Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
1976
jaar
Top 40
4
piekpositie
Top 40
12
weken
Top 40
300
punten
Top 40
Oprichter, zanger en gitarist Rob Parissi wilde met de groep een andere soort muziek maken dan ze eerst deden. Funkrock! En dat resulteerde meteen in een hit!
Het nummer is een verwijzing naar de vraag die zij vaak kregen in het discotijdperk tijdens hun optredens als rockband.
Dankzij dit nummer kreeg de groep een platencontract en behaalde ze de 1e plaats in de Billboard R&B en diverse poplijsten. De single en het album werden platina en ze werden uitgeroepen tot beste popgroep van het jaar. Ook wonnen ze een American Music Award en kregen ze nominaties voor meerdere Grammy Awards. In Nederland stonden ze 12 weken in de Top 40 met als hoogste notering een 4e plek.
Artiest
Titel A-kant
Play That Funky Music
Lengte A-kant
3:12
Componist(en) A-kant
R. Parissi
Producer(s) A-kant
Robert Parissi
Titel B-kant
The Lady Wants Your Money
Lengte B-kant
4:14
Componist(en) B-kant
R. Parissi
Producer(s) B-kant
Robert Parissi
Platenlabel
Epic
Catalogusnr
EPC 4593
Hoogste positie UK
7
Hoogste positie US
1
Album
Wild Cherry
Songtekst
Hey...do it now...yeah hey
Yeah, once I was a boogie singer...
playin' in a rock & roll band
I never had no problems, yeah...
burnin' down the one night stands
And everything around me, yeah...
got to start to feelin' so low
And I decided quickly [yes, I did]...
to disco down and check out the show
Yeah, they were dancin'
and singin'
and movin' to the groovin'
And just when
it hit me
somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die...
(hey,hey) till you die...yeah, yeah
Well, I tried to understand this...
Yeah, huh,
I thought that they were out of their minds
How could I be so foolish, [
How could I]...
tonight's the hours, the one behind
So still I kept on fightin'...Wow,
loosin' every step of the way (Yeah, what'd you do?)
I said, "I must go back there"[Got to go back]...
and check to see if things still the same
Yeah, they were dancin'
and singin'
and movin' to the groovin'
And just when
it hit me
somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die...
Till you die...(Yeah) Wow, till you die
(Come on...Play some electrified funky music)
[Hey, wait a minute] Now first it wasn't easy...
changin' rock & roll and minds
And things were getting shaky...
I thought I'd have to leave it behind
Oh, but now its so much better [It's so much better]...
I'm funkin out in ev-er-y way
But-I'll never lose that feelin' [No I won't]...
Of how I learned my lesson that day
When they were dancin'
and singin'
and movin' to the groovin'
And just when
it hit me
somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music till you die...
Till you die...oh, till you die
(They shouted, Play that funky music) Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) Got to keep on...Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) Pl--AY that funky music
(Play that funky music) Wanna take ya higha now...
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
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