Exceptional best funk band ever Ode to the Tower of Power by jake cosmos aller Ode Poetry writing prompt entry

Ode to the Tower of Power The greatest funk band There ever was You are the epitome Of funk and soul music The very definition of funk Multi-racial Multi-cultural Multi-talented Mutli-gendered The best horn section In the universe Just sublime Formed in the East Bay In the turbulent 60s Playing that funky music For almost 50 years Their love song You’re still a young man Is perhaps the greatest make out song Of all times The first song I slowed danced to Back in high school A song I played To seduce my wife I wonder how many babies Were conceived because Of this classic soul song. Another classic song What is hip Which poised An unanswered question And inspired this triolet What is love, tell me if you know  Love is what it is Do you know what love is, Joe? What is love, tell me if you know  And how can you make it grow? Madness is what it does What is love, tell me if you know  Love is what it is The tower of Power No doubt Will still be playing That funky music White boy A hundred years From now For funk Will never die For once you get funk In your soul baby You can never go back To boring vanilla  white boy music because you got soul, now. Because you got That soul vaccination baby And need to go Down to the night club And play that funky music White boy Until the day you die. Writing Prompt Write an Ode poem. It is a poem praising a person, place or thing. Author Notes ode to Tower of Power, the greatest funk band of all time. Based loosely on the classic Tower of Power Song, What is Hip What Is Hip Lyrics [Verse 1] So ya wanna dump out yo' trick bag Ease on in a hip thang But you ain't exactly sure what is hip So you started to let your hair grow Spent big bucks on your wardrobe Somehow, ya know there's much more to the trip [Chorus] What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're hip The question, "Will it show?" You're into a hip trip Maybe hipper than hip What is hip? [Verse 2] You became a part of a new breed Been smoking' only the best weed Hangin' out with the so-called "Hippie set." Seen in all the right places Seen with just the right faces You should be satisfied, but it ain't quite right [Chorus] What is hip? Tell me, tell me, if you think you know What is hip? If you're hip The question, "Will it show?" You're into a hip trip Maybe hipper than hip What is hip? [Break] Come on [Refrain] Hipness is. What it is Hipness is. What it is Hipness is. What it is Sometimes hipness is, what it ain't You're still a young man Baby, Oo oo, don't waste your time You're still a young man Baby, Oo oo, don't waste your time Down on my knees Oh, heart in hand I was accused of being too young But I'm not so young I could make you happy I'm not a bad man You're too young to love (If you and I could be together) You're too young to love (I'll never leave you alone baby) You're too young Ooo Ooo (No I won't sweet lady) Don't waste your time The damage is done You see that you were wrong You wake up wondering just How well I've done Well I've done alright Yes there are some girls but you know I dropped them on sight Just for you Because I love you You're still a young man Baby, Oo oo, don't waste your time (Someday you'll understand just what it means when a man Comes to you with his little heart in his hands Just to love you) Don't waste your time You better listen to me Sayin that I'm loving you yeah hey now baby tryin to tell You that it's you you you you you you you you talkin to you Baby, I'll never never never never I'll never do you No wrong no no lady if you would check my stuff out one time haha Just to hold you, to squeeze you and all I wanna do is to Get next to you and please please please you baby See where I'm coming from! Written by legendary sax players Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, the song portrays a young man at the wrong end of a breakup. The situation is bleak because his lover pins the break-up on an age difference. In an interview with Songfacts Castillo said: Its based on a true story. I had a girlfriend that was six years older than me. I was 18, she was 24 and thats actually what happened. She had kind of cut me loose because of the age difference thing and the whole plea in the story is the young guys saying, I'm not too young, Im not wasting my time and I do love you as a man can truly love a woman" The song would go on to be the band's first major hit defining their sound with a prominent horn section inspired by Curtis Mayfield: â??On that album, thereâ??s a song called â??A Womanâ??s Loveâ?? that starts with beautiful trumpets high. When we heard that we wanted to write a song with a great trumpet intro like that. â?? TowerofPower.com

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