And there’s “The Funky Bird,” a modest soul chart hit which pecks from the same feeder as Rufus’ more celebrated avian ditties “The Funky Penguin” and “Funky Chicken.”
“I’m Still In Love With You,” co-written with Sir Mack Rice (“Mustang Sally,” et al) could be a Stax song from the classic 60s soul era but it too stands on the One beat. The thudding “Funkiest Man Alive” has a heavy feel, and if the title declaration wears a little thin after the best part of eight minutes, it gave the folk time to get down. “I Wanna Sang” has Rufus moaning that he wants to exercise his vocal cords rather than dance – but he still works it into a funky lather. Is the album funky? Does cheap Parmesan stink? Five of the first six cuts are total funk, with Thomas’ hoarse tones telling you to “Git On Up And Do It” on a guitar-riff-driven rhythm a little like Parliament circa 1967 introducing you to your latest, rather mechanical dancing partner, the “Funky Robot” and transforming Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” into a bubbling groover. Released in 1973, Crown Prince Of Dance was Rufus’ sixth and final album for the Stax label and his fifth album of the 70s.
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