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Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together / Funky Me - The Funkadoobian
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together / Funky Me - The Funkadoobian
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together / Funky Me - The Funkadoobian

Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together / Funky Me

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Product Details
  • Artist Timmy Thomas
  • Title Why Can't We Live Together / Funky Me
  • Label Polydor
  • Catalogue No 2001 420
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Sleeve Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
Description

Year Released: 1972
Label: Glades Records – 1703
Genre: Soul / Minimal Funk / Proto-Electronic

Description:
Recorded in a single take using a Lowrey organ and early rhythm machine, “Why Can’t We Live Together” is a haunting and minimalist soul masterpiece by Miami’s Timmy Thomas. The song’s raw simplicity — just organ, drum machine, and a deeply emotional vocal — delivers one of the most powerful anti-war and civil rights messages of the 1970s. The flip, “Funky Me,” showcases Thomas’ playful rhythmic side, laying early groundwork for what would become electro-funk.

A global hit that reached #1 on the R&B charts, the song has been covered and sampled extensively, most famously by Drake in “Hotline Bling” (2015), which directly lifted its rhythm and atmosphere. It’s widely recognized as a precursor to electronic soul production, decades ahead of its time.