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  • Official Video for “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
    Wild Cherry is the first studio album by American funk rock band Wild Cherry. The album yielded the band's only major chart success, "Play That Funky Music." Watch the official video for "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
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    Chorus:
    "Play that funky music, white boy
    Play that funky music right
    Play that funky music, white boy
    Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die", heh heh
    'Til you die, yeah (What?)
    Hear, hear, heh
    #WildCherry #PlayThatFunkyMusic #Funk #OfficialVideo

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  • @sometimesiwander7146
    @sometimesiwander7146 Рік тому +196

    Proof that soul is colorless. Some ppl are just born with an extra helping of it imo.

    • @gracesiewert123
      @gracesiewert123 3 місяці тому +12

      A lot of it is definetly nuture, how we were raised plays a part in how strongly were able to express ourselves

    • @krisa8649
      @krisa8649 3 місяці тому +5

      I LOVE the way you explain this!

    • @boomerguy9935
      @boomerguy9935 15 днів тому

      I agree. I grew up with rock, pop, Motown, jazz, the British Invasion and color never once crossed our minds. Sadly, if a white group did this today, the Thought Police would arrest them for hate speech and being racist. Where did the love go?

    • @JuanaEnriquez-r1u
      @JuanaEnriquez-r1u 11 днів тому +1

      Jam

  • @livelifetothefullest721
    @livelifetothefullest721 6 років тому +5811

    Wait...OMG I THOUGHT THE SINGER WAS BLACK!?? IM SHOCKED! 😂😂😂 he Sounds great.

    • @foxu8581
      @foxu8581 6 років тому +225

      Trisha Kay Paytas same here thought afro american who sang this song love it

    • @kenneth8434
      @kenneth8434 6 років тому +908

      "Play that funky music white boy"

    • @DomPayne5
      @DomPayne5 6 років тому +99

      I thought so too.

    • @nicolassagrillo1442
      @nicolassagrillo1442 6 років тому +123

      I thought it was a woman

    • @mario48807
      @mario48807 6 років тому +71

      ME TO IM IN SHOCKED

  • @essiejames9492
    @essiejames9492 3 місяці тому +115

    This song packed the floor whether white or black club 71 year old black woman and still listening in 2024 ❤

    • @janeamandaford4199
      @janeamandaford4199 Місяць тому +3

      👌💐🙏

    • @theanthroarts
      @theanthroarts 28 днів тому +4

      I'm a 71 year old white guy and I'm still listening, and grooving, and moving to the music y'all

    • @gardnerberry113
      @gardnerberry113 21 день тому +3

      62 year old white guy. When this groove dropped at the dance in the school cafeteria, NO one was in their seat!

  • @ShelvaHood-d8y
    @ShelvaHood-d8y Місяць тому +14

    Boy does this song bring back some good times ❤

  • @chuckupd
    @chuckupd Рік тому +987

    This song was hugely popular in "the hood" for a while and at its peak I happened to be on a bus full of black people in Baltimore and they all sang me this song (I'm white). Even the old ladies knew the chorus and they all made it into a delightful prank, of sorts. It was a very special experience which I cherish.

    • @drsunshineaod2023
      @drsunshineaod2023 Рік тому +41

      That's heartwarming!

    • @donbrooker3837
      @donbrooker3837 Рік тому +52

      it is a very black sounding white band...

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Рік тому +54

      I spent about 30 years of my life thinking the lead singer was black LOL

    • @GDKF0238
      @GDKF0238 Рік тому +15

      You spent a whole lot of time not paying attention to the music you listen to then lmao

    • @mariorcanazza2267
      @mariorcanazza2267 Рік тому +7

      Great story!

  • @ricardodavis6341
    @ricardodavis6341 2 роки тому +1053

    I'm black and these boys jam!!!!!
    Proof good music is good music!!

    • @TheLizardskin
      @TheLizardskin 2 роки тому +23

      100% true.

    • @albertbelander6122
      @albertbelander6122 2 роки тому +18

      That " Good music " is funk!!

    • @slukky
      @slukky 2 роки тому +10

      The licks are a bit brash, the beat a bit loud, but the soul is still there. Where'd it go today?

    • @kennymcdonald9971
      @kennymcdonald9971 2 роки тому +18

      Play that funky music black boy 😄 🤣

    • @Razgriz85
      @Razgriz85 2 роки тому +8

      Music tends to be a universal language. There are people in Mongolia jamming to Metallica, one band (The Hu) did a cover of "Sad But True".

  • @Michelle_Schu-blacka
    @Michelle_Schu-blacka 6 років тому +2420

    Reported this video for containing obscene amounts of funk.

    • @aspenture1087
      @aspenture1087 6 років тому +26

      lol

    • @divaplavalaguna72
      @divaplavalaguna72 6 років тому +6

      Nakoruru The Extra Terrestrial 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍😁😁😁

    • @mario48807
      @mario48807 6 років тому +2

      HOT CO0MMETSSSSSSSSSSS

    • @270yis7
      @270yis7 5 років тому +2

      @Jane Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. :)

    • @karenwesley332
      @karenwesley332 5 років тому +5

      Oh, no, you've got to be kidding. Look it up in a dictionary, that word f**k is in my Oxford Dictionary since 1980. It's well spread over the world for many years. LOL.

  • @bigal0172
    @bigal0172 6 місяців тому +268

    Who else is listening to this on this Friday night March 2024??? Play that funky music white boy!

    • @losapriscos7258
      @losapriscos7258 6 місяців тому +4

      Yes Sir!
      Saludínes from Dallas, TX!

    • @callalily3607
      @callalily3607 6 місяців тому +4

      Listening Sunday Night 3/17/2024‼️

    • @jirosuwa
      @jirosuwa 6 місяців тому +6

      From Japan!

    • @kgray9419
      @kgray9419 6 місяців тому +5

      It's a Tuesday night but my mate was listing to it earlier and it had been stuck in my head since - a Scottish insomniac

    • @ricktyuio283
      @ricktyuio283 6 місяців тому +3

      3/19/24 after dinner jam

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan9286 Рік тому +870

    All these years later and this song is still an absolute banger.

    • @williamhaynes4800
      @williamhaynes4800 9 місяців тому +4

      This song and Hollywood Swinging are my favorites from the disco era.

    • @tombrunn-f9c
      @tombrunn-f9c 8 місяців тому

      ha you have no taste

    • @Ruben-ti4yf
      @Ruben-ti4yf 8 місяців тому +2

      I concur!

    • @loon13100
      @loon13100 4 місяці тому +2

      This song will always be a big time banger peace out

    • @Jack-um9ml
      @Jack-um9ml 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes I love this song

  • @johnboy5483
    @johnboy5483 Місяць тому +51

    With this song, it is simply impossible to be in a bad mood.😄😎

  • @hjubris
    @hjubris 4 роки тому +447

    I imagined a black guy with a Strat when I first heard the song, not a white guy with a Les Paul like this lol

    • @lunaswords5216
      @lunaswords5216 3 роки тому +6

      Me too !

    • @sharonkutz8272
      @sharonkutz8272 3 роки тому +5

      Good memories. Riding in my girlfriends car with windows and listening i g to this song full blast.

    • @kevinnsevinn799
      @kevinnsevinn799 3 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @theodoreritola9758
      @theodoreritola9758 3 роки тому +3

      @@sharonkutz8272 THE 70s FIUNK WAS THE BOSS AND SOUL R N B JAZZ BLUES , The 70s baby

    • @lindasandoval6507
      @lindasandoval6507 3 роки тому +5

      Then the lyrics would make no sense.

  • @johnacevedo9635
    @johnacevedo9635 2 місяці тому +28

    As soon as you perm your hair and get an Afro. You know you're gonna have soul. 🤗

  • @adude394
    @adude394 Рік тому +226

    This is one of the greatest songs to come out of the '70s. Period.

  • @alisaevans4930
    @alisaevans4930 9 місяців тому +112

    The bass player has me tripping with his dance moves😂😂🤟🤟

    • @Scxoop123
      @Scxoop123 8 місяців тому +5

      Mans was on that good 70's blow

    • @janlev-111A
      @janlev-111A 2 місяці тому

      He did that when he first started singing that song.

  • @judymcvey9005
    @judymcvey9005 6 місяців тому +355

    I'm 83...had my 16 year old g-dayghter listen to it & now we're Wild Cherry fans together...I smile when I hear it! Always one of my favs!

    • @JesusisJesus
      @JesusisJesus 5 місяців тому +10

      The music was so much better back then.
      Need I say more?

    • @AshleyWalls-q2t
      @AshleyWalls-q2t 5 місяців тому +7

      I'm 62 and thank God, aliens or whoever is up there for letting me exist on this planet when music was at its greatest.

    • @AxelWerner
      @AxelWerner 5 місяців тому +8

      Thats funkadelic, baby! 🤩

    • @williansbborges9871
      @williansbborges9871 5 місяців тому +4

      Classico nunca sai de moda...Tamo junto!!!

    • @gretchengoulet9109
      @gretchengoulet9109 5 місяців тому

      Beautiful !!

  • @jacktangent
    @jacktangent 6 років тому +539

    Is this the funky music the white boy is playing, or is this telling the white boy to play the funky music?

    • @divaplavalaguna72
      @divaplavalaguna72 6 років тому +4

      thatjacktansley 🤔🤔🤔😁😁😁😁😁😁

    • @cheryltaylor1478
      @cheryltaylor1478 5 років тому +4

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    • @cheryltaylor1478
      @cheryltaylor1478 5 років тому +1

      Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band best known for their song "Play That Funky Music".

      Wikipedia › wiki › Wild_Cherry_(b...
      Wild Cherry (band) - Wikipedia

    • @jeffferoce2633
      @jeffferoce2633 4 роки тому +12

      It's like the old 'movie in a movie' conundrum: They're playing a funky song as a back-narrative to the funky experience the singer had while checking out a funky music scene. "Mind blown, maaannnnnnn"

    • @brycevanriper4109
      @brycevanriper4109 4 роки тому +4

      Both

  • @4321aggiebabies
    @4321aggiebabies 4 роки тому +956

    I have told the person in charge of my funeral arrangements what music I want played. It's mostly traditional Christian hymns and such, but when the memorial is over and it's time for everyone to view me for the last time I want them to strike up "Play that Funky Music" to get everyone in a happy mood. This is like one of the greatest songs ever, especially from the 1970's. 1976, sixth grade. We were so cool. We may be old geezers now but we are still cool when this is our theme song.

    • @barbarac6687
      @barbarac6687 3 роки тому +14

      OMG Me too!!

    • @jaymarshall5122
      @jaymarshall5122 3 роки тому +16

      Great idea! I like it!

    • @ohdear2275
      @ohdear2275 3 роки тому +25

      Great funeral song.
      How I wanna go:
      I want to "lay down that boogie and play that funky music till I die."

    • @karenharps6006
      @karenharps6006 2 роки тому +9

      Lol! Yep!

    • @wildheart295
      @wildheart295 2 роки тому +15

      Best decade for music!!

  • @Kaz-sg1ih
    @Kaz-sg1ih 6 років тому +421

    this band was going to rock, but a guy in a well-known bar told him they would not dare to play funky music, the composer created it at the time, shit, they did it right :)

    • @ernestogasulla7763
      @ernestogasulla7763 6 років тому +10

      It's an urban legend, dude...

    • @angelone1839
      @angelone1839 4 роки тому +3

      @Randy White did they say Play That Funky Music White Boyya? Lol

    • @jarelllevingston7882
      @jarelllevingston7882 2 роки тому +1

      @@angelone1839 his drummer said it

    • @angelone1839
      @angelone1839 2 роки тому +1

      @@jarelllevingston7882 nice lol

    • @jarelllevingston7882
      @jarelllevingston7882 2 роки тому

      @@angelone1839 I just found and watched this after seeing these comments lol ua-cam.com/video/2Hfe8-MAnXE/v-deo.html

  • @SUEKNOLL-c7f
    @SUEKNOLL-c7f 6 місяців тому +41

    I miss music like that, you often hear it in grocery stores around where I live and it is all i can do to keep from singing along and dancing down the aisles.

  • @dianaleal5183
    @dianaleal5183 7 місяців тому +201

    How I remember that song sung by. Wild Cherry I love the 70’s Sure miss those days!

    • @AshleyWalls-q2t
      @AshleyWalls-q2t 5 місяців тому +7

      I'm 62 and thank God, aliens or whoever the hell is up there for letting me born when music was at its best

    • @loon13100
      @loon13100 4 місяці тому +8

      Likewise I miss the 70s those times were great peace out

    • @goddessofmyhome2279
      @goddessofmyhome2279 4 місяці тому +5

      70's 💯 BEST music! All my kids know the good stuff! 🤣😊

    • @ninabaker6829
      @ninabaker6829 Місяць тому +3

      Me also. Such a great time😊

  • @RighteousDude24
    @RighteousDude24 7 місяців тому +136

    2024 and I still love this funky music❤

    • @melodyszadkowski5256
      @melodyszadkowski5256 7 місяців тому +1

      Amen to that

    • @kimcrews1721
      @kimcrews1721 7 місяців тому

      Hells yeah. The best funky music. Here in 2024.

    • @stewheart
      @stewheart 7 місяців тому

      fonky

    • @countrycritterfarm1376
      @countrycritterfarm1376 7 місяців тому +1

      ❤❤ Remember when it came out...Mom wouldn't let us listen to it. She thought they were saying the F word.
      Play that FUNKY Music White Boy😂😂
      We also let her know, they were from Southern Ohio.

  • @stephaniefoxthespartan
    @stephaniefoxthespartan 3 місяці тому +20

    If you love this song,you have GREAT taste in music and can probably dance very well!!

  • @1263topcat
    @1263topcat Рік тому +36

    This was a massive hit until the band appeared on Soul Train and the black people realized the band was white. It came as no surprise if you actually listened to the lyrics.

    • @debbieunderwood7468
      @debbieunderwood7468 5 місяців тому +2

      I always thought it was a black band till now.

    • @jj-nh8lz
      @jj-nh8lz 3 місяці тому

      I have heard this story before. Never knew it was on Soul Train. No videos back then, people heard the song and loved it so who knew they were funky white boys at the time?

    • @microy
      @microy 3 місяці тому

      Was also LIVE AND NOT LIP SYNC which was standard on that second rate show compared to Midnight Specual who showcased talent across the spectrum.,,

    • @vvh1765
      @vvh1765 Місяць тому +1

      They weren't trying to hide it the song says it all

    • @davidallen5776
      @davidallen5776 Місяць тому

      Blue Eyed soul.

  • @tracythomas9527
    @tracythomas9527 Рік тому +92

    Today would have been my sister's 57th Birthday & this was her song! She would just break out dancing & happy. Her name is Pamela & she went home 2 years ago, miss her dearly. I will be playing this all day dancing & happy.

    • @colabama
      @colabama 5 місяців тому +4

      What a wonderful memory of Pamela!

    • @AshleyWalls-q2t
      @AshleyWalls-q2t 5 місяців тому +5

      I wish I would have known you and your brother Pamela, we sure the hell would have been funking out in every way! I'm 62. RIP you funky, beautiful soul.

    • @karenkeeling9598
      @karenkeeling9598 2 місяці тому +2

      What a Beautiful memory of your sister ❤ so sorry for your loss ❤

  • @conradford7493
    @conradford7493 6 місяців тому +21

    Who's getting their Disco on in 2024.😂

  • @tomanderson9257
    @tomanderson9257 3 роки тому +164

    70s pop music was so much fun. Glad I had it as the background in my childhood.

  • @caroline_js
    @caroline_js 6 років тому +718

    My mom has a friend whose mom dated the drummer.

  • @MrAntiSellOut
    @MrAntiSellOut 6 років тому +373

    The only way how I found out that this band is Caucasian was when they appeared on Soul Train back in 1976

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl Рік тому +59

    One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES ! I STILL play it in my car ! (AND I'm 78 !)

  • @SpellboundWolf
    @SpellboundWolf Рік тому +338

    No exaggeration, you could not get away from this song in the '90s. It was at EVERY party, wedding, school event, dance... everywhere around me. 🤘🎶

    • @24avenged24
      @24avenged24 Рік тому +12

      And thankfully it still is. I was at a friends wedding last month where it is was all country music except this song.

    • @capitolabill1921
      @capitolabill1921 Рік тому +6

      @@24avenged24 I play bass in a South Georgia band. 2/3 Country, 1/3 ClassicRock, and this.

    • @k5vg
      @k5vg Рік тому +10

      I'm a jazz musician. And I remember when this hit the radio in 1976--everybody stood around and listened. It was different.

    • @JoeZaccaris
      @JoeZaccaris Рік тому +16

      I was just a little kid in the 1970's but I remember how cool everyone was back then --- you would hear this song and "Get Down Tonight" in every disco club and skating rink!

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Рік тому +4

      70’sss too! 🎉🎉

  • @stevejiminez7791
    @stevejiminez7791 5 років тому +515

    My oldness brought me here.

  • @dtc603
    @dtc603 2 роки тому +119

    When I was younger my dad always used to play this with his band and he played it at his and my moms wedding 😂😂😂😂 every time I heard it on the radio up until I was about 10, I thought it was him and he was famous 🤣🤷‍♂️😂

    • @lifemomentsca
      @lifemomentsca 2 роки тому +3

      Lol love it

    • @kennethsizer6217
      @kennethsizer6217 Рік тому +3

      That is the best thing I've read all week! 😎👍

    • @herry8488
      @herry8488 Рік тому +3

      Hilarious man 😁😁😁😁👌👌👌👌👌

    • @TheIdeabaker
      @TheIdeabaker Рік тому +2

      Sweetest comment ever! 💕

    • @ahole5388
      @ahole5388 8 місяців тому +1

      hahaha that's fuking hillarious

  • @livingwithmci-mildcognitiv3970
    @livingwithmci-mildcognitiv3970 5 років тому +631

    I love this song! Then again, I love 70's music! So glad that I grew up listening to the best music ever!

  • @minuteman3279
    @minuteman3279 8 місяців тому +44

    That song NEVER gets old!!!🎤

  • @holisticview6
    @holisticview6 3 місяці тому +56

    Herb smoking music from back in the day! Cannabis and old school funk and classic rock never gets old ....70's music never gets old!!!

  • @divinaduran1197
    @divinaduran1197 3 роки тому +31

    All my life i thought these guys were black 😅😅😅
    I used to watch my uncle and his friends with their choreographed moves playing this song in the jukebox infront of sari sari store and me copying their moves 😅😅😅

  • @alla7932
    @alla7932 4 роки тому +128

    1:37 that drummer was having a good time indeed

    • @karma4164
      @karma4164 3 роки тому

      😂

    • @HavocNotHere
      @HavocNotHere 2 місяці тому

      OMG 911 HE IS HAVING A SEIZURE 😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😝🤪😭🤣

  • @BlueWahoosFan
    @BlueWahoosFan 2 роки тому +149

    We had a linebacker in high school that sang this in the locker room every day after practice. We played lots of good music when we were working out, too. Earth Wind and Fire, The Commodores, Kool and the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band...
    Man, we had good music when I was growing up!

    • @heartbeatoz
      @heartbeatoz 10 місяців тому

      We certainly did have the best Music 👌🏻

    • @jerryrasmussen7655
      @jerryrasmussen7655 10 місяців тому +1

      AGREE 100% WITH YOU! MOST MUSIC NOW IS "NOISE".

    • @mohawk4759
      @mohawk4759 10 місяців тому +2

      @@jerryrasmussen7655the capitalization tells me all that i need to know

    • @AshleyWalls-q2t
      @AshleyWalls-q2t 9 місяців тому +1

      I couldn't agree more!!

  • @michaelgamit24
    @michaelgamit24 Рік тому +2

    I was 12 years old then… lay down the boogie and play that funky music till u die … damn good music…

  • @lisi4dari
    @lisi4dari 3 місяці тому +9

    Here because my father..he said one of his favorite songs

  • @grekit
    @grekit 4 роки тому +437

    The bass player's hip wiggle at 1:38 is incredible!

  • @camillesantiago636
    @camillesantiago636 6 років тому +245

    these boys know their funk :)

    • @cvspharmacy9179
      @cvspharmacy9179 6 років тому +1

      Camille Santiago yup

    • @rosiekelly8388
      @rosiekelly8388 3 роки тому +6

      Those boys were all Italians. The drummer was a close personal friend of mine.

    • @calico_shard1153
      @calico_shard1153 3 роки тому +1

      the drummer ronnie beitle is badass

  • @lilyalexi3905
    @lilyalexi3905 4 роки тому +91

    There were several white bands we thought were black artist. Wild Cherry/ Average White Band were two of these extraordinary funk bands. They sure knew how to make music to dance to. Great stuff. Great memories!🤗😍

    • @knowsyseducationalservices3425
      @knowsyseducationalservices3425 Рік тому +13

      Hall and Oates did a pretty good job, too!

    • @felixmadison5736
      @felixmadison5736 Рік тому +9

      KC and the Sunshine band were a hot item at one time.

    • @kerzytibok3211
      @kerzytibok3211 Рік тому +5

      Michael McDonald from the Doobie Brothers sounds like a black guy!

    • @felixmadison5736
      @felixmadison5736 Рік тому

      'We" was everyone on the planet (except those close to the band!)who had never seen them before hearing their music on the radio for the first time.@@MeMyselfAndI-xw5yj

    • @felixmadison5736
      @felixmadison5736 Рік тому

      I don't know about Mike McDonald, but Mickey Thomas of the 'Elvin Bishop Band' sounded black when he sang, 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love'. Even black people thought he was black!@@kerzytibok3211

  • @B.J.Murphy-fr8pz
    @B.J.Murphy-fr8pz 7 місяців тому

    me too i always thought he was one of them cool smooth brothers😊

  • @philliphoward3336
    @philliphoward3336 Рік тому +9

    I remember riding with my stepbrother Skippy in his white mark IV .he was deff so we played very laud. He died of aids.i always think of him when I hear this song.

  • @giovdrums
    @giovdrums 2 роки тому +6

    Is it just me or it sounds like their saying “play that f**king music” instead of “funky music”? Lol

  • @mackman23
    @mackman23 4 місяці тому +23

    These dudes are the funkyest group ever 💪🏾♥️💯🔥

  • @rebeccamoreno5094
    @rebeccamoreno5094 4 місяці тому +8

    Its not a Mexican wedding reception till this song is played.

  • @roxannemiller1051
    @roxannemiller1051 5 місяців тому +12

    Good music is good music no matter skin color.

  • @SableSenegal
    @SableSenegal 8 місяців тому

    My older brothers would blast this song in the 70s on our 45 stereo record player all summer long I loved the melody even though I didn't understand the lyrics then I was only 11 years old then but we loved just doing the hustle dance to this song🎉

  • @juliejames8531
    @juliejames8531 2 місяці тому +8

    Omg this bloody song gets me on the dance floor everywhere 😂

  • @DHS9
    @DHS9 Рік тому +43

    A few years ago, on Bourbon st, in New Orleans, a band with the stage facing the street started to do this tune... Well, me and hubby had to dance and all of a sudden we were joined by oh 150 or so of NOLA's partying tourists and we danced and movin to the groovin!!! It was so good we hollered until they played it again. And everywhere you looked, up and down the street, we were all dancing and enjoying each other, like it was our last night on earth! And then, we all went our separate ways, saying goodbye, thank you! and love you! Young, old every race, for a moment in time, we're the best friends in the world.... One of the best nights of my life and a cherished memory... Of course every time I hear this song, I'm back in Bourbon st, in my favourite city....

    • @briancharters8720
      @briancharters8720 8 місяців тому +5

      Great story… would have danced too if I was there! Thanks for sharing… I can see it in my mind… a great song bringing out joy in people

    • @DHS9
      @DHS9 8 місяців тому +4

      Thank you! You would have loved it! Dancing with 150 of your closest friends and beautiful ladies. One day I'd like to go back and see if these memorable pleasures can be had, just one more time. Made everyone feel alive and 17 again. Stay safe and keep enjoying the good stuff.

  • @brownlawgirl
    @brownlawgirl 4 роки тому +193

    Those were the days when black and white artists were super talented.

    • @emilioaguilar4504
      @emilioaguilar4504 3 роки тому +6

      Todays artists are more talented than this culture robbing group.

    • @JimiHendrix_67
      @JimiHendrix_67 3 роки тому +4

      @Mike Hawke True

    • @__TheBlackSwordsman__
      @__TheBlackSwordsman__ 3 роки тому +17

      @@emilioaguilar4504 Todays artists consist of mumble rappers and whiney pop groups. Talented my arse

    • @liquidnonja9097
      @liquidnonja9097 3 роки тому +3

      @@emilioaguilar4504 you guys do know that there are good artists today right?

    • @__TheBlackSwordsman__
      @__TheBlackSwordsman__ 3 роки тому +2

      @@liquidnonja9097 But there are 100 times more the size of god awful artists today when compared.

  • @the.porter.productions
    @the.porter.productions Рік тому +1

    O-H-I-O Porters here.🇺🇸 Now that’s some funky groovin! I can really enjoy this, even in the morning! 🥰🤩✌️

  • @donovanphillips4973
    @donovanphillips4973 2 місяці тому +9

    Still sparkling wine in 2024

  • @MJfan4Llife
    @MJfan4Llife 4 роки тому +79

    who is listening to this in quarantine (2020)

  • @wezzmusic
    @wezzmusic 4 роки тому +99

    Absolutely fantastic. Solid gold. Music how it was meant to be.... Super Funky 💖

  • @Trellzilla1999
    @Trellzilla1999 3 місяці тому +10

    You can tell he grew up around brothas I’m sure they was proud when this dropped lol what a banger!

    • @DOI_ARTS
      @DOI_ARTS Місяць тому +1

      Sometimes the band played in mostly black audience and they would ask if they would play soul and funk. This is a joke song they made as an answer to the question. One hit wonder but still collecting royalties today

  • @joshy5677
    @joshy5677 2 роки тому +2

    I know you get this alot but Jesus Christ loves you very much and I don't want you to miss out on what he has for you to please turn to Jesus ✝️💞

  • @udhayathiruna
    @udhayathiruna Рік тому +22

    2023 . . . .This song is still jamming... . All the people from the 70s 80s had a good music taste

  • @sumeipeng4450
    @sumeipeng4450 Рік тому +28

    No matter what year is right now !
    This is one of the best song ever !

  • @anneinfurna8528
    @anneinfurna8528 7 місяців тому +13

    This song made The Vocalist Rob Parissi a Millionaire! Deservedly So!

  • @lanebt4670
    @lanebt4670 4 місяці тому +14

    This is what you call music!!!!

  • @hugokraas716
    @hugokraas716 Рік тому +2

    When i first heard this song in the movie celtic pride in 97, i thought it was sing by african american and from the 80s, never realize its from 70s and the band was white. So ahead of its time...

  • @kellihardin1570
    @kellihardin1570 Рік тому +9

    I remember roller skating to this at 10 years old I'm the 1970s with all of the stoned hippies

  • @simondarrie666
    @simondarrie666 4 місяці тому +13

    Still a tune in 2024!!!

  • @NielsDale
    @NielsDale Місяць тому +7

    Super tight & studio quality vocals... doesn't appear to be dubbed in either. Impressive!

  • @ElMalito187
    @ElMalito187 Рік тому +4

    Fun fact: The original working title for this song was "Play That *Fucking* Music White Boy". However the producers and label record strongly advised such a thing. The band was upset with the decision and instead of rebellion, they I kid you not, low keyed the F Bomb to Funky. However in the recording booth they were to slightly tilt the F Bomb to Funky as their form of protest. So first shout will be Funky and the second is Fucking and the third is Fucking 😅

  • @felixmadison5736
    @felixmadison5736 Рік тому +183

    I'm 74 years-old now and I'll never forget this song back in the day!!! Everybody was dancing, (or trying to) when this song was playing!!

    • @walmartbubbles1019
      @walmartbubbles1019 Рік тому +12

      im 16 now and i jam to it

    • @johanne628
      @johanne628 Рік тому +3

      I m 60 and what a time that was!

    • @felixmadison5736
      @felixmadison5736 Рік тому

      Right On!! You're never too young to jam to the music!@@walmartbubbles1019

    • @johanne628
      @johanne628 11 місяців тому +3

      The s 70 s has the best riffs of all time! Don t stop kid you re smart

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 11 місяців тому +2

      Late 70’s discos for me 💃 🎉🎉

  • @buck546
    @buck546 Рік тому +19

    Loved this song, seventies music is the best. Back than I thought I was a dancing machine, today I can hardly walk. Time passes much to fast but the memories live forever.

    • @ahole5388
      @ahole5388 8 місяців тому

      I walk every day realizing it won't last forever.

    • @jdjeep46
      @jdjeep46 7 місяців тому

      Me too, just had a knee replacement

  • @NothingMaster
    @NothingMaster 3 місяці тому +11

    One of the cornerstones of Funk. A timeless masterpiece. 🎉

  • @djladymojeau6661
    @djladymojeau6661 3 роки тому +11

    Do u know how hard it was to find the official video for this? Me Now: At the skating rink in 1979

  • @mkl62
    @mkl62 Рік тому +62

    A #1 hit for Wild Cherry in September 1976. It also went to #1 on the Rhythm & Blues charts, the Cash Box charts, and the Record World charts. It went to #12 on the National Disco Action charts. Outside of the US, it went to #2 in Canada, #4 in The Netherlands and New Zealand, #5 in Australia, #6 in Belgium, and to #7 in the United Kingdom.

    • @ettoretavilla3081
      @ettoretavilla3081 Рік тому +1

      it was always om the radio im Australia ,,dig hit amd i rememder so well evem tho im sixtytwo

    • @davnnibrooks1350
      @davnnibrooks1350 Рік тому +2

      It was definitely played on R n B stations.

    • @cv6442
      @cv6442 Рік тому

      If USA hadn't already declared independence hundreds of years earlier, they would have had grounds to do it then for this song only reaching number 7 in the UK! 😵‍💫

  • @mikeporter5648
    @mikeporter5648 Рік тому +3

    Now the lyrics make a little more sense.

  • @kevinhutchins4222
    @kevinhutchins4222 Рік тому +2

    No Wild Cherry? What? You left out the group that sung about this very topic--you know, Play That Funky Music White Boy!

  • @mmmmmmmmee
    @mmmmmmmmee 2 роки тому +55

    The guitar on this song is impeccable.

    • @1247.cccccc
      @1247.cccccc Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/qMZIg0btqMU/v-deo.html
      They get a little play on this mash-up.

    • @tombrunn-f9c
      @tombrunn-f9c 8 місяців тому

      oh big deal Jimi Hendrix was a guitar player and prince these punks no one.

    • @ahole5388
      @ahole5388 8 місяців тому

      yeah brings it to life in a big way

  • @tln937
    @tln937 2 роки тому +19

    We call this, "Blue-Eyed Soul", baby!!

    • @kyonsirius
      @kyonsirius 8 місяців тому +5

      good music is not defined by colour

  • @johncorley7252
    @johncorley7252 3 роки тому +28

    Over 40+ years... And i still bump this song 🎧 even in my big Rig 🚚💯‼️👍🏽😃😃😃😃😃

    • @herry8488
      @herry8488 Рік тому

      Don't get to funky while you're cruisin' man😁😁😁😁😁 Easier said than done though.

  • @anthonyalfredyorke1621
    @anthonyalfredyorke1621 9 місяців тому +12

    Keep keeping it funky, thanks for the wonderful music, have a great Christmas and New year. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

  • @maureenforgette8086
    @maureenforgette8086 Рік тому +9

    My brother n law in Air force 's roommate loved there music. Dedicated to " Buddy" Ma😮reens brother. ❤who was murdered in Bpt. In 1979

  • @juanitaspitzenberger6870
    @juanitaspitzenberger6870 4 роки тому +20

    Wow, I understand the lyrics now after all these years!! 🤣🤣

  • @MarilynMelendezG
    @MarilynMelendezG 5 років тому +32

    Brings back some great memories! We used to dance to this song at our high school dances lol!

  • @blueschild61
    @blueschild61 3 роки тому +14

    This is everything you need to know about the "Vinyl vs digital" argument. (This is vinyl)

  • @daymaoe10
    @daymaoe10 3 місяці тому +10

    Raise your hand if you thought this man was black 😂

    • @HolloMatlala1
      @HolloMatlala1 3 місяці тому +1

      Isn't he supposed to be black🖤🖤🖤🖤

    • @snjmomsnjmom2063
      @snjmomsnjmom2063 2 місяці тому

      I remember when the song came out. Was flabbergasted when I just watched the video today and they were a white band. I was expecting some synchronized dancing like Earth Wind and Fire.

  • @DJaySplitSecond
    @DJaySplitSecond Рік тому +14

    Back when the music industry had real talent

    • @theneoseoul
      @theneoseoul Рік тому +2

      so the music industry only had real talent for one year? the music industry is still filled with good music find some for yourself!!

    • @DJaySplitSecond
      @DJaySplitSecond Рік тому +1

      @@theneoseoul I didn’t say that dummy!!! Back before this fast food music today came out where anyone can make a record and sell millions! And I do listen to the talented artists tiday that don’t get the recognition!! Back in the day music had nothing but real talent!! Dummy, next time think before you come at someone!

    • @42Laj
      @42Laj 4 місяці тому +1

      @Djaysplit- I know EXACTLY what you meant. I was a little girl when this song was out. I'm now 54. The 70s and 80s had real musicians and talent, and incredible music. So unlike today's so-called "talent". We are blessed to have experienced real music and talent. Have a wonderful day.

  • @dallaslott4278
    @dallaslott4278 2 роки тому +33

    im 15 years old and i love this song so much!! i love old school rock

    • @Bumpyfn250
      @Bumpyfn250 2 роки тому +3

      I'm 16 same

    • @mr.greenthumb8446
      @mr.greenthumb8446 2 роки тому +4

      You have excellent taste young man!

    • @SSs-ch4ey
      @SSs-ch4ey 2 роки тому

      You apparently don't love capitalization

    • @pattimiranda8679
      @pattimiranda8679 2 роки тому

      Great taste in music. My kids love classic rock

    • @snowm6472
      @snowm6472 Рік тому +2

      @@SSs-ch4ey u apparently don’t love punctuation

  • @peterjonathan9197
    @peterjonathan9197 7 років тому +98

    EVOLUTION

  • @lavishluna7646
    @lavishluna7646 5 років тому +114

    My music teacher in 7th grade told me that he and his friends had a band. And their was a "rival Band. " The leaders name was Rob Parissi. They were all friends and they would brag about the gigs they would get.Well they went to college. The rival band asked my teacher if he wanted to go to Vegas. Well being in college he said no. They told him they would be back in a week. Well a week went by and then another on and then another one. He was driving home from his job at the time and this song came on. The song ended and said who it was by. Immediately he pulled over the car. His old friends who had left for Vegas are the members of this band. He says now he wish he would have went. (I thought i would share this just because i thought this was crazy)

    • @danbrown4850
      @danbrown4850 5 років тому +6

      BULLSHIT STORY.....THEY NEVER PLAYED VEGAS....

    • @QueenE1989
      @QueenE1989 4 роки тому +2

      Awesome for them but sorry teach

    • @kathleenalarid1150
      @kathleenalarid1150 4 роки тому +3

      Luna Wolf - awesome story. Risks in life... what can I say.?

    • @janisreasnor8687
      @janisreasnor8687 3 роки тому

      🤣🥰

  • @ulfgj
    @ulfgj Рік тому

    "play that phunky music, white boy"

  • @49ersfan26
    @49ersfan26 2 роки тому

    I love this song

  • @KGBeast.
    @KGBeast. 3 роки тому +14

    The old sound quality makes this video ten times better

  • @SCOODAMcGOODA
    @SCOODAMcGOODA Рік тому +12

    Disco/funk/rock '65-'81 ish was probably the most inclusive and united.. everybody just wanted to boogie and have a good time!

  • @yellow5308
    @yellow5308 6 років тому +61

    THE AFRO GANG IS BACK!!!!!!!

    • @qckndrty1
      @qckndrty1 3 роки тому

      I begged my mother to take me to the beauty shop when I was 14 to get my long blonde hair permed into an afro lol it was super big but was a big hit with the ladies

  • @rjciccone
    @rjciccone Рік тому +1

    If you play in a covers band I guarantee you that at some point you laid down the boogie and played that funky music till you died

  • @BoyetRosario-h2g
    @BoyetRosario-h2g Рік тому +10

    Wild cherry, play that funky music, hits of all time forever, rock n roll never die, funk and groove, love and peace ❤❤

  • @antbm08
    @antbm08 Рік тому +11

    This song is way way ahead of its time.

  • @smilingpukpuk
    @smilingpukpuk Рік тому +3

    Bruno Mars knows the sound of real music.

  • @GeorgeTrantzasNo1
    @GeorgeTrantzasNo1 5 років тому +61

    Play That Funky Music
    Wild Cherry
    Hey do it now yeah hey
    Yeah, there was a funky singer
    Playin' in a rock and roll band
    And never had no problems yeah
    Burnin' down one night stands
    And everything around me, yeah
    Got to stop to feelin' so low
    And I decided quickly, yes I did
    To disco down and check out the show
    Yeah they was
    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
    I tried to understand this
    I thought that they were out of their minds
    How could I be so foolish (How could I)
    To not see I was the one behind
    So still I kept on fighting
    Well, loosing every step of the way
    I said, I must go back there (I got to go back)
    And check to see if things still the same
    Yeah they was 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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die
    Till you die, ya
    Till you die
    Now first it wasn't easy
    Changin' Rock and Roll and minds and things were getting shaky
    I thought I'd have to leave it behind
    But now its so much better (it's so much better)
    I'm funking out in every 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 the 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
    (You Gotta keep on playin' funky music)
    Play that funky music
    (Play that funky music)
    Play that funky music
    (Come and take you higher, ya)
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right, ya
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right
    Τραγουδοποιοί: Robert W. Parissi
    Στίχοι τραγουδιού Play That Funky Music © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

  • @CeeOlleab388
    @CeeOlleab388 9 місяців тому +1

    First time I heard this song, I thought it was a black guy singing until I saw the video. This song is anthem of the 70's-90's disco time. Everybody dances to it, and enjoys the fun, no racial, gender/pronoun, oil and climate issues.

  • @GemStar79
    @GemStar79 2 роки тому +10

    LYRICS ❤
    Hey, do it now
    Yeah, hey
    Hey, Once I was a funky singer playin' in a Rock and Roll Band
    I never had no problems, yeah
    Burnin' down one night stands
    And everything around me, yeah
    Got to stop to feelin' so low And I decided quickly (Yes I did)
    To disco down and check out the show
    Yeah, they was 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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die
    Till you die
    Oh ya, ya
    I tried to understand this
    I thought that they were out of their minds
    How could I be so foolish (How could I)
    To not see I was the one behind
    So still I kept on fighting
    Well, losing every step of the way
    I said, I must go back there (I got to go back)
    And check to see if things still the same
    Yeah they was 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 the boogie and play that funky music till you die
    Till you die, ya
    Till you die
    (Gonna play that electified funky music, yeah)
    (Hey, wait a minute)
    Now first it wasn't easy
    Changin' Rock and Roll and minds and things were getting shaky
    I thought I'd have to leave it behind
    But now its so much better (it's so much better)
    I'm funking out in every 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 the 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
    (You Gotta keep on playin' funky music)
    Play that funky music
    (Play that funky music)
    Play that funky music
    (Come and take you higher, ya)
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right, ya
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right
    Play that funky music white boy
    Play that funky music right