macdogq]

This is a great song to mix with "Papa was a rolling stone" I usually love to put them together. It sound amazing..

[@jorgelatin007]

Magic.Great theme.

[@Mr.Majestic77]

For some reason I feel like turning on the TBS T.V. station. Shaft, Sanford&Son, The Jeffersons, Dolimite, and Superfly. Those were the days!

[@imjunipernow]

Got pulled over the other day for going over the speed limit (25 mph - really - who does that anymore?) while listening to this song. Sighed to the cop how it was the song's fault and he said "I can dig it".

[@PeterFLOYDIAN]

Man... This is what I call 'chilling'!

[@igorgarcia997]

Excelente...!!!

[@Sasha88841]

So very cool!!!!!

[@gonzobug20]

Great music from my time

[@Change2be1]

love it love it Issac Hayes was a bad mother" shut my mouth". Another great singer gone.

[@luisarmandomunozbryan3922]

Una de las mas rítmicas banda sonora de los 70.

[@MarlèneAliberté]

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[@FlavioGirl]

one of the BEST funk/soul movie themes EVER!!!!!!!! :)

[@FlavioGirl]

this is the BEST version of shaft :)

[@MarieFranceBG]

Beaucoup de souvenirs TV 📺 mon père adorait cette série ainsi que la musique évidemment

[@willd7582]

RIP R Roundtree

[@jesscagregg1826]

This song is so catchy and cool and sauve

[@santinhoneto]

Esta música marcou a vida e a auto estima de muitas pessoas. Valeu Richard, Valeu Isaac

[@ramibenaissa8553]

" LEGEND ARTISTE " THIS LEGEND SONG ( SHE COME TO M'Y EAR IN 1986, I WAS LITTLE BOY ) AND I STILL REMEMBRE HER COZ IS NOT NORMAL SONG BUT ( SONG OF LEGEND ARTISTE )

[@ebrahimebrahim3656]

Vary nice great 🌹

[@valeryguzman6123]

the beautiful song 😍

[@romanosofiero184]

MASTERPIECE !!!

[@Amar7605]

Africian American manliness right here. Wait - let me rephrase: AMERICAN manliness right here.

[@michelewashington1668]

Amar7605 Got That Right!

[@dwrighte1]

Amar7605 - truer words have never been spoken!

[@LarreeHollywood]

Truth!

[@lauraartis5452]

You said it right the first time. Lol.

[@YD-uq5fi]

@@lauraartis5452 No. His correction was better. Black men are now dating white women so don't have to settle for black women anymore.

[@julierussell5085]

brilliant track , fond memories right there ........

[@davidchan9632]

+Julie Russell yes it was. 1972. i still dwell in the 1970's. i watched this movie in NY for $1.25. i've met I. Hayes twice. we shook hands. i said "Issac, you're a bad mother- he said shut your mouth. we laughed. enjoy.****

[@240119510]

le disque de 45 tours année 72,avril,sa c mon époque,sa fait drole de réecouter

[@suciedadsevaenunbang]

right on!

[@masterbolding7717]

Love the seventies SOUL.

[@paolamongili1317]

SPETTACOLARE !!! Paola M

[@tammielynn]

Love it...I agree coolest song ever!

[@christophemartin8571]

Très bon film super musique !

[@martinromero6099]

Cool.

[@marclaw4511]

This defines no rules 70s,anything goes.

[@bigowl9408]

If there was ever any music so composed, as to infuse the feeling of suspense then this is it. The other film Sidney Poitier stared in with Michael Cain saw a sparkling performance from them both in the Willaby Conspiracy.

[@PB-gy9ru]

This is the most gorgeously sexy action music I've ever heard! 👏👏👏

[@RedheadMetalC]

i love this song.

[@nelsonlucianoquirsolajr5027]

TumbaO!!!! SHAFT!!!!! South Brooklyn Can't you dig it!

[@guintube]

Great Issac Hayes music...

[@Sidharth56]

'70s cool--and dig the brass section

👍 J'ai adoré 👍

[@edwardcreter3609]

God bless Isaac Hayes for leaving us this jam to remember him by. And to think he auditioned for the part of John Shaft, but I would rather think he was humble enough to allow Richard Roundtree be The Man for that role. Hollywood felt sorry for Isaac, tho, so they gave him a Shaft-like role called Truck Turner, which I didn't think was quite him, to be honest, since he seems to at peace with God for such a stereotypically black role, where he shot guns and made out with the ladies. He was a better person through it all, and even took time to laugh at himself by playing the voice of the school chef in South Park. His passing was sad, but the man himself is not forgotten. We the fans are living his legacy, one day at a time. Cuz we love CHEF! Daaaaaamn right!

[@roccoeldiablo]

Top of the top!

[@Smanuto]

THE MAN COULD PLAY!!!!

[@mauriciocuenca3267]

Great!

[@007castles]

Timeless...as cool and sexy today as it was then! Funk on...

[@JEV1A]

Stax Records, Memphis Strings & Horns MGM Studios 1970 "Shaft" title track, Can you dig it! Best and longest version is "Live at Sahara Tahoe".