![]() Thundercat is personifying his heart, here, making it the subject of the song’s opening verse. While the intro is fun, the story being painted through the lyrics is one of heartbreak, which, to Thundercat, is a heinous crime. These lyrics, sung against the playful bass line, help to bring gravity and weight to “Them Changes”. Them Changes – Thundercat Nobody move: There’s blood on the floor- And I can’t find my heart! This upbeat R&B groove coupled with the song’s descriptive and melodramatic lyrics make it hard to leave the story the scene of the crime. The song opens with a sample of the beat from The Isley Brothers’s “Footsteps in the Dark,” and quickly adds to it a bass line, both working together to make the song immediately mesmerizing. Of course, this isn’t to say that there aren’t artists out there who are still heavily influenced by that funk genre we’ve all come to love and respect…it just takes more work to find, which is why Thundercat’s 2015 single “ Them Changes” stands out among the crowd. While mainstream artists like Bruno Mars claim to have funk influences, it’s harder to hear, as it’s working alongside the pop genre rather than acting as a genre in its own right. ![]() ’70s funk, while revered by many, is something that is harder to hear on today’s airwaves than in decades past. Thundercat’s groovy “Them Changes” brings back the funk through a powerful heartbreak narrative
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