Today is the 4th of July - Independence Day here in the States. I wanted to upload something special for everyone to play at their BBQ's - something that really represented what makes this country so special - and so I thought 'who better than Blowfly, masked defender of free speech?' Although I'm not sure this is what the founding fathers had in mind when they wrote the constitution, Blowfly definitely kicked the ass of censorship left and right.
Looking like a blend between the Bee Man from The Simpsons and some sort of horror movie nightmare, Blowfly was a contemporary of Rudy Ray Moore's funky X-rated sense of humor - the general gist of all his records is to take current hits and re-write the lyrics as childishly perverted odes to the carnal act. This here is his Disco album, and it is no different. B.T. Express' "Do It" becomes "Suck It", "What a Difference a Day Makes" becomes "What a Difference a Lay Makes" and the list goes on.
So today, while you are setting off your fireworks and waving your flags, let Blowfly's sleazy spin on classic Funk and Disco be the soundtrack. It's sorta kinda what the founding fathers would have wanted.
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