The Bubble Gum Machine

Aspirational soul found new levels of charm and pop bliss in The Bubble Gum Machine's I Wanna Be A Man, a call and response between father and son: "Once my daddy aksed me just what did I wanna do/I told him that when I grow up I wanna be just like you". Cute, huh?

This superior kiddie funk is the b-side to I'm The One You Need; there's no date on the label, but you can be sure that both songs were written after the first two Jackson 5 albums.

Now, say it one more time: When I grow up I wanna be a M-A-N