In an interview a number of years ago, Rob Parissi (the lead singer on this song) said the band was playing bars in the east Ohio and southwest PA areas in the mid 1970s and they were seeing dwindling crowds as people started going to discos. Allegedly, someone in a Pittsburgh bar shouted at him one night: "Hey, are you white boys going to play any funky music?" Parissi said he thought about the comment and decided to try to use the phrase as part of a new song. The earliest version of the song was written on a bartender's drink pad that evening while the band was on their break. And the rest, as they say, is history....
Just played and sung last night and at our condo Wednesday night pool party. Should've seen all the seniors dance on their artificial hips and replaced knees!
I love the two black musicians playing horns in the background. Every time the camera focuses on them they're dancing like a boss. It's hilarious gold.
My very favorite funky white boy song of all time!!!! The 2 guys in the horn section kill me with their groovin'. Classic. This funky song is 41 years old and will never go out of style. At 65 I still love this jam.
Some of the best rock and roll came from the 70s..This is Disco but, yeah 70s was a golden age for rock. When the 80s came along and the New Wave payola music came out was a dark age for modern music..
The 70's was amazing for the variety of music that all became popular --- you could spin the dial on the radio and hear a softie hit from the Carpenters or John Denver --- and then a straight ahead pop song from Elton John or Wings --- and then rock out to Led Zeppelin or KISS --- and then get the funk out with the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band --- so many different genres of music and they were ALL GOOD
The 1970s were a great decade for music. But you’re out of your mind if you think that 80s music is bad. The 1980s gave rise to some of the greatest music in history.
The Midnight Special was awesome for the performers who wanted to REALLY do it live for the fans! So many good acts! Peter Frampton was a great one for example!
@@williamj.sheehan2001 Earth Wind & Fire refused to appear on Soul Train because Don Cornelius wanted the acts to lip synch their performances due to the set up time. EW&F said that would have taken away from the experience so they turned down every invitation to perform on the show. If you've seen their act live,you would understand.
This was one of the best tunes to dance on roller skates... Back in the 70's and 80's I went every Saturday night for years... Now this (2019) Still love this 🎶 music...
I was shocked and watch several times, they actually played it live on tv?? I mean at that time record houses forced artist to playback on those situations...
I haven't left yet, I still have upward of 2000 albums and an Akai turntable attached to my Marantz reciever behind my bar and when the Bourbon and miscellaneous hits just right I'm transformed.
I'm 78 and compared with the 'drab stuff' I hear today this is what I call fun: -) I have got back into music and written a few songs and here's one ua-cam.com/video/FFoSJYoMJAI/v-deo.html
I was a very young (Black) Kid when this song dropped and it was one of the biggest songs EVER in the mid 70s in the "Hood". But with that opening Guitar Riff and the drums and Screech that followed,..the song had no choice but to be Banging.
That is some finger power. I've tried that on my horn but I keep pulling out the third slide all the time. I guess I should buy a really cheap horn to practise that detail.
The drummer on this tune, Ron Biddle, just passed. Had the honor of working with him for awhile here in Pittsburgh. He was a very nice guy, R.I.P. Ron.
Everything about this band was right. This tune has lasted for decades and is enjoyed as much today, as the day it was released. All good musicians, they did this song live as well or better than the record. Everyone is busy and working hard. When your trumpet player can spin his horn and dance and groove and sing like this guy, you've got a great band. I was around when they released this and for a LONG TIME had no idea the lead singer wasn't black. This was the only time I saw them, on this very show, and remember thinking what's wrong here. The dude could have stood side by side with Otis Redding or one of those great R&B people and if you didn't see him, you think he was one of the brothers.
I have a copy of this on 45-- I can't get rid of it, as it reminds me of mixing drinks for my parents as a kid for their friends and neighbors on Saturday nights for crazy hilarious disco parties I am so happy I grew up with so much fun, mixed company, and terrific music. 💞
Everything about this performance just works so wonderfully! The beat, the singing, the hair, the necklace, silver clothes and mostly their outstanding performance and showmanship! It was awesome back in '76 and still awesome 2021!
Look at the charisma wow looks like a Great Time look how much enthusiasm and passion they did with this live show oooh how I wish I can see many bands from the 70s in their primes ✌🏽♥️ timeless
My parents met each other 46 years ago at the Aquanaut Lounge, Wild Cherry was the most prominent band there. Gabe and Kathy, 44 years of wedded bliss, 45 September 2022.
I heard that the song is written about Wild Cherry's experience while playing a black club, when someone shouted out "play that funky music white boy" to the band. That comment turned into this song. I remember seeing these guys perform at my college a few times long before they were famous. Their talent was obvious then and continues today. Nice job guys.
@Vonuh Ulfhedinn No. I haven't seen any guitars, other than on tv. It so interesting how people know such things. I love tid bits I find in the comment section.
I remember being 16 in 1985 and only listening to hair metal like Ratt and Motley Crue and then suddenly I heard this song at a graduation party and I was like "HELL YEAH" and started doing my goofy white boy dance in the backyard LOL
I have the drummer's drum set in my house right now. Ron passed away not long ago. Wild Cherry is originally from my area. My daughter is dating Ron's son.
+Diane Evans I had my doubts even before when I first heard this line; "Play that funky music white boy." and later confirmed their identity. Lots were mistaken. :-)
Always loved this song!!! I remember having to listen to radio til this song came on so I could record it (couldn't afford lp back then). Believe I was recording onto an 8-track tape!!!
I still remember my dad gave me a surprise cassette tape of this particular Wild Cherry album when he was picking me up from school some 40 years ago. Imagine how excited I was then. R.I.P. dad.
This was a great performance. No lip sync, no finger sync, all live..... I wished for a more epic ending but it is what it was. heheh But it was solid and live. Good job.
That's what the Midnight Special delivered ...a lot of great, genuinely live performances like this one... Burt Sugarman and the crew deserve so many plaudits for that...
I am from ohio and met them many years ago. Was at a concert in the day with mostly black attendees and they hit the stage the people were saying these guys are white. but it was still good music. Lived in stubenville ohio during the racial unrest and the riots in the sixties . we made it through those times toghether.
This is what music was all about, you could turn the radio on and know who was playing. Bands tried to find a sound that was theirs, unique music, song after song, now you turn the radio on and every damn song sounds the same
I grew up in Cleveland and in the late 70s early 80s there was a disco on the east side called 'The Wild Cherry'. I never got to dance there. Has anyone?
This is a great blast from the past! I had looked up KC and the Sunshine Band because of a comment from my sister's classmate and this came on autoplay after. Love it! I was ten years old back in 1976 and those were really the Good Old Days for me!!! Play That Funky Music Right!
It was great. But the Midnight Special had other great live performances: Heart “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You”; Redbone “Come and Get Your Love”; and despite a dubious costume choice, Todd Rundren’s “Hello, It’s Me”.
Wild Cherry answered the age old question "Can White Boys ever truly play that funky music?" with an emphatic "Hells Yeah we can! We can even add blistering guitar solos to that funk therefore increasing the funk by a factor of 10."
@@conniethesconnie I have been playing the keyboard since I was a child in the '60's. My wife bought me a bass for my birthday this year. I have been working on this song for a while, because I love the sound. I guess I am too white! :) I can keep up with the basic RIFF just fine, but still struggle when they change keys. It is a great song! It is harder than it sounds to play.
@@tjplatina7184 - Agree with the OP. Way back when I was just listening to the tune and the funk and lead singer's voice...which sounded ABSOLUTELY black. ( It's not a big deal, more like a cool detail when singers embody the soul of the genre. The "color" of skin matters next to nothing. )
I'm Black, and I loved Vanilla Ice. I couldn't understand all the hate directed toward him. Ice, Ice Baby was the bomb!! I still love it watch the video all the time on UA-cam.
I was 5 years old (circa 1975) when my auntie played this record. My auntie is gone now (and my being a family history buff), I'll never forget this song and doing the "bump" with my auntee. RIH Auntie!!!
I heard this band have their statue erected in OH state as the peoples expression of gratitude to them being a source of pride for their folks out there.;
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Who's listening in 2024? This is feel good therapy!
smell
meee while I'm cooking and dancing in thge kitchen
Here! Let’s go Wild Cherry!
Killer Lead on The Funk.!!!
Been listening for Fity'yrs.🎉
hell yeah
My wife and I are 81 and this is our dance song at every function in our community. We love to dance
No you aren't
I know that's riight💖
Brilliant. Giving us something to look forward to. Just a youngster of 62.Rock on "auld yin"😎
wend711 So awesome!!! Keep on singin”, and dancin’, and movin’ to the groovin”!
I don’t care your age, but I don’t blame you for dancing to it ( if it gets your groove on, get on your feet and dance away )
I'm 72 and I'm still listening to this in 2024
In an interview a number of years ago, Rob Parissi (the lead singer on this song) said the band was playing bars in the east Ohio and southwest PA areas in the mid 1970s and they were seeing dwindling crowds as people started going to discos. Allegedly, someone in a Pittsburgh bar shouted at him one night: "Hey, are you white boys going to play any funky music?" Parissi said he thought about the comment and decided to try to use the phrase as part of a new song. The earliest version of the song was written on a bartender's drink pad that evening while the band was on their break. And the rest, as they say, is history....
This song will never go out of style.
Until all the WOKE idiots say that it's not "culturally appropriate" or some bullshit like that 🙄😮💨 just wait..
Never 😂
Just played and sung last night and at our condo Wednesday night pool party. Should've seen all the seniors dance on their artificial hips and replaced knees!
@lnl3237 I always thought the singer was black.
I love the two black musicians playing horns in the background. Every time the camera focuses on them they're dancing like a boss. It's hilarious gold.
The best part
The best part
They should film them when they actually play too.
And pointing at the white boys playing that funky music.😂😂😂
That’s a trumpet and a saxophone. No horns
My very favorite funky white boy song of all time!!!!
The 2 guys in the horn section kill me with their groovin'. Classic.
This funky song is 41 years old and will never go out of style. At 65 I still love this jam.
This is truly one of the greatest songs to come out of the '70s. And that is saying a LOT.
Some of the best rock and roll came from the 70s..This is Disco but, yeah 70s was a golden age for rock.
When the 80s came along and the New Wave payola music came out was a dark age for modern music..
The 70's was amazing for the variety of music that all became popular --- you could spin the dial on the radio and hear a softie hit from the Carpenters or John Denver --- and then a straight ahead pop song from Elton John or Wings --- and then rock out to Led Zeppelin or KISS --- and then get the funk out with the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band --- so many different genres of music and they were ALL GOOD
But he's not white
The 1970s were a great decade for music. But you’re out of your mind if you think that 80s music is bad. The 1980s gave rise to some of the greatest music in history.
This song never gets old, simply one of the greatest funk songs ever recorded.
Never gets old!! We so need Saturday Night Special again!
Not with the music we have today though. Music isn't what it used to be.
No one can perform without lip syncing and backing tracks though. Wouldn't work.
We're all here❤ because of the current 😢 tunes.
I got a Saturday night special on my hip..
There are no longer enough acts to carry a show like that. And the show was called Midnight Special not Saturday Night Special
All their lives these guys had to hear..."Wait, you guys are white!"
Who would that be? White guys or blacks?
Black and white are the same
@@magicalthings1863 You should enter Miss world pal..
Ha
😀
Damn, i miss the 70's,, best music, good time to be alive as a teenager.
Anyone that thumbs this down is seriously lacking in the funk.... so sorry :'(
The moment you play this song, no matter what, you'll start dancing along with this song , without you realize it.
My penis starts a bumping
I was born 3/6/70 this is my favorite song
I love when they switch to the black homies in the corner when they scream PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY 😂😂😂
Right?! Man...we need this comraderie, in abundance.
1:11? ❤️🙌🏾🤟🏼
Old 70 jams that NEVER gets old .
Garbage
Aside form the fact that this was performed LIVE, without lipsynching, WITHOUT AUTOTUNE, THIS is damn good!
Most acts in the 70's did...Then music died.
The Midnight Special was awesome for the performers who wanted to REALLY do it live for the fans! So many good acts!
Peter Frampton was a great one for example!
That's what makes the performance so much better.
@@doughesson ("...it's so much better...")
@@williamj.sheehan2001 Earth Wind & Fire refused to appear on Soul Train because Don Cornelius wanted the acts to lip synch their performances due to the set up time.
EW&F said that would have taken away from the experience so they turned down every invitation to perform on the show.
If you've seen their act live,you would understand.
This was one of the best tunes
to dance on roller skates...
Back in the 70's and 80's
I went every Saturday night
for years... Now this (2019)
Still love this 🎶 music...
Who knows l might go
Roller Skating again
Even though lam 63?👍
Midnight Special was so friggin awesome
This has to be one of the most incredible live performances ever. They may have one song, but they play it so damn well.
1 - 2 - 3 Kind of Love -- you're the sugar in my tea!
They were more than this single
I was shocked and watch several times, they actually played it live on tv?? I mean at that time record houses forced artist to playback on those situations...
Listen to Hold on.
Agreed!!! And not just play, sing, jam, but Everything from the Jammin' music, singing it, the facial expressions...
Bad to the Funky F'n Gun!!!
Anytime something good happens to me in my life, I hear the opening bass riff to this song in my head.
That opening riff is played on a guitar. Bass comes in later.
Que bien a envejecido está magistral canción, suena tan potente y con mucha energía hasta el día de hoy (2023)
Amo los 70.
Saludos desde Lima, Perú
1976 is calling. Anyone wanna go?
I'll sure go with you
I'll come?
I haven't left yet, I still have upward of 2000 albums and an Akai turntable attached to my Marantz reciever behind my bar and when the Bourbon and miscellaneous hits just right I'm transformed.
been there, lived it and did It . can't go back just have the memories sure was good and in the groove
I'll buy you dinner
I am 57 and still can't get enough of this song!
I'm 78 and compared with the 'drab stuff' I hear today this is what I call fun: -) I have got back into music and written a few songs and here's one ua-cam.com/video/FFoSJYoMJAI/v-deo.html
M2 ..................what are the names of the 2 fellas sling that brass ?
I'm 65 and still funky.
He is playing funky music and white. I still love it at 66😊
I was a very young (Black) Kid when this song dropped and it was one of the biggest songs EVER in the mid 70s in the "Hood".
But with that opening Guitar Riff and the drums and Screech that followed,..the song had no choice but to be Banging.
Isn't as good as the original no get up and go as that one did no way xx
@@brendadrumm9708 The original? What drugs are YOU on? Rob Parisi (the lead singer) WROTE the song.
@@milescoburn1845 excuse me on no drugs I'm seventy fit and healthy just like the song I sent that comment months ago goodnight lol x
@@brendadrumm9708 Right but this is the original band just for the record.
@@buixrule thanks x
Absolutely love this song! You can’t help but move and groove ❤ His voice is amazing
You love really easy then
🤙🏼
The finger pointing in the wind section is legendary
Wild Cherry and Average White Band ... back in 70’s how can you forget those two funkiest band ...
So nobody is going to talk about this 4:12 ?
That's just amazing!
That is some finger power. I've tried that on my horn but I keep pulling out the third slide all the time. I guess I should buy a really cheap horn to practise that detail.
Truth !!!
Wow!!!
badass
So much soul it was shooting out of his fingers and spinning the sh** right out of that brass 🙏 mad mad skills
The drummer on this tune, Ron Biddle, just passed. Had the honor of working with him for awhile here in Pittsburgh. He was a very nice guy, R.I.P. Ron.
Fred Strough so sad to hear this. RIP, sir.
Sad..RIP
Here! here !
Sorry for your lost,mister. :(
I'm sorry to hear this. My Heartfelt Condolences
I'm 56 and this song can still get anyone dancing.man he knew what he was doing when he added this song to the 70s
Horn section bustin' that move
Yas!!!
The best part
Love that trumpet spin.
I always hated disco, but I love good funk. This qualifies. I’ve liked this song for 44 years!
Look up the remix of Steppenwolfs Magic Carpet Ride! Disco version, it's awesome!
Same for rubber band man.
I hated disco back inthe 70s, but now i have a new appreciation for it because of the crap put out over the last 25-30 yrs.
This song will always be great! And, The Midnight Special is the best TV music show that I have ever seen!
its amazing to see how close bands were to their studio recordings as they actually had to have talent back then.
What an amazing live show.
I'm a black guy And I love this music.
Oh and I love white people.
😂
If I hadn't seen him I would for sure thought he is black....so funky! Love this!!❤
Good for you?
I still dance to this song after all these years; I really do miss the music from the 70's.
Congratuleitions
Everything about this band was right. This tune has lasted for decades and is enjoyed as much today, as the day it was released.
All good musicians, they did this song live as well or better than the record.
Everyone is busy and working hard.
When your trumpet player can spin his horn and dance and groove and sing like this guy, you've got a great band.
I was around when they released this and for a LONG TIME had no idea the lead singer wasn't black. This was the only time I saw them, on this very show, and remember thinking what's wrong here.
The dude could have stood side by side with Otis Redding or one of those great R&B people and if you didn't see him, you think he was one of the brothers.
Same! Haha!! 😂
I have a copy of this on 45-- I can't get rid of it, as it reminds me of mixing drinks for my parents as a kid for their friends and neighbors on Saturday nights for crazy hilarious disco parties I am so happy I grew up with so much fun, mixed company, and terrific music. 💞
Everything about this performance just works so wonderfully! The beat, the singing, the hair, the necklace, silver clothes and mostly their outstanding performance and showmanship! It was awesome back in '76 and still awesome 2021!
I am listening and having many fond memories of the era
Look at the charisma wow looks like a Great Time look how much enthusiasm and passion they did with this live show oooh how I wish I can see many bands from the 70s in their primes ✌🏽♥️ timeless
My parents met each other 46 years ago at the Aquanaut Lounge, Wild Cherry was the most prominent band there. Gabe and Kathy, 44 years of wedded bliss, 45 September 2022.
76 was a decent year for pop, But this song burst on to the scene, and this funky number just grabbed everyone's attention,
This funky song is 41 years old and will never go out of style. At 65 I still love this jam.
Bf
You should see me dance to this song---in a wheelchair! I have it choreographed down to the word and the note!
its a load of cheesy bollocks,, hate it.
Bfoots1952 damn straight I sure do miss the 70s
Bfoots1952 ....lol.....I'm 74 and I still love this! Can't sit still when I hear it! 😀😀
I heard that the song is written about Wild Cherry's experience while playing a black club, when someone shouted out "play that funky music white boy" to the band. That comment turned into this song. I remember seeing these guys perform at my college a few times long before they were famous. Their talent was obvious then and continues today. Nice job guys.
He’s playing a white Les Paul Custom. Perhaps the most beautiful electric guitar ever made.
Interesting. Thanks.
@Vonuh Ulfhedinn No. I haven't seen any guitars, other than on tv. It so interesting how people know such things. I love tid bits I find in the comment section.
@Vonuh Ulfhedinn the Artisan is beautiful as well, the inlays are fantastic
Next to a black one.
I have to disagree. Nothing beats a Strat for beauty. The Strat also screams Rock-N-Roll.
I'm 70 and I've been dancing to this for over 30 years🐱🇺🇸🐱🇺🇸🐱🇺🇸
This guy's really having fun with this. Magic of funky music 🇧🇷
And cocaine lol
A white man with a typical funky singing voice,but also band 's others members were good,and guitars 're amazing
It's a relief to see that there was not as much an expectation back then of bands to dance while they sung.
man it just don't get much better than this.live performance
I want to click the link but i can’t
This was high school days for me! This wildly-popular song was playing at just about every high school dance on a Friday night!
This song was the shit back in the late 70s high school dances
Actually a stellar, perfect performance by a really tight band. Jumpin' from start to finish.
I am a self-proclaimed metalhead lol, but I grew up with this stuff and I have to admit, the main riff, bass line, and solo are very catchy!
Then you need Edgar Winter :) ua-cam.com/video/Gb-NIP-gYag/v-deo.html
OMG, I just found this (sorry-- 3 years later), but ME TOO! Love the metal, but love this sh*t!
I rip that metal vibe, since 86 .
Yet this kicks and hooks up so much
ass.
I like to the think funk is the second cousin to metal since they both come from the blues
I remember being 16 in 1985 and only listening to hair metal like Ratt and Motley Crue and then suddenly I heard this song at a graduation party and I was like "HELL YEAH" and started doing my goofy white boy dance in the backyard LOL
I never saw no one spin a trumpet like that! They all looked like they were having a great time. I had a great time watching.
Fuck you too bitch
Watch a James Brown concert sometime and watch the horn section do a full aerobic workout while spinning horns AND playing.
Our trumpet players in my high school band did that.
I have the drummer's drum set in my house right now. Ron passed away not long ago. Wild Cherry is originally from my area. My daughter is dating Ron's son.
John Valuska
thats cool. i talk to rob on facebook.. my mom went to fox chapel hs with ron. such a shame too young
John Valuska wow, cool story!
You wanna sell the drum kit???
...and older brother sells cocaine to Obama's older daughter.
THE drum set! Awesome!!
LET'S GO BACK TO 70s, BACK WHERE WE STARTED, HERE WE GO ROUND AGAIN ?
DAY AFTER DAY I GET UP AND I SAY, IM GONNA TO DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN !
No lip sync here. No auto-tune. Those were the days.
oh my gosh, the singer is a white guy?? i had no idea until now
+Diane Evans I had my doubts even before when I first heard this line; "Play that funky music white boy." and later confirmed their identity. Lots were mistaken.
:-)
arnborj6
Yea, i forgot about the lyrics! I haven't heard this song in many years!
+Diane Evans You and me both! And I bought this on 45 when I was a kid and I'm now 48 years old!
+Diane Evans I know! Total bowl-over.
+Diane Evans You are totally kidding right? Music was right for the time ( my time lol) but how can you not know this is a bunch of white dudes?
Always loved this song!!!
I remember having to listen to radio til this song came on so I could record it (couldn't afford lp back then). Believe I was recording onto an 8-track tape!!!
I still remember my dad gave me a surprise cassette tape of this particular Wild Cherry album when he was picking me up from school some 40 years ago. Imagine how excited I was then. R.I.P. dad.
R est In Power.
I had this on a K tel compilation album, given by my mum and dad.
Rock, disco, funk, and jazz all rolled into one fantastic song. Get dancing !
My Favorite! My Favorite
ringtone, my favorite dance tune! My favorite karaoke song ! This song is one of the best songs EVER!!!! 👍
Ok brown M
This was a great performance. No lip sync, no finger sync, all live..... I wished for a more epic ending but it is what it was. heheh But it was solid and live. Good job.
Great memories of The Elbow dancing to this !
amen brother. I was afraid it was gonna be a soul train rendition with the guitars all unplugged.
Hi Mr Surge. I totally agree with you sir. I knew if the song very well but up to now I had never actually seen them. What a great energy.
That's what the Midnight Special delivered ...a lot of great, genuinely live performances like this one... Burt Sugarman and the crew deserve so many plaudits for that...
The midnight special never lip synced or faked it, it was all live and real.
This brings back memories
Love the horn section. Dancing and grooving and pointing at the rest of the band to Play That Funky Music! One of my all time favorites.
I bet you do
I am from ohio and met them many years ago.
Was at a concert in the day with mostly black attendees and they hit the stage the people were saying these guys are white. but it was still good music.
Lived in stubenville ohio during the racial unrest and the riots in the sixties
.
we made it through those times toghether.
The song defined a generation .. Funk Music in 60s 70s and 80s
the seventies were the best in music!!
And 80s
This is what music was all about, you could turn the radio on and know who was playing.
Bands tried to find a sound that was theirs, unique music, song after song, now you turn the radio on and every damn song sounds the same
One of the best disco songs to dance to. We play this at all of our dances and everyone fills the dance floor. We are a bunch of oldies Im 75
I grew up in Cleveland and in the late 70s early 80s there was a disco on the east side called 'The Wild Cherry'. I never got to dance there. Has anyone?
How can you not dance to this song?!?!
IF you remember this song to be a BOMBING roller skate song.... well, .... your as old as me. :-)
Brad Thomson : Thank you i'm 50 still remember this song like yesterday.
WOOD WHEELS
actually older than you..............was already dancing in the discos to this song.
Brad Thomson one of my first 45's with the "disco sucks" bumper stickers...
If I tried to skate the way I used to I'd probably end up in the hospital good times 13 and a bottle of Maddog
Definitely one of the hottest songs around during the disco era.
This is a great blast from the past! I had looked up KC and the Sunshine Band because of a comment from my sister's classmate and this came on autoplay after. Love it! I was ten years old back in 1976 and those were really the Good Old Days for me!!! Play That Funky Music Right!
I was 10 in 76 too 😄
Me too ;)
Wow! What a rockin' band. That was the best performance on that show - ever!
It was great. But the Midnight Special had other great live performances: Heart “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You”; Redbone “Come and Get Your Love”; and despite a dubious costume choice, Todd Rundren’s “Hello, It’s Me”.
Great opening guitar riffs! One of the most fun songs of all time. Yeah!!
So cool back then!!! no bad feelings....just good times
Lots of crazy stuff going on in the 70s. Pure mayhem. But the music was way, way happy.
Wild Cherry answered the age old question "Can White Boys ever truly play that funky music?" with an emphatic "Hells Yeah we can! We can even add blistering guitar solos to that funk therefore increasing the funk by a factor of 10."
And the bass player is ultra white.
Mike Madunic Chicago is a PERFECT EXAMPLE !! 👍👍
@@conniethesconnie I have been playing the keyboard since I was a child in the '60's. My wife bought me a bass for my birthday this year. I have been working on this song for a while, because I love the sound. I guess I am too white! :) I can keep up with the basic RIFF just fine, but still struggle when they change keys. It is a great song! It is harder than it sounds to play.
Might even say the funk hits an 11 on this song
Isley brothers and George Clinton's Funkadelic added guitar solos to funk, like forever. And the solos were way more blistering.
Straight up thought this song was sung by a black man all this time.
BasedRogue bruh same
Im stunned to finally see it's a white man after all these years of assuming it was black man.
BasedRogue same
same
Always thought it was James Brown when I was a kid
Love this song today as well as long ago.. play that funky music white black brown red green ! ❤🌹🤩🌺🌺🎼🎼🎼💋💜🌹🌹🌹🌹😍😍😍
I can remember dancing around listening to my sister & her friends playing this in the 70's!!! Such a great song!! Still is!!
Wow Released in 1976, 43 years ago and still performed by Bands in certain Clubs.
Nobody:
Me: Drunk at 3am singing this song at the top of my lungs!
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I'VE DONE IT BEFORE, LOL! WOKE EVRYONE AROUND ME UP, TOO..
Sing, Baby, sing...
2:51 am at this very moment!
When I first heard this song I assumed it was a black group. Love this song.
why though? the lyrics literally say they're white bois
@@tjplatina7184 - Agree with the OP. Way back when I was just listening to the tune and the funk and lead singer's voice...which sounded ABSOLUTELY black. ( It's not a big deal, more like a cool detail when singers embody the soul of the genre. The "color" of skin matters next to nothing. )
@@tjplatina7184 - sorry, the song had lyrics??? I was too busy grooving to notice.
I was sure they were afro american boys too
This is pure singing on how the new singers nowadays will never comprehend nore accomplish .
Love those Les Pauls! Great funk music from the 70s
Still makes me want to get up and dance whenever I hear it!
HELL, YEAH, LOL, Michelle Huey! I'm 60 and played a lot of these type songs..played this one in stage band my senior year, '77..
Get on up!😁
This kind of music brought the races together at the disco. We could use more of this kind of thing today.
Funk knows no race. Funk just is.
And? "White" is a skin tone. Do you mean "of North-Western European descent"? Because I'm Nordic as fuck, and the music doesn't care, nor do I.
Vanilla Ice tried to bridge The Gap "But Geez I Guess he failed" lol
I'm Black, and I loved Vanilla Ice. I couldn't understand all the hate directed toward him. Ice, Ice Baby was the bomb!! I still love it watch the video all the time on UA-cam.
Linda Oliver That song was co-written with Freddie Mercury and David Bowie.
Awesome song. You cant help but to move to it. Some songs do that.
2020 and 14 years old and I LOVE THIS
Love this song........
That rhythm guitar riff during the verses is on another planet of funk
I was 5 years old (circa 1975) when my auntie played this record. My auntie is gone now (and my being a family history buff), I'll never forget this song and doing the "bump" with my auntee. RIH Auntie!!!
I miss the 70's!! Best music ever!!!
you have great people that you have great music so you will rock this out due date
Thanks but nope, in my 50's lol
Yup I agree miss that funk 70s disco music...i wish that genre of music comes back!
me too.lol
I heard this band have their statue erected in OH state as the peoples expression of gratitude to them being a source of pride for their folks out there.;
You have a great song play that funky music white boy I couldn't have said it any better
LOVED this song...gets me dancing every time.