Friday Night Jazz Funk: Do the Push and Pull

September 3, 2010 5:15pm by Barry Ritholtz

This song has been stuck in my head for weeks now:

“(Do The) Push and Pull (Part 1)” is a 1970 single by Rufus Thomas. This was the only number-one song for Thomas — Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart for two weeks in February 1971 — who hit the R&B chart in 1953.

Thomas also found some success with the Do The Funky Chicken, and Walking The Dog.

I previously mentioned the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration back in 2007.

Recently, Stax came out with a new album, Stax Number Ones (which Amazon sells for $7.97). I was surprised that this Rufus Thomas single was not in the prior Stax collection. Its a perfect groove for getting ready to go out on a rainy Friday night:

(Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) Rufus Thomas, Stax Number Ones

Lyrics, live performance, and full video after the jump . . .

Hey, everybody, Mister Rufus in town
Came here to take care of business
Ain’t gonna mess around
I got a brand new dance, that ain’t no bull
Everybody’s doing it talking ’bout push and pull

I said, push, pull, push, pull
Get on up, get on down
Get on up
Take it round and round

I said, push, pull, push, pull
Little bit more
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it

Lookie here
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it

Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it

Get out on the floor, you’re gonna get left
Get on your own, pretty baby, now go for yourself
It’s easier taking candy from a baby, don’t hand me no bull
Now you got it, baby you got that push and pull

I said, push, pull
Push, pull
Listen get on up, get on down
Get on up
Take it round and round

I said, push, pull, push, pull
Listen
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it

Double upon
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it

Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Push it, pull it
Ah

Oh, Mister Clean and James Brown
Everybody been messing around
I’m doing a hundred and laying on full
I got this thing talking ’bout push and pull

I said, push, pull
Push, pull, oh, ho

Push and pull, oh, ho

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