Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Robert W Parissi
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Wild CherryPlay That Funky Music Lyrics:
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 quicklyyes, 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 thereGot 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 minuteNow first it wasn't easy changin' rock n' roll and minds
And things were getting shaky??I thought I'd have to leave it behind
Oh, but now its so much betterIt's so much better??I'm funkin out in ev-er-y
Way
But-I'll never lose that feelin'No I won'tOf 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
(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
Lyrics: Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry [end]
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Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music Lyrics Information:
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC 1
Written by: Robert W. Parisi
Performed by: Wild Cherry 22a -1976
Appears on: "Play That Funky Music" (B-side: "The Lady Wants Your Money," Epic,
45rpm #02352)-1976, (Epic, 45rpm #EPC-4593)-1976; "Play That Funky Music"
(Double A-side: "Hot to Trot," Epic, Double A 45rpm #E-50225)-1977; Wild Cherry
(Epic, LP #PE-34195)-1976 & (Epic, CD #EK-34195)-1990 3 ; Sounds of the
Seventies: 1976 (Time Life, CD #04)-1989*; Superfunk: The Funkiest Album in the
World...Ever! (Virgin, CD #30)-1995*; Whatever It Takes Original Soundtrack
(Hollywood, CD #162273)-2000*; Soul: Play That Funky Music (Madacy, CD
#5795)-2003*; Legendary Artists (Disky, 3 CD Set #905824)-2008; et al.
(*Compilation of various artists.)
1 "Play That Funky Music" became a monster hit for Wild Cherry in 1976,
peaking at #1 on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts.
2 Covered by: B*Witched; Brother's Keeper; T.D. Clark; Countdown Mix Masters;
The Countdown Singers; Cyphonix; Paul Di'Anno; Hit Crew; INoA'Ole; Ronnie
Jones; Jon Menzano; The Nerds; The Pioneer Creek Gang; The Real Roxanne; Glenn
Rottmann; Stars at Studio 99; Thunder; Vanilla Ice 4 ; et al.
2a Band members at the time of this recording:
Rob Parissi (band leader, songwiriter, vocals, lead guitar), Mark Avsec
(keyboards, vocals), Bryan Bassett (guitar, vocals), Allen Wentz (bass guitar,
vocals) & Ronald Beitle (drums & percussion.)
3 Transcribed from the track on this album.
4 Vanilla Ice covered "Play that Funky Music" in 1990 and did not credit
Parissi. Subsequently Parissi sued Vanilla Ice for copyright infringement and
won $500,000.
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