React to KC and the Sunshine Band song "I'm your Boogie Man", I believe you will enjoy it as well as this song. Yes the 70's and for that matter the 80's were great for music. Now a days music cannot measure up. Oh. React to The Kinks song song Lola Frankie Goes to Hollywood song Relax. I would love to say your reaction \ shock to those songs.
59 year old black man here. I remember this song clearly. We didn't have a problem with the music. Good music is just good. This was one of my jams as a young one
64 year old white man who grew up in a small all white town here. I loved the Music of our time. I watched Midnight Special and Soul Train. I can't believe that in an all white small town I bought 45's of Joe Tex, Ohio Players and many other artists. Good Music brings us all together.
I’m a 64 year old white guy. When this song came out me and all my friends, black and white, loved this song. I never knew a single white person offended by a black person who reacted the way you did Britt. Everybody has got to stop being offended by every little thing. Life’s too short and it’s better to love each other and get along.
60 here. I was a DJ at a roller rink when this came out. My fav from that era! Later on in my 40’s I got to work for, and become friends with Harry Casey from KC & the sunshine band!
"Wild Cherry was a hard rock cover band, but with the advent and popularity of the disco era, it began to be difficult to get bookings because audiences wanted to dance. Parissi told the band that if they wanted to get bookings, they were going to have to start to include dance tunes in their sets, but the band resisted becoming a disco band. While playing at the 2001 Club on the North Side of Pittsburgh to a predominantly black audience, a patron said to band member Beitle during a break, "Are you going to play some funky music, white boys?" Parissi grabbed a pen and order pad and wrote the song in about five minutes. The lyrics literally describe the predicament of a hard rock band adjusting to the disco era"
But hard rock was still very popular in the late '70s. You didn't have to be a disco (or funk, in the case of Wild Cherry) band to make it. You just had to be a good rock band.
@@louieflash7190 I hear ya. Disco was everywhere for sure. Meanwhile, bands like Boston, Foreigner, Van Halen, Aerosmith, etc., were selling out arenas.
Most people nowadays don't realize how insidious disco was. Polyester suits and cocaine were disco's nadir. I didn't shed a tear when disco died, but there is always another music fad.
Same age here, and your right I didn’t give a damn about color then just what they could do. It was really a better time then. There was a whole lot less hate back then or just less people expressing it.
That's how I remember it too. In fact we loved this just the same way she did. It was fun to see them play funky because someone told him to play that funky music white boy. And he did.
@@ammaleslie509 After the tumultuous 1960s, race relations improved considerably throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s. In some respects, race relations were better than today.
YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT ANY MUSIC FROM THE 60S - 80S. There is no color, no hatred, just all types of people singing and dancing like its one huge block party. This woke stuff is for the birds. Lets rewind time and play it again. 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Play That funky music (White Boy). I'm 62 and I don't remember anyone or anybody or anything not loving this song to groove to. Everybody had to know who Wild Cherry was after this hit. This song, like a few, entered One Hit Wonder Status. A true honor with this song. It's so perfect when it comes to "The Funk".
Thank you for your lovely reaction. This song is based on a true story when the band were booked into a "wrong venue" and one member of the audience did shout "Play that Funky Music White Boy" and indeed they did. Amen.
I LOVE watching young people "discovering" the music from my day. They were from Ohio where I grew up. In 1976, when this song came out, I was 20. (I had a much bigger afro and I'm a white boy). God bless you. And thanks.
People were a lot less prejudiced in the 70's, then they are realistically NOW ! Love when younger peop;e discover the music that I enjoyed as a youth!
Im an old woman lol child of the 70s and i feel like the world back then in alot of ways was alot less concerned about race and general lifestyle then we are now. Lord if song lyrics now included the phrase play that funky music white boy people would be all over it then it was just good music nobody cared we just all danced
@@brandicarson5107 Power dynamics are complicated. Thankfully, respect is not. Treat people how they want to be treated. If you do that, it doesn't matter what time we are in, right? But I get what you are saying. Let's just dance!
@@horizonblack If you lived through the 1970s, you would realize that in many respects race relations were better in the 1970s and 80s than they are now.
They just started playing Black Betty on the "oldies" station (when the hell did my music become oldies?!) and I blast that in the car every single time it comes on. Yes, I still listen to FM radio... I guess that answers my first question.
For decades I thought Ram Jam was a soul band . They sounded like a lot of the black acts of the time. Yearrrs later I saw a promotional film on UA-cam. They weren’t called videos yet. It was a bunch of long haired white Boys from Alabama rocking out at a backyard barbecue. Sometimes you never know until you see the band in concert.
Would I be transported back to the 70's if I could? Hell yes! First of all, the 70's was an amazing time to be alive! Second reason? The country is falling apart and escaping this shit is massively appealing
Don't wish any years away. The trade off for being there then is being old now. I was there. I just turned 70. Yes, some of it was really great, some of it... not so much. The reality is we also had Vietnam. Watergate. Nixon resigning in shame. The Arms Race. Polyester liesure suits. Disco. Eleven Israeli athletes murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian terrorists (sound familiar?). Only 3 channels of regular tv and it was all censored and low def. If two shows that you liked aired at the same time, you had to choose which one you watched and then hope to catch the other show during summer reruns. The town movie theater only changed what it showed every other week. If you really liked a song, you either had to buy the whole album or wait to hear it on the radio. If you missed a lyric you had to wait for it to be played again. If you missed a phone call, you didn't know who called. But I will say being in my 20s in the 70s was definitely a lot more fun than now being 70 in the 20s. On a last note, we didn't know or really appreciate what we had. Find a way to appreciate what you do have now because 50 years from now someone might wish to go back and live in the great 2020s and you might have to tell them "not so much". I used to wish I was 20 in the 1940s. because of the great music and America coming together to fight Hitler and Hirohito. Of course that'd make me 104 now so no thanks. Ok. Not a lecture, no condescension, just my observation and reply to something I hear a lot from newer gens. Boomer out.
@@garybradford8332 I'm a '62 model, and totally understand where you are ... we went through some crap, but we had some good stuff, too ... The world felt different then
They got booked at a venue and were the only white guys there. Someone in the crowd yelled "play that funky music, white boy!" During their session break the drummer went into the mens room and wrote the song in like 6 minutes. They played it in their next set and the crowd went nuts. They refined it a bit and recorded it and it became their only hit. The ultimate "One Hit Wonder"!
It’s a romantic tale but is this correct? Which venue? When? A band would be tested to perform a song within minutes of hearing it so I have doubts about this fable
First time I heard this was just leaving high school for the day and my boyfriend put in the 8 track. It was immediately one of my favorite songs to this day. As for any person getting upset about not knowing KC and The Sinshine Band sounded like they weren't white, well I felt the same way back then. Same for Wild Cherry. I'm 63 and was so fortunate to be in high school in the 70:s. Love your reactions Brit!
Same age. Agree with Average White Band, especially Cut the Cake would make Britt's head spin 😅 Actually, Britt, I'm making that my suggestion for your next reaction ❤
I'm the same age as you, I concur with you about being a teenager in the 70's. As for this song, I remember the dance floor being rushed when the first notes of Wild Cherry began to play. Every DJ knew this would happen.
I have been waiting for you to react to this one! Girl, let me tell you, I was rehearsing for CHURCH about 15 years ago and the lead guitar busted out in this song, the drummer followed suit, lead singer did as well, so here we go, I did the back ups. The pastor heard it, came in the church to see us on stage jammin' to this tune, shook his head, and danced all the way down the isles and out the church doors! We all busted out laughing because we KNEW he wanted to join us! LOL This song is ICONIC! AND YES, We were all WHITE! LOL
What was so good about the 1970's is regardless of race or background. We could come together with our music. No one likes everything. As a whole we enjoyed the music. 40+ years later I still do
I love how your reactions are heartfelt and sincere! If anyone has a problem with the way you relate to a song or video... then it is just that... their problem, not yours. Stay true to you and what you have been doing. Thanks for the great content!
I'm a 63 year old white boy and I love your reaction!!!! But you must see the other live versions of this song! There are 2 Brothers in the back dancing with their horns pointing at the singer when they get to "play that funky....." IT IS AWESOME!! You'll LOVE it!!
There is a longer version of this live showing the two black horn players showing off......loved it. You are a bright star among many dark ones, with this and Archie Bunker. Keep up the good work.
There is another live performance video of this song from a show called 'The Midnight Special' that you would LOVE. The horn players are black, and when he sings the "Play that funky music, white boy" line, they are holding their horns in one hand, and pointing at the singer. Hilarious! 😂
I just came across your You Tube channel today, 2-1-2024, and I'm enjoying every minute of your videos! Your facial expressions and physical movements when surprised or enjoying the music are priceless! What an enjoyable human being you are, and I am way beyond being jealous of your husband for finding you.....I hate him! (😉😀😊). Just letting you how much fun you make your videos to watch by a 70 year old white guy and a father of a daughter. Thank you for doing these, kiddo!
I’m so glad I stumbled across your channel. I love your delightful reaction. I’m a 57-year-old white woman, so I was a child in the 70s. I remember hearing this song for the first time “back in the day” and thought it was the funkiest song ever! Loved it then and love it now. Sorry kids, but we really had the best music in the 70s and 80s.
It's hard to overstate how popular this song was. It was #1 not only the Billboard Hot 100 but on the Hot Soul Singles chsrt too. Wild Cherry was a hard rock band who wrote this to stay popular once disco dominated music in the late 70s and bookers wanted dance music.
I am a 73-year-old white boy, and went to high school with one of the band members of Wild Cherry. His name is Donnie Iris look him up Elwood city, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh area Wild Cherry.
When you said "jive turkey" I just about choked. 😂 This was hugely popular when it came out, and I believe their only number 1 hit. I think their only hit in the US, even though their other stuff was good too. I bought the album when I was about 10, not long after it came out. In my small town in mid-late '70s all us kids hung out at a local pizza parlor which had a game room (pool, foosball, air hockey, pinball... no video games yet) and this song was constantly on the jukebox. I wasn't much of a disco kid overall (a lot of it seemed like dumbed down, overly commercialized versions of funk, soul, r&b..., sometimes downright cheesy), but I have always appreciated some good funk and soul. Always dug funk groups like Rufus and Chaka Khan, P-Funk, the Gap band, Average White Band, Tower of Power, etc., and can't forget the classics like James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone. Some of us white boys definitely got soul. 🙂
0:10 Love your reactions! Next react to Looking Glass, "Brandy(you're a fine girl)." BTW, that is the era I grew up...60s, 70s, best times of my Life!!!
Hey Britt, I enjoy your reaction vids!! I was born in '62 so I was a teen when this song came out. EVERYBODY I knew LOVED it, and NOBODY was offended!!! It was great!!! The '70's, and '80's were the decades when music was positive!! Still livin' in those times, musically anyways!!!
Girl, you crack me up! I thoroughly enjoy your reaction videos. I'm a 59 year old white dude and I love when people can recognize that people ARE different and they can have fun with it. Listen, I'm Italian and we all know about the Italian stereotypes which, quite frankly, are rooted in facts. I have plenty of friends who call me a dago, WOP, etc., and we just have fun with it. Life's too short. Keep doing what you're doing and may God bless you and your family!
Britt, this song is one of those timeless tunes, to where the song sounds just as funky and catchy today as it did when it came out in the 70s. That's rarified air right there.
A lot of people were surprised to find out Elvis Presley was white when he was first getting recognized. This was one of my absolute favorite songs growing up and I had the single and I played it all the time and it was on the radio all the time and people dance to it at the club for years after work and would just bring it up and sing it and so forth it was incredibly popular and the whole time I never knew that it wasn't a black band until maybe 10 or 15 years ago when I saw this UA-cam video. I was shocked.
Woooow I love hearing black folks say that .... kinda like they call righteous brothers BLUE EYED SOUL.... I take it as a compliment to be honest makes me smile
Songs from the 50s', 60s', 70s', 80s', and 90s will break down the walls people have placed around themself! I love it when all these walls fall apart; it opens people's minds! : )
Every wedding reception that I have been to over the years has this song played by the DJ. It's a great dancing song, especially if you've had a couple too many drinks!
I am so glad that people from Gen Z can appreciate the music of my era!! Wild Cherry, Doobie brothers, Bee gees... The list could go on an on. Im just happy to see people like Brittany enjoying and sharing some really good music, even if it is from another time...
Great reaction, Britt! But as several people have mentioned, you need to listen to their performance on Midnight Special. Not only is it longer, it has some extra funk in the band.
Remember getting out on the dance floor to this one when I was young 67 year old white boy back then nobody cried about what color you were we just had great music to get by with Britt you are adorable love your facial expressions and your 70s moves too keep it going
I was gonna suggest that EXACT same as an example of what she observed about someone sounding different than expected. As I understand it, his record label was quite worried about how he'd be received on tour, but it was evidently (properly) a non-issue.
I never thought about this but she is spot on about the pre-chorus. It does exactly what you want a pre-chorus to do. It’s like a meatball right over the plate and the chorus just smashes it out of the park.
Love your reaction Britt, so REAL! Loved it so much I subscribed! Keep it real people, be you, don't let anyone divide us for their own benefit. Peace out!
Britt, When you add this song to your playlist, make sure you get the longer version. The version on the video is the single, the 45 rpm version. There is a longer, album version available. Rob Parisi, the lead singer and guitarist, only recently retired. He said he wanted to quit while he could still hit the notes.
That was the best reaction to this song I've heard, and seen, on the Internet. This song deserved it. I was lucky enough to be in my early 20's when this song came out. We absolutely destroyed the dance floor when this song came on at the club. Good times!!!
Great reaction Ms. Britt!!! I love this song. It’s a fun song & puts a smile on my face. Another fun/good song that is similar to this, somewhat, is “Love Rollercoaster,” by the Ohio Players.
I agree with you Britt, the '70s were the best. I grew up in Motown in the 60's and came back from Viet Nam in 68' The 70's were the best. Motown was still alive but the Chicago sound and the Philly sound added to it and George Clinton and the Funkadelic's along with disco changed the whole music scene. It was an absolute smorgasbord for those who love music. You bring back such wonderful memories with your reactions. Please keep it up!
55 here. This song has been one of the greatest anthems of all time, been in my playlist since I'm knee high. Had it on 8 track, had it on vinyl, had it on cassette, have it saved to my streaming services now
Britt, I just found your channel today. Love, love, love your reaction. This song was a regular at dances when I was in high school (the 70s) and EVERYONE loved to sing along just like you! Thank you!
Being 62, I've probably heard this song a thousand times, and I'm still not tired of it. This is one of those songs that will have you heading for the dance floor even if you can't dance.
Britt you have an awesome “real world” attitude. In the real world everyone is getting along just fine. The media and politicians are the ones that have the problem.
Imagine this at the club, it’s 1am and hot! The dancers are melting but the funk goes on….ahhh, those days (and nights) were just the best! Thank you Lord xx
When this song came out I used to where this song out Man the 1970’s is the most sexiest,funkiest music and This brings back memories of American band stand and Soul Train The 1970’s is best era of music and there was so many great bands This music made you get up and shake your but Even though White peoples can’t dance but it was still fun Girl you are so dam funny This is my new favorite UTube channel You make my work days so much better You are craaaaazy girl and I love it There was so many crazy great bands and I am so glad I was brought up with this era of music My grandfather used to watch Soul Train every Sunday after we got out of church He used to love to watch everyone dance He loved it Man I had the best family and times growing up I wish I could turn the clock back to the 1970’s There was so much variety of great music Girl you keep me laughing all day
One of the funnest songs of the 70s in my opinion. Great music back then for sure.
Totally agree with you!!
@@karyn354NO ANCHOVIES PLEASE 👀 😅
I'm just super astonished about all of the things she hasn't seen/'heard of before. This song is super famous. How old is she?
This.... a few singles from 'Earth, Wind & Fire' as well as from 'KC and the Sunshine band'.
React to KC and the Sunshine Band song "I'm your Boogie Man", I believe you will enjoy it as well as this song. Yes the 70's and for that matter the 80's were great for music. Now a days music cannot measure up. Oh. React to
The Kinks song song Lola
Frankie Goes to Hollywood song Relax. I would love to say your reaction \ shock to those songs.
59 year old black man here. I remember this song clearly. We didn't have a problem with the music. Good music is just good. This was one of my jams as a young one
64 year old white man who grew up in a small all white town here. I loved the Music of our time. I watched Midnight Special and Soul Train. I can't believe that in an all white small town I bought 45's of Joe Tex, Ohio Players and many other artists. Good Music brings us all together.
66 year old white guy here, and yeah this was some fun stuff! 👍🏻
And as a white person, we were the same.. I was young but we were always listening to Michael Jackson and Tina Turner along with many others!!!
Great review! Very entertaining to listen to your reviews!
I miss those days
I’m a 64 year old white guy. When this song came out me and all my friends, black and white, loved this song. I never knew a single white person offended by a black person who reacted the way you did Britt. Everybody has got to stop being offended by every little thing. Life’s too short and it’s better to love each other and get along.
Fuckin A bubba, 100%
LOL, Awesome comment!@@mikek5958
58 here, and you are 100% right!!
60 here. I was a DJ at a roller rink when this came out. My fav from that era! Later on in my 40’s I got to work for, and become friends with Harry Casey from KC & the sunshine band!
55 hear. Great times! We all got along! I'm so sick of the media acting like we didn't.
"Wild Cherry was a hard rock cover band, but with the advent and popularity of the disco era, it began to be difficult to get bookings because audiences wanted to dance. Parissi told the band that if they wanted to get bookings, they were going to have to start to include dance tunes in their sets, but the band resisted becoming a disco band. While playing at the 2001 Club on the North Side of Pittsburgh to a predominantly black audience, a patron said to band member Beitle during a break, "Are you going to play some funky music, white boys?" Parissi grabbed a pen and order pad and wrote the song in about five minutes. The lyrics literally describe the predicament of a hard rock band adjusting to the disco era"
But hard rock was still very popular in the late '70s. You didn't have to be a disco (or funk, in the case of Wild Cherry) band to make it. You just had to be a good rock band.
@@jackgilchrist MSM was pushing Disco back then. Rock was doing it's thing in the background pushing out big music.
@@louieflash7190 I hear ya. Disco was everywhere for sure. Meanwhile, bands like Boston, Foreigner, Van Halen, Aerosmith, etc., were selling out arenas.
Most people nowadays don't realize how insidious disco was. Polyester suits and cocaine were disco's nadir. I didn't shed a tear when disco died, but there is always another music fad.
2001 on the North Side and 2002 in White Oak!
I'm 68
.we were not concerned with race in the 70s just the music.
You're good
I’m 58 and I listen to it all the time I still do
Same age here, and your right I didn’t give a damn about color then just what they could do. It was really a better time then. There was a whole lot less hate back then or just less people expressing it.
67 here.
73 here and I still listen to this music, and the latest, too.
That's how I remember it too. In fact we loved this just the same way she did. It was fun to see them play funky because someone told him to play that funky music white boy. And he did.
In the 70s, there was talent that didn't know no black or white. There was just good music.
"The ink is black, the page is white, together we learn to read and write.." ~ Three Dog Night
so true!
Unfortunately, the democrap regime and wokeness has destroyed our unity . . .
Bullshit, what about blowing up disco, well predominately black records at a baseball stadium in the USA? Then all the death to disco Bullshit.
YES!
One thing about the '70's, we made great music that everyone loved and no one cared what color you were.
Make America 70s again!
🎯
Yes. And it's our own government ( with media help ) that made it the way it is today.
There was plenty of racism then. But music did help to bring people together.
@@ammaleslie509 After the tumultuous 1960s, race relations improved considerably throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s. In some respects, race relations were better than today.
Soul has no colour.
Amen
YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT ANY MUSIC FROM THE 60S - 80S. There is no color, no hatred, just all types of people singing and dancing like its one huge block party. This woke stuff is for the birds. Lets rewind time and play it again. 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Do yourself a favor and check out the group Mother's Finest .
I swear more people complain about people being woke than the actual people being woke
Play That funky music (White Boy).
I'm 62 and I don't remember anyone or anybody or anything not loving this song to groove to. Everybody had to know who Wild Cherry was after this hit. This song, like a few, entered One Hit Wonder Status. A true honor with this song. It's so perfect when it comes to "The Funk".
Any white person that is ok with someone call8ng them a white boy is an IDIOT🤮 I'm a white MAN🙂😎
This song and "Brick House" by the Commodores, automatically get you "movin' and a groovin'" Great reaction, Britt!
That song is on the Zoom album!! I have it!
My 2 fav dance songs!
Also, "Super Freak!!!"
roller skated to these song a lot in the 70's
Thanks for the reminder of Brick House!!
Thank you for your lovely reaction. This song is based on a true story when the band were booked into a "wrong venue" and one member of the audience did shout "Play that Funky Music White Boy" and indeed they did. Amen.
...Amen.
I LOVE watching young people "discovering" the music from my day. They were from Ohio where I grew up. In 1976, when this song came out, I was 20. (I had a much bigger afro and I'm a white boy). God bless you. And thanks.
My FAVORITE reaction EVER!!!
You sound crazy
People were a lot less prejudiced in the 70's, then they are realistically NOW ! Love when younger peop;e discover the music that I enjoyed as a youth!
I am white and grew up in a black neighborhood during that time. You can't imagine how many times this song was sung to me.
Ditto. I started singing back, "Play That White Music, Funky Boy".
Same here
Im an old woman lol child of the 70s and i feel like the world back then in alot of ways was alot less concerned about race and general lifestyle then we are now. Lord if song lyrics now included the phrase play that funky music white boy people would be all over it then it was just good music nobody cared we just all danced
@@brandicarson5107 Power dynamics are complicated. Thankfully, respect is not. Treat people how they want to be treated. If you do that, it doesn't matter what time we are in, right? But I get what you are saying. Let's just dance!
@@horizonblack If you lived through the 1970s, you would realize that in many respects race relations were better in the 1970s and 80s than they are now.
Early 80's, any bass player trying to play funk had to play this and Superfreak at the drop of a hat. Essential.
😂 This and Black Betty, without a doubt, two of the funkiest “limburger cheese” songs of that era and arguably, of all time.
They just started playing Black Betty on the "oldies" station (when the hell did my music become oldies?!) and I blast that in the car every single time it comes on. Yes, I still listen to FM radio... I guess that answers my first question.
Ram Jam definitely did the best version of Black Betty (after Lead Belly, of course).
For decades I thought Ram Jam was a soul band . They sounded like a lot of the black acts of the time. Yearrrs later I saw a promotional film on UA-cam. They weren’t called videos yet. It was a bunch of long haired white Boys from Alabama rocking out at a backyard barbecue. Sometimes you never know until you see the band in concert.
"Black Betty" was a cover of a very old song, I think 1920s, and I think Leadbelly did it first, though I could be wrong.
@@stevegans3517 You’re right. See my comment above. 👍🏼
Would I be transported back to the 70's if I could? Hell yes! First of all, the 70's was an amazing time to be alive!
Second reason? The country is falling apart and escaping this shit is massively appealing
Well put sir, well put!!
Don't wish any years away. The trade off for being there then is being old now. I was there. I just turned 70. Yes, some of it was really great, some of it... not so much. The reality is we also had Vietnam. Watergate. Nixon resigning in shame. The Arms Race. Polyester liesure suits. Disco. Eleven Israeli athletes murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics by Palestinian terrorists (sound familiar?). Only 3 channels of regular tv and it was all censored and low def. If two shows that you liked aired at the same time, you had to choose which one you watched and then hope to catch the other show during summer reruns. The town movie theater only changed what it showed every other week. If you really liked a song, you either had to buy the whole album or wait to hear it on the radio. If you missed a lyric you had to wait for it to be played again. If you missed a phone call, you didn't know who called. But I will say being in my 20s in the 70s was definitely a lot more fun than now being 70 in the 20s. On a last note, we didn't know or really appreciate what we had. Find a way to appreciate what you do have now because 50 years from now someone might wish to go back and live in the great 2020s and you might have to tell them "not so much". I used to wish I was 20 in the 1940s. because of the great music and America coming together to fight Hitler and Hirohito. Of course that'd make me 104 now so no thanks. Ok. Not a lecture, no condescension, just my observation and reply to something I hear a lot from newer gens. Boomer out.
Kind of like now?
@@juliagrant3299 Exactly like now.
@@garybradford8332 I'm a '62 model, and totally understand where you are ... we went through some crap, but we had some good stuff, too ... The world felt different then
They got booked at a venue and were the only white guys there. Someone in the crowd yelled "play that funky music, white boy!" During their session break the drummer went into the mens room and wrote the song in like 6 minutes. They played it in their next set and the crowd went nuts. They refined it a bit and recorded it and it became their only hit. The ultimate "One Hit Wonder"!
It’s a romantic tale but is this correct? Which venue? When? A band would be tested to perform a song within minutes of hearing it so I have doubts about this fable
@doublebo7 the lead singer told the story in an interview he did several years ago so I guess if it's false, it's on him!
I was a teen when this came out and it still makes me feel good when I hear it 👍👍
First time I heard this was just leaving high school for the day and my boyfriend put in the 8 track. It was immediately one of my favorite songs to this day. As for any person getting upset about not knowing KC and The Sinshine Band sounded like they weren't white, well I felt the same way back then. Same for Wild Cherry. I'm 63 and was so fortunate to be in high school in the 70:s. Love your reactions Brit!
I'm the same age as you, for a long time I thought Michael McDonald was black.
How about AWB?
careful you might hurt some brains that don't know what an 9 track is
Same age. Agree with Average White Band, especially Cut the Cake would make Britt's head spin 😅 Actually, Britt, I'm making that my suggestion for your next reaction ❤
I'm the same age as you, I concur with you about being a teenager in the 70's.
As for this song, I remember the dance floor being rushed when the first notes of Wild Cherry began to play.
Every DJ knew this would happen.
I have been waiting for you to react to this one! Girl, let me tell you, I was rehearsing for CHURCH about 15 years ago and the lead guitar busted out in this song, the drummer followed suit, lead singer did as well, so here we go, I did the back ups. The pastor heard it, came in the church to see us on stage jammin' to this tune, shook his head, and danced all the way down the isles and out the church doors! We all busted out laughing because we KNEW he wanted to join us! LOL This song is ICONIC! AND YES, We were all WHITE! LOL
Reading that made my day! 😂😊
Funny... especially since I grew up with the song... and yes in a church related band (harmonica player)
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What was so good about the 1970's is regardless of race or background. We could come together with our music. No one likes everything. As a whole we enjoyed the music. 40+ years later I still do
I was a teenager when this song came out we all were like, "What, that is a White boy?" and we all danced like crazy to it!
I love how your reactions are heartfelt and sincere! If anyone has a problem with the way you relate to a song or video... then it is just that... their problem, not yours. Stay true to you and what you have been doing. Thanks for the great content!
I'm a 63 year old white boy and I love your reaction!!!! But you must see the other live versions of this song! There are 2 Brothers in the back dancing with their horns pointing at the singer when they get to "play that funky....." IT IS AWESOME!! You'll LOVE it!!
There is a longer version of this live showing the two black horn players showing off......loved it. You are a bright star among many dark ones, with this and Archie Bunker. Keep up the good work.
Thats the version from The Midnight Special tv show.
I thought this was that version. I was disappointed not to see the horn players.
There is another live performance video of this song from a show called 'The Midnight Special' that you would LOVE. The horn players are black, and when he sings the "Play that funky music, white boy" line, they are holding their horns in one hand, and pointing at the singer. Hilarious! 😂
I just came across your You Tube channel today, 2-1-2024, and I'm enjoying every minute of your videos! Your facial expressions and physical movements when surprised or enjoying the music are priceless! What an enjoyable human being you are, and I am way beyond being jealous of your husband for finding you.....I hate him! (😉😀😊). Just letting you how much fun you make your videos to watch by a 70 year old white guy and a father of a daughter. Thank you for doing these, kiddo!
I love watching you kids listen to the best music that's ever been. This was EPIC!
I’m so glad I stumbled across your channel. I love your delightful reaction. I’m a 57-year-old white woman, so I was a child in the 70s. I remember hearing this song for the first time “back in the day” and thought it was the funkiest song ever! Loved it then and love it now. Sorry kids, but we really had the best music in the 70s and 80s.
It's hard to overstate how popular this song was. It was #1 not only the Billboard Hot 100 but on the Hot Soul Singles chsrt too.
Wild Cherry was a hard rock band who wrote this to stay popular once disco dominated music in the late 70s and bookers wanted dance music.
I am a 73-year-old white boy, and went to high school with one of the band members of Wild Cherry. His name is Donnie Iris look him up Elwood city, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh area Wild Cherry.
This is the definition of FUNK MUSIC!! Love this song so much and it is a song in so many movies of my teens.
I grew up in a time of true funk. It was the best and I love this song.
When you said "jive turkey" I just about choked. 😂
This was hugely popular when it came out, and I believe their only number 1 hit. I think their only hit in the US, even though their other stuff was good too. I bought the album when I was about 10, not long after it came out. In my small town in mid-late '70s all us kids hung out at a local pizza parlor which had a game room (pool, foosball, air hockey, pinball... no video games yet) and this song was constantly on the jukebox.
I wasn't much of a disco kid overall (a lot of it seemed like dumbed down, overly commercialized versions of funk, soul, r&b..., sometimes downright cheesy), but I have always appreciated some good funk and soul. Always dug funk groups like Rufus and Chaka Khan, P-Funk, the Gap band, Average White Band, Tower of Power, etc., and can't forget the classics like James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone.
Some of us white boys definitely got soul. 🙂
I was born in 1961, I grew up in the 70's. You would have loved it, Britt. Great reaction!
I'm 63, and we didn't have skin color where I grew up, the soul knows no color. Talent is talent. And these guys were talented!
I'm 62 and I can testify to the truth of this statement. My high school was about 40% black and I went to an HBC. Nobody cared. Lord I miss that.
0:10 Love your reactions! Next react to Looking Glass, "Brandy(you're a fine girl)." BTW, that is the era I grew up...60s, 70s, best times of my Life!!!
Hey Britt, I enjoy your reaction vids!! I was born in '62 so I was a teen when this song came out. EVERYBODY I knew LOVED it, and NOBODY was offended!!! It was great!!! The '70's, and '80's were the decades when music was positive!! Still livin' in those times, musically anyways!!!
Girl, you crack me up! I thoroughly enjoy your reaction videos. I'm a 59 year old white dude and I love when people can recognize that people ARE different and they can have fun with it. Listen, I'm Italian and we all know about the Italian stereotypes which, quite frankly, are rooted in facts. I have plenty of friends who call me a dago, WOP, etc., and we just have fun with it. Life's too short. Keep doing what you're doing and may God bless you and your family!
You must be doing something if people are talking about you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All I ever needed about this song was to just hear it...i LOVE how you pulled it apart and and analyzed WHY it's so good! Bravo Britt!
Absolutely love your reaction. I was s teen during that era and feel safe in saying those years were the best of all times.
Born in 57 and loved Country ,Country Rock ,Rock ,Hard Rock ,and Mow Town -Temptations ,Four Tops , Supremes…
Classic all-time party song from back in the day. FYI, there is also a black sax player and a black trumpet player in this group.
Britt, this song is one of those timeless tunes, to where the song sounds just as funky and catchy today as it did when it came out in the 70s. That's rarified air right there.
65 yo white boy here. Played bass in a cover band in the 70’s, horns and all. Had a big fro. We had tons of fun and packed the dance floor!
I Love your reaction to the music we all loved in the 70s. Good music is just good music. Its so nice to see how much you enjoy it
This is The FUNK ! Bring back the Funk.
Almost half a century later and this song still bops.
A lot of people were surprised to find out Elvis Presley was white when he was first getting recognized.
This was one of my absolute favorite songs growing up and I had the single and I played it all the time and it was on the radio all the time and people dance to it at the club for years after work and would just bring it up and sing it and so forth it was incredibly popular and the whole time I never knew that it wasn't a black band until maybe 10 or 15 years ago when I saw this UA-cam video. I was shocked.
I've been watching your channel for a while. When I saw the song you were reacting to. I knew it was gonna be a "GOOD" one!!!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I just found your review videos today, and they are great! I must say your musical knowledge is most impressive!
Woooow I love hearing black folks say that .... kinda like they call righteous brothers BLUE EYED SOUL.... I take it as a compliment to be honest makes me smile
Songs from the 50s', 60s', 70s', 80s', and 90s will break down the walls people have placed around themself! I love it when all these walls fall apart; it opens people's minds! : )
I have loved to dance to this song most of my life. Thanks Britt for introducing it to a new generation❤
This song could get you out on the dance floor every time it was played.
Every wedding reception that I have been to over the years has this song played by the DJ. It's a great dancing song, especially if you've had a couple too many drinks!
I am so glad that people from Gen Z can appreciate the music of my era!! Wild Cherry, Doobie brothers, Bee gees... The list could go on an on. Im just happy to see people like Brittany enjoying and sharing some really good music, even if it is from another time...
I was 15 and rockin' to this on skates at the roller rink when it came out.
Lol. Wild Cherry had Britt dropping 70's lingo like jive turkey. 😂
I’m a professional musician and I have played this tune literally hundreds and hundreds of times- this song is a MUST PLAY at weddings!! Lol!
Great reaction, Britt! But as several people have mentioned, you need to listen to their performance on Midnight Special. Not only is it longer, it has some extra funk in the band.
Remember getting out on the dance floor to this one when I was young 67 year old white boy back then nobody cried about what color you were we just had great music to get by with Britt you are adorable love your facial expressions and your 70s moves too keep it going
have to appreciate the brothers on horns. they just add so much.
Loved this reaction! It's a literal mood enhancer!! You should listen to Bobby Caldwell "What You Won't Do For Love". such a classic R&B jam
I was gonna suggest that EXACT same as an example of what she observed about someone sounding different than expected. As I understand it, his record label was quite worried about how he'd be received on tour, but it was evidently (properly) a non-issue.
One of the "best" songs of the 70s! Lordy, did I dance to this song....yes I did ! 70s were the best 👌 ✌️✌️
I was a teen in the '60s and had sooo much fun, due to the awesome music!! Would do crazy dancing to this song!
I never thought about this but she is spot on about the pre-chorus. It does exactly what you want a pre-chorus to do. It’s like a meatball right over the plate and the chorus just smashes it out of the park.
Love your reaction Britt, so REAL! Loved it so much I subscribed! Keep it real people, be you, don't let anyone divide us for their own benefit. Peace out!
I'm 64 and this was one of my favorite songs in highschool 🎵🕺🎶
Britt, When you add this song to your playlist, make sure you get the longer version. The version on the video is the single, the 45 rpm version. There is a longer, album version available. Rob Parisi, the lead singer and guitarist, only recently retired. He said he wanted to quit while he could still hit the notes.
That was the best reaction to this song I've heard, and seen, on the Internet. This song deserved it. I was lucky enough to be in my early 20's when this song came out. We absolutely destroyed the dance floor when this song came on at the club. Good times!!!
I was 12 when this came out. I still haven't fallen out 5:33 of love with it!! ❤❤❤
Ya just can’t go wrong playing in the 70s. Great era of music!!🎶
If you're gonna add that to your playlist, make sure you get the full version. There's another verse that's missing from this version.
I had noticed the same thing along with the missing brass players
Get the other version where you can see the horn players dancing
Great reaction Ms. Britt!!! I love this song. It’s a fun song & puts a smile on my face.
Another fun/good song that is similar to this, somewhat, is “Love Rollercoaster,” by the Ohio Players.
I agree with you Britt, the '70s were the best. I grew up in Motown in the 60's and came back from Viet Nam in 68' The 70's were the best. Motown was still alive but the Chicago sound and the Philly sound added to it and George Clinton and the Funkadelic's along with disco changed the whole music scene. It was an absolute smorgasbord for those who love music. You bring back such wonderful memories with your reactions. Please keep it up!
This came out when I was a freshman in college. It was always playing loud at the frat parties.
Your reaction by dancing right away is exactly what you should have done
Definitely one of my absolute favorites!! Still on my "crank it up" list!!
Love you Britt! Just remember it's Wild Cherry. Buck Cherry is another band completely. 🤣
Love the flourish on the peace sign at the end, laugh.❤
55 here. This song has been one of the greatest anthems of all time, been in my playlist since I'm knee high. Had it on 8 track, had it on vinyl, had it on cassette, have it saved to my streaming services now
Britt, I just found your channel today. Love, love, love your reaction. This song was a regular at dances when I was in high school (the 70s) and EVERYONE loved to sing along just like you! Thank you!
I was 16 when this song came out I didn't know the Lord Jesus Christ back then But I do now And I'm ready to meet him. Are you ?
Being 62, I've probably heard this song a thousand times, and I'm still not tired of it. This is one of those songs that will have you heading for the dance floor even if you can't dance.
Perhaps the Greatest one hit wonder of the 1970's , This is an iconic 1970's song ..love it ..
I think we were all dancing with yah Britt! Great react as always ❤
Thise were the good days. Everyone would go dancing and singing. It was so must peace and flower childs
this was one of the great disco songs i dont know how many times i dance to this song im 66 years old .70s those were the days of good music
this was the most popular song of my 10th grade at Miami Coral Park High School in 1976
Britt you have an awesome “real world” attitude. In the real world everyone is getting along just fine. The media and politicians are the ones that have the problem.
Rob Parissi and Bobby Caldwell are some of the blackest white men that took me by surprise.
This song is played at every party and every wedding reception. I'm really surprised you've never heard it
Great reaction, Britt! ❣️✌🏼
Loved your reactions! So pure, so entertaining!
Imagine this at the club, it’s 1am and hot! The dancers are melting but the funk goes on….ahhh, those days (and nights) were just the best! Thank you Lord xx
Not to mention the Supertalent. He's an awesome guitar player and the band is. Great as well.
When this song came out I used to where this song out Man the 1970’s is the most sexiest,funkiest music and This brings back memories of American band stand and Soul Train The 1970’s is best era of music and there was so many great bands This music made you get up and shake your but Even though White peoples can’t dance but it was still fun Girl you are so dam funny This is my new favorite UTube channel You make my work days so much better You are craaaaazy girl and I love it There was so many crazy great bands and I am so glad I was brought up with this era of music My grandfather used to watch Soul Train every Sunday after we got out of church He used to love to watch everyone dance He loved it Man I had the best family and times growing up I wish I could turn the clock back to the 1970’s There was so much variety of great music Girl you keep me laughing all day
I love your reactions. No matter who you are, when this funky music starts, we’re all movin’ to the groovin’
This is a unique music act a real treasure in the music business once you see who's singing , you go " WOW !!!