Play That Funky Music

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Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry

About Play That Funky Music

"Play That Funky Music" (also known as "Play That Funky Music, White Boy") is a funk rock song written by Robert Parissi and recorded by the rock band Wild Cherry. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 18, 1976. The song was inspired by a black audience member who shouted, "Play some funky music, white boy" while they were playing at the 2001 Club. Lead singer Robert Parissi decided they should, and wrote down the phrase on a bar order pad. .

Play That Funky Music Lyrics

[00:06.89] Hey, do it now, huh
[00:09.92] Yeah, hey
[00:13.06]
[00:16.93] Hey, once I was a boogie singer
[00:21.78] Playing in a rock 'n' roll band
[00:25.56] I never had no problems, yeah
[00:29.63] Burning down the one-night stands
[00:33.72] Then everything around me, yeah
[00:38.58] It got to start to feeling so low
[00:43.19] And I decided quickly, yes, I did, heh
[00:48.20] To disco down and check out the show
[00:52.44] Yeah, they were dancing and singing
[00:54.87] And moving to the grooving
[00:57.57] And just when it hit me
[00:59.59] Somebody turned around and shouted...
[01:01.92] "Play that funky music, white boy
[01:05.29] Play that funky music right
[01:10.79] Play that funky music, white boy
[01:14.86] Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die" (heh, heh)
[01:21.44] 'Til you die, yeah, uh
[01:23.14] Here, here, ha
[01:24.44] Well, I tried to understand this (yeah)
[01:29.13]
[01:31.28] Heh, I thought that they were out of their minds
[01:35.35] How could I be so foolish? How could I?
[01:40.20] To not see I was the one behind?
[01:45.09] So still I kept on fighting
[01:48.13] Well, losing every step of the way (hey, what'd you do?)
[01:54.06] I said, "I must go back there," I got to go back
[01:58.10] And check to see if things still the same
[02:02.67] Yeah, they were dancing and singing
[02:06.49] And moving to the grooving
[02:07.42] And just when it hit me
[02:09.47] Somebody turned around and shouted...
[02:12.11] "Play that funky music, white boy (yeah)
[02:15.16] Play that funky music right, oh
[02:19.94] Play that funky music, white boy
[02:24.65] Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die" (heh)
[02:31.57] 'Til you die (yeah)
[02:32.57] Oh, 'til you die
[02:34.55] Gonna play some electrified funky music, yow
[02:39.52]
[02:48.28] Ah, ha, ha
[02:51.38]
[02:54.98] Hey, wait a minute, now first it wasn't easy
[02:58.31]
[03:00.78] Changing rock 'n' roll and minds
[03:04.34] Yeah, things were getting shaky (yeah)
[03:07.94] I thought I'd have to leave it behind, uh
[03:12.38] Ooh, but now it's so much better, it's so much better
[03:17.07] I'm funking out in every way
[03:21.43] But I'll never lose that feeling, no, I won't
[03:25.97] Of how I learned my lesson that day
[03:30.33] When they were dancing and singing
[03:32.67] And moving to the grooving
[03:34.91] And just when it hit me
[03:37.07] Somebody turned around and shouted
[03:39.34] "Play that funky music, white boy
[03:42.97] Play that funky music right
[03:46.56] Play that funky music, white boy
[03:52.62] Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die" (heh)
[03:57.80] 'Til you die (yeah)
[04:00.04] Oh, 'til you die, yeah
[04:04.12] Come on, let's go!
[04:05.77] (They shouted, "play that funky music") play that funky music
[04:08.53] (Play that funky music) you gotta keep on playing funky music
[04:14.53] (Play that funky music) play that funky music
[04:18.55] (Play that funky music) come on and take you higher
[04:22.94] Play that funky music, white boy
[04:26.39] Play that funky music right, yeah
[04:30.69] Play that funky music, white boy
[04:35.40] Play that funky music right, yeah
[04:39.27] Play that funky music (white boy)
[04:43.66] Play that funky music (right, yeah)
[04:47.63] Play that funky music (honky)
[04:52.34] Play that funky music (right, ha)
[04:55.64] Play that funky...
[04:57.20]

From the album: Wild Cherry