Who Did It Better

Tower OR Maceo?

Tower of Power Tower of Power 1973

What Is Hip

Written by Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Stephen Kupka

What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know

What's this song about ↓

A question posed by a band that defined the horn-heavy funk sound of the 70s. Tower of Power asked 'what is hip?' and then proceeded to answer the question with a track that proved they knew exactly what it was. a celebration of the search for authenticity, a recognition that hip is not something you can buy or learn. It is something you are. The horn section that drives the track is one of the greatest in funk history, punching through the arrangement with the kind of precision that only comes from years of playing together.

That same question gets answered again by

Maceo Parker Maceo Parker 1998

Variation A — side column

Tower of Power 1973
Maceo Parker 1998

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Tower of Power 1973

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

Maceo Parker 1998

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Tower of Power 1973
Maceo Parker 1998

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

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Who Did It Better

Tower OR Maceo?

Tower of Power Tower of Power 1973
Maceo Parker Maceo Parker 1998

What Is Hip

Written by Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Stephen Kupka

What is hip?
Tell me, tell me, if you think you know

What's this song about ↓

A question posed by a band that defined the horn-heavy funk sound of the 70s. Tower of Power asked 'what is hip?' and then proceeded to answer the question with a track that proved they knew exactly what it was. a celebration of the search for authenticity, a recognition that hip is not something you can buy or learn. It is something you are. The horn section that drives the track is one of the greatest in funk history, punching through the arrangement with the kind of precision that only comes from years of playing together.

That same question gets answered again by

Variation A — side column

Tower of Power 1973
Maceo Parker 1998

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Tower of Power 1973

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

Maceo Parker 1998

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Tower of Power 1973
Maceo Parker 1998

I already know

Play me a sample

Tower Maceo

I need to be convinced

The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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