Dear Prudence – The Five Stairsteps (The Stairsteps were Burke family who pre-dates The Jacksons 5 … they were first assigned to Curtis Mayfield ‘Windy C Records’ … after covering this Beatles number they later signed George Harrison’s Dark Horse Records)

Ticket to ride – Gwen Guthrie (Gwen was a regular performer at the iconic night club Paradise Garage in New York where resident DJ was Larry Levan who also remixed this trak … was not release as an album trak but a stand alone single … produced by ‘Sly & Robbie’ at Compass Point Studio in The Bahamas)

Live and let die – Byron Lee and The Dragonaires (Byron Lee and his band covered all facets of West Indian music … they were also featured in Dr. No – the first James Bond movie … not strictly Funk but it is irresistible)

*** got home earlier and there was a tribute to The Beatles on tv – hence their material ***

Freedom – Keith Nunnally (Formally part of the duo J.M. Silk with Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley … ‘we will never be free until we end racism and hypocrisy’  are some of the lyrics … from an lp which never saw the light of day …. released on Giant Records)