Which 1970s blaxploitation FILM had the best theme song?

[NightTrain]

Poll question: Which 1970s blaxploitation FILM had the best theme song?

[Spiffarino]

1. Shaft?

Damn right.

[LostInAnomie]

2. Human Tornado from Dolemite 2

Dolemite! Mother Fucker!

[TroubleMan]

16. "I don't want no dilapidated, pigeon-toed, cross-eyed, bow-legged son-of-a

-gun messin' with me"

Love that movie, but I have to vote for Trouble Man.

[LostInAnomie]

21. Ya' see

They don't call him the human tornado because he can whip some ass. They call him the human tornado because he is such a powerful and potent lover that he shakes the house down around him.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

3. Shaft! A great song.

The worst one I ever heard was the theme from "Coffey". I thought "Is that for real?" the first time I heard it.

[blondeatlast]

4. Curtis Mayfield, of course. Why ask? nt

[BigMcLargehuge]

17. a second for Superfly here

I love Shaft and all, but Superfly is just unbelievably fantastic.

[rednek_Liberal]

5. Dolemite.....you rat soup eating honky mutha fucka

I cant fremember the theme song though , but Dolemite wass the best Blaxploitation film.

[TroubleMan]

23. You should see "Dolemite II: The Human Tornado" or "Disco Godfather"

You might like those better than the original Dolemite.

"Petey Wheatstraw" is another good one by him.

[Lancer]

6. This is what I get for not reading all the choices

For me, it's Trouble Man but I went with 110th Street.

Hope I don't do that on November 2! LOL

[MrScorpio]

7. Hell up in Harlem by Edwin Starr

One of the best underappreciated soundtracks ever

[NightTrain]

11. That's why I included the option, "Hey dumbass, you forgot ________!"

[Doc_Technical]

29. "Big Papa" (Don't you be so mean).

n/t

[sundog]

8. Tamara Dobson as "Cleopatra Jones" co-starring Shelley Winters

[Deja Q]

9. Live and Let Die!!!!

Of course, a cracker wrote it, but what the heck! :-)

Officially, my vote goes for "Shaft". O8)

[NightTrain]

10. You're kidding, right?

PLEASE tell me you're kidding!!! :scared:

[Deja Q]

14. About Live And Let Die or Shaft?

:shrug: :-)

(Kidding about LALD, but it's still a lively, energetic song despite the depressing lyrics...)

[1monster]

12. Just to see the reaction

:evilgrin: how 'bout DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO by Diana Ross for her film MAHOGANY. heeheehee

edited to add: The sound track did have a really great instrumental piece on it called MY HERO IS A GUN.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

13. Shaft...

Sir Isaac Hayes...Hot Buttered Soul...
I liked Superfly, but it seemed to have several derivative elements from "Shaft".
MKJ

[TroubleMan]

15. Look at my screen name, and guess which one I voted for

Trouble Man is my favorite song of all time.

[KeepItReal]

25. I come apart...

Great choice!!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. yeah..and make me wanna holler

[BootinUp]

18. We love Sparkle

So I voted for that, even though I'm a little hazy on the theme song.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. "Fred is Dead" from Superfly

Actually I like Theme From Shaft a little better since I was in a band that used to play it. However I'm surprised you left out "Fred is Dead"

[TroubleMan]

22. You mean "Freddie's Dead"

Sorry to nitpick, but I'm a big Curtis Mayfield fan.

[fortyfeetunder]

20. this may date me but

When Shaft came out, every high school marching band around was learning that tune for half time show and parades....

[Kat45]

24. Love Shaft, but I went with Superfly, partly out of nostalgia.

When I was in high school, we were always listening to Superfly, Freddie's Dead, and I'm Your Pusher. Love those songs.

[ironflange]

26. Blazing Saddles!

Well, uh, sort of, and it has a GREAT song!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

28. Cotton comes to Harlem?

No, seriously... I voted for the badmother(shutyourmouth)!

[frylock]

30. the theme from black belt jones..