Back in the late 80s if you were having a house party and you wanted to get the party started all the
DJ had to do was play “Da Butt” by EU. This song doesn't get the credit it deserves. We were doing this dance all most thirty years ago. Da Butt has influenced the dance they call twerking. It reminded me of Spike Lee’s movie School Daze a musical comedy drama. Which was based on his involvements at Atlanta's Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University. It made me go back and watch it. I’m glad I did, it reminded me of how he has stayed true to himself. He’s always socially conscious and he makes movies about that, like his latest movie “Chi-Raq”. Well enough of that, that’s another story.
Back to EU they were a Go Go band out of Washington D.C. in the 80s and 90s. Go-Go is a popular music subgenre associated with funk that originated in Washington, D.C. They had several chart making songs of course “Da Butt” was their biggest hit. They also had “Taste Of Your Love” and “Buck Wild”. Fun Fact: E.U. recorded “Knock 'em Out, Sugar Ray” without any keyboards. Just vocals, drums, percussion, bass, horns and lead guitar. They were a funky band here are two more funky songs with that Go-Go beat, “Future Funk” and "Livin Large". EU experienced a return in the mid to late 1990s. They partnered with the jazz, gospel and pop singer Maiesha Rashad. They performed under her, Maiesha and The Hip Huggers featuring E.U. They have headlined events and concert venues such as B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, DAR Constitution Hall, Black Family Reunion and D.C.'s Stone Soul Picnic. Another fun fact: In 2012, "Da Butt" was licensed for an Xbox 360 game Dance Central 3. EU was a funk band that truly brought the funk. For all you who haven’t heard of Experience Unlimited or EU check them out on Streetwise Radio. Enjoy!
LM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_Unlimited
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