• Source: Super Fly Meets Shaft

"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).
"Super Fly Meets Shaft" became an American hit in the spring of 1973, reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.




Background


Among the songs sampled in the record is Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones", with three excerpts. Others include:

"S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight)" - Winfield Parker
"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
"Keeper of the Castle" - Four Tops
"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners
"I Got Ants in My Pants" - James Brown
"Theme from Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
"Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" - The Spinners
"Love Train" - The O'Jays
"Freddie's Dead" - Curtis Mayfield
"Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson
"Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield




Chart history






References






External links


Lyrics of this song
John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft on YouTube

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• Diskografi Alicia Keys
• Super Fly Meets Shaft
• Superfly (song)
• Freddie's Dead
• Love Train
• John & Ernest
• I'll Be Around (The Spinners song)
• Shaft in Africa
• I Gotcha (Joe Tex song)
• I Got Ants in My Pants
• Daddy's Home (song)