Herbie Hancock - Piano, Rhodes Piano,
Electric Grand Piano, ARP Odyssey,
ARP String Ensemble, Hohner D6 Clavinet,
Micromoog, Oberheim, Echoplex

Bennie Maupin - Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax,
Saxello, Lyricon, Bass Clarinet

Ray Parker Jr. - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Paul Jackson - Bass

James Gadson - Drums

Kenneth Nash - Percussion

Writer(s): Melvin Ragin, Ray ErskineParker Jr, Herbie Hancock

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Alex Pook

9y↑62

Rivals James Brown for sheer funkiness. If you can stay still to this, you are clinically dead. Great post man, thanks.

horia covaliu

3y↑4

And it still shines today.....That only happens to the brilliant ones!!!

RealBro

9y↑16

Secrets is one of my favorites! Wah Wah Watson was on Guitar too. Very underrated rhythm guitarist that played on MANY albums in '70's

horia covaliu

3y↑3

Right, Man, Thanks for doing him justice!

Mister Criswell

6y↑35

Ray Parker Jr killing it on guitar! Of course Herbie is the man.. Great track

moehammondmedia

3y↑1

Johnny Guitar Watson did not play on this album. Wah Wah Watson played on this album. 2 different people. But both are legendary. 🎸 🎸

PoloTrey

3y↑1

@Ed Link it's Ray and Wah Wah Watson on the guitars

Ed Link

Jonny Guitar Watson son !

jazzyrach

2y↑5

Sometimes you meet people who are not greedy.... This man could have made 3 different hit songs from these funky beats but put them all together just to lift the soul of mankind !

GETA

9y↑55

If this music didn't exist, I probably wouldn't finish half of the tasks I do

horia covaliu

3y↑5

And wishing you great success with everything you do!

Ici 3012

6y↑15

I'm dead in the flood of dem funky groove!! What a fender rhodes & synthesizer & guitars!!

Ici 3012

6y↑2

In Japan, the album '"secrets"has been underrated……Jazz listener say it ain't jazz. And R&B listeners say , This isn't funk but jazz. Of course , I don't attend such worthless augments!! Thanks 4 replying & keep on doin' it !!(^^)d

christel mayland jensen

6y↑4

Me too. When I was in US in 84, and I went in to a secondhand lp shop in NY as 17, I was in CANDYLAND, wow! Copham, Defunkt, Schaffer, Duke and Herbie, wow wow I bow for the funky shit!!!

T j V

2y↑4

He should made this song a hour long ..I love it

Audio70

6y↑10

Killer rhythm...

Ici 3012

6y↑2

Heavenly but toxic……

Ross Mathews

44w↑5

This album cover.. this is the album cover of a great man with a face that says "I'm bout to drop some serious shit on this record"

stilz0

5y↑3

This was my first album from Herbie and I have loved his music ever since. Funkalicious.

scoot mcgoot

3y↑2

Just fantastic! Been jamming to Herbie since I was 5! I learned to groove funk guitar listening to his records growing up

Renta2

5y↑4

this is the bad ass best funky dance track ever.we're flying in magical night clubs 30cm over the 2nd floor .. soo good memorys !!! =)

Good Fella

2y↑3

2020 and this is still a slapper!

Ice Garmendia

12w

When I was 13 years old, I was at a friend's house. We were eating in the kitchen when all of a sudden 'Doin' It' started to sound on another room.

What is it? I asked.

Herbie Hancock. Replied my friend.

From that moment, I became a big fan of Herbie.

Panhead Chords

6y↑20

HIS MAJESTY KING HERBIE HANCOCK, SUPREME LEADER OF THE KINGDOM OF FUNK

horia covaliu

3y↑1

Thanks for putting Herbie in the right place!

Thomas Harrison

3y↑2

Herbie IS A MASTER. But, JAMES BROWN is GRANDMASTER of FUNK and GODFATHER of SOUL !!!!!!!!!

David S

5y↑108

This joint is funkier than stale cabbage.

jsamc

Funkier than a homeless man's toes LOL !!

Fallow_gardens

Hahahaheheh that was a good one!

Captain Freedom

2y↑1

You mean sauerkraut, ja?

BIG Stan

Still ! funky funky funky

l l

3y↑2

Funkier than the scary stuff in my refrigerator

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Craig Gosling

9y↑5

Just discovered herbie,im addicted

horia covaliu

Congrats! I know him since something like 1975..... Man, he's brilliant!

Daniel Woodward Composer

6y↑54

Ah, memories of better music!

God, I love Funk!

Mizzy. K.

29w

I loved it at that time. This song is awesome. It was before Herbie reached faith.

Cenica Edwards

10y↑1

Yours too??!! This part also replays at the 5:30-5:45 mark. I especially love the funky guitar intro (played by Ray Parker, Jr.). The first time I heard this song I KNEW I needed to have it on CD. So after playin' it repeatedly here on the 'Tube I went on amazon and bought the whole album. When I say it jams like nobody's business....trust, believe & know I'm bein' real wit' it!

Obizz1000

6y↑19

Herbie was a trippy brother !

Marc Chevalier

5y↑6

Still is bro !

Arnošt Adámek

40w↑1

Doin' it, the greatest snare teaser of all times

Mervin Meckenfuss

Nice as hell funk guitar on this. Always been an inspiration. Love that tone, too.

Billy Andres

9y↑7

got into herbie when my cousin sent me chameleon... man I was missing out but hell im glad I got put on. FUNKY.

horia covaliu

3y↑1

It is true, music helps a lot sometimes... Love Herb too.

Ben Gockel

3y↑2

This song deserves minimum 2x plays in a row

toast boast

17w

I’m glad I grew up listening to good music like this, good thing that it and Fat Albert is only clicks away now!

Larry Clark

3y↑1

I seen him in 1977 at Youngstown college what a great concert. With the headhunter opening. Just keep on doing be musical grove

Tom Gauthier

9y↑1

Picked this off the stand in'80 'caus the new ride had an 8 track! Damn, some times the gods smile on ya'.

horia covaliu

Yes and you have a brilliant way of putting it!

Ben Gockel

2y↑3

Once-a-day keeps the doctor away. Keep on doin' it, youtube friends and allies.

Kevin Washington

7y↑47

My Dad had a '73 Chrysler, in which I would listen to this on 8 tack........

bphlatsax75

Damn, had almost forgotten about the old tried and true 8 track! I remember those joints. I was born in 75 and came just when cassettes were coming in and 8 tracks were going away.

Marvin Thiessen

Just Franz's jambalaya word-salad. No worries, mate.

Bobfermasan

4y↑1

Franz, i'm confused.

alex brunsdon

27w

Funky as anything I've ever heard!

Marvin Thiessen

4y↑11

"Wah-Wah" Watson on guitar, what a hoot!

Luiz Prates

1y↑1

so smooth. so groove.

Murat MORSÜMBÜL

9y↑8

Hard funk music, thanks for post...

Ирина Арешенко

Шикардоссс!!!!)))))

ruben ballesteros

2y↑1

Cool rithmics !

T G

Hooked up to this song from the very first moment decades ago

Juan Pablo Morales Maida

7y↑17

who can dislike this?

Marvin Thiessen

4y↑1

32 snapperheads who don't get fusion jazz.

TheA CAN

26 NOFUCKINGIDEAOFMUSIC PEOPLE can

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FrankApples

10y↑3

2:37 - 2:53 is the funkiest part, it is my favorite!

Julian Kantor

Yes!!

Sohrab Jabari

Thank you mr hancock

Sohrab Jabari

Thanks so much mr hancock

cfgrain

Herbie Hancock is FUNKEFIED!!!

Scottie Barnett

2y↑1

I'm doing it, Herbie!

roporsche

very cool😻👨‍🚀thx 4 sharing

Bat2UrDome88

Its 2:30 I've had some 420 and I'm on autopilot listening to this song life's great

Casandra V. G.

5y↑1

herbie hancock <3

Ian Stanley

Smooth sounds.... ;-)

Tarus Prentice

2y↑1

Damn...
Brown liquor. Cadillac with the curb feelers music. Pure funk

Jefferson Santos

6y↑5

Hey this is the guy of cataloupe island? lol from jazz to funk, That's a really awesome career

Jefferson Santos

@Jakob Gunnarsson Thanks man! I'll do it right now!

Jakob Gunnarsson

6y↑5

+Jefferson Santos Indeed. If I were you I would check out the rest of the Headhunters stuff. Their first album (Headhunters) is really awesome. Thrust as well. Herbie was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers.

Nikola Pajovic

I am doin' it too 😎..easy ride!

mangodebango

38w

I want those shades!!

velouric

This place roll's the video all over the rock's!

uthman shaker

4y↑1

Paul Jackson makes it so funky on that bass

pretorious700

It's actually Melvin Ragin,aka "Wah Wah Watson" on bass on this song.

G Eastman

I don't get how you dance to anything BUT this

LJGreni

5y↑10

I recommend listening to Wax Audio's mashup of Master of Doin It-it's Metallica Master of Puppets over Hancock's Doin It beat.

Ilya Santonov

4y↑1

Me too haha

Nick Provost

4y↑4

I'm here because of that mashup!

Thomas Blanc Bolelli

2y↑1

This would make an amazing intro music for a heist movie

Lizwe

46w

A modern day Blaxploitatoion movie would be dope too

George O'Brien The Ronin Realtor

You need to get your head right! LOL...I agree with you 100%!

Ston

8y↑16

Ray Parker Jr. on rhythm guitars. Wah Wah Watson on bass.

Pablo Antonio Kaiser Valenzuela

49w

Drums???

Jason Quackenbush

its watson in the live videos of this band. ray parker wrote the riff and he's on some of the tracks but i think that's wah wah's right hand on those muted string hits. either that or nile rodgers did it without credit.

Malcolm Rose-Zadow

4y↑7

According to the liner notes, Ray and Watson played guitar on the album, and Paul Jackson's on bass

Konstantin Bulatovic

5y↑1

isn't it the other way around ?

vic2net

mmm this is DOPE

D'Artenya Granger

Herbie Hancock - Doin' It

Roberto Leveneur

joli!!!

Michael Eamon Osborne

💟💟💟🔥🔥🔥👊👊😎

Michael Boase

Bix12 I think this is James Gadson on drums, no Mike Clarke. Great track, thanks!

horia covaliu

Thanks for liking it, I for one appreciate largely the drummer, whatever his name is... (me having been a drummer in my day!)

Roberto Leveneur

joli!!!

Gianluca Ugolini

master of black music leggenda

Copper D Davis

3y↑3

The Funkmeister

555

3y↑61

Im from uruguay i listen this track smoking legal marihuana, saludos!

Jack Sampedro

1y↑1

fumando um prensadão ouvindo essa pérola

Pablo Domingo

Aguante Herbie y Uruguay

Paul B

Muchos Saludos de aleman

Mohamed Elbouayadi

Im smoking illegal moroccan marijuana (kif and hashish) and listening to this beauty ..greetings

velouric

Saludos desde MX, saca para andar igual!

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william tilton

herbie know FUNK!

Luis Carlos de Dios Rodríguez

2y↑1

And later daft punk uses the same voice effects

Luiz Prates

its a real blunt all day

Mzbigbabydeedees Johnson

3y↑50

Who's listening in 2019.

Rowan Marley S.M

@Adrian Ovezea Ye brah

Adrian Ovezea

2020

JP Haynes

I’m doin’ it

Louisy Bruno

Mzbigbabydeedees Johnson myself

The Nonchalant

Buschman

48w

I'm in the jive with stylish pride enjoying life as a ride on time because I'm fly beyond right from wrong along my kind alike are strong and long enough in the tight spots keep becoming G funky compelled to excell despite cock blocks are knock offs because the song rocks a pop off a twist on a rhythmic tune sound great to hop on the minute I light up and smoke Everytime I cough alot intoxicated feeling better concealing whenever revealing it lesser than complicated jamming to the beat box examine how it obviously got my conscience from beginning to finish because I hear what appear to listen

Mark

I love funk ass dude

Iron_Arms

Not to be confused with the 2013 Daft Punk release of "Doin' it right"

Rick Suegreen

30w

I'd have made the Starsky and Hutch film hard assed. Not the f####king Hollywood shit.
---This track would have opened my version with this track accompanied by ultra low angles of the Ford Torino hustling through them dangerous streets as the credits begin.
Alas that version will never be made.

Firhan Hidayat

Feels like doin mission in bully

Mdl Hi

some good tea

Jair Sánchez

24w

¿Quién más viene por el profesor? 🤨

PickinScums L

That slap yo mama funk

ShinReave

7y↑1

2:35 HEAVY

AlphaZone

7y↑1

DOIN IT

Keturah Mcallster

Makes me feel like...the floor is lava

chris b

31w

This is more hendrix then brown

Muren Ismail

Love all

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Candido

You'd only need ears.

helen bellos

yeeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The1GeeDub

Funkafied funk...

Craig Kirk

5y↑1

21 people need their ears checked

Gabe

29w

Now I know music is dead

Maurice471

48w

Funky Flo covert you omg!!!

Андрей К.

Boney M - Eye Dance ))

AlphaZone

7y↑2

What is this song about?

Copper D Davis

ru serious :-)

Aeolyus

7y↑50

Doin' it.

Iron_Arms

It's just a joke D:

Ricardo Cumi

Subway surfer

Isaki 19

Hablando Huevadas xd

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